The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-12
Bales cotton

In y o.
Grani,eville + 'ct'y. 23,GoJ $50
N&ncluse factory D.. lO,O9O $500 |
sumnersills fNGty. 4,t0l l,2O0
Clark's factory. 5,Wo Geo
Sibley factory ,..... 10000 II, 200 |
sterling factory. 100 $50
Total...........l23, - 56,G5O
The Augusta factory aettod Sl57, GOO last
year Every factory in the above list declare
annual dividends OF Is to 20 per cent. They are
located on a canal fed by the Savannah river,
s.ven miles long, ten ie-t mean depth, ana
which originally, in l9lS, and since, has cost
Augusta 100000 Every factory of what
ever kind is exempt from taxation for 20
years. The Sbley, erected in the past few
years, alone added go population to the
city. The mercantile interests Of the city re.
ceive so per cent. Of their gross revenues
from the operatives, wAiht there 10 no inter
est of Any kind whatever religious or pro-
fame, not wholly or in pert sustained by them.
Tae total Manufacture OF raw cotton in
the south of the crop OF 1890 ia reported
at 22l327 bales, Of wkich Georgia menufac-
tured 76,5 72 bales A report OF the cORdi-
tea and progress OF all the cotton mills of
South Caroline lately published by the De-
prtnsHt Of Agriculture Of thRtstate, reports
the net p'ofts Of II mills nj varying from Is
to % pes cent, and it is claimed that the
mills Of Georgia rave been eysa more pros
porous. Many new factories are being |
erected, some very large, and many have
bsen runniDg overtime.
The Atlantic cotton mills wero organized
at Atlantis, GA, in 1865, by Ii. !. him5aIl.
Shares in it were sold from SIS upward.
They have 800 looms and 10000 spndlOs,
Which produce weekly 100000 yards of
sheetings and shirtngs. 800 hands are en-
ployed, comprising Two sets q op rtIives,
who keep the machinery Mt work day and
night. Ii is proposed - obtain more spin
dies srd double the productive capacity of
the mill.
The Bib manufacturing company of
Macon, Georgia, runs 5000 spin
dies in operation and is preparing
10 put in > SEQ more. L*st year tue net
earnings amounted TO S26,0O0
Cltton factories play AZ important part in
Petersburs, Vrgjui". Tae Ettrck Raasu'sc-
tur,rg company ha. 5000 splndlss md $50
loom, ana Civ. IS employment to 2l5 opera
tives. The annual consumption OF cotton is
5000 bales, with yesry manufacture Of
100000 yards If clOtn. Th' mNtcucA
manufacturing company has $500 spindles
and 260 loo,.s, and g,y,s employment 10
225 uTerativet. The consumption of
cotton YEARLY Is 100 bales, asd they
turard out last year 1905, 900 yards Of cloth.
Tho Bs,ts-.aa msnntacuriu0 company has
$500 spindlss and one hundr d loosS, and
employees 80 operatives. mo annual con-
SUMPTION of cotton is | 800 bales, and the
yearly manufacture Of cl tn is ,8000bC
yards. The Petersburg cotton mill has g.
2SS spindes and 10 looms, and turns out
daily nearly 5 500 yards of goods, such as fine
sheetings, shirtings and drilltngS. 1t csn-
sumes annually 1000 bsloi of raw cotton.
The Blaudf7rd factory, owned by the same
company, located in BlRndford. is run by
steam, and turns out sbsu' 5000 yards OF
cloth daily. The Mechanics cotton factory
has 3,699 spiRdlee and 100 looms, and con-
sumes 1000 bales annually, and the manufac
ture of cloth is 500 yards per day, or about
1,650,000 yards per Annum. 1t ia the mair
support of the people of A.chancsville
which il 10 the vicinity of Petersburg.
The total of 100000 or 100000 bales o.
cotton consumed in the United States is b u
100000 pouads, worth 100000 900 raw, and
$3.50, 100000 20 S3G0,000,000 manufactured
at the most. More arly 300000,0O0 vii
be found to bo the census return, with $500,
100000 of wooden and mixed goods, auC
S45 100000 of silk and silk mixed Will
$4,000 1000 iute and linen, the total becomes
1865 900 600, a large gain upon tho reported
value of 1870, but still verv near to tn
truth. Suppose the south some da
manufactures the 100000 bale. of raw cot
ton she now produces? Her crop will the
be worth ten hundred million dollars insies
of three hundred as nov. 7. ct day is com
inc. and can no more BIO averted than ca
the lap,e Of time.
l. is evident that rapid growth of man
classes of industries i. in progress in tn
western cities and state', and that the ca.
has not only changed much within ten year
but will chsccc much moro hereafter. TIL
industrial census of Chicago shows that i
iron. machinery, implements, railroad SUI
plies. and ma associate articles, there
already An imposing aggregate Il husine
done-nearly $4,000 900 being the va'ne r
ported for the census year; while in lumbt
products and furniture, in leather, clothin
and articles OF personal wear the aggregate
are also very large. Provisions in tho for
of cut and dried meats, is tho largest of q
also lord, lard oils and all like products. A
products of grain and of fermentation al
Installation are large and certain to contin'
a to find their natural position In the west.
The announcement is published of t
"A formation of n company FOR tho purpose
e making pap from the palmetto. Inc tr
81 grows abundantly in Goorgis, tho Carolin
and along the Gulf coast, as well as in low
M California, where, if desirable, tho mater
can be prepared for the mill on the sp,
TRANSPORTATION by water is open througho
the wear. The paper is said TO be of exc
lent quality, and the fibre, which can be US
s alone, to require no more than tho us'
preparation.
The production of wool is distributed
follows:
Europe srnVo v' oO0 fo, u.