The farmer and mechanic., 1910-09-27
THE FUTURE OF COTTON MANUFACTURING

clpper ships-which twenty years
later had TO succumb u the iron
steamships
such subsidy. ii now allowed.
would subsidize vessels plyinp he
tween Ne" York and Europe. or be-
tween San Francisco and British CO.
lCmbia, but ii would not he OF much
beneht 10 vessels going 10 the particu
ltG countries IN South America and
Asia Where We want to MAKE. a mar
htt TOT our cotton goods There never
VIII be any demand in Europe for
our cotton goods. For the purpose
the South has in view this Subsidy
would be Of no use whatever. II is
700 general. and would be ineffective
Tor our particular purpose.
IN 1916. under President Polk's
Administration. there was introduced
a direct subsidy TO promote a par
tlcular purpose.
Swift sailing vessels had oi,-a,
place TO steamships, and we wanted
TO have some American steamships 10
ply between New York and Liverpool
10 accomplish that particular pur-
pose. +. *. Collins & Co. offered 10
build five fast steamships 10 carry the
man between New York and Liver
pool Tor a considera BILE subsidy This
offer was accepted. In 1852 that Sub
sldy was nearly doubled being IN
creased to $32. GEO for each trip. This
subsidy continued through an 3df>9tn-
lstrations until the war 1t had the
sanction Of all the great Democratic
constitutional lawyers Of that period
IT was for a particular line and ror
definite purpose. In this respect Il
dhered from the former subsidy "
abating the tariff duties which vas
general in its operation II answered
the purpose intended
Now. if North Carolina and the
South OF
trade III order to obtain new markets
Tor our cotton goods. so that our cot
ton factries may be multiplied and
not stiffled as is now the case we
must look to the particular object in
view and seek some measure calcu-
lated to promote that object We
need not concern ourselves with the
project of Northern men and Of West
ern men who are not thinking about
advancing our cotton manufacturing.
but instead, have an object in yew
of an entirely different mea sure
OF an entirely different nature which,
probably is mere will Of the wiSp.''
1t may be that it is not worth while
to try to expand our cotton industry.
1t may be that We do not want any
more cotton manufacturing than We
have got. Certain it is We have got
more mills now than there is any
present use for. if they cannot get
than sufficient to supply the home
market.
They cannot get markets in Europe.
They may get markets in non-m anu
featuring countries: and if it IS North
Carolina and at the South, we must
cast about to open Up markets for
them in nOn-m manufa curing countries.
And that subject ought not to be mix
ed up with any other subject not neces
sarily connected with it, and as the
general plan for Il merchant marine
plying between this country and Eu-
rope, advocated by some Northern
Democrats, one sees at a glance that
that proposition does not answer our
purpose. We must direct our efforts
towards that particular purpose we
have in view. the eSt4 bliShment OF
trade with those countries which pur-
chase cotton goods, We should seek
to establish transportation lines 10
those countries If we do that We
have to follow the Democratic prac-
tice between 1916 and 1860, of helping
particular lines. Why not do that
S A. ASHE