The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-11-27
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lightly termed, j." Variety Works saving
lumber, planning, making tubs pals, bed.
reads, window blinds. sashes, &C., all BY
adapted TO these purposes. This
is doubtless one of the mast profitable cs,ab.
Iishmens 10 Columbus.
These several establishments are situated
on the enst bank of the river, and are pro- i
pel'ed by water, taken from the great con.
duit, which has been constructed Of stone, to
receive and retain the water of The Chara.
hoochee river a. saffic,en, elevatian 10 az I
ford the necessary power. The head of "a.
ter thus furnished is from 10 10 IA feet |
This condui, is calculated Tor supplying the
power for many other manufacturers.
There are two irsn foundries in Colum.
bus, which turn out q large amount castings
and machinery for mills, steamboats,, &c
They employ a steam engine.
THE City Mills, in the upper part tl Co.
lunbus, is a large wood structure, occupied
b. four sets Of mill stones-two for -four and
two for corn-and extensive hpuriug works
MOBILE Co1roN FAcroRy.-The ex,en
si,e buildings, for the future operations Of
his company, are located four and half
miles from the city, on Bayou Durand-
commonly called Dog Rlver-nine miles
from It's entrance into Mobile Bay. Steam.
boats can land freieh, and receive ii within
hfiy yards Of the factory. This location was
preferred to one in the city, because being
ln the pine woods, oil danger from epidem
lcs, to which the city is sometimes subject,
was avoided-,hus enabling the company TO
continue their bus ness through the year !;
aud II also removes thu-e engaged in the fac.
tory from CITY ,utipesces, which are not al.
WAYS favorable to good order and industry.
For genersl health, no mote favorable ioca.
,inu can BE- found any where. Alter all the
improvements contemplated are completed,
Fulton, the name adopted, will prove one
Of the peassutcst villages in the Stale.
The factory building is built in the most
substantial manner, Of hard burnt brick, and
appears to combine 10 the design everything
necessary for complete cotton factory
The main building is ls2 feet long by 50
wlde-ll0 feet three stories, and IA only
two stories. There are 1875 windows ant
4,150 llgh $ in the house. The roof is wei
covered With slate, laid on sheathing, tonsue'
and grooved. aad a. light a.s Il 'or. II
fronced bv a square tower four stories high
II bv IS feet. and 20 fee, 10 the top OF IN
be!fty. The bnck consumed amounted Il
$50 900. Cost Of factory, S27 900. Th
three story buldIng will be occuped, the hrs
: by l76 looms the second by 40 cardirg ma
: chimes the third by 5,0i0 spindles, wit
such other fixings" as may be necessary
: the work, &C., to be transported fiom on
! room TO the other BY machinery. A larg
? water tank IS built ~ the third story vii
hose TO cary water to all parts Of the build
II lnp. The water Is forced into the tank b.
) the cngine. The Two story building is al
$, p,opriaied for the engine room and macha
snop, on The first fpor, and the second Tor
sizlng room. The machinery Of the mil
K which is JUS. being opened and put in place
e locks 10 be Of the most approved kind, an
% wss got up hy tho Msttewan Company ia ii
y very best style. When ready for work, Il
'e mill will require 200 operatlves-thre'
"a fnurihs females and will manufacture, ~hs
$, 10 full operation, 5000 yards Of yard viz
IS shec,ng per day
20 The motive power consists Of two engine
p Of "a horse power each, low pressure t~en
n, inch cycadets, four feet stroke, forty rev
rr lutons per mlnitc; four boilers, th,rty.s
~ feet hong, which are located in an adjon
nt room 10 that which contains the engine
v. The smoke. stack is eighty two feet hlg
% zen feet square at the base and five by SIX
he top, and located thirty feet from the mi
c. The smoke Is taken from the boilers TO Il
cs chimney under ground. - Adrern'er.
Il. SALrpA Factory, S. C.-We had Il
= qualification recently Of visiting this factor
D; situated on the Saluda river, near Colunb
and oc inspecting lis operations. 1t 10
". the slave labor, or ant-fTee soil system
II. opetators &C. The establishment but blacks.
* The supcrintendent and overseers are whit
D3 and OF great experience IN manufacturing
IS, They ate principally from the manufacture
Dis districts Of the North, and although strong
es pr.judlced on their first arrival at the esn
a jIshmcnt against African labor, from obse
p Walton and more experience they oil testi
.cs TO their equal efficiency and great supsrio
on ~ IN many respects. So as not TO act pI
RS cip,larely, the experiment OF African Lab
et was first tested in the spInnlng departmer
- since which the oldest spnners have be
"a transferred to the weaving room. In
ed commenced in that department on the st
= July, and are now turning MS many yards
&c. tho loom as was performed under the ole
ed system. A weaver from Lowell has char
ii. Of this department, and she reports 'h
~. while there is full as much work done BY I
raj blacks, they ure much more attentive to
an. condition OF their looms. They all appt
nc. pleased with the manipu!utions on which tn
III. are employed, and are thus aiiord'ng to
a. S,u,h the hes, evidence that, when the CHI,
nels of agriculture are choked, the manni
lis. turing of our own productions will open n
es, channels Of profitable employment Tor
of slaves. The resources of the South
orn great, and it should be gratifying TO oil "
us, view these facts with the eye oi states"
els and philanlhropis,, that the sources OF pro
ted able employ meni and support TO our raP'o
Ia mi n