Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17
SCUTH CAROLINA AND HER
RESOURCES.

hESO - IL 10.
Under this head, the Columbia Tcle-
glaph has some reflections calling the
attention of the citizens Of the State 10
the subject, and appends the following
list of the Cotton Factories and iron
Works in operation, and giving such
information 10 their progress, as the
editors have been able to obtain.
TToN FACTORIES.
1. The DeKalb Cotton Factory, near
Camden-doins a fine business.
2. The Bivingsvile Cotton Factory,
near Spantanburg C. H.-now the prop
erly OF G. g. E. C. Leilher--doing well.
5. A new establishment now being
erected by Dr.. Bivings, ON large scale
mot yet in full operation, but. iiom lne
intelligence and energy ofthe proprietor
ave l,aye no doubt of his success.
"a. The Saluda Factory, ueal Cuiuni-
:bia, which has: been undergoing repairs
.saaIing tie Summer, but raw- AGAIN ,--ii IL
yeraIon, has been doing line business.
for Tie last three years
5. The Vaucluse Factory, near Ham,
burg, under the management OF Gcneral
James Jones, we understand is doing
well.
6. The Granileville Factory, near
Aiken, lately established, and under the
management of that intelligent and pa
,rio,ic citizen, VIM. Gregg, Esq. His
name alone is guarantee Of The success
of the establishment.
7. The Fulton Factory. near State.
burg, under the management of Col.
Dyson, an cnierprisins and meri;otious
gentleman, is doing well.
s. The Mount Dearborn Factory, on
the Catawha, lately pul in operation,
under the management, ol lis en.erpriSing
proprietor, D. NJ. McCulIoch, Esq. is
bound to succeed.
9. The Marlborough Yarn Factory,
owned by Al,.ssrs. Townsend & NJ
Queen, and now leased TO an cnielpri
sing, practical manufacturer from the
the North. In this Factory, we under
stand, none but white operatives alr
employed; but we have not been in.
formed Of its success, since il has fallen
into The hands OF fthepresent lessee. For
several years previous, under the man-
agement of NJ. Townsend, Esq. we
believe it was doing wel!.-Thc Yarn
manufactured a, this establishment has
been, heretofore, mostly contracted for
at the north, and shipped ard sold at a
profit.
10. There is a small Factory at So
cie,y Hill, owned by Col. Williams, from
which lie supplies his own plantation,
and those of the surrounding neishbor-
hood, with ii very superior article of
Cotton Bagging. He also ships Yarn
10 u northern market.
IL. There is, besides, an extensive
establishment Of this kind, now in pro-
gress of construction near Charleston,
tjom which we have reason to expect,
the best results; and several minor es-
Establishments in the back country, where
water power, equal to any in the world,
abounds.
IRON WORKS.
l. The Cherokee Iron Works, on
Broad River, in Sparlanburg Dis,ricl,
very extensive; under the management
of Maj. Thus, T. Twiss, doing fine
business.
9. The South Carolina Iron Works,
on Pacolet in Spar,anbltrg District,
doing an extensive business.
8. The Kings Mountain Iron Works,
on Broad River, in York Dis;ric., doing,
according 70 late report Of their Board
of Directors, a very fine business.
Besides some minor establishments. all
Of W hicl, annaar 10 hn nniiinu ON Sic