The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
PRESIDENT BAILEY GONE NORTH.
Notes OF Progress on the work Of
Constructing the Abbeviile Cotton


Mill.
Yesterday evening President B. F. Bailey OF
Abbevilie Cotton Mill boarded the Seaboard
Air, Line vestibule train tor the North. He
will see President st. John of the s. A. Il.
road 10 Norfolk. From there be Will go to
New York and Boston, to be gone some Ten
As mill builder MIR. Bailey has been 80 fnr
very successful Indeed. The WORK OF con-
struct! ng one OF the best factory houses In the
country has steadily gone on nnder nis M al.
have all the money which ne needs 10 equip
the mill with the latest and most Improved
machinery. The engine is already on the
ground, and the boilers arefxpected at any
Time. They were shipped more than two
weeks ago, and should have been here before
now. -,
corps of hands, laying the brick in the foun.
datlon for the boilers, and head mechanic
from the shops Of the manufacturers came
last Saturday, and is ready to put up the
Nearly ali the machinery for the mill is
ready for shipment from Northern shops,
but it will not be put aboard the cars until
ter the mill honse.shalI ha We been heated.
About three or four weeks Will be req utred
in which to place the boilers and to heat, or
dry, the building preparatory TO the recep'
It is thought that the wheels may be ready
to turn some time in next Spring.
The mill, SO far, has a plant which is in
every respect, equal to the best In existence.
scarcely make q better house. The supply
OF pure fresh water Is abundant to run all
the machinery in the State.
Recent purchases Of land along the course
of the stream, which will be tapped above the
tan yard, will. by grayitation, give TWO feet
additional water In the reservoir. The reser::
vuir covers ABOUT one acre of ground, and
this addition OF Two feet will furnish storage
fnr q mi
The water will De taken from The creek 81
itsl highest point Of the creek on the land
which was recently bought from DIR. Thorn.
SON, Passing through six inch terra Gotta
the land bought from G. p. Hammond Co..
thence down the original purchase OF land to
TO speak, the water will be emptied into a
we'll, or anti.chamber, the overflow from
which will 20 into the. reservoir. The pipe
will have considerable fall from the head To
this well. The well will have waste gate al
the bottom by which 1t will be emptied into
the creek as necessity may prompt. The wa.
ter will enter the well several feet below the
water level when 1t Is filed. BY this plan
whatever sediment may be carried through,
the pipe may sink TO the bottom OF the well:
By this plan the overflow water which will
GO into the reservoir will be as pure aud as
advisable to clean out the well, or pipe
through which the water runs, the waste gate
at the bottom Of the well will be opened, and
sand, dirt or other Impurities Will be carried
out by the water. The flow of the water
open, It Is thought. will be sufficient to clean
the entire length of the water pipe.
By this plan, 1t Is thought that the reservoir:
will always be kept clean, and the quantity
OF water W hich will be always stored therein
will ensure the mill against trouble or vexa-
tious delays because OF any possible trouble
with the water pipe. Before the additional
head OF two feet was secured the estlmate
was that the reservoir would hold enough
water TO run the mill for eighty days. WIFE
this additional two feet 1t would run the mill
for a much longer time We believe the wa
ter will rise to within two or three feet OF the
level of the boiler room floor.
Theliberality of the company In throwing
open their houses 10 all who may intend 10
take places Ia the mill has brought number
OF families on the ground. Several OF the
houses are already occupied.
The everlasting hog has put In his appear.
ance, butt President, sustained by the d..
rectors, is determined that no hog shall re-
main on their grounds. II there IL one thing
upon which the company is more determined
than another, II Is that no hog shall be PEN
ned on their land. 1t is proposed TO look after
the cleanliness OF the place, and no hog shall
The applications for positions in the mill
Will run up TO perhaps hundreds president
Bailey adopted the rule Of hling written ap-
plications, and now he has great mum Der.
From these applications he could officer a
dozen mills. Of great capacity, and he could
nlI an indefinite number Of mills with opera
tlves. .....'- g. s.r ...
AS yet the President and directors are not
we'll Informed as to the number OF officers
that will be needed. All such matters will be
turned over to the Superin tendent for his &C
tion. The Superintendent Will be on the
ground as soon as the machinery comes.
1t might be well enough 10 correct the I'm.
preston, If 1t exists, that great mum oer OF
lat places are TO be given out sby the officers
invested their money with q view TO receiv-
ing fair return for their money, and that
wish the Board OF Directors will bear con-
stantly in mind. Every man whose name is
entered on the pay roll will be expected to
earn all the money that he receives.
Another thing which might be borne In
mind is: that there will be no favorltism.
The sole object which thfs Board OF Directors
has in view, Is the welfare OF the mill. The
man who they believe will do the best ser.
vice will be the man TO get the positions.
mental station for the training OF men for
work. The Superintendent of the mill will
possibly prefer to employ men who have al.
ready proven their worth by acceptable SER
vice In other places.
The mill, under no circumstances, will be
run as an eleemosynary institution, or as an
asy lum for favorltes. Merit or supposed suit.
ableness for the place, will possibly be the
only rule Of action In awarding jobs.
The officers of the mill will direct every
effort and expend every energy for the
friends TO reward nor enemies to punish.
TIE welfare and prosperity OF the mill will
be in the future, as In the past, their only
aim.