The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
The Mississippi Mills.
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The South is destined to become
the Cotton Manufacturing centre of
the world. Sooner, or later the
capital of the North will be trans-
ferred, where it will pay the largest
per centage on investments. Thus
far, the manufacture of cotton in the
South, has been on an experimental
scale, but thu results have been of a
most gratifying character. There
are but two obstacles, to complete
success the absence of skilled labor,
and want of sufficient capital. These
are the only difficulties in the path
of complete success, in the manut
facture of the raw material in the
South, but Notwithstanding these
difficulties, success has crowned the
labors of all Cotton Manufacturing
Companies in the South, which have
been even partially well conducted.
We have here, the advantage of q
salubrious climate, cheap labor, abs
sence of "strikes,' the raw material
at our doors, and consequent saving
in transportation-whch latter is a
most important item. In presenting
the subioined data, relative to an in
stitution, correct, but partial cleo.
trotype of which accompanies this,
we cannot refrain from expressing
our qualification, at the signal and
deserved success achieved, from the
incipiency of the present management
down to this good hour, by the Mis-
sissippi Mills, an institution purely
Southern in its origin and control,
which from an embryo state has
emerged into it's present magnificent
proportions, surrounded by its own
creation, large, and growing COM
munity, enjoying the religious, polit-
ical, and social advantages Of modern
civilization.
The number of employees at pres
ent, are between six and seven hun
bred but in q few days the number
will be increased TO eight or nine
hundred. The majority of the en-
ployees, are young ladies' and chill
dren. Nearly all of them come from
a radius of fifty miles from the Mills.
The working time is 66 hours per
week. The monthly pay roll aver
ages about $4,000, and average
monthly wages from So to $50. The
employees are paid off regularly a.
bout the Goth of the mouth.
The power is furnished by two
Harris Corliss Engines of four hun
bred horse power each. Three other
smaller engines are used also for
other purposes, such as driving the
Dinamo Machines, which furnish tie
Electric Light, which makes the inns
mense buildings as bright as day,
and makes the finest thread as visible
rs in sunlight. One of these engines
is in Mill No. l, the other in Mill No.
2. Steam is furnished the Mills,
Dye House, etc, by 8 Tubular Boil
ers of seventy five horse power each.
The Mills consume annually about
a Million, Six Hundred and Eighty
Thousand pounds of co ton. Every
pound of this cotton is bought and
the cash paid for it, at the door of
the Mills. The consumption Of
Wool, is about 100000 pounds. A
large proportion of this is bought
here, but some of it, particularly fine
grades, is purchased in Texas, and
other wool-growing States.
The Mills manufacture in Wooden
goods: Cassimers, Doeskns, Jeans,
rweeds, ard Linseys.
In white Cottons; Sheeting, Shirt
ings, Towels, and Osnaburgs. 10
colored cottons: Checks, Plaids,
and Cottonades, Large quantities
of Rope, Sewing Thread, and Yarns,
Cotton, and Wooden, are also manu-
featured,
Heretofore the Mills have been
running 5000 Cotton Spindles-They
re now adding two thousand cotton
MINDLESS, thus giving them II total OF
Ten Thousand Cotton Spindles.
They are now running seven sets
of Wooden Cards, and are adding six
sets, thus making total of Thirteen
Sets Wooden Cards in operation.
There is now in operation -Four
hundred looms, but in a few days a
hundred will be added, thus giving
them Five hundred looms in opera
ton. They have also purchased
other new machinery, new and cost
ly turning lathe, being part thereof
but we have no space to enumerate
in detail.
The Company has recently erected
a very spacious, and magnificent brick
building, which will be occupied by
two prominent Mercantile Firms in
town, and the building in which their
Central Office is now located will be
transformed into magnificent pack
ing and sample rooms, with all neces
sary improvements.
For the year ending September
1882, the Mills manufactured $780,,
900 yards cotton goods; $4,000
yards wooden goods; 70, 900 lbs. yarns
and 100000 lbs. cotton ropes besides
SEAMLESS sacks, and first class arti-
Gle of towels. 1t will be observed
that in view of the recent addition
of machinery the production will be
largely increased during the year
1883.
The Mississippi Mills are an honor
to the Commonwealth, and have de-
monstrated beyond possibility Of
denial, the practical feasibility Of
successful Cotton manufacturing in
the South.