The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-27
ROCK ISLAND WOODEN MILLS.

This well known manufacturing establish
ment at Charlotte, N. q +, is now 10 tull opera
ton. The mills have been enlarged, and the
machinery has been adapted to the production
of the best styles of all aoool cosstnaeres which
are made in America. This adaptation of ma
cbinery is an improvement additional to the ia
cilites heretofore possessed of producing the
entire line of goods manufactured before the
war; These mills were put in operation eigh-
teen years ago, and at that and subsequent
perods the proprietors still guarantee that their
fabrics shall be adapted to the markets for which
they may be manufactured, shall always come
up to the standard of quality which they profess
to occupy, and shall give satisfaction to the mer-
chant and consumer.
The capacity of these mills enables the pro-
prietors to manufacture million OF yards OF the
wooden cassimeres, if ordered, specimens of
which, thirty in number, have been forwarded
to us, and similar ones will be sent to any of
our dry goods merchants who may order them.
Those which have been forwarded to the Jour
nal may be examined at any time by those who
may desire to do so.
According to our taste, these goods, judging
from the specimens before US, are of an excel.
lent quality, and the style of them unexception-
able aud such as we think will suit the popular
taste. The varieties of grey, brown, and
striped or fancy figures, are very attractive, and
the material is soft aud elastic, some Of a thick
and others of less heavy texture.
The Old North State should be proud Of such
40 establishment. These mills reflect credit
upon the enterprise of her people which should
meet with the most enlarged encouragement,
not only throughout her borders, but in the
South. 1t seems to US that the distribution,
far and wide, of such specimens of domestic
Southern manufacture are now before US, can
only result in securing that Southern patronage,
which every cousid Grafton pleads should be lib
orally extended towards such enterprises in their
efforts to build up home market.
Besides their influence in retaining money at
home, which would be attracted abroad, for in-
vestment in such material as we need to cothe
our population, these factories present field of
labor adapted to the manipulations of women
and children, who are debarred from entering
into pursuits already occupied by more stalwart
lahorers, and for which the Gelicacy of women
and tenderness Of children unfit them. Facto-
ries like the mills at Charlotte, dotted here and
there through the South, would prove great
blessing by thus supplying the home demand
and affordng employment to the weaker and
more dependent class to which we have re-
ferred. .....
We rejoice to have it in our power to extend
the reputation of the Rock Island Wooleo Mills
of Charlotte as far as our influence may extend,
and commend this N orth Carolina factory to the
encouragement and patronage Of our Virginia
and North Carolina people.-NortoN Journal.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE A terrible earthquake
occurred on the Island of Java on June 10th 1t
was very destructive, throwing down many build
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