Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-16

fresh supplies Of raw material, i'm
proving and charging the works and
to paying dividends to the owners.
bars, patent doors, and a dozen other
improvements, are a part of the gar
nishments Of the engine room.
Another apartment called the dress
ing room, is at one end oi.and a part OF
the main structure. Within it are
small specimens of heavy machinery
made to tear a bale of cotton into
several punches and rub off its
rough edges for immediate use. They
call this the dressing room because it
dresses a bale of cotton so handsomely.
Beneath it is a cellar to catch the
dust. Among other features within
the room is a waste consumer, an ap-
paratus in which the waste cotton is
picked up, cleaned and worked over
so there will DO no waste. 1t is a new
invention, recently exhibited at At
lanta, and has not been introduced
into more than half a dozen mills in
the North or South.
The dressing room connects with
the main hall or manufacturing room
by a huge doorway. This room is over
200 feet long and before remarked, 73
feet wide. In this and the one above
it, from 70 to 100 operatives will soon
be busy making sheetings Iosnaburgs,
rope, wrapping Irvine, cotton batting,
and all Of those goods which are now
made in Northern cotton mills. to be
sent here ia liberal quantities for our
market.
Within this bigroom lisa vast guam
tity Of curious looking and costly ma
chinery, much Of it appearing to be
very delicate and complicated in
its mechanism. 1t cannot be
described, and therefore must be
seen by those anxious to know more,
1t will be enough to say that there are
looms thread twisters, spoilers, spin
ming frames, rope machines, Wrappers,
dressers. cards, speeder spindles, Stub
Der spindles aud many other strange
| objects with odd names. This big
room and the one over it contains
plenty Of light, is airy and was con-
structed with an eye to comfort, con-
venience and adoption 10 business.
The gentlemanly Superintendent, now
placing the machinery in working
position, seems to understand his
business thoroughly, and is not build
ing a lot Of brush heaps for his people
to work over the top OF.
The Pioneer Cotton Mills will cost
about Sill, 600 in cash when complete
and in working order. The Company
owning the enterprise is composed Of
home people exclusively. They have
paid cash on the spot for everything,
land, buildings, machinery and raw
material, and they start into work With
q cash bank account of nearly $4,000.
The Company has no high salarled
officers. Every n connected with
the enterprise will earn all they are to
be paid. Mr.. Cleveland b. Clarke,
the President Of the Company, and the
heaviest investor, and who has labored
earnestly day in and day out from the
inception Of the enterprise, receives nc
salary this year. Mr.. w. j. Booker
the Secretary, will get a moderate sal
airy when the mills are started, after
which time his entire attention viii
be devoted TO the business Of the CON
Germ.
None Of tho directors or stock
holders are salaried people. The en-.
ginoer, superintendent, laborers and
operatives are TO DO paid regularly, o.
will the Secretary. The remainder Of
the earnings is TO bcdevotcd to buying