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

hESO y PCLO.
Under this head, the Columbia Tele-
graph 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 fine business.
2. The Bivingsvile Cotton Factory,
near Spantanburg G. H.-now the prop
erly OF G. g. E. C. Leilher-doing well.
s. A new establishment now being
erected by Dr.. Bivings, ON large scale
mot yet in full! operation, bat, from ,ne
intelligence and energy ofthe proprietor
ave llaye no doubt Of his success.
4. The Saiuda Factory, ucar Culun-
sbig, which has. been undergoing repairs
sSasing the Summer, but nova gain IL
spsralion, has been dong a line business
for tie last three years
5. The Vaucluse Factory, near Hahn
burg, under the management OF General
James Jones, We understand is doing
well.
6. The Granilevile Factory, near
Aiken, lately established, and under the
management of that intelligent and pa
,riolic 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 cn,etprising and meri,orious
gentleman, is doing well.
s. The Mount Dearborn Factory, on
the Catawha, lately pun in operation,
under the management o' its en,c'priSing
proprietor, D. NJ. McCulloch, Esq. is
bound TO succeed.
9. The Marlborough Yarn Factory,
owned by Mssrs. Townsend & NJ
Queen, and now leased to an cnieIpr
sing, practical manufacturer from the
the North. In this Factory, we under
stand, none but white operatives arc
employed; but we have not been in.
formed Of It's success, since il has fallen
into the hands ofthepresent lessee. For
several years previous, under the man
agsment of NJ. Townsend, ESQ.,. we
believe it was doing wel!.-Thc Yam
manufactured a, this establishment. has
been, heretofore, mostly contracted for
al the north, and shipped ard sold al a
profit.
10. There is small Factory at So
cie,y Hill, owned by Col. Williams, from
which he supplies his own p'An,a,ion,
and those of the surrounding neishbor-
hood, with very superior article Of
Cotton 'Baeging. He also ships Yarn
10 n 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
tbe best results; and several minor es-
Establishments in the back country, where
water power, equal to any in the world,
abounds.
g-- iEl., IRON WORKS.
l. The Cherokee Iron Works, on
Broad River, in Spar,anburg District,
very extensive; under the management
of Maj. Thos, T. Twiss, doing a fine
business.
2. The South Carolina Iron Works,
on Pacolet in Sparlanburg District,
doing an extensive business.
g. 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 which appear to be getting on sue