The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-09
RETURN OF The MILL MEN.
The Massachusetts, Capitalists Were
Pleased With Their Visit 10 the South.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COTTON SPINNING.
TIE New England Owners do NOT "'''''
That There Win be Any Wnole'"1'
Removal Oh Plssts South--fu-
tpre of the South

England party of mill-owners' an az
NJ whose visits to leading southern ci'ieS
has been published for several days pa0N'
reached Raleigh on a special tram ou''-
day night. Mr. Ashley, president CT 'ne
chamber of Commerce. had gone down
on the Raleigh and Augusta tram "
meet them at Appi Forum, and welcome
them into this city. The party Is con-
nosed OF the most prominent nllli-oNnVls
I'm Massacf usetts, one oil WHOM 80,
100000 stock In New Ehsldhu 49,
mills Thov stopped a short whlle Oh
sunday at Lockvile, Chatham county 10
examine the water-power, and then came
on to Raleigh 4 number or prominent
citizeng called TO see them IN the speei"'
train President Hoffman, OF the sea-
BOARD Air Line. and Mr.. d. A. TompNihs'
of Charlotte, accompanied them. -
The eastern manufacturers during .nS
dav conversed about the handsome ana
nroatabIe mills that they had seen IN
| The CaroIinas and Georgia, and by the
| time they return to Massachusetts, they
| will he in possession Of a fund OF very
valuable information regarding the indus
| trial situation in the South. 81
! Mr. Lowering. president OF tne AIN,
wright Club and the Taunton Nils -. 49,
| that n was likely that the only use that
would be made Of the information they
| had obtained would be to present them
| 10 the Arkwright Club. which was a
close organization. but that II was lKely
something would get out about the re-
| port.
| PLEASED WITH TIE LABOR.
! while the committee does not know
when or where a large cotton mlll VIII
be located as the result OF the inyestiga-
ton. mnI-men who accompany the party
| say that II would not be good business
! tact to say anything upon such mat
| ters. but that they are thoroughly sat
| isned that the careful and systematic
inquiry that is being made. will result
! In the building of at least one large
mill. in which New England capital Will
| ne largely Interested. The committee
has expressed itself as being particular
ly struck with the favorable conditions
| of the factory labor. and were delight
| ed to know that there was so mucn
available native labor. which seems 10
| be so well satisfied The Investigations
of the committee extend from the per
centage of wastage to the rate OF taxes
The number of the yarn to the
profit per yard, and every other question
Of detail
Mr.. r.. II. Edmonds. OF the Manufac-
turers' Record who has been with the
party since II left for the South, has given
out some verbal and pertinent statistics
upon the mill situation, which Indicate
that there is plenty OF room Tor cot
ton mills In the South.
He saws: There are I'm the world
about eighty-hve million cotton spindles.
II IL claimed that cotton is the largest
single Industry I'm the world, and that It
has an aggregate In volume OF about
S2.O0O00.OO0 The South raises about 80
per cent of the entire crop OF the world
out has only three million spindies-
less than 4 per cent. or those operating
the world. Southern cotton mills at
present, Notwithstanding the great In
| crease of recent years consume less than
10 per cent. OF the Southern cotton crop.
n is estimated that the capital invested
in the cotton mills in the South aggre-
gates little over one hundred million
dollars. These figures enable us 70
form some conception Of the development
OF the cotton industry Of the South.
VALUE OF rHp souTH's COTTON.
The southern cotton crop now averages
about three hundred millions IN value
while. II manufactured al home, the AK
gregate value would be over one billion
dollars. II is not TO be expected that tn
South will for many years TO come i
ever consume In It's own mills all or III
cotton crop but II the future increas
4 I
i'm the South IL will mean a very rapi'
rate Of growth in every thing connected
. | with our industrial interes The com
| rnittee is taking a special interest In wa
ter rowers but all along the line IN
trend OF the Investigations has been NOR
, | on the line of the labor situation thal
anything else The cost OF coal has beel
/ found TO be satisfactory. the supply o
. | cotton entirely so. and the welcome
| the peOple most encouraging.
, IN rHg PIEDMONT SECTION
The marty finished It's trip through tn
. | Piedmont section to-day, and LETT IN
! South for home by way OF the Bay LIN
steamship This has proven the ON
, | uupleasant day during the entire ttil
and the heavy rain interfered materiah
with the arrangements OF the party
The morning was spent at RaieigH
where the cotton mills were closely III
|, ! spected Considerable time was spent d
the Raleigh cotton mills. where u
4 ",n,,Ie,, nrocess of spinning Is used. IN
, | mill oUerates 6is2 spindles and ada
4 tionaI spindles are now being PUT III. !
sion was made at the Pilot Cote nills
Z | The rain interfered with the party dftf
ing over Raleigh. as well as In seem
= the water powers at Weldon. Inc par
, has quite a bundle Of valuable data una
has been gathered from the many mill
visited in the Carolinas and Georgia.
. MP. LovERISG's VIEWS.
- Mr.. William c. Lowering, president o
g the Arkwright Club. said speaking 10
s his party OF mill-men;
- IAN we have to say is that we ar
n PROFOUNDLY thankful to the people OF IN
south and to the railroad authorities 10
y having received us so cordially and give
a us such ample opportunities TO nspe'
= the cotton manufacturing sections OF 20
y south. The proverbial hospitality OF VI
s south has been fully maintained through
out and we have received nothing bu
I kind words and encouragement froi
l. every section. The impression that ma
e been abroad in some places In the SOUR
r. namely. that the eastern manufactures
e are about TO move their mill plants oodii
g 10 the South has been very much moo
Il fed. II not done away with by this visi
IL is not that the manufacturers OF u,
East are going to make any "holesa,
movement in this direction. but they O
recognize the fact that the South pre-
= sents remarkable advantages ana oppoi
= tunities for the extension OF cotton spif
ming. and that IL is perfectly natural ina
- cotton should be spun where cotton
crown. Undoubtedly the immediate II