Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-04-19
d From the .4ugusta Coastitu!ionalist
The AUGUSTA CoTToN FACTORY.

u "The hum Of busy industry" is
phrase that has become associated will
. The evolu,ions Of water wheels, the play
OF oiled machinery ard the whirlof spin
; dies. The mind at once travels int,
the -four walls of some stately structure
.. devoted TO the arts nf manufacture, o.
which the weaving Of fabrics for human
clothing is among the mDst prominent,
Us ii is among the most useful aud ex-
lensive, that employ capital and labor.
The phrase has now become m.taphori-
cal and is often so used. Bu; whether
it originated in a Cotton Factory or not,
it is certainly now no longer mere fig
nre of speech in our city. Already "a,
the factory of the Augusta Cotton Man.
ufacturing Company tile noise OF ma
chinerv and swift whirlihg wheels is dali
y heard. We had the pleasure YESTERDAY
OF going through and examining this fine
building. Standing about forty yards
from The terminous of the Canal, its
powerful wheels propelled by water
drawn from The Canal aud putting in
motion large amount Of sl,ailins now
erected and complete, The factory tow
ers alofi five stories high, two hundred
and sixteen feet lung and fifty. one feet
wide. is Of brick of gronite foun.
dalion, and is an imposing specimen Of
masonry.
The interior arrangements are in
good keeping with its exterior appear,
ance. Next to the main building, and
connected with it by a passage 16 feet.
long and 8 wide, is picker house 80
by 54 feet, three stories high. We
could not but admire the care and iagi-
l5nuiiy which arc displayed in the con>,
suueiion, ny "i,irh .l,n--f,;ckar house,
the part of a factory which contain ma
larges; bulk Of combustible material, lis
located. from the main building. With
nc ssss aaIif sAH q a4A tt paasssssy
Two /, is evident that the pickerfhonse
nigh, be consumed without setting fire
to The mem !laIllssl l!lg aI,.' s;siis
Of the building, IS foom, from
which heated air cafsbe conveyed, BY 4
iron tubes, into each story Of the, fac.
tory. This will secure the comfort Of
the operatives in the scoldcst weather
without danger from lire. s5...s -
The entire cost of these buildings is
about 10000.
In addition. boarding house ard
smaller houses for operatives are in pro.
gress. !
Abont one. fourth OF the machinery is
already received. The wheels are fur
nished and in daily use. The shattins,
hangers, Sc. are all arranged and ready
for use. Workmeh are busy erecting
the frames for the spindles, the cards,
the looms, and variety Of folhe' niachi:-
nary. From appearances, in a very
few weeks, probibly the FIRST of next
month, the spind!es will BIZ whifling, the
shulllcs flying, and the raw Cotton will
bs converted into cloth the factory con.
suming at the rate OF 36 bales per week.
Itis expected ,oput 5000 spind!es
into operation during the approaching
summer. The building and machinery
are calculated for and viii accommodate
ten thousand spindIes, and when these
are all, al wark, (Which will be at no
distant period, Augusta will contain
one OF rhe most complete and an exten>
sive Cotton Factories in the Southern
States. Considering the admirable a.
daption of all its parts to the end inview,
the order and convenient arrangement,
of the building, the caro- with which the
machinery, all Of the finest style of
workmanship and combining all the la'
trsl improvements has been got up, this
factory may be safely pronounced one
of the most complete in the U. States
Ii probably has no superior. II is credi:
table to the enterprise of our city, and is
the fore runner, no doubt, Of many more
of tho same sort Our water power is
) immense, bu, we hope 10 see The day
} when it will be all brought into reqnisi-
sition.
Let those crnakers who doubted
whether the Canal would ever sta
wheel in motion coup to tho factory
and examine for themselves. H
The capital of The Augusta 'Manufac,
turing Company is $4,000 Located
as our city is, with all its convenience
for the business, we doubt whether sim
liar amoun, of capital can be employed
at any poiot in our country in this bust
ness with better profit.
Augusta is destined to bu the manu-
featuring city of the South. s..,,s,
5 Colorcd People in Nlinois.-Th'
8 statement ,ha' the separate clause Of TN
newly adopted Constitution Of lllinoi
relative to free persons of color, gav'
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