The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-05

$3.50 ,~n,ttov. an coffou manufacture
49, tsa axures recently issued
-. ec,th.rn am Northern
AN III 70 S~,rss helow which IN
~ 49, endirv with
eac. case arg ~ ~ 80. -.~rr,th 1durin :
Aus y. q, sr. e. :
'ne pes' pAy.ra
No-.h south
year. son,1, az n,
1885 - ............i 'ove,saa s o,y,
isov .s 'y ois1
isvo .........s. -. =. 20 es,,,s,r,. ,y,ili.
A. these hEures NOV ~.
In 1875 consumed se con - ~
raw cotton msnuIacsureo "a .nis vou a..
Wy, " isoo 8 III cons ~ = scos !,
creased 20 70 ~ Ism, "nu !. 80.
had risen to fraction over o. per cent
IN otner Woros, tne mus .. sn sss 49, :,
| used more raw cott0n tnan olu .nose ~ =,
the North during the past year. .
put II IN announcer way, tne increase ~
the consumption ~ Nortnern mills mas
been only about sl.z per cent durIne
the past nve years Wniie IN the south y
has oeen me ro tnan - PEI cent
This. OF course - NOT the Wnoie
dies are still IN the NORTH. Inc aver
age production per spindle IN the
North Is ST. POUNDS ana IN the South
l2b.b pounds.
These hgurcs Illustrate the iaminaI
fact that the South 10 crowoing out
the New England mills SO far as the
trade In heavy goods 10 concerned ana
that the New England mills are being
forced more ana more into the manu-
facture OF the HLer grades. an medium
grades the South has come forward
rapidly and Is pressing the New Eng
land mills more ana more every year.
The showing is the more remarkable
when one considers tnat tne south mas
had to win It's way against Keen
competitor, strongly sntrenched In the
market, much nearer to the points
where mill machinery IS manufactured
and to the great marketing centers, and
has been handicapped by the scarcity
OF labor.
Not only is the steady advance OF the
cotton mill industry in the South indt-
Gated by the Government figures, but 1t
Is shown by the careful observation Of
actual conditions which / have made
during a recent trip through the
South. These observations and talks
with leading manufacturers do not Jus
tify the pessimistic utterances regard
ing the Southern mill industry which
have found their way into print from
time to time of late
The labor problem is a serious one.
but active efforts to solve 1t have been
set on foot In different parts of the
South by the leading railway lines and
by associations of business men. The
work that Is being done In this direc--
tior deserves story to itself. but, OF
course, time will be required to enable
It to produce any considerable degree
of relief.
Aside from the scarcity Of labor the
factor most threatening to the Southern
mill industry in the opinion Of most of
it's leaders 10 the agitation now going
a - .lr 49, 49, xfk...
rates to a federal commission. What
ever nnay be the opinion OF other
classes, or other parts OF the country.
the &C ton manufacturers are In most
cases against any such revolution In
the transportation business as 10 In
volved In the proposition which Is to
be urged before Congress this winter
to take away from the railroads the
power to NIX their freight rates. Some
of the manufacturers complain OF In
eduaiities In local rates, but even these,
as rule. seem to be against govern
nent rate-makins. Tneir reasons, as
they explain them. are very simple.
II rates are nxed oy government au.
thority, tney say we nave Deen tolu
oy ooIn tne suppoI.ers ana tne Vp-
ponen.s oi .me pIopoSu ssn.n
INA. ene wiz ~ .'.Ss, a,sva.s
OASIS. M s.,a..sr ~
wax1.N Lob a.
80 % M $780, Congra .senas 20 he &c
~ tha aytert 10 which the distance
standard will he annIied That does
NOT interest us. however. for we know
that we are further from the great con-
Stunning points than are the Northern
mills and that most of our goods must
travel long way to market Anything
approaching mileage rates therefore
would hurt us. II would also make our
machinery more expensive. We admit
that the railroads now give to southern
mill products slightly more favorable
rates than to those OF the North. That
Is only JUST Tor the Nortnern mills
nave otner advantages and TINS Is the
only way IN wnich we can compete with
theH.
Iunoy yoiuan, neau OF sho
,e noen -, Hills a. s So.upas. va,
IN. .ne iaIs es1 Iiine =. .ne oease, eAplaIheu
sSe ieason ~. s.n .ne p.ese NJ
euuaS einot u as r po.n ~
eouen anu Noreh. M. sv.uan ons oi
lne pioneels IN .ne lnuus.r'sl oeseiop-
men. VI 'ne oousn anu mas oone nsoI ~
peInaps. nan o.ner one nan IN
Seculs Iaes s oi .ho s
when Eve me Sou.hSrn MINIS sGcess
10 ,. me MAJ hees o. tue No,tn anu Wes. !,
Wnen l staFteu IN the business
sald Mr; 1oroan' Ine rev miils IN tne
Soush al snippeo ,neIr pIouuct 70 view
Aork ana SOLO ~ tnsre at oisaosant-
age as compared Win tns olu anu nrul-
estaoisheo new Gusiaho Mills
Alons IN the seven.les 4 searleu ou'
70 40 business ulrectiy win tne oeai-
ers oL the mioole west l sent out
man eauippeo win s.ereop.Icon view w,
OF our mill ana water power 70 zen
a aDS ~ sne aoHaos ., o ooa Whon
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