The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-16

! lieying that only to Italy could the
| south look for an avenue Of escape
| from its difficulties. He praised the
! frugalitE, industry and peaceabIe dis
position when we'll treated Of the nd
tjves Of Southern and Central Italy.
! and urged q movement 10 Increase the
means Of ocean trans pOrt2tion, that
Italian immigrants might be brought
to Southern ports and distributed in
the cotton fields to meet the labor
famine. Mr Scott described success
full Xrcrimentatiou with them al
ready made in his state.
Development Since tho War.
Mr. Clarkson, OF Tennessee. gave
some figures to show the wonderful
war. He said it had been made with
negro labor. Mir. Clarkson did not
think that the South had done its
full duty to the negro IaDOrcr. 1t did
not treat him as it was proposed to
treat the Italian. He believed large
importations Of Italians would prove
Il source Of great danger to the South
ind believed the opportunity still ex-
istCd to make the negro the best Ia
bOrer on the face of the globe.
Mr.. irvine, of Georgia. said cxten-
SiFe Italian immigration would uiti-
mately result in Italian possession of
Southern lands. He thought the en-
rcCted TO the education of it's youth
in the advantages Of farming and to
the sending of city boz to the field.
Mr.. Smith, of South Carolina, said
that The South during the past year
had made all the cotton needed with
out difficulty and with negro labor,
and there was no occasion for discuss
ing the question Of securing additional
labor until the Southern farmers were
assured Of an cnriching return on the
cotton they We're able to raise.
At the conclusion Of the discussion,
y. a. TOmpkins of Charlotte, n g.
was introduced to speak on cotton
values in textile fabrics.
Speech Of NJ. Torapl>;n~.
Mr.. Tompkins spoke ON Cotton
Values in Textile Fabrics" He advo-
Gated the sale Of cotton goods td
China instead Of the raw cotton to
England. and especially emphasized
the need OF development of d EnoN!-
edge and skill in manufacture that
would lead to the production Of better
goods than OsnahUrg and Standard
Sheetings, 50 that in time cotton would
become in q degree basis for the sale
Of knowledge and skill necessary to :
the production Of the inner fabrics. He
quoted figures which he had cOmDiiea +
rs showing that at six cents per pound |
the price when the comparison was
made. the North Carolina crop was IN /.
It's raw state worth ST. 5,003. 600. Con- 4
vortad into duck at fourteen cents Dor .
pound it was worth $30.000,000. The /.
value, he continued. rapidly advanced /
until, when made into embroidery at .
500 per pound the crop il North Caro- .
lima would be worth $4,000, 0,GG0. 600. f.
~ aft[7 - = t1 [I 7
fror, 40 cnnnotitin'1 IN co+to, no,
1ucffou I2roo I1I,1n hars of vorl1ino. I,ao- !
Mo and cave +horo cn7nloyn,ent in oc-
.itr9ricn@ that mado thea the custom /
,,r. ~ tl,o farr,e,, f0,. ,,e,,isI,.,1,Ia f,,,,
products 1,crahy civinC, the fa1,,2af. re .
so,,,.cee >,-,,ich ha 11id I7of 5aye hofora
-r1,ie e,.,,a ,1,o--a,,,a,,+ 4ooI- CO ,,,a.,,, /
,,ar-,1l Of t7,a r,t,,9e, +9,o+ fa,. t1,ooo Iaf,
ia 1a,-a l7n111,Ia +I,n r,.iro &c nov. rai1,o,
oIl.ai,od fo,. to !,1Ic ,la+n,,iaI o1[a7
n.hat i 1yae = z.n,,,, fau- vaa,,s. 400 Tha
has never objected to a
high price fer cotton. but on the con
.rary, whether Intentionally or not the .
southern cotton manufacturer has .
been most instrumental IN increasing
the price of cotton by the two means
above mentioned. With better values
for the m2nufacturcd produce. better
iI,a,.af'a + ie ta +o ;rta,,
,1 ac ~ c,[Ilt1,oi.-, ,,,+t1,, f,,.,l,a, 49,
,,oy,1oClc.n o,1d ei-i1I eho1,id ha da1-a1S
,ned in 7bo Sonft in tho n9anrIfa ct,1ra
r. cot+n,, :,
q
HeSafdih2 lnllnlSratioh ne Sa!o f1A
eASlFe ilPoftauoh Oh any cidSS oA
,hedp laoor Which 1oI any reason co -r
i"t DE mace hoHloSeHSouS a. a. q 49, 20 ~
ne l'iei "a Il I,,. '',.';S,.l
on - ,,lr
situation in the South is more one
where work is plenty and wages fa!r
nan one III Which laoor = 9caIce -
5 better 70 maze :" S1lu@llon OF ld!l