The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-22


SSSond Precinct. .....................s 10
Ihlrd PreciIet; ;...................... ....ia ~
Fourth Precinct. ................ .5J Al
Total ..iio "
White majority.
CHIsoLM's MnIs.-Thcrc is no srircr index OF tho
prosperity of city than the condition of its COM
mercal and manufacturing facilities Though moi
usually considered manufacturing town. Charlos-
ION has in its corporate limits machine chops,
mills and other similar Enterprises Tint would
compare fayorably with those OF Northern cities.
This is particularly noticeable in tho western por-
tun OF the city, where the huge mills that border
tho Ashley River conspicuous for thor sizc
and fer the facilities tloy offer for tho transaction
OF business. These mills are, each Of them,
well conducted and admirably arranged in ovcry
detail; bnt VIC propose at present to rofer but 10
ono intending, on somo Euturo OCCASION to men-
tion them q l in detail
CuIsoLMs Mills, which nro situated on tho ox-
treme Southwestern portion Of the city, occupy an
island Of few acres IN extent which is connected
with the city by tho Tradd street canseway. These
Mills have been recently renovated and restored TO
their former condition, and now offer Inducements
for patronage TINT aro rarely oquallcd. Tho Mills
were originally or wood, but wcrc burnt and re-
built OF brick in 1850, and were used until tho
breaking out Of tho war solely ms rico mills. The
proprictors, Messrs. CursoLM BRoTuEns have in
tho last few months perfected many improvements
in to arrangement of tho building, and have COM
bincd other enterprises with thoir old business
and they now have on tho snme enclosure n rice
mill equal in power anu capacity to my in the city,
cotton gn and saw mill, besides tho usual
cooper, carpenter aud machine shops that ars
nlways connected with such establishments. We
in pnfi fiou
inencing with
THE RICE MILL.
The entire building, which il of brick and five
stories in height, was formerly usod for this pnr
poso, but tho western wing is now reserved for
storel ooms and for tho numerous cotton gins
Tho ground floor is occupied by tho pound
ers which separate the husk from the grain, but
it is singular circumstance that although tho
rice is received ut tho wharf, few rods from tho
mill, 1t is conveyed by elevators first to tho upper
stories, placed III hugo wro sicves and cleansod
from dirt md trash thon by different elevators
carried to other parts Of the building where it re-
ceives the manipulation necessary TO produce
good marketable article. Although tho entire pro-
cess WAS kindly explained, our knowledge Of
machinery is too limited to attempt moro than o
feeble description.
Long Screws which pass through tho onlire
mill, and thonce by long wooden tubcs II is carried
to the different parts OF the building, where the
processes OF busting, pounding tanning, polishing
and barrclling arc separately performed Tho rico,
which is received In It's original state, usually
turns out hnf bushol Of clean to one Of rough;
bnt this is divided into different grades known as
small rice, mddling, and tho full grain. Tho fret
is that which ia accidentally broRen in tho
pounding, whilo tho other grades arc charac-
terized by their different degrees of perfection
Thoro is, besides, quantity of flour that is
obtained from the inner coating OF tho grain;
this Ia of mn inferior character, and is not
tho rico -four sold in the grocery stores
1t is, howovcr, disposed OF in largo quantities
to farmers and others for tho purpose OF feeding
thoir stock. The ongino used to work tho ma
chincry is from the foundry OF Messrs. j. NJ EAsoy
Brother, nnd il of two hundred horse power
Four boilors arc employed Mt present, but auffi-
cic It space is Lett for tho addition Of otcrs should
pressure OF business require their use. Every
caro- IL taken by the propriotors to prevent any
mistake; anu during the timu that thcy havo
owned tho mill only ono has occurred, and that
was detected before tho rico had loft tho mill.
The lato war proved very disastrous to tho plant
ere Of tho coast; but fow hayo suffered moro &C.
verely than tho rico planter, as his mills wero
burned and tho machinery destroyed. II is i'm
possible ut present to replace this loss if indeed
it were the part of wisdom, in tho present unset
tl1d condition OF tho country, to do 80. Tho
change in tho system Of labor has compelled tho
planter to change hin tactics, and ho now finds il
far more advantageous to send his crop TO q mill
IN tho rough than to run tho risk OF Htealage do
struction from fro, and the absonco OF Insurance.
This applies equally to tho cotton planlor, for
whoso convenience tho McaHrs. Cn1soLM hive es-
trbl:shed their
COTTON GINS.
These, as already stated, aro in tho estern wing
Of the mill, and separated from tho main build
ing by fl proof walls. Each window iB guarded
by an immovable iron grating, and there is no
danger OF conHagation. On tho receipt OF any
cotton it is at onco carefully soparned from other
lots and covered by insurance. Tho gins arc oil
Of HENEnY's patent, and ure admirably adapted
for Sea Island Cotton. Besides tho gins, there
are all the usual appliances for packing and pro-
pairing Sea Island Cotton for market, and, in
word, tho entiro n,enage is perfect and ar-
ranged to suit tho most rastidious pIantor. Tho
engine working thoso gins is entirely separate
from Tho other, there being no connection be-
tween the two mills.
THE sAw MILL.
ID entirely detached from tho rico mill, but ia con-
nectod with tho wharf by tramway, which con-
veys tho finished lumber to tho yessol The mill
poln is TO tho north Of the MILL and tho logs aro
drawn out BY machinery adapted for tho purpose
and placed upon tho frames, whore thoy aro cut
into Tho required Dimensions by circular SAWS.
Attached TO the saw mill is grist mill, wlero tho
planter can havo his corn ground into moal or
grist This is great convenience, as yessols OF
any draft can land at tho wharf, and tho ontiro
business with the plantation DO transactel at ono
spot.
THE GROUNDS
arc well laid ont and have accommodations for tho
i.borors employed in tho different mills, beHies
houses for tho engineers and suporntendonls. A
largo cooper shop furnishes employment for many
hands, and turns out all tho barrels required In
tho busineas. Thcro arc, besides, tho housus for
the lsborers carpenter and blacksmith shops, aud
tho different buildings necessary to so largo m
establishment. During tho war battery was
erected on these grounds, but tho propriotora hayo
succeeded in ntiliaing it. A portion Of tho dirt
mas Deon restored to tho cxcayatod lots, and tho
os'te.y partially ievoled, leaving small mound
about two foot in height. Upon this tho oAico has
neen rebnt, and at once attracts attention by its
pleasing color and stylo OF architecture,
Tho Mossrs CH1soLM aro stil, vortino a. thar
properly, adding now improvements and rSstor;nc
what was destroyed during tho war. but tboao .ro
confined morely To eIternals, as their mill. .ro -,
comploto ordcr and arc prepared to reauno onora'
tons whoneyor tho crop shall be receiyod q, ,,,a,