The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-07
nav CENTURY COTTON mlLL.
Statement by j, E. Wiley ~ to tho
Status OF the Work

Statement by j, E. Wiley ~ 10 tho
Status Of the Work
Dates Texas, April 6.-J, W, Wiley said
yesterday: The New Century cotton mills
rtl be ready for operation by tho ist of
August We arc now at work on add
ions! now buildings that are needed, in,
Guiding boiler room, a two story addition
10 .be msin building, an engine room and
warehouse requiring nearly 100000 brick
in tboir construction We placed S8o. 0cn
~ cur send issue among the best business
people Of Poston. Nearly all Dallas sun.
srrlhaB baye renewed, under the new con
tract, their subscriptions n $4,000 OF the
bonds sold here last summer, Vith Tho HH
cepton OF few gentlemen who are out
of the city. nut we arc confident Of the
renewal upon their return homo
wa hope soon 10 prove 10 the world
that negro labor can he successfully trained
and utilized 80 cotton manufacture, After
some experience and careful study m the
problem In the best New ngland mills, We
are confident that with proper discipline,
careful supervision and foresight, the negro
youth on Texas viii prove as capable, com
pctopt and reliable cotton mill Labor ~
mere is 10 America
we do not overlook the grave response
blljtv of tue position we nave assumed In
PRESSING home this test care our extreme
necessity mpels I as duty The Failure
OF the Nesta mills a. Charleston, >. O.,
from all the facts J have been able ~
Father-and J have met and talked with
several ~ IT'S former officers -was due tc
failure 20 uuderstand, control AND develop
,he negro labor and 70 properly select and
discipline The operatives, thel being North
ern men wholly uuacqualuted With tue
negro and his wass
dWhllc We win have = hrst class supcrln.
tendent and oYarscers from tie best East
ern mills and management by 40 cycen-
tive committee composed 81 hr. sanger,
Thomas - Millsr and ". II Turner.
three II the most promlrSbt business men
OF Dallas. we shall lu no measure OYER
look 0r slight the selection " our employees
and tho adoption ~ comprehensive srs-
tom of discipline Whted 10 the Heeda End
az well as The wants OF the factory. our
equipment VIII be- ~ HE very best and
latest patents After short period or
training we VIII op rate the mill day ard
pcrsnns about twotbirds 81 whom viii be
WnTner and girls.
IN Is our intentiou 10 cultivate liking
for the work nur operatives ana make
their surroundings 40 pleasant and con
genial that Instead az abseutlug themselves
from their work they viii be attracted
lin the buildings erected for Our colored
fair We VIII open for our operatives a
rendine room and library gymnasium.
NTH baths ot. Our grounds are now.
with the opening Of spring, one Of tho
IA usi bo8utifal places ia DallaS.
-Me are arranging With the lea1ng
Eastern textile school Of correspond nce
20 adopt aud teach their course OF studies
10 our entire force Of operatives, This
viii make our min n complete frahing
school. while az fhc same time Il pays ltu
operatives their regular wages
Sir. Ajax Sdlger has very kindly con.
80 a I'M afI4f fa..
m the place ~ bis brother. Mr. Philip san.
ger, president % the corporation whose
health will not yet permit Of his attention
20 any business. onr new hnildngk will
as possible. when the machinery will come
forward and he Installed under the super
vision cf our superintendent, who will take
charge at that time"