The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-12
Grecllpitic Chronicle,

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II was our privilege and pleasure to b,
present on fhursdsy last at a apecia
meeting of the stockholders of the Pied
4 mont Manufacturing Company, at tht
4 counting room Of the Company, at Pied
mont. The early morning train brought
i us to the picturesque village at half pas
eight, in company with number of the
nabobs Of that wealthy corporation
( Leading from the depot TO tho mill is &
broad street, which, after q few hundred
yards from the railroad, is lined with
neatly built framed tensment houses, in
which dwell the operatives OF tho mill
and other employees of the company.
The party preferred walking instead OF
taking .. sea!i:: L: si.e vehicles which met
) them ut the depot, the yoad hsingin fine
condition and the walk short and pleas
ant, and all were anxious TO leisurely
view the beauties and improvement. oi
the town that have sprung up within the
I past several years as IL BY spontaneous
growth. Piedmont Is the ceiitro gem in
the crown of South Carolina i;,fnstry--a
sparkling jewel that adorns the head OF
4 Sonthern nlannfacture4-and d bright and
ahining emblem of the grand future OF
Southern manufacturing intoresta On q
hill on the left, in entering the village,
stands agplendid church, recently erected
by the company at cost ;of 3l,600.-
Near by 10 q cot1mndious school house in
course Of construction, On the top Of q
high hill, overlooking the factory, count
ing room. two stoses, q large cnston ware
house, and saveuty- eight tenement houses,
Is the place where niine host ThackgSon
and bis good lady treat strangers aftertho
regular Piedmont fashion par excellence
with Macy hcaSted metropolitan hotels,
!. We como iloxt 10 tho handsomely built
and well appointed bfick counting room
of the company, the business headguertes
Of President Hammett, and the office of
the b0oE-keeper and gecFstary of the
: company, MIR. w. G.. Perry. Col. HeIIl-
NETT receives the party with smiles OF
we,coni5 and evident good humor, ana
y the stock Shoiders and visitors are coon on
i q sour of inspection through and about
sssha Eac5oFy, observing the improvements
going on and enjoying the life of theda
( The factory is running with full force,
ind the rattle and hum Of Snachinery.
the quick step and nimble motion os say-
SeEal hundred operatives, aud the noise Of:
enormous turbine water wheels, betoken
the thrift of Lowell or Fall River plnc.
Y ing otlfeelf under the special protection
sof DIR. I'D. Hammett, who has charge Of
the shipping department, we are shown
thTongl tho immense establishment from
top 70 bottom, and from beginning to end,
20 40 .this consumes about forty minutes,
allowing time to nasiro tha diifsrent kinds
ef machieery In sise, aud the different
stages Though which the cotton has to
pass II ita conversion sfoin raw lint into
bolts and packed bales OF sheeting anu
Hhirting sof market. During. this forty,
riinnte8 or III less time, perhaps, we ara
& told that o bale Of cotton 10 made into
cloth sssss,dy Tor tho commercial market.
Z A bout an aseTag5 of 20 bales OF cotton.
Weighing 40 pounds TO the bale, ere
made into goods per day. THO number
! Of epindles STEADILY at work Is i0620 4
number of looms, 24O, and the nuimber, n
of carders l8S. The resnls OF 4 Days
wofl: ID i 600 yards Of cloth ard about
300 pounds of yarn. Three hundred
opera tives are employed In the1arions
depart ments. The factory ID rla under
tho anp poFs1ts dcncy Of nff. Steele, d ma
tive 9f Scotland ard 81 ntlensanof large
ard qaRiafi expegfnno5s In fhh ahIisiness
Ehhe weaving depart rtnens is under The
yvs-A ts3s VA 44ss 6sss -. ldClAluHty ttl0
ehtaf az the catdihg department Is Mr..
81 aiilS aud tha bca spinner Is
( Aiy.,J. ~. Eice. Everything moves With
COMP hte Regularity and not 4 Slonent of
ll4asa 4 los The VAST hinefyis pro.
apelled by enormous iron band.Wheels
moved by two SO inch turbine water
wheels Of the ieffell make Tho Yaters
Isoyeg Is consid defed by tha Supefinten-
Dent amply gufilcient to run d mill of
Gaps except in times OF
gEesat tlsotlghts when steaI power is
: UT1LEnE Il3r0 r0rG11IzIIIo1-sEIIIiI al,.iszs lsTss
Z JFIlEuF is r. :. John Lyons, sho deilea Che
approScb Vt dry sseath ther- SFen dfouslts
bike llat Of lost summer which lastefI
tsEess tise weeks. q h6 Pied.
saent EactoES IS s 20 osger III the laEls; and
sls gtatau itsae ton : cannot be ccmpre-
ton song sbe iuipoSiant improve
! tents SIet7 sliilieF ii tho u sItsr works
z INTENDED 10 fns 10 "a 8 faetofy hscllfa
ls ion by llse. a iayge res.
walled in ys 18th 5Tict and tb .ba
has been sunk rs tic ton or
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