The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
4 FOR BRENNAN.
ii, Now Intent on Building
i Cotton Mill.
,,s MEETING HAS BEEN HELD.

lis MEETING HAS BEEN "rlO'
.. Committee Has Aroused
, ~ and It Is Probable
n. NM viii Be Built
,,,,s december e.-Last Tues
J. ara in the history Of Bren-
iH - large and enthusiastic
lst !, cl,l,eps gathered nt Lusk 5
tpls ~, a report Of the cotton mill
~ .onmittee that had been APP
u's ~, Al, the cotton mills OF the
s,sw Of gathering data In ref
InstltntioDs upon which to
~. -,msodation as TO whether OF
v, should build a cotton mill.
I.rlttee vas composed Of Messrs.
/ ,IIsss, Jr., r. a. schuerenbers
Y -I wsod. all able and conservative
~ y, whose superior judgment
,,ssetcd In the management OF
4 = Giddlngs was called to the
/. ,ttsr briefly stating the object
|',,,lp, called for the report of the
cddlpgs, Jr., chairman of the
oretsced the reading OF the
.,,,t with the statement that tue
wv heen royalty treated every
~ W.. "a gone ana tnat they mad
M aS Sd Every VOID they mad pat
,,Si, and we're willing to swear
Frss no hurried OF exaggerated
!. hnt PLAN rnyarnlsleu tule or
!, had learned from rehaLle
asry single word, every Single
- when had been carefully
4 Noe ms utterauce, and they be-
E,.. h me report ANA suggestions OF
.uIiifp were TAX ANA Wv AHN' -
r fo,tol mill IN Breulaln before
N * The tril text Of the report
4 Y @fiotlc citizen OF Washington
KIM read it. consider It as the
|sn Mi teach US the way ont of
(i,s. d despair that is settling over
|Gt,ss Of Brennan and Washing
s-nlttee charged with the duty
\, cotton mills IN Texas to IN
4, @uditio1s generally with a view
Espjng the ACCESSIBILITY of estab'
h plASt in Brenham, respectfully
II 70 report g.,
IRsa lnto the question as thorough
n wal We visited the mills at
N Dallas, Bonham aud Bolton, and
Easi With uniform courtesy and
|ntss al all points.
,s,l not have asked for better
N than was accorded uS on all
Eliaout exception We found the
Esst Wiling 10 give Us tue benefit
y experience, and 10 advise US
Mistakes made 10y themselves, or
! ie made By beginners.
n Us into the management Gnd
be result Of their work. IN some
X giving US inside facts and dsureS.
II entering into detnils we give
|; exclusions 10 which your com
|rlTed
I found that he question Of man.
i vas the hrst consideration In the
" operation Of q mill without
!! attentive, economical and eX-
n Management, cotton mill is
,tael Industrial enterprises. fore
. tlilpfe There Is, perhaps, no
i b which efficient management is
|zTntlyely necessary 10 success
Glton mill, We would there ore
FFal0usly recommend that, before
|pSed YeDture be made, we assure
b that we can secure a thoroughly
p, s1i experienced manager and
|E.sst that II would augur we'll
sgscsss Of the enterprise il he
U Wiling TO take o m0nied in
u, De- yeR;ure. We believe thar
rit'tan be found hut think he
Y ieBDd at the outset. 50 he may
||ssshlI Identified with the plant
& BEGINNING
|lay secondary In Importance we
Iail Il is necessary To have the
W subscribed and partly paid In
beginning work.
/ frequently been the misfortune Of
~ q this character, that they
h I believe a smaller amount OF
stld he sufficient to properly
"a EQUIP the mill than su6se6uent
|9 proved was necessary. Inc cum
"a 0een to burden the plant with
Y las start, and In a number of
4 We Cad has been greater than
art and after a struggle II
saleI and passed into other hands
tae price, We therefore recon.
ny sufficient capital to complete
= subscribed before the work
;sa that the cost Of y 5OoO-spindle
IGN mill, with proper buildinga
vHges, etc. would be from
SiNoO aud our information is
sssa not be wise 10 build a mill
L capacity on account of the
ggv9sOfuon the fixed charges would
4. output. In fact. IL would be
@ large mill for this reason.
aMIy capital can he secured
Wsa mat the question Of sncur.
aI amount Of labor is a very
~ Wiln all of the mills The
\ H. nv 70 oe that the condition of
N, wv N. Win Its shorter hours, its
|,sss s I,.s and less monotonous work.
n. Fi /, \. 70 the mill operatives that
|arn se numbers quit the mill
mar V.ioh mill, which has been
In = me present very efficient
Mn. w 5le past eleven ye9is has
I, y. iSSnuence In building m and
|akt I, 'ss,e, as they have I'm that
VI sS o. soolt 5000 people aud sill
|;.hss ~ az work In the older
|aksoru W and shipping them ali
~ y. tney can secure
/ IA wv only about 80 onera tives
1s, v9uld use 100. We fonnd
On -, y was comparatively easy
~ vWn people to nerfo,n, ~
3 Bs1Assre willing TO earn and in
Ia sSiisssn and Bolton we saw
1kha sSSn who had learned fhe
,ssssssa ofI tire these mills II .s w
issrrsIsS.al' doing very satisSietory
|sls1sSsseerstiye prices. ''''S'aeto'J
~ fhe sst.eehts Of these mills ara
~ d 1--we labor taking boid md
" so the laho,. uoAu duu
|iapSyTs Is large class Of n peo wi,.
sie" s stSs who can readily yop he
lsiss'i paas,i IN a short time tim aiu ne
r sork rsvPle among us who ara
L ~ = VIII AFFORD them s'a AN sn.
n's' Proportion M, Of give we,o el,9l 10y
a' d Farm s1@a !; 1, les; attractive than
4Sos fo ulinculty Of seS e srvat a eA
~ our eonditio,. 80,
y SsvdE Eastern Styf~. WIZ" N.Y. , S6oiis
~ ns, me advantage or ge s, %Gqig
AVE t t5s aud Cheaper ''g fnel
siabllsbeS5 pof' IN lower interest