The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-09
COTTON MILL MEN RETURN
New EngIand's investigating Com
mittee'S Work Well Done.
POSTED ABOUT EVERYTHING.
AS Business Men They are Slow 10
Discuss Results, but arc Decidedly
Impressed with Southern Ad-
vantages and the Glass Of
Mill Labor.
Bv Southern Associate / Press.

RALEIGH, n. c., April S.-The New
England party OF mill-owners reached
Raleigh on n special train Sunday
night. Mr.. Ashley, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, had gone down
on the Raleigh and Augusta train to
meet them at Appi Forum aud welcome
1hem into our city. The party is
composed OF the most prominent mill
owners in Massachusetts, ono of whom
owns SO, 600, 900 stock III New England
cotton mills, A number OF prominent
citizens called to see them III the spe-
cial train. President Hoffman, of the
Seabonrd Airline, and MIR. ID. A.
Yompkins, of Charlotte, accompanied
shem.
The Eastern manufacturers during
the day couversed about the handsome
and profitable mills that they had seen
On the Caroliuas and Georgia, and by
fhe time they return to Massachusetts
they will be in possession of fund OF
very valuable Information regarding
ahe industrial situation i'll the South.
Mr.. Lowering, president OF tho Ark
wright Club and the Taunton Mills,
eaid that it was lskely that the only use
that would be made OF the valuable in
formation thathad boen obtained would
be to present them TO the Arkwrlght
Club. which was clothing orgauIza.
ton, but it was likely that something
would get out about the report.
While the committee does not indi.
cste when or where IL largo cotton mill
will be located as q result of the in
Sestigation, mill meu who accompany
she party say that it would not be good
business tact to say anything upou
such matters. but that they are
thoroughly satisfied that the careful
nnd systematic inquiry that Is being
made will result in the building of at
1east one large mill in which New
England capital will he largely inter.
ested.
The committee has expressed itself as
being particularly struck with the ia.
vornble conditions of the factory labor,
and were delighted TO know that there
Sas 50 much available labor which
seems TO be so well satisfied with its
work. The Investigations of the com.
mittee extend from the percentage of
wastage 70 the rate of taxes, the num-
Der of the yarn to the profit per yard,
and every other question of detail.
The committee Is taking special in.
terest III the water powers. but all
along the line the trend OF the invesil-
cations has been more on the line of
ihe labor situation than anything else.
The cost of conl has been found 10 be
satisfactory, the supply o. cotton en-.
tirely SO. and the welcome of the peo
pie most encouraging. The party
finished its trip through the Piedmont
the Bay Line steamship.
The morning WAS spent at Raleigh,
where the cotton mills were closely III.
fpeoted. Considerable time was spent
at the Raleigh Cotton Mill, where the
mule" process OF spinning is used
The mill operntes 6, l92 spudles and
additional splpdles are now being put
IN. y stop was made at the Pilot Cot
ton mills.
The party has quite bundle of val
unble data that has been gathered from
the many mills visited i'll tho Caroliuas
REd Georgia. lunumerabe invitations
Sere received. The party returns much
delighted with its trip, under special
obligations to Mr.. Tompkins, the man
ager OF the trip, the Southern Railway
Nnd the Seabonrd AIR Line for at,en.
tlons. The Seabonrd Air Line brought
tbe party luto the South aud returned
A. TO Portsmouth.
IL Is pretty safe TO say that some
thing substantial will be heard from
the lntest of the mill parties from Mas.
snchusetts that visited the South.
WELDON, n. O., April S.--rhe party
Dt New EngInnd mill men stopped here
this afternoon by invitation OF the town
authorities. They visited one of The
great water powers, but on account of
ihe rain conld not go to Roanoke
Rapids, where the best power is. The
party WAS received by the Mayor and
Il committee and Moi. Emery. Mr..
Arlington, Mr.. Maxwell and Judge
hiIl accompanied the party by invita-.
tlon 10 Portsmouth.