Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-02-14
MANUFACTURES IN THE SOUTH.

The fact of the awakening of the Southern peo-
ple to the importance of manufacturing, and to
sense of the true value Of the mechanic one good
that results from the late war. Never was there
time in their history when they were more alive to
this important object than now, and this BY seem
ing common assent. Editors of the Southern pa.
pers are urging upon the people the necessary OF
and capitalists are putting their funds into prc-
tica form for operations Railroads are being con-
structed, mineral wealth developed, and factories
and machinery erected. The agricultural element
is receiving an impulse in the same proportion A
new energy has been developedin the whole South,
and an element aroused that will tell for ages upon
its people and prosperity ...',..
Virginia "a State rich in mines and abounding
in great water-power and facilities for manufactur-
ing lis upon the right track, and bids fair to take
stand among the lat presentl more developed OF
her Northern sister States: She has been the1cre-
most of the Southern States in manufacturing
goods: but now she is advancing with rapid strides
to still higher position and will soon compete with
the North to furnish her supply Of commercial
wealth. -
Tn Tennessee we hear good encouragement OF the
success of her cotton factories She is reported to
have twelve mills, with total of fourteen thousand
spindes with capital invested of $673, $780, produ-
cling an aggregate value of manufactured goods TO
the amount of 81, 100000.
Tn Georgia we learn that in the State there are
in process of erection seventy-two ms for the pro-
duction of cotton and Woolen goods alon,, and at-
ention is turned in the direction of the production
of caEcoes and printed fabrics. This is surprising
fact but it is the natural consequence following on
the events of the last five years. At Augusta one
factory turned out the last year6 40 yards OF cloth,
and has capital Of !$60O,OO
It is stated that there are at this time In South
Carolina eleven cotton factories In successful opera
ton, running 81 200 spindles and 996 looms; the
largest one the Kalmia Mills having 10, 600 spin
dies and 600 looms and the smallest one, the VAL
lev Falls Factory, having 500 spindles. ...
North Carolina is following in the footsteps of the
other States In the vicinity Of Fayetteville there
are over dozen factories. At Raleigh factory is
to be built for the manufacture Of cotton and wool
en- goods of finer quality At Charlotte, mill
turns out cloths and cassmers of superior quality
This mill runs $500 spindles, and consumes about
5000 pounds of wool weekly, or about l50,OOO
pounds yearly.
At Carrolton, Miss, is factory, which will en-
ploy nearly two hundred spindes At Camden,
Wilcox county, Ala, wealthy companyis erecting
large factory to be filed with the most approved
machinery. In Marengo and Sumter counties ar
rangements are makingfor extensive manufacturing
operations.
These are but an index of the spirit awakened in
the whole South, and it seems to point out that the
entire country will at one day be filed with busy
shops and mills, and will TEEN with wealth produ-
ced by her manufactures. ARTIST