The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13


7 cotton is an important factor in Chay
| Ntes progress Her receipts Of the sta2
1882 were upward of thirty fhous<
sales. and the year following, that s., "
Ihe first day of last month, IT,. GU
famounted to nearly an increae NV
Thousand bales. Nearly 500 bales Y Io
, ceived here last Saturday, whicF ~ re-
marSably fine showing for thIs eW >" ''o
season.
A great manufacturing fturgeS s',eaa
OF Charlotte. Already TIT % ~ hna ma
chlnery and the rattle Of natss - nea,ui ''i
Enjoying the facilities OF p,t ptelo',s = a.'a
steadily growing trade ia ottol, IL -
mere question of time VIII sie shaii ~, De-
come the Lowell of NorttI aroma me
Messrs. Oates are propyoo0o9 ;ol,,a oi ,'ns,1 s
equipped cotton mill of ooo spiilules' anu
there are no less Than n cotton factories,
with combined capety OF nearly $4,000
snindleS oi,;n~ ob)loyment to $500
hands. These miT manufacture plaids,
sbeetinos. coIoreI and knitting yarns,
warns and tho ~ The most prominent
of these is the icAden Mills, which has
3. 800 spindles and a capaci Y of $4,000
yards of mgllfactured stuffs. These
mills emrlov1 immense number Of hands,
m.e ,.ie eecrpic en ghts, and are run by water,
of which tpfe is a power OF 10, 900 horse,
thonoh on 200 is in use.
ChorICe' comparative proximity to
tho co.imd iron fields of Tennessee and
Wpster North Carolina encourages the
helef Iat the place will after while be
the IL .tOn Of immense iron foundries and
rolIir mills. Even now there are in ope
rata several iron working establishments
Of >hich Liddell & Co.'S is probably the
IN It important. This firm manufacture
7 re Boss Cotton Press, which they
ave sold in all the cotton growing States.
Another foundry is that Of John Wilkes,
who operates about one hundred hands
and manufactures the ''Centennial Cotton
Press
Charlotte ought to be a great wood man
ufacturing town. Indeed all our Western
towns may win undreamed OF wealth by
investing in this enterprise. There are
scores of small articles Of wood manufac-
ture that North Carolinians daily send
North for, and which should and could be
made right here at home. This place be
ing near to the great forests Of the West
should develop industries Of this charac-
ter | have been able to discover only two
or three of these establishments here
Two carriag ge manufactures, and firm o
Northern men, Newcombe Bros, who
manufacture bellows and other articles O
wood.
There is in successful operation, a tho
t4ulpptu tott'ii 1ttu Cii iiiii
which promises to yield good results IL
repaying its enterprising projectors larg'
per cenl. of profit. and TO serve as valua
bic example to attract other capitalists no
only to Charlotte but to other parts 0
North Carolina.
Messrs w. & K. Tiddy are extensiv
paper manufacturers here. though thei
paper mills are situated out OF the city
They now operate two IN IL; one however
was destroyed recently by fire, but it vii
be replaced by more extensive establish
menr, having 4 capacity OF three tons pc
day, making all grades Of papers. fror
writing to wrapper. and using the lates
improved machinery and the best pre-
cesses. They contemplate erecting short
ly a wood pulp mill. TO be run by 60
horse water power. This house ships il
goods to Canada, Mexico. Omaha, Chics
90. New York, Phiiad lphia and ofhe
Northern markets.
| had the pleasure Of being show
through the Charlotte Clothing Manufat
tory / was astoni-ned and gratitied {
the immense proportions Of the business
The manufacturing department proper,
( on a floor 96Xll5 feet, and divided off in,
various sections by lattice work. There
a neatly furnished private office for I'll
manager. Mr.. j. Brookfield, an office +
the book-keeper, an elegantly carpett
and furnished sample room, a spaciol