The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-15
THE FRIGHTENING SKIES
The South's Cheerful Prospect Got
ton nliils Running Night and Day
New Factories in Sight Every
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MIR. Il. II. Edmonis, of Baltimore,
who has recently returned from "A
brief trip in the South. in an inter
view states that sail indications POI Mt
to steady Improvement in general
business and industrial Interests.
"onc Of the very noticeable things
in this connections. said Mr.. EdmDnd-
| who is editor OF the Manufacturers
Record, is that nearly cvC"y cotton
mill PASSED on the trip through the
Carolinus was running ON double turn,
being brilliantly lighted ali night by
electricity. There II Il most active in
tcrcsL in the organization Of now cot
ton mill companies. in the enlarge
mcnt of old mills anu in the hniidruy
Of mills South by New Eug;Ind cor
! porations. Heretofore nearly ali the
cotton mills business in tho South ha,
been done by Southern nrnpl" and
! with southern capital, and OF the 800
| OOO,OOD or more Invested in Southern
cotton mills. probably four-iitEs is
! Southern money. The success of
southern factnrir> haas stimulated New
! t.uTlanG people - build mills SOdth
and two of tn" largest cUtUpanirs in
! NV E1.;Iand have already commenced
/ tia work "f establishing plants one
! in y AiabuuI;t 20 cost JUO, 900 and one in
| Georgia To cost SiUnuOU.
Active construction j. already i'm
| progress on the first mill. amt | re-
! cClvr" telegram to-day from the
! Massachu-srlt, Cotton Mills Company
| OF Lowell stating that that company
would Immediately confluence the con-
atrurt.On of ii fGuu.uuu mill a. Rome.
! Ga. This il one of the Oldr~s and
LARGEST cotton mill companies in New
En- i:tnd, having ii total capital. in
Guiding the a!NOUnt 40 Dr invested in
| GvorS ia, ot ~, ivV,OGU. In the Caro-
llnHN there Is especial ucLivity n mill
enterprises anu negotiations are ROW
pending For sites for several very larnr
mills - IA built by New En";ant com
paui,~.
"Onr of tine most interesting points
OF my trip ContinucG Mr.. Eumunds,
was an Investigation of Il ncw rrluc-
ton works that has been built at
l;IaCksburg, >. G.. for treating re-
frhctory gold and pyritic ores. The
south has an enormous supply of re-
factory ores and pyrilr- carrying gold
and sulphur, nut there has been no
general pinn i~s,oneeatiCa ~ .re. tor
treating tnrsv ores aid saving AL ui
the b-pro,iuCts. After experimental
work, extending over nearly two years,
the Carolina SuiphU:'Ic .\cid Company.
of lIIack>burg. which j. composed
largely Of l'hiiaGciphia people, seems
- have made Il complete sue 'C,s uf
treating these ores ana saving not
only the gold, but all Of tho other pro-
ducts. The plant has boon so salts
factory that it is nov being trchlcd in
size.
- 1t il the intention Of this compnny
i, lt.. q
;ls those mined by il. Operators who
wish To mine their ores without at
tempting the expense of reduction
works can ship To this point and have
their ores treated on royalty. Ouc Of
the bi-prOduItS being eulphuriC acid
which is needed in the manufacture
Of fertilizers, Il large fertilizer COM
pany of Durham has contracted To
| build, ad jacrnt to the reduction works.
Il plant To cost about SlIO, 600 To 800.
600. contracting 10 take 20 tons of sui
! phuric acid Il Gay from the reduction
works. This acid. instead Cf D,mI
| put up in eases. will he carried in IL
| larG" lead pipe direct from the acid
works, Il decided innovation.
"Thc reduction of these Southern
ores 10y the new system saving the
|
| bi-prOGUctS promises To become OF
CnOrmoUa value to the entire south.
| H. means, when in fu!l ana successful
! operation, If no trouble shOulG nc found
! ia its future WORK, the utilization rf
ores that have hitherto been without
| vaiu" because they cOulG not he
| handled 10y any Southern concern; II
| reduction in the cost oi su'phurir acid
! Tor the manufacture Of fertilizers and
/ thus possibly Il reduction in the cost of
| making fertilizers, 50 essential TO the
prosperity Of Southern farmers.
| "l'rObb.y the most noticeable fCa
tnrC III connection with southern MAJ
tcl's ut the present, said MIR. Edmonds.
lis the remarkable tendency Of pupu-
| latiOu from Tn" North and West TO the
| south. Every large lame owner in the
! South whose name has become known
throughout til" North and West j.. in
receipt of letters hy the S,ur" ask ing
iUr Information about farm lands
! Some land owners have been almu~t
overwhelmed with oSpOmGCnc".
and one friend Of miUc in lHudcrdtir
County. N,d.. reports THAI within The
last month or two he has mad over 300
letters irOrI Northern and Western
farmers Who wanted t. srtIiv III that
section. In the CarOiinas. Georgia
ami parts oi Virginia the same thlng
is notIc"anIr, and all "vr9 tn"sc State,
as wci - farther South, Western
people are settling slngly and in
cOOnius.
"AIl indications point tp u great
Suuthward movement UI pODu, alton
.hat promises tO n'cunIo ono Of the
most con picuru9 i"utur's OF "a" bu-i-
ness Interests ot tn" entire cpantry.
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