The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-04-07

' No'oihorrel el IeXaS mas Slgnedlthe
law passed by the Legislature at the
present session, entitled Gan act granting
a land certificate of 1880 acres to each
OF the surviving soldiers of the Texas
revolution, and the surviving sinners OF
the declaration of Texas independence,
and to the widows Of those that fell at
the Dawson massacre" and to repeal an
act approved April 26, 1879, entitled
ian act granting land certificate of
$40 acres to each of the INDECENT veter-
ans who were engaged in the struggle
for Texas independence prior to and at
the battle of San Jacinto, enrolled under
the act approved July %, 1876" APP
proved March Is, 1881. -
A pamphlet on the Mississippi river
and its tributaries gives the following in
teresting statement of the mileage of the
navigable portion of each Of the follow.
ing named rivers above it's mouth: Mis-
souri,, 1920; Mississippi, 2,161; Ohio,
1,02l; Red, 9S6; Arkansas, 8S4 White,
779; Tennesse, 789; Cumberland, 700 ;
Yellowstone, 474; Ouachita, 3S4; Wa
bash, 365; Allegheny, 1926; Usage, 3o3 :;
Minnesota, 295; Sunfower. 271; Hi
nois, 270; Yazoo, 228; Black (Ark.)
112; Green, 200; St. Francis, 100; Tai
lahatchie, 175; Wisconsin, 160; Deer
Creek, 116; Tensas, 112; Monongahela,
ITO; Kentucky, 1885, Bartholomew,
100; Kanawha, 94; Muskingum, 81
Chippewa, 90; Iowa, 80; Big Hatchie,
rs; st. Croix, 65; Rock, Cd; Black
Na.) 81; Macon, 60; Beuf, 55 Big
Horn, SO; Clinon, 50; Little Red, 40;
Big Cypress and Lake, A; Big Black,
35; Dauchitte, 33. Total number of
rivers "a total number of miles of nav
igation at present 1910.
Atlanta Constitution The report of
MIR. George L. Jackson, president of the
Enterprise manufacturing company Of
Augusta, ought to be circulated among
the capitalists of the North. During the
past year the factory turned out 4,283
bales of goods, 88,953 pieces, 1,198, 1854
pounds, and 4,528,073 yards. This was
done with 264 looms running. The aver
age of yards per loom per day was $500.
The cotton consumed amounted to2,919
bales-1 ,137, ,849 pounds, the average cost
of which was lib. The number of
hands employed was 252, and the aggre-
gate Of wages paid the hands was $6l,-
399.54. During the year the mill was
run with unprecedented regularity. Not
single loom was stopped, nor was work
suspended in any department. The in
crease of production during the year
was about 100000 yards of goods and
$4,000 pounds of yarn. The profits of
the year are such as to warrant tie board
of directors in declaring dividend Of
ten per centum, which was payable on
the 10th inst. 1t was expected that
this dividend would be paid in stock,
though that was optional with stock
holders. The successful working Of the
mill has induced the board to carry out
a plan to increase the building, machin-
cry and capacity Of the factory, project
that will require the full payment of all
stock, making the paid-up capital $780,
600. The increase of machinery will
give the mill 600 looms and $4,000 spin
dies, and place the enterprise in most
favorable position. The net earnings of
the company during the year, over all
expenses, interest on bonds, ETC., amoun-
ted to $11 ,688.17.