The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07


Among the many exhibits seen in the
grand aggregation OF the worlds won
ders al the Exposition, that of the
Mississippi Mills Is conspicuous, not
only in tie beauty and taste OF arrange
meut, but by the lesson it teaches OF
u hat can be done in the South by CAPT
"a. and energy properly combined and
directed but before going into de
scription Of the exhibit IL is III order to
briefly recite the history OF the mills
wherein Southern pluck, perseverance
aud enterprise play such conspicuous
part in Notwithstanding the cotton ana
wool manufacturing interest.
Eleven years ago Col. Id. Richardson,
Hessrs. William Oliver, John t. Rich
ardson and others saw iii Nesson, Coplah
county. Miss, field of labor which
only needed proper direction to mate
| riaiize the great resources at hand into
remarkable commodities of increased
value.
lhev located in the piny woods; in
tbe yerv heart of that portion where
"bIoody shirt" fable located the terro-
rising 6ulldozer. Here it was, with a
| oald-up capital of S350,00U the newly
| formed stock company With, Col. Rich
ardson as president and Capt. VIM.
! oliver as It's secretary aud treasurer
started their mill aroliug. Nature
mad not directed her water power to
turn their wheels as in the more favored
localities of the North. Steam perforce
WIS substituted, and with pine kRots foI
| fuel, their furnaces blew merry blasts
Of life into the machinery destined to
win its way to fame and fortune for
chat section OF the South, The deyei
Iopmens was rapid No reduction OF
working force or hours OF labor attended
| the progress of the mills. No heavy
loads ct surnlus stock eyer tilled thelI
warehouses. On the contrary the
demand WAS greater than the supply.
The sterling wefih OF the Mississippi
Mills manufactures spread throughout
The length and breadth of the land
Revenues increased with each succeed
mo dav, bat instead of being lost IL
distribution among the Stockholders as
dividends, they were invested IN max.
ing steady and permanent Improvements
4 Rsildings were enlarged and new
Il buildings erected. 1he milling
!. eanacity was increased. The lat
EFT aud most improved machinery
,,as procured. Nothing was lei
ondone 10 make the mills second Il
none in the world. As the result 10
day there are Il, 900 cotton splndies anG
! thirteen sets OF wooden cards III
: operation, supplying all the large cite
North and South, from ocean 10 oceal
and from the Northern lakes 10 tn
T3ulf Of Mexico The Caiitornia an
Oregon markets are largely supple
e from these mills, and even now 1t
: st,ted that orders are placed in adyanc
: for goods.
h i of the line OF goods manufactured b
! these mills, all OF the many varieties al
shown in the exhibit, OF which Mr. /
C. Caulkins, the agent, has made a
L unrivallsd display. Occupying larg
lie area of space between Columbus 1.
= Al and 40. Main Building, the exhib
! presents an imposing appearance. Ne;
each OF the four corners, forming as
were the outlines of square within
square. are four octagonal pyramids .
D cassfmeres, doeskins, linseys, tweed
leans. coltonades, Osnaburgs, sheetin
shifting, drilling, checks, plaids, towel
" sewing thread, and cotton rope, Il
h, variegated colors oNeach of the sever
X kinds of goods manufactured by Il
mills. showing out in pleasing contra
from base TO pinnacle, From the Il
| of each OF these pyramids, archlng oy
the sides OF the square are signs IN Dll
and gold, bearing the inscription IN
= son Miss, Mississippi Mills. With
= the pyramids are retiring rooms I
= ladies and gentlemen. About the pls
form, banking the entrances, are
glass cases showing the process of man