The leader., 1900-04-25

to sell to prosperous people. and that
| IL ne, as a business man. were 10 throw
| his financial influence at the head of such
movement that splendid results would
| be secured. While the eastern mills were
| In the past thirty-slx months over loaded
and depressed his mill made goods and
his Wholesale house, through its drummers,
found purchasers for Its share of output.
Inc mills, of course. find sale for their
goods In all parts of the United States
also South America, Cuba, Porto Rico,
and even In the Hawaiian Island, and
thus Mr.. Rothenbcrg's business wisdom
and enterprise brings to that community
much new money.
Every Wholesale dealer in dry goods In
the south should place himself at the
head OF one or more cotton mills and help
to see that the goods are properly and
economically distributed for the worlds
use.
Mr.. Louis Cohn, superintendent and
general manager, received his education
in the public schools and the college at
Cleveland, Ohio, and began his mill
career just as he finished -ohcge, when
IL years Of age. He was connected with
the Tuscaloosa mill of Tusca loosa, Ala,
for over sixteen years, and then he as
sisted, in 1895, In organizing the Meri-
dian Cotton Mills, drawing all the plans
for the building and machinery and pur-
chased the machinery and equipped the
mills.
The directors consider the main success
OF the mill Is due TO Mr.. Coins hne
management and skill In the operation OF
the plant, with which none of them are
facillar. but leave every detail 10 him,
and lie brings them the results which
makes them justly proud OF him.
Mr.. L. Cohn was born In Hungary, In
1868, parents moving to Cleveland. ohio,
VIXEN he was . or years old, he remain
ing in Cleveland until Il, and then going
with the propTletors of the Tusca OSa
Manufacturing Mills. remaining there
over sixteen years. until he moved TO
Meridian In February, .S9j. lie spent
much pf his time Iur.tuR thp sixteen
in studying the textile business, both
practically and theoretically. with the
view Of making 1t his profession.
This Is all the large mills in Misss-
sIppi spinning or weaving, though there
are several mills engaged in knitting,
which obtain their yarn from a nearby
cotton spinning mill.
There Is such a plant at Meridian. but
| could not learn much OF Its success aud
cannot report on II.
There Is such a plant at Enterprise,
which was established a few years since
and is doing well. 1t is reported 10 have
seamless hosiery and half hose and sus-
penders When Ii began twenty five
dozen per day was its product, but low
it Is GOO dozen per day. 1t has twenty or
more knitting machines and sells direct.
| have found the hosiery of this mill in
Louisiana and the merchants speak well
of II. | have a sample before me secured
from the MILL and it seems 10 me that
to send out of the south for such gods.
Mr.. WIN. Buckley, who operates IL. had
but little experience in such work when
he engaged in this undertaking. He has
an expert superint endent. There Is \
cotton mill at Water Valley. worth $50,
600 capital, making warp and yarn, Irvine
and cord, and has 5000 spindleS. There
are three dead plants in the state, one
of which was built in CarrolltOn many
years since and was never operated. Tncre
Is n dead mill at Port Gibson; the cause
of failure is unknown. but old machinery
or Indifferent management is understood
TO be the cause.
The East Mississippi Mills. Of Meridian.
was small plant established many
years since by Colonel j. S. solomon,
but only had 900 spindles and fifty looms,
and has been standing idle for some
years.
Thus We find five successful mills in
sissippi-Wesson, Stonewall, Natcnez,
Columbus and Water Valley, with one,
the Resale. which should not have failed
except for some local reason. The Car
was any railroad to that section. and |
think that to be one of the causes of
failure, and then insufficient capital 20
equip it was another cause of Its dis
tress.
Colonel Solomon's plant was evidently
too small to pay a skilled superintendent
and make money for the Stockholders
The cause Of the Port Gibson Mill fall
uTe iS not huONI II IT. mt. nut tltSt IAN
ures are not essentially detrimental to
the onward movement. as during these
years many merchants and banks have
gone by the wayside. Pioneer work may
have fruited into old or obsolete ma
and thus brought disaster where
otherwise good results might have been
attained.
The thing for Mississippi to do IS not
TO look back, but rather cast longing
eye at the future that the children and
of her present generation
can be the peers In wealth of the people
of New England.
The work must be studied. mastered
and managed with a singlcnesS of pur
pose which will admit of no failures and
brook no difficulties.
Let us turn our eyes so as to see the
first dawn Of the coming prosperity.
NEW MILL ORGANIZATIONS.
There are about twenty five new mills
organized or in course of organization IN
which, when successfully
operated, will revolutiOnize her financial
and business condition and make money
plentiful in each locality which may nave
such a plant.
The West Point Mil is Of 100000
capital. and is organized on the co-opera-
tive plan, and let contract last rail- to
burn ], 600 900 brick for the building. The
plans and specifications were secured
early in the summer, and seventy-t~o
acres near the town were purchased and
StS, W. worth OF nuCHlueTy COulTdCleu AOI
in the late summer months.
There are eleven directors. with J. A.
Macarthur as president and J. A. Craw-
ford secretary.
The Kosciusko Mill, with 1928 900 capt.
tai, was organized during the fall OF
1899 and secured large piece Of ground
on which TO erect their plant and the
operatives tenement houses.
The contract to burn the brick for the
building was made some months since,
a. N1ntN NnfdH 10 lAVn
and machinery were made some time
since and the enterprise Is being pushed
as rapidly as Is possible.
The McComb City Mill. with Banker
J. j. White at its head. has $4,000
capital, and has purchased ground, Tor
tions and closed contract for full
equipment Of spinning and weaving
plant.
The Laurel Mill was organized during
1899 and in the late months u that
year perfected the organization, with
George S. Gardner as president, W. 3.
Rogers, secretary and treasurer; H. Il.
Cotton, of New Orleans. vice president.
The capital Is 100000. and the plant
will start with 10000 spndles.
This is one of the finest investments
which has 6een made In the south, as
sixty acres Of ground were gwen ny the
lumber mill firm of Eastman. Gardner q
Co, and free water and fuel for twenty
years was likewise given by the same
Arm. and thus from a little, insignificant
point of few years since Laurel Will
soon be one of the leading business cen
tiers of Mississippi The plans and specl-
fications and contracts for machinery
have long since been made and every
thing is to be pushed.
The main building will be rs by 500
feet. two stories high, and Is being To-
Gated with a view to erecting additional
buildings at an early date. The building
to be erected at present Will be OF SUM-
cient size to give room for 10000 spin