Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-18

the climate here is peculiarly suited for tho
purpose. Experience has clearly demon
stratcd that more, better and cheaper good
eau be produced in cotton mills if the sew
cral operations Of manufacturing arc car
ricd on in an atmosphere having an uniform
humidity Of about IS or 70 per cent. The
atmosphere here being soft and balmy, thu
cotton works easily aud smoothly aud with
out the difficulty experienced in many othe,
localities from electricity, where it he's to bt
corrected by steam and other artiiicia
moans. In mauy instances expensive con
trivanccs have to be kept constantly 10 ust
for that purpose. AS n consequence Of
climate, the goods produced at the South
have peculiarly soft md smooth appear
ance, which in many localities have to bo
brought out by some fioishiug process after
they arc made.
The general hcallhfulncss of the climate
in most localities aud especially in what is
known as the "picdmont Belt" is favorable
for the steadiuess, efficiency and powers of
endurance Of the operatives. The mildncss
Of the winters is such that little artificial
heat is necessary to make the mills com.
Portable, whilst the heat in summer is not
sufficiently oppressive to render them less
efficient.
The water power is abundant and telia .
bic ut oil seasons Of the year, cheap and
easily controlled; the absence of any con
siderable accumulation Of ice in winter dis
pcnses with many expensive contrivanccs
necessary in colder countries to provide
against it.
The natural granite formations at all
water falls furnish permanent foundations
without the expense Of making them in
many other localities, by piiing aud con-
crcting, whilst the stone is sufficient for
building purI oscs, and brick clay and tim
Der arc of easy access. Many waterfalls
which arc by nature very superior, and
with large power, have never been utilized
for any purpose and could pow be purchased
at very reasonable prices.
MORAL AND INTELLIGENT OPERATIVES.
There is in tho whole South popua.
ton of natives, peculiarly euited by nature,
character, morals aud Intelligence, to make
as efficient, Industrious and skilIful opera
tives as arc to be found anywhere. Many
Of them gladly embrace the opportunity of
going into tho mills and making that their
business and home for life. A better class
of people seek the mills than formerly, and
they are capable Of being cducatcd to as
high an order of skill as any operatives 10
America. Native Northern people are rarely
found in their cotton milis; they ore for
the mos; part Canadian French aud Irish,
with few Enslish, French and Germ
amongst them, with whom our material for
operatives compare most favorably
Living being cheap necessarily makes
labor cheap, and whilst our operatives live
pcntifully au'l comfurtlbly, The wages paid
them are less than is absolutely necessary
for the subsistence of those in colder eli.
mates, where rcuts of such houses as will
protect them against the cold in winter are
necessarily high and fuel and clothing cx-
pcnsivc.
The water powers are located in the
midst of the cotton fields, from which q
large part Of tho cotton consumed may be
purchased direct from the producer and
delivered at tho mills; often weighed in
the opening rooms, or stored in the ware
houses for future nsc, or it may be pur-
chased at markets at short distances from
VIZ ullilS1 HuSlC VI lh' putttOh 10 tHSooo'oSt
able, A very material advantage is that it
comes direct from the gins, is clean, has
not been compressed for shipment, which
is often done to the consistency of stick
of white oak timber ind as consequence
works here infinitely better md easier,
makes much less waste and better goods,
aud with less preparatory machinery, as all
mill owners urc aware and appreciate as
one Of the important advantages of To-
cation.
Prompt and cheap transportation Is in
dispcnsible to the successful operation of n
mill, where the consumption and production
are necessarily large, not only for bringing
the raw material aud supplies to the mills,
but also for carrying the goods to market.
The goods should be sent in every direction
where they can be sold direct to advantage
and the surplus to some large commercial
ccutres, where they may TO sold in large
bulk to jobbers for distribution or for OK
port abroad TO meet this necessity,
railroads now traverse almost all sections
of the South, new ones arc being projected
and built and those in existence are extend.
ing their lines to meet tho increased de-
mand for transportation, and the indications
are that those faciites will keep pace with
tho wants Of the country.
TIE DEMAND FOR SOUTHERN GOODS
The demand for the styles of goods made
at tho South is at present sufficient to take
all that are made and the demand is con-
stantly Increasing and likely to increase. |
doubt if there is a first oass mill at tho
South to-day that has any accumulation of
goods, or that could not have sold twice
their product for tho last six months That
is not always the case. manufacturers
like other business have their dull seasons