The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
THE ABBEVILLE MILL.
The Work OF Getting Ready 10 Turn
the wheels Goes Steadily Forward.

Mr.. Millican of New York Is The selling
agent of the Abbeville Cotton Mill; Presi.
dent Bailey saw him at his once on Monuay
last when the final arrangements were made
This business arrangement Is very import
ant and most satisfactory to the company.
The work OF perfecting arrangements ior
mill las progressed steadily from the first.
until now success is an assured fact. .
The Abbeville Cotton Mill Company, Win
ont apy great boast, but in an unostentatious-
ly way. commenced their enterprise. They
did not move fast, but they have kept steadily
at work, from the BEGINNING until they now
think the chief difficulties have oeen met.
The great thing now for the company to DO
Is TO apply those practical metnods 10 itie
operation Of the mill that will bring suitable
returns for the large outlay.
If President Bailey should De nal1 as sue
cessful in operate the mill as he has been IN
building 1t, those who have had iaith IN MIN
and hope in tue ultimate success OF the enter
prise, W ill receive fair return for the money
which they have put into IL. ,..,
OF course IL Is too soon TO say when diVl-
dends will be paid, Even If successful
venture a considerable construction account
will likely have TO be paid before a dividend
can be expected.
The work of setting up the machinery goes
on daily. The shafting on the second ana
third floors is In position and IT is well nd
vanced in the loom room, where elght lnes
for the full length Oft the room, Is being put up'
Some Of the cards are ready for work.
Carpenters are making boxes and doipg
The working of putting in a fifteen inch
nine to run water from the creek into the res
ervoir has been nearly completed.
The six inch pipe which was first put III has
been taken up.
While those Of our citizens who have put
their mouey Into the mill hope to receive
fair return, ii Is also thought that property
owners and business men OF the town VIII re-
ceive incidental advantages.
At the lowest estimate some Two hundred
hands will be employed. If the average cost
OF officers and hands should be Sl,0OO week
the weekly distribution of that much cash
will be felt in as small q town as THIS.
AS the mill has been provided Win only
two-thirds of The machinery which Will De
necessary to fiji the mill house, the prooabili-
ty is that Increased machinery will soon fol-
low, when the number OF hands will have to
be increased. ,.
or one thing we presume the community
NAV rest assured, and that Is, the mill be here
for many day TO come, and lts benenclal el-
Iects will be felt for al indefinite time.
The recent business arrangements which
President Bailey perfected during his trip to
the North, make the stock feel very
comfortable. $50
The success in building the Abbeville Cot
ton Mill is due to the friends which MIR. Bal
ley brought 10 the enterprise Mr.. Greene.
the architect, has been OF 1nval liable AID moi
only in furnishing plans for the mill, but IN
eulisting the kindly offices OF his Northern
friends Without President Bailey, we would
not have had MIR. Greene, and without Mr..
Greene we would not have had as good mill,
would have been unable TO secure the latest
and best machinery that Is 10 be bad. While
our own people have done exceedingly well
In paying up their subscriptions, the North
ern capitalists have paid every dollar mat
they promised.