Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17
by II. IL. vnnOot,
,tor OF Industrial Education,

E-pLurectoT OF Industrial Education.
* V. p l.
- Ten thousand. four hundred and
twelve now Industrial concerns have
Nbeen established In the South Al
#iant!o States within the past nt;een
1Sears OF this number. Virginia has
Gable and eavIous record and one
tSwh!ch shows that tho South is Jus,
{ttesiHn!ng TO realize her Industrial
&potcnt!ail,ies.
IN regard TO tic ;nauuiacture OF
cotton goods, the question Is often
IEouth can hope to compete with New
ZEnglani and ultimately control the
SsrottDn manufacturing Industry
(which r!Sht:ully belongs to her. To
.scna who has given the problem any
.seT!ous consideration tho answer is
Stn the Affirmative ON tho other
n, hand. unless the South takes steps
.Ado develop ih,/o Industrial assets
s"hich NGw ns!dnd has enjoyed for
=. over century, the ratio OF produc-
siion viii probably remain what 1t
x.is today.
- Fnrt"rs OF Supremacy.
An analysis OF the factors which
Ishavc contributed to New i3ngland's
'-'Fnprefnacy in cotton manufacturing
STcNcals many interesting things.
~s7'rom the time Moses Brown, n
Hweal;hy merchant OF Providence. L.
~, furnished the funds with which,
lin 1890, at pawtuckct, Samuel Stat
Her built the nrst successful cotton
S,enill In the United States, New Eng
-sSiand has enjoyed a monopoly OF ihis
E.;orm OF manufacturing. The succes s
Mcf this enterprise caused Other NOR
chRnts 10 invest their surplus
FUNDS IN cotton manufacturing con-
E-cerns with the result that numerous
,NtnEls were scattered throughout tho
~ Now England states, supported en-
:. iirely ~ local capital. In tho carly
..Spirt,ot tho nineteenth century New
- England was the only section of the
,inited States whose Inhabitants ha!
Gsurp!us funds available for the pro-
emotion OF domestic experiments in
1.FnanutacturinE. This capital came
sSfrom New England's premier com
,zrmcrce. This supremacy in capital
3 acouTula;ion lasted for over three
ssGuartcrs of century.
- With tic shifting Of the center
~sot population southwark and with
GtHe subsequent development; o! the
ssEr:e Canal. the railroads and yar.-
.-ous trade routes, the East no longer
&Aoids tho West and south IN auan-
---c!a! bondage. IN fact these two
= sections az" nov reversing the nor-
~ owSr-leUdeI relationship as is evil
'y7teT.>ff - 'ao number OF Eastern in
ESls,ri.s which are being purchased
sSSy s.5 Hay Industries ia The SJut!
Sd W.s' S.w England Tor = long
s1t'iE@ .as a-l no 'nun-ry.y OF cap
SO -a1 t." IS heavy lgrvo "r;
~ OTHER sections. TIE mex, gen
er-. ~ New England m-autau-
i5.-rie-s can gain aO a.
No -e.t .m:.-: from local capital
y Water Power ituhet.
a i-s ez-.y cotton mills were
y -Fs- s.: wate. power. .gca.!sa
9 aaEl-Hc was superior 70
--. -==.aas o.: me i.ue. s..
~ %=v Aas.-a1 had ~ 42lUi-
.l.. : Es--- .cTvar .Grr.s he'd
'- s--1.s s-6.! and ra-
4yZ streams 80. did r1,
,e sl:ress large -lys-s
- & A=y- re -ear. g: .m-
'... s.srs steam. as
~ g.. .sse.. AS .o4- times
-r s-:e-- s-t YzU liver. how
a.= ,-e., pr-sent supremacy
.r .r.rg 20 a. Jew
~ r@a..zea ,a-t n orGe. 10
49, /; Vas
@h-hfa.- ".it7 .2~e;
=. ''--'a wee <aog1h
- ~ @"t ."s aA' not yet been cs-
'r4+ '-+ = -"hi q Predicting
80 er g nH@eI.2 ..- uA!c a. water
-T. ST.. . Gas the ;ue:!t q Him
'r eH.aHa.pu ., units at given
'taS OF me mills In Ssw
ara se lar IS they a-- depend
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