The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-25


io.like. ia Copiah county, within the past
year or 10. Where. hut q comparatively
short time since. scarcely anything but pine
woods could be seen. may row be- found
splendid brick buildings lor manufacturing
purposeB surrounded by an industrious and
rapidly increasing population. Our readers
viii pardon ~, we hsPe II We give some
what extensive aud detailed notes 81 our
! visit 20 this great mandatory, which,
4 when completed. will be- one Of the most ex.
tensiye Of the Kind 10 be found in the south
at least We were astonished at all that
We saw, and came away very deeply i'm
pressed with the enterprise perseverance
aud liberaHity displayed by Col J NJ Yves
g1u. and his associate directors and stock
holders
The company propose the establishment
Of a model cotton aud wooden mill. They
design to put In operation 2.iOO wool spin.
dies; ,O}2 cotton spindles, vi looms, 30 cot
ton cards Of large size, with workers aud
strippers, and ~ wool cards. Part ofthis
machinery il now In its place and ready ior
operation. The machinery was ordered and
las been made since the surrender ut Pat
terson. N. j., by this Rogers Locomotive and
mnehine works, aud embraces all the latest
improvements, many of which are un-
known In tho South The total cost Of
machinery at the shop viii be abont $780,
900 The estimated supply Of material
per day il $500 pounds wool, and 1000
pounds cotton, which, with the labor of
abont 200 hands win make 5000 yards Of
cloth per day. Col. Wesson Informed ms
that lac will commence on cotton yarns, aud
will instruct tho weayers in the manufac-
ture Of fine shectings, but after the Company
gets under full Roadway, nothing will be
made but cotton yarns, aud WOODEN goods
suitable for gcntlemen's wear, such rs
Cnsinets Satinetts, Kerscys Tweeds, and
fancy linseys Of all eolors and patterns, all
of which will be filed and finished in the
very best style
The buildings are Of new and model
character, being only one story high, coy
cred with iron and fully iire-proof. The
two main buildings are each $40 feet long
80 feet wide. setting parallel, and 100 feet
apart, connected midway by the engine
houses In the shape Of the letter IL, and
connected in front with two picker houses,
which will he connected in the center with
a handsome and lofty tower and town
clock The houses are all built of brick and
plastered aud finished In the most APPROX
ID style. The Company commenced
building last fall Mr. IL. g. o.
Parker, of this city, an honest
and faithful workman of great experience.
being the contractor The great difficulty
If organizing and controlling labor caused
much delay in the completion of the build
ny, aud the operations of tho company
rhe situation and plan of the several build
ngs show line Judgment and splendid taste
n their adaptation to the purposes for
which they are intended. They are built of
he best material, and in the most perma-
ent and substantial manner. The walls are
HEX aud strong, the roofs supported with
andsome iron pillars and covered with sheet
on, which Is put ia u new aud most in
,nious manner, making u perfect and Sc.
Ire roof, without nail or other external
stening. There are over two hundred
indows in the buildings, of large size, and
,nyeniently arranged for light and ven {
llation. The ceiling Of each room is
painted, and the walls are
owy white. The doors of the engine. ]
luse are vanished, and the floor covered
It'll oil-cloth. E0 1
The Mills are operated by two engines of
10 hundred horsepower each. One of these I
lgines IL IN full operation They combine
| the late improvements, some of which
troduced in the South, showing great
onomy In the cutoff and application Of
cam, and the boilers having five ilues, re-
hiring about onethrd less fuel. Each en- ,
ne will require about 1000 gallons of wa
+ and four cords Of wood per day The
Impany are now running five engines
Wesson two at saw-mills, one at car d
inter shop aud grist mill, and the two be- !
nging to the factory proper
The officers Of the Company are Col J. NJ. /
osson. President; A. Murdoch, Vice
'csident; l.. b. Moody, Secretary and =
casurer; VIM Collier, General Supcrin' d
ndent. Mr. Collier is one of the best man. 4
acturers in the United States, and 10 his !
perience, skin aud industry, the Company
very greatly indebted for the perfection a
the arrangement OF their buildings and 4
lchinery. But the great master spirit OF <
o whole concern is Col. wesson. A more n
liberal-mindcd and clever gen. V
man there is not In the broad limits Of our
tie His business views are all practical. =
d what he undertakes he seldom fails to i
'omplish. In his department 10 all around c,
N he seems to bs naturally kind and cour =
ms. and in such an establishment as the
= over which he Presides, he is certainly h
all respects the right mau in the right d
ce."
The location Of the Mills was most judi n,
usly selected, being movement 90 the
Iroad, about forty-fve miles below Jack
/. in high healthy country. well watered
timbered-the Company owning about e:
re thousand acres Of land. q
- capital stock Of the Company is halfa n
lion. AID the list Of stOokholders en- C