The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-22
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS,
An Interesting Review OF the Contin-
ual Growth ofthe Industry.

BALTIMORE. July H.-speciaL-The re-
markable showing made hy the Southern
cotton mills. the Improvements ana adj
dirions made 10 them, and the satisfac-
tory dividends declared. are matters or
GENERALIZATION for the South, especially
when are considered the circumstance
I'm more than one milling centre OF l"e
North The discussion OF the situation
OF The cotton mill industry IN N@w Ing
land. which has been vigorously carrier
en there for moro than o year, mas as
sumed various phases. AZ the helsNt Oh
Il last winter the cheapness OF SCUM
ern labor was asserted 20 be largely re-
sponslble for the condition OF New ing
land mills. This explanation was so Sc
ri0usly taken and urged that representa-
tives OF the New England mills endeav-
ored 90 have enacted hy Congress a pro
vision for "a constitutional amendment
permitting Congress TO fix the hours or
labor I'm the whole country, mo speeltl
,urpose being 70 force Southern cotton
mills into the chamoing regula-
tions OF those Of Massachusetts
I'm spite Of the difference OF lJ-
cal conditions I'm the Two sections
Then the agitation turned upon the Ques-
ton Of local taxation. adj now 10 hinges
upon the contention for better equip
mcnt Of mills In the meantime tne
Southern mills seem 70 De- prospering' In
this weeks Manufactures Record are
two letters fom typical southern NH
communities. Illustrating the mill condl-
tions in the South. one from concord
". O.. tells OF the gradual growth or the
cotton milling industry There. DesciIoi!s
the conversion OF woods and farms INTO
"a centre o. manufacture activity, as
showing what cotton mills viii DO for
town the letter says:
"The houses for the operatives are
frame structures. desicutd Tor Do'h
health and comfort, and are IN every
instance neatly painted. They are laid
OF I'm regular blocks. each fronting on
street. and have a liberal backyard and
garden plot 70 each hou Tn all these
operatives villages the spires or one Or
more churches are 10 DE- seen. sclool
and library facilities arc also provided.
The families dress neatly. live oomforta-
bly,. and are satisfied with life
A letter from Augusta describes the
cotton mill industry en- the Horst Creek
Valley near Graulteville. s. g.. and says:
while cotton manufac urine has been
more or less depressed throughout the
world thes mills have gone on continual
ly charging. and IN the meantime haze
paid their regular dividend without Inter-
mission The Graniteville MINIS last an
nual statement Is q most gratifying snow
Ing Of good management ana prosperity.
The langley and Aiken mills, under one
management have ENLARGED 20 the full
capacity Of their water power. with
their great batteries OF modern looms.
with the Northr0p attachment. they arc
destined 20 silence mills of less favorable
location that employ efe,e methods ana
out-0f-date machinery. III new mills are
built on Horse Creek. or further enlarge
ment takes place the additional power
required will have 20 BE- derived either
from steam or from the developmnt or
the neighborlng shoals Of the savannah
bv electrical transmission without Wld-
ening destiny and the acquisition or q
vast eypanse Of new territory with the
expansion Of commerce that must result
az the conclusion Of the war with spain
and the brisk demand for American pro
ducts and manufactures y IS prooanle
that the prosperity Of these MUS VIII
be greatly augmented and that tnelr IN
crease VIII be both judlci0us ana deslra-
BILE
OF the new enterprises announced Tor
the week by the Manufacturers Record
tho following arc the most Important
$4,000 cotton-seed oil mill. $1,000 nour
and meal MILL 110O00-feet capacity saw
mill. $1,000 municipal electric plant ana
coke plant in Alabama. extensive water
power development project IN Arkansas
$4,000 building company and a large SUGAR
mill in Florida lotion ice factory III
Georgia; $4,000 OH refinery. soap Factory
and ice factory. and 1850 drug company
I'm Kentucky. $4,000 sugar refinery
GOW0 dry docks. etc. IN louisiana
5000 machine company In Maryiaho'
$4,000 coton-seed oil mill. soap factory
etc. In Mississippi: c00)-spindle ana a,o-
loom addition 20 cotton mill, 4Vp-spil"'s
addition 20 cotton mill. coke plant anu
coal-inining plant 10 develop i5l5 acres on
land by Pennsylvania parties. and Sz''~o
lumber company. In North Carolina, ue-
velopment OF t0o0-horse power from
shoals and transmission by electricly'
aVo-splndle addition to cotton MN !"
South Carolina: iron foundry IN len
nessee; loOVyl-feet capacity saw-miil' 40
900 OIL well company. $1,000 ginning COM
pany lW-ton cOtton-seed OFT MIL COM
pany TO develop 100 acres Of copper de-
posts, slw compress company III
Texas; 100000 dry dock. etc, n Nlr-
gina; So0Vo lumber company Slv1ooo
coal and coke company. $4,000 coal and
coke company. $1,000 telephone company
and $4,000 eolliery company in West VIZ
ginia.
Among the new buildings arc a hotel
at Appomattox Va; $4,000 Office build
ing az Baltimore, Nd: two hotels ~ i