The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
ABBEVILLE COTTON MILL.
First Class In all Its Appointments
Efficient officers and Faithful Op.
eraiIYes Make the Wheels Hun.

First Class In all It's Appointments
Efficient officers and Faithful Op.
%eratives Make the Wheels Hum.
Every stock holder OF tho Abbeville Cotton
Mill has reason to be abundantly satisfied
With his Investment.
For people of no experience and with only
limited means the building OF o mill like
ours Is a herculean task n except the Pres.
ident, very few know anything OF the dell
cate and difficult task of bringing success TO
such an undertaking.
The work of making brick was commenced
when only $4,000 had been subscribed, and
when there was but little cash paid In, but
the work was Kept up. and rs new demands
for money were made new resources came In
sight.
Capt. eagle was awarded the contract for
the erection Of the building at q time when
we had no money, but arrangements were
made to satisfy him as the work progressed.
and when the mill house was finished we
were seemingly almost exhausted. but when
the necessity arose the money was forthcom-
their own number the directors found Mr..
Barnwell and Mr.. Parker fast friends, who
were not only able but willing to help.
Messrs. Lockwood, Greene &c Co.. the lead.
came greatly Interested In the success of Pres
ident Bailey, and through their friendship for
him, the Abbeville Cotton Mill has been a
great success. The most perfect plans for the
uOus6 WcI0 pIOpOSCo Wy Nv dICllllCCls, anu
no contractor was ever more faithful TO the
performance of every condition OF q contract
Than was Captain J. w. eagle, OF Greer VILE
The mill for strength and beauty OF design Is
while the machinery is the latest and best up
to-date machinery that has yet been devised
by human skill. The engine itself has no su-
made; the same is true of the cards. In
fact, all the different machines are CT the
very best without regard TO cost. Nota single
In ferior article has been bought. Because OF
the high grade of the mill furnishings the
cost OF the institution Is much higher than
the cost OF cheaper mills with second grade
machinery.
balanced in the good results. Instead of
cardipg TO or 10 pounds Of cotton q day, with
the old machines, our cards manipulate l6O
or 167 pounds daily.
bly, more than the best OF the other Kind Of
looms, weaves about 20 yards daily. These
looms are calculated for 60 to 62 yards daily,
but because OF their perfection they are allow.
the weavers 60 10 dinner, and they run for
half an hour after the quitting time at night.
The cost OF steam for. running during the
e e1peese n Of ru rs aimo alter sP atBe oSiatins a time ea al
night is none other than the presence OF the
engineer. The looms are thus run with the
steam that is left In the boilers, after The fire
has been banked. The fire is banked about
udl1 OIL ooh oOiokS 4olCGiaB ti"S ~ eaS
steam that runs the mill Is from the heat al
ready IN the furnace. After the spindles,
cards and other machinery have been stopped
there Is still steam enough left to run the
looms for half an hour.
By running the looms on these extra times
all the steam Is utilized, and the work OF the
looms is increased from ten to fifteen per
cent. daily.
The looms themselves have not the power
of speech, nor have they the faculty Of rea-
soping from cause 10 effect, but they have
reached that degree OF perfection that they
will stop Immediately alter a thread breaks,
or II anything else goes wrong with the work
which they are doing SO beautifully and with
such great satisfaction. they Immediately go
out on a strike, and will work no more until
their wrongs are righted.
The spinning department has also reach
ed that state Of perfection which makes the
machinery stop the Instant anything goes
wrong.
The duty OF spinners and weavers lie not to
watch the quality OF work which they are do.
Ing, but their business Is TO set the looms and
spindles TO running when they stop, and they
always stop when u thread breaks.
The operatives have only TO keep the
threads In place, and the machines will do
the rest.
There were last Saturday ia names on the
pay roll.
About TO of the 3Oi looms are already at
work.. The looms are 40-ipch machines, but
but they are making 36.inch brown home
s~puns-three yards to the pound.
BECAUSE Hi CQ6 lOOnb nave uOl yen Dotu
put TO running the spinning has TO wait on
the looms. When all the looms are running
every wheel In the establishment will be kept
busy, and while each machine is running In
measured time, the stockholders ears may be
greeted by the sweetest music that can de-
light the senses OF those who have Invested
their money.
1t has been said that we sometimes en- ter
tain angels Certain II Ia Abbeville
entertained a mill builder for years before
the fact was known
Abbeville has been standing here for a GEN.
fury and for thirty years the staid old town
stood still. L.. w. Perrin, Esq. and other
good and patriotic citizens lent their energies
to the construction OF the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern Railroad, and their efforts
were rowned with success.
President B. F. Bailey undertook the build.
ing Of the Cotton Mil. and through his eff
forts and the kindly Offices Of his friend. Mr..
Stephen Greene, the architect, q large sum OF
Northern money has been Invested with US,
and Abbeville today has as fine a mill as cal,
slightest doubt as to Its successful operation.
It is a mill OF which all lovers OF this old
OWL NAV be proud. No man ever had q
board OF associates who have been more true
than Mr.. Bailey's friends have been TO him.
Every, man on the board Of directors has
prise, and they have held up his hands when
they could be OF service.
Subscribers to the capital stock Of the null
may now confidently lay away their certif.
cate Of stock as 80 much of their assets.
II any ~stockholder doubts this, he can
trade off his stock TO the editor Of the Press
and Banner as long as he can lay hands on
anything to exchange for 1t. He is now up TO
the neck In stock, but will go a little deeper II
he has in sight anything that any other stock
holder may prefer to stock In the Aobeviiie