The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20
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raw material. Some OF the figures given
by Mr.. Lester are as follows:
Cotton cloth shows @ profit of 100 per
cent to-day. one pound of 7-cent cotton
will make pig cents worth OF goods ready
for the market.
One pound Of cotton makes SIS yards
shifting, which sells for cents.
Rope to-day shows a profit of 80 per
cent.
Cotton batting over 200 per cent.
Darning cotton and absorbant cotton,
over 200 per cent
Cotton lamp wicks, over 300 per cent
Cotton back bands, 100 per cent
Sash cord, over 100 per cent,
Cotton Irvine, over 30 per cent.
Cotton yarn, over 100 per cent.
One and one-half pounds of cotton makes
one dozen cotton socks
I'VE send away annually ], 800 900 pounds
OF wool at an average price of Is cents
per pound" said Mr.. Lester land as far
as we know. there is not single article
manufactured out of this vast quantity
that we send away Hats show profit
OF 800 per cent; four hats. weighing one
pound, sells for g. Caps the same. Blan-
kets, fiannels and wooden cloths OF all
kinds are in the same proportion.
Mr.. Lester drew especial attention TO
the fact that over S2,O000O0 worth of can
ned tomatoes, peas, okra and other vege-
tables are distributed annually through
this port, every dollars worth of which
could be canned here He also pointed
out that the finest vinegar can be made
from the juice of the sugar cane and
would return far more money to the farm
er in this form than when boiled down
TO syrup. AT the same time, he said he
had instances of syrup paying a profit
of $3.50 an acre The fact that Savannah,
the largest naval stores port in the world,
makes but little use of these products of
the pine. was strongly dwelt upon and
attention also called to the fact that with
an ample supply of hardwoods Savannah
ships her oak and cypress and other woods
away TO be returned here in manufactured
form.
Mr.. f. NJ. Oliver was called upon TO
present some information which he had
gathered relative to the industrial situa-
tlon. Mr.. Oliver was disposed to be mod
est and give the older men a chance to
ne heard first but he was directed to come
forward at once. Mr.. Oliver referred
briefly 10 the industrial progress which
other cities are making. His topic how
ever, was the wonderful rise of the cigar
manufacturing business at Tampa The
manner in which this had been brought
about and the possibility of securing sim
liar institutions for Savannah Mr.. oliver
had gathered extensive information on this
subject from the cigar manufacturers and
business men of Tampa, and made an in
tereSting presentation of his subject He
hdd addressed series of queries to man
hAdSbui tlS anu BUSINESS men OF TAMPA.
which they had readily answered ana
upon this information he based his state
ment.
Twelve years ago, Mr.. Oliver stated. Tam
pa did not have a single cigar factory
To-day 1t has 1888 factories, employing G. 900
operatives. Twelve years ago il had 1000
population. To-day ii has 26O00. three
fourths of whom are directly or indirectly
interested in thee igar industry. 1t has
a weekly pay roll q $4,000, and one bust
ness man stated in his letter that the
operatives spent every cent they made
The operatives pay from 81 to $40 per week
rental for small cottages.
MT. DIVERS inquiry had been devoted
largely to finding how Tampa acquired
so many cigar factories in such a sshort
time He was informed that the real
estate ana business men had Joined to
setser for the purpose of Offering induce
ments to the manufacturers 10 locate N
Iampa. These inducements We're largely
IN the way of land for sites To YboT
Manrara q Co, the pioneer manufacturers
az Iampa, was given a site OF eighty
acres, upon which now stand Ybor f9N,
This land is now variously estimated ~
De worth from Sl.50O000 to $4,000. 900 II
mas enriched Manrara & Co. bur fhev
nave made the city prosperous The West
tampa Lane Company gave alternate lots
~ iaAd 20 secure the location of factories
ana prohted largely by the transaction
The inquiry had been made througb the
press, Mr.. Oliver said as to why NIayor
myers had not removed one of mis- cigar
factories to Savannah. The INQUIRY was q
pertinent one, though perhaps not kindly
meant. some time ago, he said the I'll
~hodelO cigar factory, in which Mr. Mvare
as largely interested, was removed from
Jacksonville TO Tampa. He had learned
from tampa sources that the inducements
which secured the removal of the cotnnanv
Wa d eash bonus OF $1,000, with lands of
op9u' the same value. When Savannah Is
apIe 10 ofer such Inducements he said
she would find no difficulty IN securing
factories Mr. Oliver urged the question
OF Tree sites for factories a especially i'm,
poftant. He said that he had been in cor
respondence with large manufacturer IN
iaIupa' VINO mad visited Savannah for the
purpose OF investigating the situation and
VINO would have come here could he have
secured a suitable site on easy terms.
1ol. Estlil said the object of the asso-
citation was to get together as large a fund
as possible for the purpose Of securing the
erection OF factories in Savannah. either
'by oHering inducements to factories to
move here OF by building factories ont
right The plan of the proposed corpora
uon provided for reaching both the people
81 'arEe means and those Of small means
ne first hing 10 do now was ia ppt a.
Eether q fund OF sufficient amount with
which something could be Accomplished
me only thing to do now" said Crl
Eslll. is TO make the attemnt 10 raise a
fund OF from 100000 10 81 e30,000 believe
we could get million dollars If we vpnt
at II IN the right spirit Lei 1t once became
known that we have large fund IN hand
Tor this purpose and 1t would attract 4
number Of desirable ENTERPRISES W.
c9uid afford then 20 make donations Of
sites TO secure factories"
Col' l4still expressed his pleasure at The
large and representative gathering. ami
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