The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08
t. X. TRUE,
S. T. PARSONS, Com.
A. z. Brown.
A Thriving Tennessee Town.

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purpose of manufacturing cotton
and wooden goods and cotton seed
oil, with the following directors
Ex- Gov. Jno. G. Brown, at present
attorney for J. Gould, with Office at
st. Louis; Col. S. E. Rose, president
Giles National Bank; Jno. d.
Flautt, cashier of same; j. p. May,
vice president Peoples National
Bank; Hon. n. Smithson, ex-state
senator from Giles county; DR.. D.
| c.. Gordon, j. B. Childers and L.
w. McCord. A strong directory,
the character and standing of which
gives assurance of success. The
company, [ understand, has been
offered control of the cotton and
woolen mills now in operation here,
at a very inviting figure, which
will enable them to commence op-
erations without delay and justifies
them in utilizing the large excess
of space and power belonging to
this valuable property for improve
ment and enlargement as capital
may justify. This IS the mill which
you rpublished last year as
having made larger profits in
1881 than any other southern
mill. The gentlemen who own it
are large stockholders in the new
company, having agreed to capital
ize it because they believed larg-
er concern would pay better, and
their private capital was too small
to enlarge and operate it proftably.
The property consists of q acres,
free from corporation taxes,
three-story, metal-roof, brick mill,
48x105, with a two-story wing,
25x40, and a one-story wing 2Ix40,
with brick boiler house, cotton
warehouse, forge, frame store and
office, three large tenements and
two frames, subdivided with gar
dens, &c, so sas to accommodate
the help needed. The mill has
2,l50 spindles, 50 looms, one set
wool cards and jack, and is equip
ped with first-rate machine shop
outfit.
The goods made are sheeting,
shirting, warps, knitting cotton,
plain and twilled Iinseys, jeans,
wool yarns, &c., and they have an
established local demand. They
buy all raw material used from the
producers delivered at the mill
door free from cost of transporta-
tion or commissions, waste or steal
age, which of itself affords a hand
some profit over the eastern mills.
This rich, thrifty section, and is
just on the line where the cotton
belt on the south and the blue
grass basin of Middle Tennessee
and Kentucky overlap each other.
Not only are the raw materials
cheaper, but living is 20 to 25 per
cent. cheaper also. I understand
the company will invite the Co
operation of some eastern capital
to some extent, and, il so, investors
had better correspond with some of
the gentlemen pretty soon, as it is
not likely the books will be open
very long. True, there is room
here for another company, or for a
half dozen as for that, but proba-
bly, not under circumstances so ad-
vantageous. am informed that
the entire property described above
was purchased by the new compa-
ny for about $35, 900, which is said
to be less than half its cost, and
that for an expenditure of less than
$4,000 it can be completely mod
ernized. If this be so, and the we'll
known sagacity and standing of the
able board of directors gives am
pie assurance of its correctness, !
then the new company starts out
with unprecedented advantages
and the cheapest manufacturing
property in the south, considering
its favorable location and surround
ings. The manufacture of cotton
seed oil is to be added, if the stock
holders so decide, in ample time
for the coming crop. This feature
will add greatly to the profit of
the enterprise. 1t pays big divi-
deDds everywhere. Messrs. Viii
liams y Watson are adding new
machinery to their large planning
mills, and will have to put in
larger engine and boiler.
Messrs. Patterson " Pitman have
recently greatly enlarged their
planning mill and added some new
machinery. The large Touring
mills of Messrs. Childers, May d
Co., is now under full headway and
supplying the regions south of us
with flour. The foundry and ma
chine shop of Messrs. w. n. Webb
& Son, manufacturers Of the cele-
brated O. K, is to be enlarged.
The Vale Mills Rope and Twine
Co. have recently put in some new
twisters and ballers, and are pego-
tiating for more. There are sever
al steam ginneries and several 9th
ers run by water and horse power,
doing good business in season.
Two large tanneries, a carriage fac
tory and several wagon and plow
shops comprise our list. But there
is a good field here for sorghum su-
gar machinery, wagons, plows, DC.
We of this section have never, un-
til very recently, been fully awak-
ened from the Rip Van Winkle
sleep which fell upon the south be-
fore the war, but some of our most
enterprising citizens are moving
with vim which promises better
things hereafter. The advantages
we possess are beginning to be re-
allied and to attract attention, and
large investments are expected in
the near future. Those who get in
first will reap the fruits first.
I. E. n.
Nome into the garden, Maude.