Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-04-15


Northern copitaists only thoroughly under
stood the condition of affairs here, great
deal of capital would DO invested 10 this
State. You would be surprised to know
how littlo tho North really does know Of
the condition of affairs at the South. t
know how iguorant they are because have
been there and was roiscd there myself. I
never had and idea until oame to the
South of the very great
ADVANTAGE SIZE POSSESSES OVER THE
NORTH
as cotton manufacturing country. The
South has one of the: best climates in the
world, the labor is chcup, the cotton il
right at the doors of tho mills, and, in
addition to these, tho South has the adyan-
tage of extra running hours. I think that
ENGLAND WILL DE TIE GREATEST SUI
by the general establishment of cotton
manutactorios at the South. The North.
as soon as tho South goes iuto ,nanu-
faetures generally, will be speedily com.
PEELED to abandon the manufacture of the
coarser goods, and will, os on act Of self
preservation, take up tho manufacture of
the tincr goods, in which England now
takes the leud. In time, Of course, the
South will mouopolz oil the coarser manu-
factures, and, if sue chooses to, there is no
reason why she should not get her share of
the fner goods. There is plenty of room
here, and no one need fear competition
There are only about
$4,000 spINDLEs IN OPERATION IN THE
SOUTH
against 100000 in the United Suites.
and 0O,O0O,0O0 in the world This last
year England has had 80,000,000 sppdIes
stopped, which is three times as many 40
we have in the United States. The field
here has not begun to be occupied. If we
had the same number of spiudes here we
would beat the North to death in short
tihc These are bound 10 come in time.
AS young as l nm, rcmember that 20
years ago We at tho North thought it i'm
possible to get along without English
pcrlntendoEts, in our factories. They
have become educated TO the business now
themselves and they never think of calling
10 foreign skill. It is the same way at the
South. You are just beginning aud you
crn superintendent, a few years will work
chppge here just as it did at the North
You have Ahc ssaip, aud In timc you will
not need anything but
NATIVE LABOR AND NATIVE SKILL.
1t takes time to reach the standard whch
they Of the North huvc reached by year,
of experience. But it is bound to come in
time.
"Tbis last year we produced 100000
pounds of yarn with 1880 spindles, spin.
ming and twisting This of consc includes
all the variety of numbers up to No IS
If We had manufactured only Nos 6 and 8
the production would have been nearly
double. Tho Northern mills gct more
uniform rate Of high speed than we do
and they have by their experience II closer
management Tku Soulhcru u,anufac,ories
will improve just as they have done by
experience. Our incrra-r ~ production
over last year is 10 per cent"
WILL TIE CLEMENT HURT MANUrAUTU-.
hERSr
asked. u would not like to express an
opinion," Mr.. Sandiord said, "becauso
have never cxnuioed it. don't think
that If it 10 success it will Interfere with
tho largo manufacturers. 1t might come
into competition with the manufacturers of
very cheap warps. The process is too
chcnp to compete with the finer goods.
They have simply gone right back to first
princlplcs."
1t may be said ia Connection with these
mills that they are the only establishments
of the kind in the State that manufacture
CoLoRED HOSIERY YARNS.
Six large vats and eight tubs arc used, and
the dycing is done i'll the raw material pnd
in the sken. The process adds tea per
cent. to the value of the yarn, VIII. .oh meets
with ready sale 10 tho South. In oopiuuo-
tion with this department is also bleach
ing room With all the ncoe.ssory machinery
for making bleached goods. From the
waste tue company also makes large auan-
tit'es OF whlte. brown and oolorod wrap.
ping twine an1 rope, which also meets with
ready sale, and goes very far to reduce the
percentage Of loss by waste in lho process
OF mplufaoturo.
Another very useful and profitable de-
partment which is attached to the factory is
the department for covering tho rollers
which are used in the process of drawing
and doubling the silver. The expense Of
having this work dono at the North 10
quite an item in the expense Of cotton
mill. Tho Jamperdown Mills do their own
roller covering as we'll ns tho same class Of
work for other factories.
TAe RcndictOn Misunderstanding
Company.
This cotton factory is situated threo and
half miles from the Town of Pendeton. ON