The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-01-07
The Piedmont Cotton Factory.

OF me, by Letter and otherwise, as to the par
ticnlars, details and progress Of the Pied
mont Cotton Factory, now being built in this
County. In ecder TO answer tho inquiries
made, and 70 give 4 more complete and com
prehensiTe description Of the enterprise, and
the progress that has been been made in its
construction. and the details connected With
it. than can be done by special letters or YER
bal explanations, I beg that you will allow
me small space il your paper for that par
pose. .-t.xts-..E -.. .,>r:...-
The iocltion IS on the Salad. River, which
is the dividing line between Grccnyi!lc and
Anderson Counties, Ten miles below The city
of Grecnyillc, and within one half mile
OF tie track of the Greenvile and Columbia
X tilroad. The land belonging to tAe pro.
pcr,y contains 600 acres. and extends 10 the
railroad, where 2 TURNOUT and depot arc 10 be
constructed. fhc water power IS ample, aud
especially valuable, in consequence Of the
c:eapness with which it can be controlled,
and the entire security agains. damage by
;re<hcts The dam across the river, 300 feet
long and FIVE high, is constructed Of timbers
UPON the solid shoal rock, and securely fas-
icued 10 It with iron bolts. Tic abutmcntS
to the dam arc built Of muSonry, aud are
also built upon the solid shoIl rock. The
canal or raeeway TO con.ey the water TO Inc
wheel which drives the machinery in the fac
tory $50 fest long anu twenty feet wide,
and is also cut through the rock, no tim5eiS
being used in it, until it reaches the stock pen
in which the wheel is placed, and is conse-
quen.ly permanent fixture. The malu
f!ui,dirg is to be of brick upon 4 stone tOun-
.rioo, and is 25t feet long and fifty feet
wide, and three stories high. with . base
rGeat room Oh the river side Of the building,
2jt feet long and lhirly-iour feet wide.
There is q tower on the front centre of the
bui:diDg sixteen feet square, IN which the
Inaia stairwayS will be constructed. There
will be also, frc-eScapes from other parts
0: The building. There will be no JoiStS
in the floors, bat, instead,' At spaces OF
eight feet apart, there will DC beams
across the building, ten by fifteen inches in
diameter, supported On two rows OF columns,
and across these beams floor will DC laid
with thrcc-inch plank, and another floor
across this, with onc-and-a-quarter inch
plank, so that the floors will be four-ana-a-
quarter inches thick. This plan Of floors is
low universally adopted by all first class
new mills. II combines more strength, IS
more cconycnicn:for attaching the ShaftnS to,
and lca"cs no room for the accumulation OF
waste, and consequently there is less danger
of fr: The roof is OF the style known as
The fiat roof, constructed like the floors, and
without small raf.crS, the pitch being only
onc-aalf inch 10 the foot and there being no
s:trret room, and consequently no space for
the accumulation Of coinhusub!e material:
All tie space in the building being occupied
by machinery, there is much less danger Of
fire, auJ the rate OF insurance will be less.
There will be 250 windows il .ac building, be-
sides doors. The entire building viii be warln-
CD by steam both rs i matter OF economy and
safety There sill bc = picker room con-
s:ruc;cd near the end Of the main building,
fifty feet long and ,Lirty feet Wide and two
stories high, also built Of b:lck OF q stone
Foundation. and after the same plan OF tie
main building, anu as near hre-proot is pos
Siblc.
The buildings have been planned by first
class aIiit engineer in New England, who
his been upon the groan and thoroughly
examined the location and surroundings, and
combines alithc modern improvements and
c,aveuienceS i,i this country and III Europe,
which experience has proved 10 BE- necessary
for the production OF the best quality OF
goods At the least cost OF production. Per-
manency in n! the departments has been
clirfully studied, but nothing for ornament
or show.
The ma engineer is under contract with
the G. =, ny 10 furnish ali the plans ana
spcci cations for the entire mill, assist in the
scicc, III and purchase &c The machinery.
les 10 start it, and 10 see personally that it Is
constructed il accordance with the plans,
and 20 guarantee success, so far as the
working Of the mill and the production OF
frs. class goods are concerned; and as he
is I gentlemen of large experience, Doth III
this country and n Europe, great confidence
is ielt both in his skill and integrity.
The mill has been planned 10 accommodate
10 the greatest advantage and economy TIC /
machinery that Is to be pat into It, which +;
has been selected, AMI is as follows: Four
pickers or lap machines, nnety-SlN 80 inch !
Wxmau cards, eight railway drawings, |
eight drawing frames, Of TWO heads each,
four ssubbcrS, screntv-twO SpiadlcS each,
eight iiy frames, OF 112 SpindieS each, 1000 |
warp and filing spiuGles four spoilers, OF I
100 sriud!eS, each. four Wrappers, tour GrcSScri |
and 20S looms, all CT the very best and IL |
test improvements; and whca the mil! Is !
co,nplc;e,i, If vii! certainly be, in all its ap-
pointncnts, the best cotton mil! constructed |
10 make the kind Of goods contemplated ~ |
be made in it, in the Southern States, if not |
in ih2 world. The entire mill vii! he driven |
Lv one 70-inch tUrbinc water wheel, with 4 |
capacity Of 200 horse power, which IS ! very
full bower for the machiuery to be driven,
and will take about 10000 cubic feet Of Wal
ter per minute; but rs there are from 81 coo
to 10 900 cubic feet per minute IN the stream
at tic lowest water, there Is SullIclrnt power
70 run three or four more mills Of the same
siZ. Of The one now being built, with tic same |
dam ans: canal. This is especially valuable.
in consideration o. any extensions whlch The
company "lay ever desire TO make. 1t will
require about 300 operatives to ruu the mill,
who with The families connected with them
aud the employees in the various depart
mcnti connected with the business. viii
,1.,,I!, NJ from n
go persons, who viii reside permanently in the
factory village. The location is considered
rcculariy favorable for them ant! for tho in |
tcrcss Of The company. lis hcai:hy, tavoT-
able for cheap living, remote from any large !
town or city, and consequently free from
their Iemoralizing influences upon them; in |
4 ccod farming region, and, surrounded by
IN :n;c,iig:u. AMI thrifty population. The |
production of The mil! will be :boGt 10000 /
yaf,iS Of cloth per day which will wciSa about |
5000 pounds, and with the waste added. Will ;
::Quirc about 2j 130 bales III cotton per All |
nun. II is lie third mill i'll size in the State |
--tirarilcviIic and Langley only being lar |.
c,r. Tic company IS considering the pro I
- ;,r;ctv Of ,ankinS standard ShirtinSs and !
:l.:iinys UPON unc-halI o. the mach!ncly, |
and el:iiaS UPON the other hrl!, similar 10 |
the Ai:,D ana or Augusta p!:Ild>; Du; rs I" |
this they have not determined. |: uui, the en- !
tire mill will bc run upon standard shir!;mS |
and shcctinyS. About 100 hands have bcrn |
c0astuDfly employed upon the work duriuS |
the ,,ust summer and fall, in building the
dam and lis uhu:mcatS, saw, Sr:St and
pian;n" mills, c:;timc the cana! Tor raccway, |
making bricks, quarryng stone, building
houses, getting lum5cr. &c, and have made |
oni;e as satisfactory progress, and the work
accomplished has been well dUnc--the re-
cen. ra:ic, fortunately, not Interfering with
the work TO M extent that will postpone Ihc
in.l complexion Of the enterprise, and the
co,urany is not in debt. II Is contemplated
10 commence tho construction ofthc Malu
buildings carly next spring. and 20 push he
work forward Is rapidly rs i. can bc cconom-
ic.,:iy done.
The entire property is estimated TO cost,
when completed, >2UU 600. which is quite :>
los II not less than similar establishment
can DC bull, for in New England; tor bes;'icS
the water power, which would DC very cN
p.;iSivc there, labor and u! building ma:eri-
,.ls arc much higher there than here, the
lYciah.S on ilc nachincry only being against
us: s:nti US the IL gi$!aturc, by i recent Act,
-f,ls exempted all such properly hrareatrcr
c3ns!lacl4I from taxation, it is believed that
il will be one oi The best pieces oi property in
South Carolina.
Tkc stock is issued in shalCS Of 500 c&cb.-
4 large portion of has been taken. and
wculL ali, DOUBTLESS, have been by this time,
EEt for the recent financial embarrassment,
which ii is hoped will soon pass over. Pay
n.nafS upon The subscriptions arc called for III
iu> ;aiiniru;$, is the money is needed TO pay
for The work as il progresses, and for the MI
MI - y rp:iy fDr delivery and