The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
II soUTH's MONOPOLY.
Andrew carnegie Says sho Has tho
World ut Her Feet.

Andrew Carnesio Says sho Has the
World ut Her Feet.
Andrew Carnegie, ora Of the WORLDS
greatest manufacturers, says to the
south:
You have the greatest monopoly
on earth, In the growing Of cotton,
and you have the world at your feet.n
There Is an estimate worth con-
sidering says the Atlantis Journal.
1t is q statement tho truth Of
which we to whom it Is made only
half realize. We nave the only cil-
mRto and soil on the round earth
capable of predicting In any market.
able quality and quantity the greatest
commercial commodity in which man
kind doas. This we all know full
we'll, but what are we doing with 1t
that proves our knowledge OF ii?
We raise cotton, pick IT,, gin it,
bale 1t, and then let ID go for what
the outside purchaser wants to give
us for 1t. All the time, toll and
trouble incident to bringing the staple
TO q marketable shape is our; tho
outside world must have 1T from US;
we let it 20 at whatever figure they
lQffer. Such 3 situation is nothing
short OF o. rejection upon the south'e
business ability. Mon like Andren,
Carnegie come hero amongst us and
repeat time aud after time that we
have the greatest monopoly on earth
In the growing Of cotton but each
succeeding season finds the south
marketing the Drop just as though 1t
grew on every soil and was common
TO every nation under the sun.
AS Mr.. Carnegie tntlmated, though,
there Is g CLEAN Of hope ahead for the
south. He names II Of the condi.
tions hero that promises to evolve
for the south q full measure Of reward
from tho natural monopoly which
she enjoys.
Even in my day you have brcome
Ia great manufacturing centor," he
says, ''and tlis iudratry IL leapipg
ahead with trS meudouS bounds"
The south Is beginning to mapufIc'
ture her own product in the rougher
and less Costly form, and therein lies
tho hope that some day sbs will be
able financially to manufacture it
into the finer mSterial Of which the
cotton staple Is capable, and thereby
come into Der fun reward. At pre-
sent the mills CT tho north, and OF
England, France, Germany, Japan
and other nations reap tho profits
from the manufacturing Of Ito finer
grades Of cotton goods-pro6ss which
IN comparison TO those the 8tuth re
ccivos from tho raw ma'erial and The
rcugher manufacturers are simply en-
0rmOuS.
The first question TO which tbs
cotton RroWiug states must apply
themselves, according to the best
autholid'cs, is thAt Of marketing tho
crop. The several Statas have lsarp.
ed the art or growing cotton. That
is the monopoly OF which Mr, Cat.
neglo SPEAKS, because no other noti T
and no Other section OK this natiQr
knows this arc Oh has the natural CO
vlron mont cvsn ii tney should acquirt
tho knowledge. Now these saatGi
must learn the business Of marketing
the crop 10 that o profit may be gals.
ed commensurate with the tir1o, tot
snd natural d,niculty attendant upon
the growing, together with the com
parative rarity Of the staple.
Until this lesson is well grounded
until the alma OF ouch orgsnizati0ni
as the Southern Clifton Association
are realized, the sou IA cannot hope IL
enter upon the full meagure OF hel
reward In connection with her mon
opoly." In che hrsb place, she vii
nos be financially able TO develop he,
Misunderstanding plants to their ful
%capact6y Of tutn!ng Gus the ti1ar pro
duct OF cotton goods. Though 81,
hundre1 millions CT dollars are poured
in o tito south annually for her COT
on, S i'll IL is n0t enough TO enable
The Cotton prG6ucarS to become clG
Ton manufacturers Of the higher type
that IL, OK the tyre which erj?ys The
pT&atcr pr 65s from the Industry
M 81 81 thai enormous sum goc!
rlgAb back TO tha sourca whence /
COZ os, and mainly for the purpose
# bridging bDck u the south TIL
iinitlcd product manufactured fIoE
her oRn r4W material.
Should The cotton states ever reaCf
the coins where the cotton crop coult
be mark0led in 8 hustncss.ltke man
ner, then We my hope TO see tui
manufacturing enterprises advance IL
even greater degree than Mr.. Oar
nGgie UeicflOcs az "le8ping aheat
wiJn tire Ncndous bounds"
As The situation nov standa, tht
Ior,,Nl ~, .oDyt, >.N 4
tics for the Investment Of capital il
COTTON manufacturing enterprises 0
this highor typo. Andrew Carnegie
one OF the WORLDS greatest manufac
lures, publicly declared himself alonl
these lines, and well known men III
the commercial world have said so be
fore him.
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