The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-05
Ie.kA.rrs sirs. Cotton nilI

Leskhsrts First Gotten HiiI
stock company, undsr the psms Of
"Ths Lockhsrt Manufacturing Company"
with espitsl ssock Of halfs million dollars,
has been orsani1sd for the purpsss Of devel-
oping Loskhart shosIs sod erecting big
GOTTEN factory thereon.
The Company was chartered by the last
usnsTsI ASSEMBLY. Col. Cbas. d. Fsrrar 10
president, and there 10 associated with bin
I u good board Of directors. composed Of sstste
sid sueesssfbl business men. Mr.. Farrsr
10 we'll known net only in this State but ell
ever the South, and In the City Of New York,
having travelled for nany years since the
wsr for the Wholesale house Of Austio,
Nichols & Co, OF New York. The capital
stock has al been subscribed by responsible
Tarties, and the first instsllment OF 20 Per
cent. paid in.
WORK COMMENCED.
On q short trip to Lockhsrts, we found
| that work hal begun on the grounds and
around the Shoals, preparatory to building
the factory. Over 100 hands are now reg
ularly at work, saving lumber, cutting
wood. making brick, and framing the oper-
atives houses.
|. Mr.. Z. d. Saarkey, Of Union, has the
contract to build the operatives houses.
| A number Of these have already been framed,
aud will be completed right away to accom-
| mpdate the workuen, but by the time the
mill is running there will be at least l25
| houses rsidy. Tue houses will he two
| stories, with three to four rooms Oh each
| floor.
The brick is being made near the Shoals,
whore there is nn immense quantity Of
| superior red brick clay.
rISE MILL SITE.
Theoutlay of m,ney necessary 10 develop
this place for the first cotton mill will be
very small. The first mill which is to be
four stories, with capacity for $4,000 sp n
dies, will be run without q dam, n small
wing, costing perhaps $lOO or $3.50 being
quite sufficient to turn the wnter into the
canal. Work on this wing dam and canal
will commence right away.
Messre. Lockwood, Greene s. Co., mill
architects and engineers, Of Boston, have
made q typographical survey Of tho place
and pronounce il without hesitation. the
finest naturar undeveloped waterpower in
this State. They say: 1T is seldom that
water privilege exists in which all the con-
ditions requisite for manufacturing pur-
poses are more favorable as nature seems to
have done all that was necessary 10 render
the Development of power at this place
simple aud Inexpensive"
A fine lot Of fret c'ass cut granite will be
taken from the old State canal and will be
used for the found 'tion of the mill.
Some weeks ago we published copious
extracts from the surveyors report in which
was given the details Of the location of the
mill, the shoals. and the work to be done,
estimated cost, ETC., which we think unnec-
essary to republi.h now.
RAILROAD.
a railroad WI be built from L,ckhart
Shoals to connect with the S. U. & C. road.
which will afford ample transportation facil-
tiles. Three routes for the proposed road
have been surveyed. One Of the routes goes
10 Jonesviile, vin. Kelton one goes TO Orr's
Crossing, miles above Union and the
other to point three miles below Union.
President F"rrar says, however, that the
road will be completed by August lst.
LOCAL STATEMENTS.
Mcssrs. Lockwood, Greene & Company, of
Boston, will furnish the plans, etc for the
Lcckhart Shoals cotton mill.
Mr.. A. +. Walker, of Boston. is the res.
ideut engineer mt LOckharts
Mr.. W. 7, Tracy, formerly of Union, is
the bookkeeper, and is running tho commits
sary for the factory company.
DIR. N. Wallace Culp, formerly of Union,
has located at L'ckharts to practice his pro-
| fession.
The newspaper correspondents who visited
Lockhart Shoa's a few days since, return
their thanks 10 Mr.. j. Leon Butler for his
| hospitality to them while there