The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1885.
THE sBHEyILLE COTTON MILL.
Re.Survey Of the Mill Sife-Fifteeh
Hundrad Thousand Brick.

prof D r. Grier came down last Saturday
10 survey the site for the AopeVlile cotton
mill ON a former occasion he had measured
off a tract. giving elevations, but the archl-
tects desired survey extending over larger
territory owing 10 engagements at nome
Mr.. Grier has not been aoie 70 come uoMd Md
sooner than last saturday. Mr.. Parker ana
Mr. Wilson, directors and Mr.. u. II. MOORE,
~ unabes and Andrew went
with Mr. Grier and measured the ground Elk-
ing the elevations, and the run OF The creek.
We nresume the plat OF the survey has al
ready been sent TO Messrs. Lockwood y Green
in Boston, and that in a very short time we
will have the plans for the house.
hbout Az, 900 or $40 600 will be available for
q house, and it is probable that this amount
will be spent in putting up building ior lhe
manufacture OF coarse eolton clo[nf brick have
been made and burnt. The contractors tol
making the brick have not tnlsheu tmei[ tn,Sn COL
tract, but owing to the unfavoraDle weather;
IL is thought that further oricR-thahlns nhuS'
be deferred until next spring.
The directors will likely go to work as soon
as ihe plans are received, and the President
returns from the convention: -, IN os,-od n
In that case the railroad Will De asheo W
nut in the side track at once, SO that we may
Ship timber, lime, cement, etc. ,,,.,o,
The directors are not now see seekang IraIv heen
subscribed to build O splendid house; ana
their first efforts will be TO get sultaDle
place in which to set up the machinery.
When the house has been built and PAID lor
there need be no fears about getting the ne,
cessary money TO put in the spindles ana
looms. No house has ever been bullt thal
was not filled with machinery, and IT is likely
that the directors will profit by the experl,
ence of others who built small houses, ana
who In a few years bad TO enlarge them. Inc
directors of the Abbeville mill propose 10
build a big house, and they tnlnh s"o'ooo VI
$4,000 will pay for It.
Our subscription list is better than the aver
age subscription list for cotton mill, ana inc
instalments are being paid In with gratifying
promptness. w 49,, ,,...,ors
have done remarkably well. There was mol
a dollar of subscription due until the 10Th OF
October, and yet enough Of the subscribers 10
The capital stock anticipated payment 10 ena'
BILE the directors to pay some s., 800 Tor lana IN
lime or July, with small balance still in
bank. The brick contractors went 10 WORK.
and as they burnt brick the money came 10
SO that the directors have never delauiteu 10
paving for about q million and nal! OF
brick 1t was thought that money Woulu
have TO be borrowed to pay FOR the orlck, put
through the patriotism OF the subscribers 10
the capital stock the work has progressed as
fast as 1t could have done, If there had been
million of dollars in bank to the credit Oh tue
company. .,.,.,
The directors have faith in the enterprise
and they will give the factory Dig lllt as
soon as the house is ready for the machinery.
The contract for laying the brick may oe CIV.
en- out at any time and II is thought tnal tne
house will be finished next summer ana that
the M achinery will be in place next Fall IN
time TO work on the next crop.