The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
The charleston Cotton Mil to b Moved to
Lookhart Shosls.

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Lockhart shosls.
i, now appears that the developing Of the
Lockhart Shoals magnificent water power
will be practically commenced much earlier
than anticipated six months ago, by the re-
moval of the Charleston Cotton Mill plant 10
those Shoals.
1t seems that the Charleston Mill has not
proved to be success, because of the diff
Guilty in getting labor suitable to tho demands
OF the mill in that city, and the stockholders
now propose to remove the mill to Lookhart
Shoals, in this county. where lsud sufioispt
to build one hundred houses f8fS opera,ives
can be bought for about what the land for
one house is worth in Charleston; whore the
expenses Of living for operatives are from 25
to 90 per cent les, than in tho city, and
where the cotton to supply the mill can bs
bought at least cent per pound les, after
freight aud other expenses have been paid
to take ii to the city.
There are many other very important
advantages to be secured by the Stookhold-
ers in removing the Charleston Mill to
Lockhalt Shoals, and not the least by far is
the fact that the company will own tho
whole power Of the Shoals, that is fully
equal to the Columbia water power, which
cost so much money to develop, and which
is now valued at nearly one million dollars.
Lookhart Shoals is two miles long, and
would give sufficient power to successfully
run number of large Factories. This vast
power the company could soil or lease at
good rouud sums, or utilize it themselves
under one organization. Unlike locating
the mill in or near q city, the company VIII
own large area Of land around the Shoals
at very reasonable cost, which would be
doubled in value before the first spindle
huns, and continue to enhance in value as
fast rs industries on the Shoals are multi
piled and tho population necessarily in
creascs. This Of itself will reimburse the
stockholders in tho Charleston mill for any
loss they will sustain by the removal.
The mill, already running in the upper
part of tho State encounter no difficulty
in procuring intelligent labor at fair prices.
We know of families working in them who
are contented and happy, making and saw
ing money, while the smaller children are
receiving good elementary educutions
through the lberality oc :he factory owners
1t does seem plain to us that if the stock.
| holders in the Charleston Mill are not satis.
fed with tho retur~s az their inyestmsnt in
that city, the experience Of all the mills in
the up-country should convince them thai
| their investment would become satisfactory
If they moved the plant to point that offers
every advantage and facility for profitable
investment; and We know no point in the
South that offers more or greater advantages
than the never failing waters of Lockbari
Shoals. in this County.
| We agree with the Charleston Nevs ana
Courier, in saying:
"a factory for the manufacture of some
kind of cotton goods, and mill for the utili-
zation Of the full cotton seed product, in
every county in the South, would do more
good than so many sub-treasuries could do
in any event, and there isno reason why w
should not have tho mills and factories
Foreign States and nations are manufactur-
ing nearly our whole cotton crop for rs,
and we are, perhaps, the poorest people iu
Chri.tendom. when we manufacture our
ricnesI peYpIe IN rne NurTu.