Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-26


The mill consumes DO bales Of cotton weekly,
and produces 0,000yards Of shirting, seo,~
ing and drilling during tho Bamo period.
Five thousand spindles aud l20 looms nro
duly fed and attended by l25 operatives.
The power ut low wator is estimated us eaual
to $50 horse powor. Most of tho goods man.
ufacturcd during tho fall, winter and spring
months arc sold ut homo. but during tho
summer months tho greater portion
is shipped North and Wost. The present
handsome structure was orcccd soon nfter
| tho war in place Of tho old tumble down fac.
tory which had occupied tho site for'twcnty-
two yoars. In rcply'to inquiries concerning
business prospects, Mr.. Converse suid. "rrado
hus bcon botter thus fur this season than it
was for hvc years. Up to May !, we wcro
ahead oftho production all tho time, n great
many Of our goods being taken for export.
We have about caught up with our orders,
but have no accumulation"
Tho Rccdy River Manufacturing Cons
pany's mill is on Recdy River, about four
mios Fast Of Grconyillc. Tho machinery is
limited to 1000 spndlos and 48 looms, which
| attended by so operatives, produce daily
1850 yards Of shooting and 800 pounds Of
yarn. Tho company was organized in 1876
with capital of SAT 500. Its trade is almost
entirely local, and, according to tho supcrin-
tcndcnps statement, worry lucrative.
Tho Granitcvillo Manufacturing Company
was organized in 1855. Tho advocates Of
homo industry were loss humorous Mt that
time than thoy are now, and tho company
experienced somo difficulty in obtaining n
charter. Their establishment is situated on
| Horse Creek, in the town of Granitcyillc, and
employs 240 operatives. The mill consists of
10000 spindlcs and 800 looms, which produce
monthly 100000 yards of sheeting and drils
ling from $4,000 pounds of cotton. Tho
water power is equal to $50 horse powor. ~
short time ngo the company also purchased
2 200, acres of land, and tho water power
used by tho Vaucluso Mill, burned in 1871.
and built new mill Of granite and brick,
which is being rapidly supplied with the
most approved mnchiaory, and will soon
commence operations. The dam for this new
mill is built Of granite and measures 342 feet
in length. The expenses for the latter wcrc
paid from tho surplus funds and without
an incrcaso Of tho capital stock, which is
100000. President Hickman reports trade
very good for the season.
The Piedmont Manufacturing Company
was Incorporated three years ago with paid
in capital Of S335,00o. It's mill is on the
Saluda River, on the Gracnvillc and Columo
bia Railroad, about II miles from Grccnyillo.
Sevcnty-six snow white cottages, surrounded
by neatly fenced gardens, inhabited by 275
operatives, line tho main approach from
Grccnvillc for nearly half Il mile, and present
II very pleasing sight The main building.
containing l2,300 spindlcs and $50 looms, is
three stories high and 25G feet long. About
8 bales Of cotton arc daily consumed, which
produce on the average 10000 yards of cloth
and $500 pounds OF yarn. The water power
is unusually fine. 1t has been estimated that
| a pressure Of $4,000 cubic feet of water per
minute can bo easily obtained. which would
bo Amply sufficient to work 100000 spindles
The compnny's books, on March 81, 1879.
exhibited surplus assets over all liabilities
amounting to %3G,SG0, and $5G,GS4 gross
profits for the preceding twelve months,
| Plans havo been drawn and preparations arc
being made to erect another building without
delay, which is to contain room and machi
merry for $1,000 more spindles.
Tho Campcrdown Manufacturing Company
commenced operations in 1874, with capital
of $500 00o. Its machinery is distributed in
two bulldings-or two stories high and 20G
| feet long, ard the other three stories high and
100 feet long--which arc situated on Rccdy
River, almost in the heart of Grccnyilc
The $4,000 spindles attended by 2G0 opera
tyes, produce on the average about $4,000
pounds of yarn weekly, from 100 bales Of
cotton. The mill produces very superior
yarn, much sought after in local markets.
Bleaching and dyong cstablishmcnts--noy
| ties in this scction-hnvc been recently added
| with gratifying results. Mr.. Sand!ord,
Superintendent, reports business satisfactory.
| The Westminster Thrcnd N1anufactory is
owned by a machinest named Stribling and
few wcll-to- do farmers residing in the
vicinity of Wostmnstor--a small station on
the Air Limo Railroad, in Oconco County.
They commenced operations about one year
ago in two story wooden builIng, with o
small capital. The machinery used ia known
as tho Clement attachment which transforms
seed cotton into very superior thread Yari-
Gus supcroritics arc claimed for this nven.
ton, which arc open to doubt, but nobody
can dispute its saving qualities. The labori-
GUS task of ginning and packing tho cotton
after it is picked is entirely dispensed with
The local demand exceeds this mills produces
ton.
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