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


Danforth drawing frame, one twelve bobbiu
Danforth speeder, two Danforth spinning
frames, l32 spiodles each; two reels, ono
bunch press, ana ono of tho "Champion
Cotton Cleaners" This completes the list
OF the machinery of the mill, which hos
capacity of consumption Of 150, 900 pounds
OF seed cotton per annum. "A portion of
this machinery, being second hand, cost
$4,000 instead Of s3,500if it had been
new. The cost of erecting buildings, ap--
plying motive power, furnishing, 60, was
$1,000, making the capital invested s3,-
7OO. Operations were commenced on the
lst of April, 1878. Tho operatives con-
sisted OF seven young girls of tho neigh
borhood who had mover ,seona cotton factory
and one skilled operator, who trained them
aud attended to tho cards. BY the first of
November, tho crop of 1877, amounting to
6S,o0O pounds of seed cotton, had been
manufactured. They then estimated the
crop which they had just made at $4,000
pounds, and us this would only run tho
machine seven months they proceeded to
purchase from the proceeds of their sales
ol,OOO pounds moro to make enough to run
twelve mouths. For this amount of cotton
they paid an average of 2a cents per pound
or 3.lO of tho market value Of lint cotton
No difficulty was experienced in securing
the cotton, and Alr. Stribling said that if
he had the water power he would not hcsi-
tate to lucreaso the capacity Of the faotory
four or five fold. AS farmers, the gentle
mon who now compose the Westminster
Manufacturing Company owned three gins
with presses, powers, go. They have
found they say that they can haul the seed
cotton to the mill, distance of ten miles
over very hilly country, aud effect small
saving over ginning at home. The use
of the Clement Attachment, therefore they
they claim has wrought for them as farmers
a Swing of $2,250, the amount Invested in
three gins. The consumptonof seed cotton
is 500 pounds per day, and the production
is lGO poupds cf yarn per day This yarn
they arc now selling for % cents per pound.
The cotton, therefore per day, at three
ccnts pound, which is more than they
paid for it, would cost SIS. Operatives
and contingent expenses arc placed ut 81 SO |
per day, which would make the total
cost of producing 100 pounds of yarns
SO so. The value of this amount of yarn
in the market at 23 cents per pound, would
bc $50 80, or
OVER 40 PER CENT. NET PROFIT.
The estimated profit is ono cent net on
every pound of seed cotton manufactured.
MIR. Strib!ng is Of the opinion that mill
'f capacity of 100000 to 700, 900 pounds
per anuum would pay ] cents per pound.
The ret ploiit for tho last twelve mouths had
oocn, Mr.. Strib!ing informed me, 1880
'n capital of S3,700 invested Having
'btalned these figures, showing the opcrc-
ions aud profits Of the mill for the last
ieir, | asked MIR. Stribling to give nc
AN ANSWER TO TIE MANY OBJECTIONS
Shich the large manufacturers had to this
Machine In the first place, said, the
actory men claim that you can't build
,ousc large enough to hold the seed for
argc factory. Mr.. Stribling said: "That
5 all talk. You can store seed cotton in
ust double the space it takes for cotton in
oales, and you save by doing away with the
,"ckcr room and cumbrors pieces of ma
up this difference. \ house 25 by 50 feet
will house seed cquivnlant to 100 bales"
GLOW about the difficulty Of procuring
!ic SrCu Cottou! asked
eve have FUND" Mr.. StrLling said,
mo difficulty l could have procured
'nousk to run four or i've machines. The
armers say THAT they prefer to sell it that
gay"
THE factory men claim that you are al
disadvantage in being compelled 10 lay in
our stock for The year at ono time" l
aid
ave are at no greater disadvantage than
hey arc" Mr. Striblng said "rhcy have
'crc in the up country to lay in their cotton
'eforc it gets out of the country Just Us wc
AVE to do. Besides the seed cotton lying in
'ulk from eight to twelve months enhances
u market value from l. to 2 cents per
ound, int, by absorption Of oil by the
Iiomcn,s from tho seed, which gives the
taplc rich creamy color, which Increases
IS weight and trac'ility and causes it to
'ork up with less waste. Not SO with
alcd cotton which detcriUyatts IN value the
onger it is kept"
"Wcll, now, how about the quality of
our yaro? Most of tho factory men say 1t
} of an inferior grade" inquired. Mr.
trib|ing replied: 81 don't care to puff our
wn goods, but think the endorsements
&c havo received arc sufficient to answer
hat question. Our
ARMS ACTUALLY COMMAND A PREMIUM
n tho market. The staple being preserved
u this process perfectly straight, naturally
makes better class OF goods, and works
p with less waste. Mr.. III. kimball,
# tho Atlanta Factory, has expressed him.
elf as being astonished at the quality of
'ur yarns. Yarns manufactured by this
process in Mississippi received diploma
nd modal nf hoDur nt thn Cont cnnio1