Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-03-10

that mill could be run in Charleston by
steam justa cheaply as we run ours. Charles.
ton has cotton market all the year round,
while we have to buy up all we need for the
year before it gets out of the country"
The goods manufactured at Glendale are
hauled to Spartanburg in wagons and ship
ped from that point principally to New York,
Boston and Chicago. The demand for the
goods is much greater than the ability to
supply.
The factory building is very handsome
structure of red brick, four and a half stories
high and 1870 by so feet in dimensions. 1t
was originally started in 1867 and was under
the management of j. Bomar & Co. Mr..
Bomar died in 1870 after his death it was
sold to the present owners The success has
been so gratifying that new company to be
known as the Clifton Manufacturing Com.
pany has been organized, with Mr.. Converse
as president, Mr.. James Anderson vice presi-
dent, and A. H. Twitchell secretary and
treasurer
The purpose of the company is to first
start compact yarn mill Of 5000 spindles,
and then open the books for subscription to a
larger enterprise Of the came kind. The
capital required to start the first mill is $685.
600, 100000 of which has been subscribed
This entire subscription was made within ten
days, and the whole of the stock is held in
the county of Spartanburg. If this venture
is successful, a factory of 10000 spindles and
300 looms will be established. The factory
will be located on Pacolet river, at place
known es Hurricane Shoals. The work will
be commenced by the first of April next.
$50 far as l am concerned" said Mr..
Twitchell, II would put my last dollar in
cotton manufactures in this State When the
Northern mills were losing money ave ,0ere
making money, and now while everything
is booming up,0ard ,ue are Of course making
handsome profits"
Everything at Glendale betokens good
management and prosperity. The operatives
are said to be an orderly, thrifty set, who
have laid up considerable money, and in
some cases have bought land in the vicinity.
The Fingerville Factory.
This is a very small factory, owned by
Messrs. johnson & Finger, and is located on
the Pacolet River, about ten miles from Spar
tanburg G. H. 1t has in operation 1000
spindles, 10 cards and Is looms, and manu-
factures coarse yarns and sheetings The
production per day is 600 yards of cloth and
250 pounds of yarn. Thirty FIVE operatives
are employed, with wages averaging 40 cents
day. The capital invested is SS,000 The
factory has been for some time running irreg-
ularly, but is now making handsome per
ceutage of profit on the capital invested. The
water power is very extensive, about 80 horse
power being used
Valley Falls Factory.
This is still smaller factory than the
above, and is located in Lamsons Fork, about
eight miles from the town of Spartanburg.
1t is owned by Messrs White & Finger, and
runs 300 spindles. The production is 300
pounds of yarn per day. This mill has also
been running irregularly until recently. The
machinery is old, but despite this fact and the
great disadvantage of being situated in an
almost inaccessible region, the factory is pay
ing handsome profit on the capital of $4,000
invested. Fifteen operatives are employed,
with wages averaging forty cents day.
should say, without hesitation, that if
cotton factory can make living at Finger
Vile or Valley Falls, there is certainly mil.
lions in the business anywhere else.
The Charlottesville Manufacturing Company.
This is a small but well arranged factory,
and is located 8 miles west of the town of
Spartanburg, on the Middle Tiger River. 1t
is owned by w. L. Morgan, Brothers & Co.,
and the entire property, including 600 acres
of cultivated land and a gin is valued at $50
Tho
The factory runs $50 spindles, and manufac'
lures 8, 9 and 10 yarns. 1t also has II looms
which are not now used. Twelve operatives, all
white, are employed at an average of 333
cents per day, and 120 persons in all are de-
pendent upon the factory for support. Res
licences are furnished, rent free, to the opera
tves by the company. The factory consumes
800 pounds Of raw cotton per day, and pro-
duces 2S5 pounds of yarn per day. The force
of the stream is 100 horse power, ID horse
power of which is used with Lafell's tur.
bine wheel, and with fall of II feet The
running time is II hours day. The ma
chinery is all American and is in very good
condition. "What does this little factory
pay ?" I asked Mr.. W. L. Morgan, the SEN
ior member of the firm.
at pays % per cent. on the capital in
vested. 1t would pay more than that if we
had new machinery and more capacity. We
propose to enlarge the factory very shortly
to capacity Of 1000 pounds of yarn per day:
We sell our goods here and in New York and
Philadelphia. We can't near supply the
demand. l could have sold all the yarn l
could make in a year to one man. During
the last year we were running 27S3 days. We
consumed S0,630 pounds of cotton and pro:
duced 73,300 pounds of yarn. Our pay roll
for the year was 81 ,89030 and our supply &C.
count was SlOO. The cost of manufacture at
this mill is 2 44-100 cents per pound. The
prospect for manufacturers in this State
is extremely promising. 1t is brighter than
it has been for five years. think with the
exemption from taxation of all new ma
chinery great deal of capital will find its
way into this business during the next few
years. So far as the Clement Attachment is
concerned, have never seen it, but don't
think it will pay. Nothing big can ever be
and storing the seed cotton will be very great.
1t will take experienced labor to make good
yarn and cloth that will hold its own in the
markets, and I don't see how such a small
concern can afford to pay for skilled labor"
"How about negro labor?' l asked.
II don't think negro labor can be employ.
ed," he said, "in connection with the white
operatives, and don't think the negro can
be educated in the business sufficiently to
make good operative
The factory Of the Charlottesville Manufac.
turing Company is two and half story
frame building on stone foundation. The
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