The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-27
Reasons Why Such An Industry Would Pay
at Houston.
HOW II WOULD BENEFIT ALL CLASSES
intcrcsting suggestions I'm Regard
to Securing of Industrial Enter
priscs-Co-opcrntivc Factories.
Written for The Post.

tobacco. tomatoes. melons and numerous
standing the severe losses In the second
planting from the same being too late for
profitable shipment thereby causing great
disaffection to shippers, and notwithstand-
ing also the immense losses OF the Braso-
farmers by the terrible inundation In early
July. ell OF these losses amounting in the
aggregate to more than seo,oooo0o to the
trade of tho city of Houston. notwithstand-
ing all this the forward progress Of this
same city. TO supremacy as the metropolis
OF this great State Is certainly most as,
tonishing.
The clearing house reports OF last week
November lo) show Houston sl0,Ssl ,s66
Galveston ss,so7,5oo. and yet a supremacy
in trade, or population, or even wealth,
is not. nor should 1t be- entirely saisfac-
tory, unless It be accompanied by su-
premacy in manufactures
During the week above mentioned the
olearings at New Orleans were Sl2,76s, sas.
thus showing Houston a pretty close Sec
ond to New Orleans, with all the vaet ex-
panse of the Mississippi valley at her back;
the conclusion is therefore Irresistible that
South Texas is II vast and fertile plain,
whose products of infinite variety are con-
stantly expanding, until in a few years
Houston's clearings viii be neck and mock
with those OF the far famed Mississippi
valleys city itself.
AT the same time let II be well under.
stood that in the midst of all this great
trade many have succumbed to the stress
Of misfortune, whose names viii never he
heard OF In bankruptcy courts, some or
them overwhelmed by the freeze and SUIT
sequeut but Intellectual Efforts others
oNerN nelmed by the hoods and subsequent
YET also Ineieetual Efforts.
ON behalf OF these people l. today, raise
my voice tor manutactuI e5- manufactures
which will enable them 10 earn good food
anu warm clothes. Tor both OF watch they
are about to suffer.
In TINS article will take up as an i,ns-
tration the manufacture of cotton. We of
Tho cotton, belt have Kept on raising and
raising cotton until we have gluStei all
the factories OF the world with H. We
have kept on raising it until we have
developed q set OF wolves who annually
prey upon It. For better Illustration Will
cal them bears, as tney are % spoken OF
in the papers. One of the ringleaders OF
this set Is a man OF the name OF Nelil
in New Orleans. He se1 himself up as a
prophet OF the bears, and he is one until
this day Not only this he assured his
listeners that he had correspondents al
every point of vantage in the South from
whom he obtained more reliable informa-
tion than even our own agricultural bu~
Ieau itself. To keep the southern cotton
farmer impoverished. in order to make
stupendons gains out OF him, this fellow
and his set ttor all bears are Neillsl pub
lisned to the factories OF the world nN
circular letter that our crop this season
would be $4,000, 900 bales of 500 pounds each
just at the critical period wnen the
manufacturers want to know In order TO
form their judgment for making supplies
OF the new crop. These bears thus warp
the opinions of the spnners, thus Keeping
them from buying early, probably thar
they. the bears themselves. may eventual
ly make a better margin. Instead. there
fore. of our supporting in luxury this gang
of wolves and bears. let us simply com
mence and spin our cotton at home BY
doing this We will change situations with
them. Today they are consuming orr in
heritance and are living on the fat Of the
land while we are lean and hungry, our
clothing is threadbare and our financial
position is becoming intolerable. ! speas
from the standpoint OF q cotton grower
Memory carries me bnck to the ever
green hills, the mountain rills and the
sweet red checked lassies. the farmers
daughters. OF lovely vale OF the Ay.
among the Yorkshire hills Of the North.
and the introduction of the factory ihere'
In like manner as with MS today the young
girls on the small farms had no outlet,
no pocket money, no independence. They
were chained down 10 the drudgery OF the
farm life; and the small pittance which
fErn In. hS
marketing OF their chickens, eggs butter
and sundries. II is said an old man OF
the village, who had acquired money by
inheritance and frugRlity, became dis
satisfied with his position as ShylocR,
shaving the notes OF his poorer neighbors..
consequently he sent around and invited
them all to meet him at his office in the
village They did so Now" says he.
"neighhors. I'VE been shaving notes long
enough. / am heartily ashamed of myself
that / have done so poorly with the tai
epts at my command. II you will come
In and cooperate with me We Will put UP
cotton factory that VIII furnish
employment to the lads and lassies o. tne
battery. We will get the raw cotton from
New Orleans. We will have blacksmith
shop. iron foundry and iron moulders'
shop. pattern shop. machine shop and car
penter shop on the ground moor where we
can do all our own repairs then spinning
on the first moor ana weaving on '"e uP
pers.'
Now look at the wonderful faith and
courage of this reEenerated man In In.
PRODUCING raw cotton from the heart OF
the South into the mountains OF the North,
there 10 be spun up ana woven into clots
10 furnish occupation for the surplus lads
and Iassies OF the farms. AND from this
co operative mill sprsng AL the cotton
factories Of New England The mill thrive
apace and then even supplied yarns ana
duplicate segments Of machinery to 9TH
err factories
Far be II for me 20 say there are any
shyiocks in this metropolitan city who
are any worse than those found elsewhere.
that any OF our people who have Inherited
wealth are more indolent that those fonnd
everywhere else. but ! say this 70 al: that
the number OF depasitors In the United
states banks are largely increasing. that
their number today IS over 1900; 600
81 Individuals in 10000 banks. that
borrowers are constantly decreasing.
that consequently the rate ~ interest Is
steadily falling. fror, the additional fact
also that borrowers are unwilling and un-
able 10 nav the high rates asked II -
therefore the part OF prudence for nnonesed
men TO take more interest NTH. material
welfare II the people AT large b-introdne-
ing and taking stock IN well conducted
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