Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-01
A COLUMBIA INDUSTRY.

The Columbia Register of Sunday says
that Mr.. Frank H. MOulton returned to
that city last Thursday nightfrom Phlladel-
phia, having made the purchase of the most
improved hosiery machinery to the amount
of $40, 600, some of which will be shipped at
once. The machines for the finer class OF
goods which will be manufactured, have
also been ordered and will be made up and
delivered without delay, and Mr.. Moulton
expects to be in full operation by the first
of Nav. AS soon as the machinery now on
the way can be set up, the operatives will
be set to work making up the heavier goods
at the rate of 200 dozen pairs per day. Inc
Reqister also adds: "The promptness with
which these enterprising proprietors have
gone to work in this matter is evidence that
thew are live men and intend to succeed,
and furnishes a refreshing example to those
in our midst who are contemplating other
enterprises of how the thing ought to be
done."
We join the Register in the hearty wish
that the enterprise of Mr.. Moulton may
prove an entire success, and in justice to
that gentleman and his undertaking, give
place to the following paragraph from the
Columbia correspondence of the Neus and
Courier, which is in reply to an extract from
the Baltimore San, printed on the first page
of the ENQUIRER before this correspondence
met our eye:
Mr., Frank H. MOulton our coming man.
ufacturer, does not relish the supposition
of the Baltimore ,St0a that he is high
tariff man who is in favor OF costly goods
at the same time that he comes to South
Carolina to obtain cheap labor. MIR. Moul-
ton is in favor of a tariff for revenue
only. He does not urge the necessity for
high tariff as protection to the American
laborer. On the contrary, he considers
high tariff and that the cry is pure can't for
the benefit of few monopolies. II there
existed free trade it would give him free
wool, and with free wool he considers that
he could compete with the world in hosiery.
| The duty of about hundred per cent. on
| wool is drag on the prosperity of woolen
manufacturers in spite of the tariff on WOOL
len goods. Mr.. MOulton has been success
full in manufacturing in New England, and
he thinks that if he could mai money
there he ought to be able to make it here
with much less trouble. And to do this he
does not need bounty from the tariff.
CONSOLIDATION OF RAILROAD MANAGE
MENT.-The Joint meeting of the directors
of the Columbia and Greenville and the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroads,
representing the Clyde interests Iii South
Carolina, was held in Columbia yesterday
morning. The object of the meeting was
the consolidation of the management of the
two roads under one set of officers, which
has been regarded for some time as the best
m thod of securing the utmost efficiency and
economy in the conduct of the business of
the combination. The meeting promptly
disposed of the matter in hand by the cleo
| ton of the following officers to control the
two roads and connections: President, Judge
A. c. Haskell of Columbia; Assistant Gen
eral Manager, Peyton Randolph of Virgin
ia: John Craig, Auditor and Secretary /;
j. C. B. Smith, Treasurer Register, Sunday.