The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-14
THE KALn11A MILLS,
HAMPTON, CALHOUN DISTRICT, s. G.
TIE MANUFACTURING DISTRICT.

| the centre, and therefore the seat Of JUSTICE is
destined ere long to become the Lancashire Of the
South. The climate is dry, bracing, and highly
salubrious; the soil excellenty adapted for the
production of provisions of every descriptions
large streams Of pe-cid water traverse it in every
direction, furnishing wator power to almost any
| conceivable amount The GRANrTEv1LLE CoTroN
| FACTORY is too well known to need more than
passing reference. It is situated one mile from
the South Carolina Railroad. MIR. GREGG, the
President, has lately introduced extensive i'm
provements, and now runs $4,000 spindles, with
| looms in proportion VAUoLUsE, a few miles high
or up, on the same stream, Big Horse Creek, has
also been in operation some years as cotton fac
tory. Mr.. G. W. KELLY, formerly the superinten-
dent of the Granitevil1e Factory, has lately com
menced erecting cotton factory of 5000 spindles,
on Wise's Creek "a branch of Big Horse). The
Bath Paper Mills are one and half mics from
Hampton, and furnish large quantity Of material
for newspaper and packing purposes. The Kaoln
Earthenware Works are also only a mile or two OF,
where white stoneware Of very superior quality
is made. When the Kalmia Mills are il operation.
the several factories Horse Creek will have a.
0GO spindles IN motion, With proportionate num-
Der of looms and all situated within a distance of
seven miles of each other
HAMPTON.
The village Of Hampton is composed of number
Of very handsome Swiss cottages, some finished
and others in process Of building; all situate On
beautiful slope rising TO the height OF nearly
one hundred feet from the level of the creek.
The mill, or cotton factory, which is to furnish
employment for the people Of Hampton, will
soon be finished. It is Immediately alongside the
railroad track opposite the village The site
chosen is the most suitable, all things considered.
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the State, and reflects great credit on those who
made the selection. Hampton and the Kalmia
Mills are situated one hundred and twenty-eight
miles from Charleston and nine miles from Angus
ia. The settlement was known formerly as Glov-
er's Mill, which is in the immediate vicinity Of
the new village. The railroad station formerly
was Marsa's, mile this side of Hampton, but now
is at the latter place.
KALnnA MILLS.
In the summer Of 1864 when the great majority
of our people were reduced to the necessity of
making and wearing homespun clothes, cotton
yarn became great desideratum, and could only
be procured with difficulty, and at most ex-
orbitant prices. A number of public spirited
sg es5s hsfsS5H a1d sa asa f aFSc
supply Of yarn to the country. Actuated By these
patriotic motives they subscribed 500, 900 in gold
for this purpose. The following were the original
stockholders: BENZ. MoRDEcAI, EVANS & Coas-
WELL, J. W. GRADY & Co., J. G. MuiNoR & Co.,
KERR1soN & LEDMa, G. o. HAWTHORNE, J. j.
CH1so1M, w. G. BEE, c. CAR1N and c. F. MITCHELL,
These sent an agent to England who there pur-
chased the most improved machinery, both for the
cotton factory and for q double paper mill. Con
tracts were entered into, and preparations made
to build, when SHERMANs invasion in the spring
Of 1865 at once put stop to the work.
President; E. Z. KEaRIsos, Treasurer; BENZ. Nor
DEcA1 J. ". GRADY and J. J. CH1so1af, who, at the
earliest possible moment, determined to resume
operations. j. i. BRANCH Esq, the Architect
and Engineer, recommended work in January,
1865, erected saw MILL machine shops, ETC., all OF
which are now very complete, enabling the com
pany to do ali their work on the spot The main
factory building was commenced about the first Of
March LAST, and the cottages in May.
The brick used is made in Hamburg and Aueus-
ia, and ". }. RUTHERFORD, Of Augusta, the con-
tractor Of the masonry; T. L. Marley g. Co., the
contractor Of the carpenter work. The stone sills
procured from Stone Mountain, Ga, are furnished
by E. D. REESE, Of Augusta. The earth work for
the very extensive dam, constructed by the com
pany, is contracted for by FRANCIS MURRAY, Of
Augusta.
This dam is about 1900 feet long, averages 1870
feet base and 81 feet in height. Grown width is 18
feet and 40 feet Of earth through at the water line
It rises Ave feet above the highest water lire. |
Freshets here are Of rare occurrence, these hills
being Of the tertiary formation, and the soil
chiefly silicious. Water is rapidly absorbed and
there is rarely rise Of over 8 feet.
The mill building is 227 feet long, 1O4 feet wide,
"a feet high to the caves and 60 feet to the top Of
the skyhght. The roof will be supported by AZ
arch-built Eusses,' upon the HOWE principle. The
brick work is nearly completed, and the roof is all
ready 70 go up. There hsye been s!-esayy bz:!t
IS cottsges, 50 Of rooms each, and earrets ana
a Of rooms each, and garrett rno-ns. They
occupy four squares, and present very neat ap-
pearance. There have been as many us 400 opera
tives employed in these works the present num-
Der is about 200. Wages, at first, was $40 month,
and rations. Now laborers receive 81 q day, with
out rations. Teamsters, mill hands and watchmen,
receive from 1.25 to s1.5o, but this is still much
cheaper than labor can be procured at the North.
Labor, too is abundant here, either by the day or
by the month; and cotton can be manufactured
here cheaper by ten to fifteen per cent. than at
Lowell The situation Of The Mill right on the
South Carolina Railroad, and within mile or two
Of the projected Columbia and Hamburg Railroad
viii afford it every possible facility for transporta.
ion, etc. 5:
The Comna7,v ovna ahont 60nO acraa nf1o f,,. !