Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-16
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquire
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, S. c., June 13.--Last Satur-
day, in our town, fully developed the wonder
full effects of the "dry" ordinance, as that was
the day advertised for the sale of the goods
and chattels, that is, whiskies, &C., of the
late firm of J. NJ. Howe & Co. Many anx-
ious and really joyous faces apI cared at the
appointed place. At an early hour the town
had quite number of all races and colors
Aockiug the streets in joyful expectation of
the sale of the O.be,joyful, when it was at
last announced that the whisky could not be
sold, as some little technical oversight on the
part of Judgment creditors had been discover
ed by the deputy collector, the sale of the
whisky must be postponed, the countenances
of the expectants fell several degrees, and it
was quite sad to witness the picture Of disap.
pointment. They looked dry.
The work on the new building Of Capt
w. L. Roddy is going on rapidly; will
soon have new three.story hotel and store
room beneath We want some energetic, live
hotel keeper-one that knows the business
to come and take charge, and if properly
conducted he won't want for custom.
I will now give you, as nearly as l can,
what our new enterprise is doing. The Rock
Hill Cotton Factory is erected on lot on
London avenue, about one hundred yards
east of the G. G. & A Railroad. The house
itself is two stories, and one of the handsom.
est and most substantial buildings. Main
building is 215 by 70 feet with picker room
adjoining, 35 by IS feet. The boiler-room,
one story, 20 by 30. Smoke stack, IL at
base, feet at top, 81 feet high. Two boilers,
80 horse.power each. Motive power 100
horse.powe engine. Water is heated by the
escaped steam before it enters the engine. The
machinery consists of opener and picker /;
2 lappers, sets of cards, 8 to the set, 81
in all; 4 railway heads, 6 draw.frames, 2
slubbers and 4 speeders, 6,240 spindles, (Saw-
yers improved,) spoilers and 5 warp mills.
This is the full capacity of the mill. There
is now only one.half of the machinery in op-
Grafton, making from 900 to 1000 pounds Of
No. 20 yarn daily. Fifteen bales of cotton
are consumed each week. They have shipped
40 bales Of yarn, each weighing 800 pounds.
The mill, when complete and having full
capacity in operation, will cost S99, ,2Sl.6l,
about 1881 per spindle. Capital SlOO,O0O
with the right to increase it to S250,000. The
stockholders have agreed to increase the
stock, to put in more spindles or looms, which.
ever the directors think most conducive to
the interest Of the company.
In case Of fire, there is tank in the third
story of the tower, holding 1000 gallons of
water with force. pump and hose; steam
pipe running from the engine room into pick
er room, so that perfect deluge Of steam can
be forced into the picker room and extinguish
any flame.
There is six acres in the lot upon which
the mill is built; 9 tenement houses, rooms
each about 40 operatives now employed
10 or II from the town, others, more expe.
rienced, from different places.
The company owns 400 acres Of wood land
about three miles from town. The capital
stock is all paid up and the company owes
nothing and has no encumbrances whatever.
LUX.