The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-24
NOTES AND SHORT STOPS.
The Outlook as Viewed from the Cot.
ton MilI-The People Take a Live.
Iy Interest In the Big Enterprise
The Work Goes Oh without Inter

The people are beginning TO realize that the
Cotton Mill is an assured fact. and daily many
friends and we'll wishers OF the enterprise visit
the place, and take pleasure in noting prog
reSs in the erection OF the heavy walls which
present 10 the eye such magnifcent propor-
lions.
Col. eagle is taking all the time that is nee
esSary 10 put up the work In the most sur
stantial manner, and Mr.. Sirrene, who stands
so high with the architects, is present every
hour TO see that the contract Is strictly COM
piled with by both the mill company and the
contractor. He is employed by the company
and deals squarly and fairly with all The
work has gone on with perfect satisfaction TO
all. and not a jar has occurred.
4 large part OF the side walls are nearly
ready for the joists of the second story. while
part Of the brick work is still below the nrst
floor. That part of the brick work, which is
not so far advanced, Will be evened up. while
the carpenters are putting up the Jolsts Oh the
second story.
The first section OF the scaffoldipg for the
smoke stack has been put in place and the
stack has been raised some m e= eight m or ten ieet
The walls OF the mill house are being built
Of the best brick, and the side walls are over
thirty inches in thickness. laid with cement
and lime. The end wall next 10 the brick kilns
is Il temporary wall, Whlcn may oe remoVeu
when the mill is enlarged.
The boilers and engine will cost sls,GO-de-
| livered.
200
These are the biggest single items, but they
are the latest and best OF their class The Or
dinary loom costs only $50. One hand can
attend on an average 10 about four-and- a.hali
OF these looms, but the Draper loom Is the
| latest and best patent. One hand can attend
to twenty 10 twenty.four looms. In buy
| ing the Draper looms the weavers will be re-
duced from seventy TO about twenty or less
thus saving the wages of about tlily hands
the annual saving being about Sl2,O TO the
mill.
The mill house Is to be finished about the
first OF November, when the machinery will
begin to come in.
Contractors are now figuring on bids for
building the cottages. Since the adoption OF
be reduced. Instead Of building thirty four
room cottages and thirty six room cottages,
not more than twenty-five OF each size will be
| built.
! ing more than eighty acres. Most OF the land
| is high and rolling, and will be plated OIL.
Streets will be laid ctf, running at righ an
giles. 1t ia the present purpose OF the compa.
ny to build on alternate lots, SO as to give the
operatives as much elbow room as they Will
need.
The houses will be ceiled throughout In
! every room.
! 1t is probable that branch OF the Augusta
wagon road will run by the mill door, and II
Is probable that desirable outlet will be had
over the Blue Hill. The grade is not steep
one, and II is thought good road can be easi.
ly enough had. A connection will also be had
with the new wagon road TO Evans mill II
comes into town near the Fair Ground and
the factory can be made accessible for p, ope
who may come that way.
In little while work will be commenced
on the cottages.
The mill requires nearly a million feet ol
lumber, and the cottages require about SIX
hundred thousand feet Of lumber.
| In the construction OF the mill house there
will be used two hundred tons OF iron.
| The floor space, including Easements, Is
over 5000 square feet.
The work goes steadily on and the cash will
not be lacking with which 10 pay for II. The
mill house. with bricks furnished, will cost
about $4,000 The cottages will cost probably
SD 900 or $4,000. or this latter item we can
not speak definitely, as the bids have not been
opened.
MessrS. Mcmillan & Wilson are busy max
ing brick, and 1t seems that they will be hur.
ritd to keep the bricklayers busy. 9,lN.0t
brick will be required for the stack and mill
house. About l5O,OOO Will be needed for chin
neys and pillars for the cottages; 100000 10
100000 will be needed for the ware house; So.
U0O 10 100000 will be needed for the Presidents
office. Including breakage and other losses
the whole brick work will require something
like 1900, ,00O brick.