New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-06-30
COTTON MILLS AND TEXTILE SCHOOLS

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it is more than likely that the
Southern States will have passed
the New England States in the am
cunt of their manufactures. There
is no limit to the things that can
be manufactured in the great and
resourceful South. In short, every
thing that is manufactured any
where else can be manufactured in
this section of the country. Do You
know that even at this time the
South controls the price of lard the
world over by its production Of
cOttonseed oil, an industry which
the Southern people themselves
started and in which they far ex-
cell all other manufacturers. We
make the price of cotton goods the
world over, even in far-away, be-
nighted China. We control the
price of pig iron in the worlds
markets. When it is remembered
that the New England States which
now stand out so pre-eminently as
a manufacturing center, attained
all their greatness within the last
quarter Of century, when we re-
member that before that time the
South was far in advance of them
in manufacturing and in every
other line, and when we still further
remember the great advantage the
Soath to-day enjoys over those
New England States, there can be
no doubt among sober and philoso-
phical thinking people that the
South is destined soon again to oc-
cupy the high place it held before
the war between the States. l can
we'll remember only few years
ago when passengers on the trains
from Atlanta to New York and the
East complained of the terribly
desolate appearance of that section
of the country between Atlanta
and Danville, Va. There was
scarcely house in all the stretch
of wilderness to break the mo-
notony. Now there are manufactur-
ing plants all along the railroads.
At night these are lit up with
electric lights and give the whole
face of the country the appearance
of being q vast manufacturing re-
gion, which, in truth, it is"
These were the words of Mr.. D.
A. Tompkins, the eminent engineer
and contractor Of the D. A. Tomp-
kins Company, engineers, contrac-
tors and machinists, with Offices at
Charlotte, N. G. Mr.. Tompkins'
has without doubt con-
structed more cotton mills and more
cotton seed oil mills than any other
firm Of it's kind in the entire South. |
Mr.. Tompkins returned from Baton
Rouge this morning, where he went
yesterday to address the Legisla- |
ture, at that body's special request,
on the subject of establishing the
textile school. The State
Of Mississippi has recently made |
arrangements to establish a State |
textile school and has appropriated
sc, 600 for that purpose. Mr..
Tompkins' company has the con-
tract for erecting the Mississippi
textile school, along with dozens Of
others for putting up cotton mills
and cotton-seed oil mills all over |
The Southern States.
Mr.. Tompkins has but recently |
from trip to Shreveport
and Monroe, La, in both Of which
cities he has contracts to erect
cotton mills.
The mill which he is putting up
in Shreveport is to cost $125, 900.
Work has already begun. The plans
were submitted to the stockholders
Of that enterprising city about two
and one half months ago. The
committe Of citizens there in charge |
Of the mills construction, have
just let ont the contract to q firm to |
make the brick and put up the
walls.
The cotton mill which his hrm