The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

money, while the educational influence IN
pfacucaI way, Is far reaching and i'm
measurable. The owners must receive good
returns on their capital, or else the mills
would not have multiplied to such as ex-
cent Cotton seed oil mills and congresses
n I. our own state have increased in nun
per because when well located and properly
uaL aged they have proved profitable IN
yeStments.
have before me a nocN euJtled, cot.
ton Values in Textile Fabrics" by D. A
North Carolina lhe book contains only
thlrtEsiX pages, and only one-haf Of these
- taken up with printed matter The re-
W''nlug pages are occupied with samples
OF cotton cloth. Twelve Of these samples
are from goods manufactured in North
AROMA, four from New England goods,
and Switzerland But while the hook con.
t4lps only thirty-six pages, II is more con
NlnCng than several volumes OF purely
written matter could possibly he in show
ing the necessity Of cotton mills in the
South. The first sample Of COTTON cloth
SHOWS ten ounce duck" made in North
Sadrounn. The price per yard is given as
81 cents the price per pound. as IA cents
The value Of 10000 bales OF cotton. sold
az cents pound, amounts to $4,000. 900
Nuen the same amount Of cotton is made
up INTO duck like the sample shown, II
reaches valuation Of S350OO,0OO Thus
showing a net difference of 10000. 900 be,
tween the value Of the crude or raw cot.
TON and that of the same cotton mapufac.
tuIeu INTO pain ten ounce duck; one Of
the cheapest and plauest forms OF manu-.
LaCtureu COTTON goods The author next
slveS sample ~ -three-yard drill made 10
North Carollns The price per yard is 5L4
cents the price per pound, 16 cents The
value OF the 100000 bales remaining con.
stsnl, namely, Sl5o0OC00 the price Of the
s!i19I1uiina SKI dTlll from this cotton is
10000 bales. The next sample shown
y touryard sheeung," made in North
G Tdl Ina PRICE per yard is AZ cents; price
al 1,...t -
the manufactured cloth from 500 600 bales
et1,uuOuuu Net difference between the
E E5HW oC co 6t(o2n sna the manufactured cotton.
with samples Of bleaching" satin stripe
denim gg=aam," Shade cloth, '"IaSe
North carons fh nsnaP fa1d7 r made IH
- PEI. pound. The 100000 baIs made
'hfo WIS elotn being worth ,$75oOOO,OO0
sLefung some twenty-five years ago into
AZ colloh mil business, made ten-ounce
1ucAr Werth IA cents pound; she can
pound. "o''n 30
MI M TLSompkins, who is an expert. esti-
metes that on an average. raw cotton
% 1snsdd in North Carolina, is in
s ms5s NO 70 thTeS times its value by being
ordinary plaids and ginghams." So that thar
aam cotton worth cents pound. be-
- - 10 cents Wlen made nm. If
IeHas could make up 10000 baIes saw
one.siAih OF her crop, She net pro6t on
S s ms small part OF her total crop
WOULD De SSO,oOOO0O, over and above vyhaf
sne now gets. At the same time tbe@s
~ mi us would give employment 10 abonf
S3VVO operatives; who would depend msJn-
y on lne farmers and truck Growers Tor
LOO LOU proouete So that the farmer wonld
III ~ oniy receive slightly higher nrica for
avs cotton, but would find readv saIe
Sas many farm products for which he now
mas no nome market The money invasteS
INES, III these mills, aud the profits from thsm
"Hu'u accrue entirely 70 home peenle
,,Asah agricultural people. We need mann.
iaSuIts' especially cotton mills ana nthos
industries that will directly incresse ~,
VA Oh me stable commercial farm crons
ana ana that viii At the same time ind,racptIS,,
l91cIease tue value Of the perishahie nrod,cts,
W lne Farm The cotton factory and az
c2tlon seed oil mill should 20 togstber h 1ne
In the State. 'O'ou county
~, Me need 70 increase our facilities Cor
suausLaI educsuou, Since the npo.ept
sensrsuon OF business men and csnitsIIsts
sesm TOO timld TO engage n manu- sp et,,r,
mo snuusrles We should be careful 10 sSuestss
cur young men aud hsys along sych iInes
80, give those who desire H. famj,sr1,r
WAN Manufacturing pEoessssI ana esnS.