The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05
TotaI................. $067 $1,000
lANUFACTURING STATISTICS.

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Operatives employed, 1890. .... 2,541
/ Wages paid in 1890. ...... S368. 200
Advertising in 1890. ........ $sI4,0
These figures can only be accurately
obtained in census year. The
growth in Durham for the past five
years @iobg manufacturing lines has
been steady. eve hardly felt the pan
ic, said leading manufacturer "If
the papers hadn't come to as telling us
about failures Durham wouldn't have
known there was such a thing"
III 1892 the Erwin Cotton Mills. with
a capital of half million dollars, Civ
ing employment, when the new en-
iaFgemcnt is finished to something
like two thousand people, with nearly
$4,000 spindles and / 900 looms, was
built in the western part of the town.
IN 1892, also, the Pearl Cotton Mills was
Incorporated with Sl75,00O capital,
'vith 10000 spindles, giving employ
meUt to several hundred men, women
and children. The Commonwealth
Mills started up January LIST. 1898.
with a capital of SIS 900, giving employ
nent to $50 people. The Golden Belt
Hosiery Mills is a new factory started
in 1885, giving employment at the start
to half a hundred operatives, and i'm
creasing the number all the time. The
Durham Hosiery Mills is another new
factory established in 1895. The Auto
matte Labelling and Packing Com
pany, with a paid-up capital of 1885,
600 is an enterprise begun in 1896. Since
1890, the First National Bank has in
creased its capital from 100000 to
$4,000 and the Fidelity Bank has i'm
creased from $4,000 to 100000 and all
these banks have increased their
surplus. The Mallory Cheroot Com
pany began business in 1890, but was
not incorporated until 1894. 1t has a
capital of $4,000 Its annual output
is 100000 cigars, and it gives en-
ployment to fifty or more people The
Durham Fertilizer Company has great
ly increased its business in these five
years. The Durham Soap Factory, es-
tablished in 1893 has a capital of $10,- (
900 and turns out 100000 pounds per
week. In July, 1892 the Workman +
Wooden Mills, with capital of $4,000 +
was started, and it gives employment I
to a number Of men. The Golden Belt Z
Mfg Co. which makes bags, turns out I
$4,000 salt bags and 100000 tobacco 4
bags daily, giving employment to 80 .
hands in the factory and $50 more out T
side who are engaged in stringing bags. I
A large addition was made in 1895 to /
the Durham Cotton Mills, Durham's T.
successful pioneer mill in manufactur- I
ing cotton.
Since 1890, also, Durham has expend- /
ed half million dollars in hotels, I
school buildings, hospitals /
and residences. In 1898, Mr.. Julian S. |
Carr built the Hotel Carolina at a
cost of $85 900. In 1895, Mr.. Geo. w. I
Watts built and completed the Watts 1
Hospital at cost of $4,000. Mr.. B. N. \
Duke has expended $4,000 in a beauti-
fui gate and adornment of Trinity Col
lege Park, and has built neat church
at the Erwin Cotton Mills. Trinity
Methodist Church was enlarged, re-
modelled and beautified in 1898 at cost
of about 1000. The First Baptist 1
Church has been remodellled at a cost
of about $4,000
In all this, we have not included more
than 100000 spent as a site and for the
at Trinity College; $4,000
expended in the new Presbyterian
church which was completed about
1890; $40, 900 for the First National Bank /
of Durham; and the residences, the
and most costly ever erec-
ted in the State. The figures for 1895
would probably stand, using the best
and putting the figures un
der rather than oeyr:
Cani4al invested s. 600 600