The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-01-06
The Piedmont Cotton Factory.

As matter Of interest to the stock
holders in the above enterprise, We copy
from the Greenyille News the follow
ing article showing the progress made
in the work:
.Asthe progress made in the construe-
ton of this magnificent enterprise, must,
and should interest all of our readers
who feel an interest in the develop
ment of our manufacturing resources,
upon which 50 much of the future pros
pcrity of this immediate section de-
pends, We have taken the trouble to
ascertain some facts in relation to it
from a reliable resource, aud we are
gratifed to state that the work has
progressed as rapidly, and been done
in as good and substantial a manner
as these interested in it could reasoua.
bly, expect or desire.
Three stories of the brick work Of
the E,ain building have been compile
ted, and the fourth and last story, fin
ished to the window-sills, and, would
have been completed and the roof put
on by this time, but for delay in get
ting some castings which are used as
connections between the columns, and
which, according to the plans, were
indispensable.
Fearing that the weather might
damage the walls if they should become
wet and frozen before they we're COM
pleted and the roof put on, they
have been securely covered and protect
ed at their present height, and as soon
as it is all safe to do so, they will be
finished and the roof put on. The
brick work can now be completed in
ten days true; already 100000 bricks
have been laid in the walls.
All the timbers for the entire build
ing are in their places, except the
roof, and the structure presents a
handsome and magnificent appearance,
combining all the conveniences and
comforts of light and air that could
be devised, without any needless ex-
pcnditure for ornament or show, the
plans looking mainly to the substan-
tial character of the structure, and its
adaptability for the uses for which it
is intended.
The carpenter will continue his
work so that when the brick work is
finished the entire building can be
completed in the shortest possible
time, ali tue material for it being On
the spot.
The dam across the river has been
put in and completed, also the stone
abutments to it, also the canal or race
way, Through stone headgates, etc.
all meeting the expectation Of those
who planned them. The engineering
Of the water-power, and its application
to the uses intended, as we'll as the
location of the building to it, appears
to have been perfect-nothing in cou-
nection with it having been developed
which would render any change or
modification desirable.
-All the work accomplished up to the
present time has been done within the
estimates originally made for doing it,
aid within the time, except for the
delay above referred to. The floors Of
the main building measure $4,000
square feet, which is an area of more
than one acre, and its capacity is 5000
spindles and 25O looms while the
water power is ample to drive TWO or
three more mills Ct the same size and
capacity of the one now being erected,
with the same dam and canal. AS soon
as the weather will permit the building
will be completed, and the work of
putting in the water-wheels, shafting
and machinery commenced; and it is
expected to be ready to commence the
making of cloth early next summer,
and when the mill is completed, it will
not be inferior to any cotton mill in
the world for making the kind of goods
designed, and its cost will be far less
than most of them.