The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-25
CHARLESTON, S. c., June II,


CHARLESTON, S. c., June II, l949.
Cotton Factories in Charieston- The ProGts-Tne
Quality of Goods Nude, &c.
The Northener left last evening with large
number of passengers.
Since l last Wrote, have been through the manu-.
factory which has recently been erected in this
city. The building itself is on what is called the
neck-in reality part Of Charleston city 1t was
finished in lS47, and commenced operation year
from that day. The building was commenced in
E 1si7mvIz2 Jrly Is. i was built by contract.
tractor. lie agreed to build the factory and have
all the machinery In working operation for round
sum. The amount was $S5, 900, and there are
The company is named the Charleston Cotton
Manufacturing Company. The factory runs
5000 splndles and 100 looms. The machine
ry is driven by steam. 1t makes 1905 900 yards of
cotton cloth In month, ~ aud GA, and Irvine and
batting. The sheetngs sell Tor 6cs. the 34, AID u
cts for the 7S The Irvine sell, for 20 per ID.
readily, and the batting at cts. per h. The fac
tory employs white labor only aud gives employ
were some operatives brought here from the
North 10 show the others, who are picked up in
the neighborhood.
This experiment here has been 30 successful,
that another factory, which will run 10000 spin
dies, will shortly be commenced.
The company have been offered $40 900 year,
for 5years, for the use Of the factory. THIS would
pay them more than 10 per cent. on the invest
ment. new factory has Its disadvantages, and
yet 1t has been completely successful. The cloth
manufactured here aud sold for the above prices,
would cost cent higher the yard. if made at the
North and brought here. The cloth made here is
heavier, being n yards to the pound. The twlne
from the North sells here at % cts, aud this
pany can make the same article and sell at Is cts.
per h. The operatives earn from 81 to per week,
and are nearly all girls and boys The steam pow
er has It's advantages-the furnace consumes
only. II tons Of coal per day, which costs, de-
hveed at the factory, So per ton. the cloth
Is better, and the steam used in the dressing
room, and III the winter the fire heats the build
ing, and, on the average, Is about ecOnOmI-
cal as water. The company were offered 100000
before 1t had been N operation six months. The
difference between sending the cotton to the
North to be manufactured, aud returning the
nufactured goods back here and what the raw
material can be manufactured here for, rs about Is
per cent in favor OF southern Manufacture. THIS
seems, from the experiments, To be an established
fact and, as very natural result the attention OF
capitalists at the South is turned to this subject,
and III three years you will see factories going up
IN every direction. IL stand, To reason and the
experimental factories in Georgia aud South Ca
rolina prove that New England Cannot compete
with the South IN manufacturing goods. The
transportation OF the raw mtterIal makes ire
mendous difference IN the cost Of the manufactured
art Gle.
Several factories are IN progress in this region
and upon the line OF railroad at Augusta A very
rge one Is nearly ready, built OF granite, AT Ora
melville. shall give you n description of these
factories as progress III my route. The South is
moving IN earnest in this mater, and few years
will make great changes in the factories North
In 1892, there was small locomotive sent from
West Point to this city 1t had worked but lit
tie while, when some portion Of it got out OF order.
There was not a nachinist Ia Charleston, who had
sares enough to repair it, and the owner was
obliged TO send to West Point for workmtn to
come out. A journey man was sent, aud, on his
arrival, he made the necessary repairs IN few
hours His name War julius J. Peitch He looked
about him, saw there Was an opening. and avaied
himself of il He is now rich; and rhrrr are seve-
raj machine shops ano foundres Ia the iowa.
All the furniture In this Charleston Hotel was {.
made at Augusta, and 1t is OF ID superior make,
assure you
have visited the different rice mills about here;
and, il description will interest your r aders as
much these mills did me, shall b. s,ts'ied 1
Will give you account of them ia mvnext.
COMMISSIONER.