Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-26
Az lni0gtOn Cotton Mills.
BY SILAS N. MARTIN.

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OF cottut, manufactures in the CITY O
Nitntiagt" was discussed by leadiu;
CT ze IS, and a.'I-.e uusnc'-. sfui attempt
weIe made 30 accom-: IiSh it, as ia
| bach as tw ltv years or more
Suce the ar, TIE changes brough
ai"u4 IL oui syst, III OF jahor and th
II, costly IL ereater diver ity of EN-
| p'nyment. particularly for the poo
! cas- of "hI:ts, rapidly acoum ATTN,
l. he e y "lihO Il thr means OF living
The attent - Of many of the leadin,
| cl Ems and property own rs was cal
| teu 10 the Importance OF manufactnr
| arg The enterprise und strong ad
v"c,teS ii its friends, al d ali he NJ VS.
+ p pers of the city and State. L. tn
! prlng of 1874, sov-ra: e. ntltmau me
and subscribed literally to commence
lie work, resolving that Il fir~t cla.,
G'tton Cioth Factory should be cree
ted At once. T. was d. eide d that til,
Z" 'os 10 Ee In ,nufactured should b.
Nha: Is called print cl .tA-,' To-
printing cal cue~ upon. an article Ions
= tp cIairCy # Faii River, Mass /,
the summer Of 1874, the buI !diuct
We - cciumr'.s'ed and rapidly conpie
ted during ii following winter. Til,
work W IS carried on under the genera
charge IF Mr.. ID. IL. Dyer, of Fal
River. a sc 1tl"tua Of large experience
the fong knowi, dye of the bushes.
aud extend q T. putation as a cunstruc
TOR and operator of cotton factories.
The mill is located in the south. ri
pa Of ID cit. up ~ p'o of grount
cDLtdi-.jig :. ;,,ut twelp e acres, having
! d river trynt of over foar hui dreC
feet, thus having ample room for the
enlargement Of the mill, for buIldine
operatives houses, storage Of cotton
and wharf room sufficient for use OF 1
Gozt mills.
he main building i 1O7 feet long
ard I3 feet VIDE, three stories high
be power u-ei Is steam The
engine and boilers are Of sufficient
c:pec.ty t. I'M i .ub,e the pre- EN-
quantity of machinery The. building
now erected is bat one wing OF :ht
Whole, and contains but half of the
pr 'drcttve, powers cDut"mpiated Th.
a! ,ltirn,l wing VIII be erected as soor
a. practicable. The buildings are al
# hrick and most subs tantial. Ev. ~
pat ~ borough y prot ectcd from fire
HY wafer pipes connected with pumps
leading t. the river and elevated tanks
Gas is IN every part of the mill, so tina
work can be carried on at night a:
wei 1t by cay
III MI! Is COW filed by $50 looms
and 5, 100 spiHdIes. Everything is Of
;he most approved modern stylA. anG
raa II ems perfect. Not less than
C5g by persons viii be required tc
wo K the whole machin, ry, many Of
them may b" from twelve to fftetI
I
ciiirery now up, will be about 1905
yards per day. or $4,000 yards per
We, K, consuming about 700 bales Of
cotton per aHnum.
The questi III of the kind of power
best adapted was long discussed, and
the opinions of men of experience, led
to the adoption of steam. The cheap
ness Of full places steam power in the
ETY. 1T quite as low cost as water pow
er in the country. The goods manu-
f~c5ur- d are used for printing calicoes.
aud are light IN weight, the ca cniatlor
bting, that one pound Of cotton will
produce seven yards Of cloth. The
goods are consumed by printers III
d ff-ren5 Northern cities. A local
market will doubtless be established,
as much of the cloth cen be used for
linings and cheap shirtings. The price
i usually 5 TO cents per yard, pla-
eng it within the means of every one
to have a good supply Of sheets. The
demand 50 far indicates very good
uture consumption.
There l. a fast growing opinion
among manufacture RS that the South
off RS greater inducements for cotton
manufacturing than any other part OF
the C puntry. tits not unusual to hear the
opinion EXPIRE sSed that soon the coarse
cotton goods will be produced almost
! entirely III the South. The difference
/ in climate, price of material for build
| ing purposes, cost of labor and the raw
/ mate ria, constitute a very large prof
over Northern manufactures. In tht
! ) nth there are no society cOmblna
/ tiru1, none Of The difficulties exoerl-
! t4ced North with turbulent aud dissat
!: ii i iabo ers, born aud bred i'll al
atmosphere of c DTumunlsm, which 1t L
TO ba sincerely hoped may mover lnvud
/ this goud:Y land of ours.
lie rule has been throughout TIL
$ uFheru States where mills have beel
skiIiful.y munaged, that the profit
have been very arge. This will con
tinne rs socn as the demand springs u
| again for the class Of goods produce
by Sout eru mills. There cannot b
successful competition. 1t is pieasln
t. =. that tue newspapers and puf
working up spirit o enterprls
which we have lopg needed Our Lin
/ ina and Our Dad.