The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-09-14
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From ths Gsesnsboro1gh Patriot.
The Deep River Factories.

NSi Pu"tli hs.J NUTRITIOUS Ilne SITES LOT illl-
ling improvements, which have within
few years past invited large amour, Of
capital TO lis banks eud presenting 10.
mefous openings Tor mn.c promises 10 be.
come one OF The most Alu i,hing aud pros.
porous sections Of Western Ncr'l Carolina.
1 lis Cotton Manufactures have leeome "a
distinct. important eUd growing intefeat,
tel, throughout large eSleU, Of country.
These who only kne. the country through
which the river fpws, Or rather tunbles
along lis rocky bed J twelve or fifteen years
ago, aud the sparse, shy iCtabIlaa's along
lis narrow bottoms and the rav!ne ke val.
lies OF lis tributaries, ould NOW % aston.
ished al the Improvements pte,ea'unied ia
ride Of twelve or thirteen miles. IN this
space there are three Manu. actorles IN Sue.
cessiul operation, and two more goiag.Ur,
on a capital altogether e. 2l,Jj,e0 Civ.
ing employment to large Eumbef of oper'
a;lYes Of both sexes and all ages; ai!o'ding
a home market Cor all sorts % g.rt cultural
productions, which has a lie rtilcGce
upon the prosperity Of the farmer Tor a cen.
siderable extent around AID giving spur TO
industry aud enterprise Of every Leacfip.
non.
Having lately enjoyed brief orpor'uni.
" Of personal observation, sat OF acquiring
statistical Information from lie po'ile and
attentive supetlntendents Of theee establish.
mcn's, we conceive that ue shall do our
rca1ors q service by importing The results
OF cur il 7nirits. We beg L 9Th The irs:
ore erected.
Cedar Falls Ianufdctursag Company
ihe capital stock Of this Company is 500
600. Ground sas broke here in 1885,
and spinning commenced IN June, 1881
The factory house first erected, however,
hos been taken down, and larger building
recently pu! up in It's stead, probably sur
passing 10 elegance of design aud finish any
structure Of The kind in the Slate. 1t is Of
brIck, l03 feet long by a. wide, three s,o-
rIes high With an e'llc, rooted with tin;
and a squire tower at one cad for the stair
ways and he support oi handsome befry.
The machinery is driven By water wheel
s feet IN diameter and Il wide, geared
with spur.wheel a, each side, to secure a
more perfect steadness Of motion and equal.
ity Of strain on all parts Of The water wheel.
The casting Of the immense drum, spur,
, wheels, Sc, was dons U. tic Cane Creek
: Foundry, IN Chalharn county, and affords
highly cTed.table specimens Of the style OF
work that can 30 drue il thai line IN our
own Slate.
There are IN this ManoflctQry between
$500 and 240o spnJes, and 81 locus
"o'klug up 1000 pounds oil cotton per dsy,
aud turning out daily 2lGo yards of cloth,
and 80 bundles Of yarn in addition TO The
quantity used IN the looms. Ihu9 in the
course OF year, (oT three hundred days,
arer taking gu, Sundays aad thirteen DAYS
besides ioi accidents and sloppa ges) 49,.
600 pounds Of cotton are consumed, and
64o, 600 yards Of cloth and Is 600 bundles
Of yarn manufactured.
There are 10 operatives Of t. hose char
actcr and habits We viii speak presently;
The entire population Ia eslimG ed at 300
all living 10 ues, and comfortable houses
belonging 20 the Company. Aloag the
sip OF bottom rbol9 the factory building
lheie Is a long sheet, with tidy story and
a.half trana houses, built at convenien, dis.
tauces On each side and numerous other
tenemen's, perched upon the sides Of the
neighboriug billie, presen. from every poin.
picturesque appearance.
The surrounding scenery Is wild and ro-
mantic, Above the factory the course of
the river is divided BY o02 rocky isand,
covered with cedar and other wild growth.
Ga the north side Of this island are the
" Cedar Falls" where the water tunbes
a IA ~
y rocky and rugged channel along de.
scent Of considerable extent. BY meats Of
low dam at he head OF The falls the wa
Ter is turned into q cBual Of about fourth
Of mile long TO supply The factory.
A uelghborhood grst mil is kept IN op.
Grafton but Mr.. F. lot is making an indi.
ydual Investment IN an extensive merchant
mil TO 90 up about ha!t mlie below the
factory. \ durable covered bridge is
thrown across tue flyer near the factory.
Col. Beni4min E.!iou Gather of Henry
3. Elliott, ESQ, who now resides at the
establishments many yearsaco become COZ.
yInced OF The Immense prospective impor-
lance Of the Cedar Falls, and became the
purchaser, In 1928 he endeavored TO per-
suade some Of his ucquaintances TO join
hun in an investment OF capital in cotton
mill at this place but II vas new thing
IN the southern country, and men could not
then bring themselves Up 10 the point OF
ia- lrding their means in such an enter.
prise. But the idea was reVlved from time
10 time, until 1885, when this the FIRST cot,
ton mandatory IN Randolph was begun;
and the result is tho most gratifying success
10 this and similar establishments in the
leighto' hood.
Randolph Manufacturing Company
The establishment OF this Company IS on
The river two and a half miles below Cedar
Fails, The work was begun 10 the spring
IF 1910, on handsome site which had been
improved by Elisha Cofn, Esq. in the erec-
non of a grain all. The company com
nenced operations with capital OF $780,.
300 the amour. on which dividends are
n "A ~, ho