Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-05-31
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
FISHING CREEK MANUFACTURING co.

FISHING CREEK MANUFACTURING co.
Rock HILL, S. c., May 2S.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Fishing
Creek Manufacturing Company was held at
the mill of the company on the 23rd instant
The officers of the company were reelected
The report of the President, embracing the
proceeds of the earnings and the necessary
expenses incurred during the past year, was
read and received as fOrmation-entlrely
satisfactory. The sum of $4,000 was the
additional subscription to the capital stock
received that day, nearly all OF which
amount was subscribed blythe original stock
| holders, being an evidence of their implicit
confidence in the investment.
a resolution was unanimously adopted to
fill the capacity of the mill with looms. A
one hundred horse power engine has been
placed at the mill to be used in any and
every emergency that may be occasioned
| by failure Of water supply or accident to the
| water power machinery.
The entire machinery of the mill is now
! in the best running order possible. The op-
| eratives work we'll and seem to be satisfied:
The houses occupied by them are neat and
commodious, with pleasant surroundings
and conveniences. Every thing has the
appearance of neatness and comfort. The
| thread made is of every number and quality
| for which ready sale is found at the best
prices, and the orders are always ahead.
| The grist and Touring mill has been re-
fitted with suitable machinery and runs
and flour as can be made at any mill in the
State. Its most libsfal patronage is test
of this fact.
The farm has been rented to Il good far
mer and is in a high state of cultivation and
will soon pay for itself with its products.
The entire outlook is most promising and
encouraging.
The Superintendent is master machinist
and truly systematic. Everything goes on
in the most quiet and orderly manner. l
did not observe even what is known in
private families as "family jars" during
my visit to the mill. The operatives seem
to range from the ages of to 80. noticed
some little girls 8, - and IA years of age,
the spinning frames. With their bright,
well-trained eyes they could detect the
slightest kink or twist in a single thread,
while to the unaccustomed eye threads OF
the entire frame seem but a filmy web, hav-
ing the appearance of one sheet only.
It is Il matter of cOngratulation to know
of the erection of cotton mills throughout
the State. Let us hope to see the day when
every pound of cotton grown within the
State will be used in the cotton mills Of the
State
A word of encouragement to the poorer
classes of people who live by their daily
labor. When we say that the cotton mills
of the State open the door to this class for
honest and respectable labor, it seems very
unfortunate that a factory girl in the South
is not accorded, and does not receive, the
same amount of respect that even milliner
or a girl that works on a farm receives. All
honest toll is respectable. The cotton mill
will relieve the necessities of many a poor
girl who is not able to work on the farm or
who does not know how to trim a hat or
bonnet or make nice dress. This we con-
ceive, is one of the very great advantages of
the cotton mills in the South-to furnish
employment to the native labor.
VISITOR.