The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-04
NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRY.

Mr.. j. H. McAden lives in Charlotte.
He says he can stand in his office in
that city and telephone seven-five cot
ton mills within a radius of fifty miles,"
There are, it is added, probably one
hundred and twenty mills, representing
a capital of more than 500, 000, 900 with
lin a radius of one hundred miles of the
city" A part are in South Carolina.
But what a tremendous manufacturing
centre that is. 1t is Lowell with great
additions. Citizens of Charlotte are
said to own more tina a controlling
interest in forty cotton mills, and that
they range in cost from 500, 900 to ST.
OOO, 900. We give it as we read it, but
do not vouch for it's truth. We had un-
Idestood that some of the mills were un-
der 500, 900.
started for a third cotton mill for
Wilmington. Why not? Wilmington is
mot far behind Charlotte in population.
1t is claimed however that Charlotte
has not far from 80 900. If the census
gives that, then Wilmington must be
satisfied at present with nine or ten
mills.
The Messenger has twice called atten-
ton to the great manufacturing town
of High Point. There are now twenty
three furniture mills at work. 1t is a
Header, a veritable hustler. 1t is said
that a concern from Grand Rapids,
Michigan has moved in to share in
1.-The great adyanta0 aS offarad
At Littleton, n. c., a plant has been
started with 500, 900 capital stock. 1t
is a and company. The charter states
that it proposes to develop and utilize
the water power of the Roanoke river
on the south side between CASTOR and
Eaton's Ferry for manufacturing pur-
poses and for the construction and op-
I%eration of mills and factories of any
kind"
There is plenty of room in North
carolina for 100 more cotton mills and
200 other manufacturing industries.
Half of North Carolina is probably in
virgin forests awaiting the farmer to
come in and occupy.
The dairy interest in North Carolina
AoiS Sii Il SlSol OppOI utilities d L
ihand. The North Carolina college bull
letin, No. 166, gives points hat all
farmers and many others, should duly
consider. Read this and behol the
contrast in values:
"On the first day of January, 1899,
there were PAS, 1853 mich COWS in North
carolina, which were valued at 1919 1872
or SIS a head. FOr the sake of inStruc-
ton the Bulletin gives the COW pOpula-
ton of Connecticut which was 143, 09S,
valued at $5,OS7 ,134, or 1885 a head. In
the year 1890, according to the United
States census, Connecticut had 127, 1872
mich cows, which produced 10, 1868, 259
pounds of butter or about 81 pounds
per head.
During the same yea North Carroll
ma had 223, 416 cows, which produced
Is, 129,3 74 pounds of butter, or about SO
pounds per cow. At that rate, in 1893,
the cows of that state would nave pro-
Iduced 1858, OBS pounds of butter, which
at ~ cents a pound, would be worth
49, 14, 6O7.
THE real lesson to be learned from
these figures, by both MORT Carolina
and Connecticut farmers, is the low
product per cow"
To make the dairy profitable, and
what it should be in productions, there
must be knowledge, practical informa-
Ition and experience, as we'll as industry
land care. The ignorance bout the
ldairy is dense and immense. 1t rami-
flies the land. 1t prostrates business,
and keeps people poor The Bulletin
says:
Occasionally there is found a man
Iamong them who looks at things diff
I%ferently. He realizes that there is big
ger profits in good knowledge and good
ideas; he reaches out for them and
they, in turn, enrich his life and his
pocket. There is hope for such men.
But there is no hope for men who won't
read, won't think, and so continue to
FRY in their own fat"
To run diaries in the old ante-bel-
llum plan would be as absurd, and in
Ijudicious, as reckless and Improbable
las it would be to grind corn on an an
Icient block by two women or to plough
with a crooked wooden beam with a
fellow pulling it. Awake and do some
thing for yourself.