Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-26

Che Great Factories at Haw River
Cotton and FIGURING Mills
immense and Growing Bus.
Correspondence of Raleigh sentinel.l

Correspondence of Raleigh Sentinel.l
Editor Sentinel: Under the head
of North Carolina Enterprise, I pro
prose to note anything that may bt
OF interest or have q tendency tc
arouse our people and let them know
what has been done and what can be
accomplished, as we'll as to invite mel
of capital to North Carolina. d, sigr
iu this letter to notice the
GRANITE MILLS
at Haw Riyer, owned by Holt & Moore
Col. t VI. Holt, the indefatjgable
president of the North Carolina Ag-
ricultursl society, being the senior
partner. The colonel very kindly
showed me through the factory, ex-
planning the many intricate pieces OF
machinery and their operations. The
efficient book-keeper and business
clofk, A. 4. Benton, gave me this in
formation: The present building was
trected in 1870, Is ITO feet long and
80 wide, 4 stories high, and is con-
structed of the very best brick, rest
lng upon
A SOLID GRANITE ROCK
on the side of Haw River The foun-
dation wall is feet 5 inches thick,
and the brick are laid i'll ,ement up to
high water mark, and consumed $50
barrels, and SO we'll is the entire work
executed that there ia not one break in
all those massive walls This is
LIST OF THE MACHINERY
now running daily: 20 spinning frames,
16 reels, 20 cards, drawing frames, 4
speeders. 2 lsppers, opener, wrap
mills, 6 spoilers, 8 quillers, beamer,
66 looms, press for finishing. pump,
lathe room, shop, 2 brand machines
and card grinders; all of which are
driven by a Leffell turbine water
wheel of 133 horse power. They en-
ploy in this factory one superintend-
ent and all assistant for every floor,
and 175 operatives, all of whom be it
said to the praise of the proprietors,
with but one acccptlon, are
l;ATIvE NORTH oARoLINIANs;
that exception js the dyer, who is an
E1giishman. The employees are we'll
cared for, are of good moral character,
aud the ,prietOrs have erected a neat
church edifice for their especial benefit.
They make upon an avt rage, daily,
$50 yards of cloth and 2 200 pounds
,f yarn aud warp The average con-
sum ption of raw material is bags of
LOO pounds each, which is principally
bought in Raleigh, Durham and Char
otte. So great Is the
HOME DEMAND
or the cloths they weave, which are
mostly plaids, that they have entirely
withdrawn from the northern market.
The home sales for October alone
cached 1000 yards for orders sent
llrect to the mills, beside what was
old on commi ssiop. This shows that
'ur people are waking up to the fact
hat 1t is to Ieir interest to support
HOME MANUFACTORIES.
Still there are among us yet some mer- |
hants who. when these very goods
we're kept on sale in New York, would |
'uy there in preference to ordering
lirect. There is one feature they |
AYE inaugurated, which was glad to
ee, and which is increasing very rap |
dly it is this a short while ago |
hey made an experiment of
SHIPPING WARP.
o Philadelphia, and now so great is |
he demand upon them, that they can
ot supply it and keep up with the Or
ers for other goods. The Philadel-
'hia orders for warps were 10000 |
'ounds behind, and coming in con-
family. In addition to this large es- |
ablish roent, the parties have at the
anne place tho most extensive
FIGURING MILLS
q the state, which, turn out rs to 100
'arrels o day of as good a quality of
our as can be bought anywhere,
heir fancy brand, The Morning
ar" is second to none. The expen-
es of all these establishments, inclu-
ing the price of material, is $500 q
ay, while the average expense for op-
ratives is S75 day. There Is at this
Oint an
EXCESS OF WATER POWER.
to run five times the amount
+ machinery now in operation, and it
J TO be hoped that men of capital will
ee it, and that the large volume of
7ater now running to waste will be
tilized and more spindles and looms
~ 70 work, uutii the tide of trade will
X changed, and instead of orders be-
1g sent from North Carolina, let them
ONE to ier. Il. w. b.