American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-27

Colt. II FACTORY in Cantcn.'

Il
a few remarks in reply to a eommu-
in the Mail Of last week.
sicued M" making so,ae sugges,
tons in regard TO the location and
management of the Cotton Factory
which has been under consideration
fer some time past bv friends of the
rntrrrrise in Carton and vicinity.
There are many general suggestions
in the article which no one woulI
Object to. lat when he touches npoa
fla, ..,,,t;,.o ro,.,,.,, o,J .,.,,
t.fram power should ia all instances
b, avoided ut The Soulb. as it is too
costly to he used in any place that
would he suitable for cotton mill"
/ think the matter adG.its Of a little
d scussior. That theory may look
Wy well upon paper, but if it were
to be carried ont, there would be an
end TO manufacturing in this part Of
the country, unless, as II. says, There
lis sufficient water power on Doak $.
Creek, about nine miles North of
Canton
PRAY, Mr.. Editor. where have your
cnterpliSing Southern men been these
many years that they have never
discovered this wonderful water DOW
cr? And, above all, where have ali
the Yankees been, that they (who,
yea know, are always looking for the
best chances have failed to discover
|it'
fear II. has an "ax to grind"
or, perhaps, he may not be perfectly
q booked" in this matter Of wattr
power. have had some experience
in these matters for the past twenty
years, and will Offer a few sugees-
tons:
There are three classes OF water
wheels in general use in this conn.
1 try fer driving factories and OIL =
machinery, viz. the avershot wheel,
which is worked with little water
but requiring Il fall OF about thirty
feet. The undershot. or breast, wheel,
which takes little more water, but
I vet requires a fall OF at least fifteen
/ feet: ana last. the wheels under diff.
terent names, belonging 10 the Tur.
/ bine family, which are mainly used
Fat the present tirae, as they REQUIRE
I but eight or ten feet fail, and will
run under water as well as cut.
Now. Mr.. Editor. it would reenire
at least forr Of these Tnrbjre wheels
to drive a mill such as we propose TO
build. with FIVE or six hundred square
inches Of water constantly rnpDiog
under , head Of ten feet I prrsnme
Won. Mr., Editor. or many Of yopr
friends. have fsI,ed or hunted from
the month 10 the source of D,,i-s
Greek. between tLe first Of Julv and
the first Of October ond vontura
the assertion witbon. f,er cf con.
tradietiop. that if every dron N tho
=. Cree, - named were TO be numpcd
into 4 resaryofr at any fioa bptwcen
the dates named above. if world not
be sufficient to drive sucb a mill fir.
gays Then. what shall vr lo2 oivo
.up the eDtcrprise beconse we k,vo
mo water. nower? saw. Sol Rrt
mt or the steam rover which in
very NAM. eases is cleaner fi.an wa
ter power. It is only thc binb uri.e
Of fuel which makes steam more ex.
pensiverbao v,to, in any. c,sa
Water-poVer at the North ~ in
Naw'E roland. costs fran 5000 foH4
ppr horse power. and rents in many
eases fsr SO ppr horse mover or owe,
81. OGA a year for drjyirr sucb = mil
as We lronoSa EuiI,iioo Ono ct tbr
mast successful mills N Mass ltb,
, JIaumI,pau. SeIemA which r,rntv
earns less f,a; % ppr Gent nar on
mum. is RIM entirely bv steam
Asto tre ile, Of Mr. N tbot g.
mill shouId no4 bn Io.,rnd in ~. non,
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