The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-17
CREATING BUSINESS.
From the New York Finaucier.]

From the New York Finaucier]
We have received little pamphlet issued by the South
ern Railway, giving in detail the growth of textile mills
along the lines of that system during the wear inst ended
together with an enumeration of all the textile Industries
now located in the same territory The pamphlet is IN
eresng not only in its showing of the really remarkable
work which this road is accomplishing in building up
the section which it covers, but vastly more SO IN the
violations of possibilities which await the application of
similar principles to other systems The Southern has
e. noted for the persistent policy has followed IN this
particular Since its reorganization it has been the hest
friend the South has had and while the work
cannot be classed phanhropic great deal Of if hoe
been for the benefit of the South in the abstract +h
than Tor direct profit to the Southern system as corpora
ton The pamphlet in question shows that during 1000
no less than ninetyfour textile mills and kindred in
dustres were located along the railway with an eouinmat
OF 800 spindles and %, 1876 looms. In addition
number of established concerns increased their eon;nn,
several of them erecting new mills while Others ranj
old machinery with In addition to the Mill
enumerated sixteen other textile mill build rs are in ~
ous stages OF construction and several companies have
been organized for the purpose of beginning work the
year. In all the total of mills now numbers ovor soo
with an equipment of 4,463, 493 spndIes This NAV b
regarded as tedious enumeration but the lesson If con
veys ought not to be lost railway managers in
The territory traversed by the Southern six or 49,
years ago, emitting few centralized points was raod
ed as most unpromising in general prospects Yef The
managers OF ne sYstem oY Sheer persistence have so
changed conditions that the property today is regarded
one OF the most promising in the country Of conr
railway systems have always tried to attract busna
Ior OF detail the Southern easily in the lao
And what this road has DONE Others even in tbcn
settled regions, will be forced to do in the future Herr
tofore the unk lines have been content to handle 49,
business that came to them With rare exceptions
have ignored one of the most potential features in th
building OF their traffic The maximum of business tSpt
the trunk lines will handle has not yet been reached n~
10 eastern sections, at least future increases viii h.
smaller than in the past Why should the roads scca,
this as an inevitable featured Anyone of the great na
with an intelligent bureau working with distinct
pose can create for itself traffic quite ont onr
ton to that which may receive in the Ordinary
OF events. bureau such as described conld o;va ~
manufacturers information to the best location for
tain industries; It could tell them where freight rsta
were lowest and 10 endless ways divert to its own terri
tory revenue that might insure ceraan returns in J
dends The most vital point in railrod wv
posed to be the scientific handling ofransporation 5pt
second to ought to be intelligent application 70 tbe
work OF guaranteeing steady volume of traDsporot;
o handle, and in that particular golden opportunit Lo
las been neglected The success of the Southern rad n
establishing on an average two textile mills veek I
t. lines during the full year 1900 should omen the
+ other railway managers '-' eyes