The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-04-26
RANDLEMAN & Worthwhile.
THEIR NATURAL ADVANTAGE
YET TO BE DEVELOPED.
The Cotton Factory BuSinesS.The Open.
lnss on Every Hand for EnterPri>ins
Men to Make Money in Randolph.

| Ihe Cotton Factory Busine~S-The Open
inss on Every Hand for Enterpri>ins
Men to Make Money in Randolph.
[Staf Cor, of STATE CHRoNICLEl
RANDLEMAN, N. c.. April L. 80 Ran
dleman is in Randolph county, N. c., ilst
| tour miles from Mllboro, which is the ter
minus Of what Is known as the Factory
| Branch of the G. F. X Y. Y. K. K. and
| eight miles from Ashbor0, the capital of
| Randolph county. | had frequently heard
| that Randeman was a cotton manufactur-
| ing town, but never knew of my own
knowledge to what extent until recent
visit to that pleasant little town of about
1000 of as good souls as can be found
anywhere, if anyone imaglnes for one
moment that am going 10 puff or blow
about Randleman and Worthwhile it would
be we'll for him to disabuse his mind of
that idea entirely, for my object in writ
! lng this communication is for a totally
different purpose. | do not intend to puff
or blow but to give the readers of the
| CHRONICLE the unvarnished facts about
! this portion of our beloved State. Ny OBJ
lect IS solely to let those who may be seek
ing for locations to engage in certain lines
of business know of the advantages with
which Nature has endowed Randleman
and the surrounding country.
The Factories.
There are four cotton factories here in
one lump, and just two miles off is the
large J NJ. Worth Cotton Manufacturing
Company of which | will speak about later
on. First comes the Randleman Cotton
Mills of which Mr. John H. Ferree, who Is
the principal stockholder, is Treasurer.
This mill gives employment to from 275 to
300 people. They run 1872 opiudles and
222 looms, and it consumes about 600
bales of cotton annually and produces
about 800, 600 pounds OF warp aud about
3, $50 600 yards of over 700 different yes
OF paids. This company has recently bullt
another factory, known as Plaidville 1t
is a two story brick building 150x45. Mr..
". 1. BAN, a gentleman Of long expert
ence and very competent man, has charge
of this mill The company runs 104 looms
and turns out $500 yards of plaids per
day. New machinery and looms are now
being placed for making heavy bags They
have a new improved engine which Mr.
Ferree Informed me would run more ma
chinery at considerable less expense than
the engines heretofore used thereby saving
a large amount annually. Tie Randleman
factory embraces two large buildings
one brick structure of two stories high,
i0X100 feet with a wing 40XS0. The other
is a wood building 26x3O0, and also nee
essary buildings on the premises for the
business, sucn as dye houses, warpIng
houses, engine rooms all fully equipped
with the required appurtenances. TGere
Is also large three story brick bulid!ug,
40X70 feet The lower floor Is used for
the main offices by the company, the upper
floor is used for the town hall. There
about $50 dwellings, including the very
handsome residences occupied by the pro
prietors and officers The house occupied
l.
and tg.o story buildings, varying in arcal
tectural style 50 as to suit most any size
family
Next comes the Naomi Falls Cotton
Mil. Ii was established a f,w years ago
by the Naomi Manufacturing Company
Mr.. John II Ferree is Treasurer: Mr.. Amos
Gregson, superintendent, and last but not
least by a good deal, Miss Mamie PoD,
roy Boohkeeper, and don't you forget
that She keeps them all right am told
that She thoroughly understands the busi-
ness and can beat two ordinary men book
keeping any day and give them Iwo in the
game to start with. This factory contains
5000 spndes and 236 looms which are
placed in one large brick structure 54X40j
feet in dimensions one story, aud a base
ment he same length and width The build
ing has metallic roof in the centre of
which and Just above the main entrance
i. a cupalo bearing a large tank kept filled
with water to be used IN case OF fire ihe
mills work about :, 500 bales OF cotton pr
year and produce 100000 pounds OF
Warps of different numbers. They make
about 3 000, 600 yards Of plaids Of 400 diff
ferent styles and I 600 bales of grain bags.
The dimensions of the principal buildings
connected with the main building, are Il e
dye house 35XS5, balling house iUx5O,
Inv, bAr1 49, ~ ho1 gyfn
engine house 20X30 feet The office, one
of the finest and best arranged III the
State, is handsome brick building 34X4S
feet, with three compartments for the
Treasurer, BOOkkeeper and Superlnten-
dent There are about - dwellings. oc-
cupied by the employees and officers of
the company. The motive power Of this
mill is one 80 horse power Hanes 5 Corlis
engine and Two As inch Lrtiel water
wheels The boiler plant consists # three
so horse power return tubular boilers and
and is located under the same roof with
the engine.
PoNhattan Cotton Mills is in that part
of Randeman known as Powh&ttan 1t
has been built up in tae past two or three
years. 1t is elevated and beautifully 10
Gated The new railroad known as the
High Point, ,Randleman, AshborO Il South
ern road, runs quite near this mill and the
depot is within 200 yards This goes to-
wards making it desirable place to locate.
There are many beautiful building lots
near the depot which, at no very dis
tant day, viii be Ornamented with hand
some residences. Mr.. J. E Walker, Who
was the Treasurer and principal owner of
this mill, has recently made sale of II to
Mr. G. G. Randleman. Mr.. Randleman cor
tCharlie" as everybody calls him, Is I he
son Cf the late Mr. J + Pandlpna,l u hO
was one of the principal men in giving
Randleman the start ard for whom it was
named He IS a business young man and
has heretofore been the chief manager of
the spinning department of Kandleman
Mills Tha Powhattan, for the present is
not running owing to the fact that Mr.
Randle has gone North for the pur-
pose of buying looms to add to his factory
for the purpose Of manufacturing Denius
aud C0ttonades. 1t Will be but short
time before the mill will be in full opera
ton Mr.. Walker is not the man to lay
back upon the shelf, because he has sold
the Powhattan. go, no, he aint built that
way" He could not do it if he so desired.
There is two much push, energy and bust
ness capacity in him for anything Of that
kind He knows full we'll that Randle-
man with its surrounding advantages and
with the incoming railroad, is destined TO
become one of the largest manufacturing
centers Of the South i'll other things beside
cotton, and he intends to have hand in