The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-03

NJ an ufactureS 8.

Sorry that North Carolina dldu'
get Col. J. E. Taylor's extensive ma
chime shops. 1t is true, he has branch
at Charlotte under the prompt manage
meat o. Mr.. }. Clarence Weaver, and
the Moore county grit mills and mines
form good size village But the main
works are now removed from West
minister, Mary land, to Cham bersburg.
ln the heart OF the beautiful Cumb ber-
land alley, the finest farming section,
rs viewed in spring time, We ever saw.
There are nipple barns in that section
which are larger than cur city churches,
aud cost from S., 900 to $l2, ZOO.
1t was not this, however, that attract
ed Col. Taylor. The people of Cham
bersburg knowing the value of such an
establishment in their midst, voted him
a bonus of $40, 900.
Chambersburg is just about the size
of Raleigh perhaps less. As we re
collect it, the population some years
ago was 5000. 1t is now about 1900,
We suppose. just imagine Raleig b
giving one dime by way of bonus to get
a factory here! But our folks will
Wake after while.
Tavlor's shops will be twice the size
Of their present works, made of brick
and slate. Tracks from Cumberland
Valley and Western Maryland railroads
run into and around the shops They
are full of orders on portable and cut off
stationary engines and patent saw mills,
and also Moore Company grit mills.
Manager Hubbard, OF the Greens
boro Spoke and Handle Shops, tells the
Ne,os In the manufacture of spokes
and handles only the best hickory TIM
Der is used, and that is obtained from
Guilford, Randolph and Davidson and
other points along the line of the differ
ent railroads diverging from this point.
Eighteen hands are kept In the woods
cutting timber. About five cords of
wood per day are consumed. turning
out l40 dozen oblong handles and /, 300
spokes. These goods are shipped all
over the world Shipments are made
to Germany and Australia every week
or two. California buys heavily, but
the New England States are the great
consumers. They buy all they can get,
and pronounce the North Carolina tim
Der the best in the world Over sixty
hands are employed regularly in the fac
tory, at an expense of about 81 600 per
month. About 81, 500 is paid ont every
month for timber. Freight bills last
year amounted to over So, 600, and this
year will exceed $40, ,OOO.'
-Anson county has 6 steam grain
mills; 20 water mills; . steam and 5
water mills; 5 tanneries fisheries; ]
turpentine distilIery; 2 private fish
ponds; l carding mill; wagon manu-
factories, &C., and 33 public bridges.
-Ashe county has l steam, 40 water
grain mills l steam and 90 water saw
mills; 5 tanneries; carding machines
and carriage aud wagon manufac
tories.
Beaufort county has about Is
steam mills and % water mills, grist and
saw; II fisheries; turpentine dls,ll
leries; | private fish pond; II public
bridges; = carriage aud wagon factories
and several lime kilns, &c.
-Bertie county has steam grain and
saw and II water grain and saw mills
26 fisheries and public bridges.
-Reidsville has ten or twelve tObac
co factories.
The John P. King Mill, at Angus
ta, will cost 81 ,O9O 900.
A Northern company has recently
paid $50, 900 for property near Athens,
upon which it will erect factories cost
ing $3.50, 900.
The factory of the Worth Manu-
featuring Company, Graham, y. c., is
now complete Ii is one of the largest
In the country.
The Central Falls Manufacturing
Company, of Ashboro. n c., will be-
gin operations next month with 5000
spindles.
Troy, n. c., is going to have a
cotton factory.