Des Arc citizen., 1859-01-08
AN ALABAMA MANUFACTURING
 VILLAGE

People who imagine that single, isolated manulectory, here and there, is the best that the South can produce in that line, even al its best, will be agreeably disappointed to hear of an entire village in Alabama devoted exclusively to manu- factures. It is called Scottsvile, and is situated in the northwestern portion of Bbb county, near the river Cahawba, between Centrevile and Tuscaloosa, and to the southeast of the latter place some fifty or sixty miles.
 The editor of the Selma (Ala. Senti- mel has been travelling, recently, in the neighborhood of Scoltsvile, and from what he heard of it, was induced to visit what he calls this thriving manufacturing little village.
 Scottsvllle was originally known as the Tuscaloosa Manufacturing Company. It was incorporated by the Alabama Legis- lature in 1S37, with capital stock of $36, ,000, which sum was quickly sub- scribed by number of capitalists in Tuscaloosa.
 In May, 1887, the mills got to work, making coarse cotton cloths, but for some years they made no money. The com pany and the locality soon changed names and management the latter coming into the hands of MT. Scott as principal owner and director, and the place itself took the name of Scottsville. He immediately went to work making improvements and additions to the buildings and machinery, and the mills soon paid dividends. The first $2 200, realized in lS41, was ex- pended in family of negroes to work in the factory. This family has so increased that the company values them at $l ,0O0, and most of them are now working in the factory, and are very useful. The com pany have made several purchases sof negroes with the profits of the factory, and negro labor is much employed by them.
 The principal mill is large brick building of three stories, with two wings, filled with the best machinery, end em- ployng over one hundred hands, of whom three fourths arc females. A large oyer- shot wheel driven by water, is the prin- cipal motor of the machinery. There are about 25,O00 spindles and 50 looms at work.
 Wool and cotton are both spun. The consumption of cotton averages 35,000 pounds per month, and $l ,000 worth of yarns in the same time, together with T
 large quantity of linseys and a superior article of cotton sewing-thread.
 In 1S4l, the sum of $40,000 capital stock had been paid in Every year since then dividend of ten per cent. has been declared, which has been laid out in buy ing negroes, land, &c.,, adding to the buildings and machinery in the village, until the capital stock has increased to of which SS25, 900 is in negroes, and about $l6,000 in goods in the com pany's store.
 The company owns 5000 acres of land and all the buildings on the place, which consist of the factory, large hotel, the store, blacksmith, carpenter, wheel-wright, and boot and shoe shop, saw-mill, grist- mill, large fouring mill, a church, and a large number of cottages. No liquor is permitted in the village, and the company will not sell an inch of its land to any one. Its stock has long been over par, and it's dividend this year will be at least twelve per cent.
 So much for enterprise, governed by steadlness, perseverance, and skill.