History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . h has been so successful in develop-ing its cotton manufacturing industry. The 44 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TEXTILES. first that is most usually presented is thesaving in freight on raw materials. This canhardly be considered as a potent factor be-cause many of the mills receive their cottonfrom a considerable distance and the dis-crepancy of rates as compared with NewEngland is not a decisive one. However,where southern mills obtain their cottonlocally, they receive it in loose ginnery balesand they save on charges
History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . h has been so successful in develop-ing its cotton manufacturing industry. The 44 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TEXTILES. first that is most usually presented is thesaving in freight on raw materials. This canhardly be considered as a potent factor be-cause many of the mills receive their cottonfrom a considerable distance and the dis-crepancy of rates as compared with NewEngland is not a decisive one. However,where southern mills obtain their cottonlocally, they receive it in loose ginnery balesand they save on charges for packing. Sucha mill does not have to pay charges for com- adaptable to its purpose and being obligedto sell the unsuitable grades. As regardsthe bleaching, dyeing, and marketing ofcotton goods, the North has a distinct ad-vantage. The South has no favorablesources of suitable water supply for the main-tenance of dyeing and bleaching the cotton is manufactured, the greygoods must be shipped north for finishingand then they are forwarded to New Yorkto be Old Time Mill Yard Scene, Amoskeag Manufacturing Company pressing bales. In addition, these mills areall located near the source of supply andthere is no necessity for keeping tremendousquantities in warehouses at points distantfrom the source of production as is the casein New England. It requires the use of capi-tal and storage for the warehousing of cot-ton for mills which are located far from thesource of supply of their raw material. Onemill has even tried the plan of receiving cot-ton directly from the field and ginning it it-self. This has proved unsatisfactory be-cause it must receive several grades of cottonfrom the grower which the mill must sort it-self, utilizing only those sorts which are The fact that the southern cotton manu-facturer is close to the supply of his rawmaterial is of doubtful value in the develop-ment of the industry in the Southern worlds cotton market is ruled
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