Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
THE ROCK ISLAND COTTON MILLS.
The Prospective Future Of Rock Island as q
Cotton Mart.

WYNN mart
Frequent mention has been made in The
ARGUs Of the Rock IiAnd Cotton mills, TO-
gether with somewhat detailed accounts Of
the building, what was being done, and the
plan which it is expected will be carried out.
! In s.em. .ha, the fruitiou of our hopes in
RELATION to this enterprise is not far distant.
A ia generally known, the factory is located
mon the Sears water power, south Of this
eity-now called South Rock Island. Ii is
now nearly completed and is expected to be
in foil runniag operation by the fret of Jan |
uary next The msn who have been directly |
instrumental in bringing this new Acquisi-
ton to our manufacturing interests, are
Supt. Randall, formerly of the Rockford
cotton mills, aud Mr.. David B. Sears, of
South Rock Island. They have la
bored hard and necessarily for
many months in bringing about
the desired results and when Rock Island
shall take her place as she is about to dO)
as ons Of tae principal cotton marts and
manufacturing cities of the world, they will
be recognized AZ the pioneers in this great
branch of manufacturing industry. Ten
car loads of machinery are now on hand
ready to be placed in position, and the fret
Of next week Supt. Randall goes East to
purchase more lie viii probably be absent
several Heeks.
Two Of Honston's largest Turbine wheels,
are already in position This wheel is manu-
featured at Beioit, Wis, and is regarded,
BY Sup't Randall, as superior to any other
wheel manufactured. The power is over
Two hundred horse. The fune is also 10
aud ready for use.
0 The factory, wuen completed and ready
} 70 run, will contain one hundred looms. 1t
will consume about $500 pounds Of tho raw
material aud turn out 4 600 yards Of cotton
cloth daily. One hundred and twenty-five
=, operators will be required. About thirty
!, women will be employed il the Weaving
4 room bat most OF the employees will b.
men.
Supl. RAodsll regards tbis new enter
. prise, which DO has 10 charge, as reslIJ par
and parcel Of this city. South Rock lsauc
. is the name by which he is pleased to desg
nate the plsce-and very properly too
Ere long, If the people who settle there dc
sra It, il will form the Sixth Ward of tbi
.y city.
IN TnE ARGUS has before enumerated tbs
many advantages possessed by this locality
for Clifton manufacture, over ell others il
shs west, both ia regard to its great nstura
advantages, water power, river commuuica
1 ton, etc..-snd its great railroad f4ci tiles
) Supt. Randall, who has been in the business
be OF cotton man ufacture from boyhood, says
that Rock Island is bound to be smother
Cincinnati She bas much greater advania
J. yes, and better prospects than Cincinnat
~ had when the same szs. He asserts as his
a. belief that there will be over $4,000 spin
p dies running within radius of ak milei
IS from the Rock Islaud court house, in les.
NJ than fifteen years. This may seem Almos
D. pre- posterous but when one consi leTS tina
Al the Sears sster power alone is capable o
running more manufactures than all tbt
t. other water privileges on Rock river com
- oined, va cannot fail to accept the belle
that the future history Of Rock Island at
vicinity is to be progressive and glorious