The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEXT
To Massachusetts In the Manufacture
OF Cloth, or Soon VIII be.

tOtbou Vlotu.
This statement may startle those
who have not kept in touch with
the manufacturing progress of
the state, but if the number Of
looms be an index to the turnout
of cloth--as, on the average. i'll
must be-we have high New
England authority for the claim.
@. A. Dockham & Co., OF Bos-
ton, publish annually a textile
directory of the United States,
which is recognized as an author
ity. Advance sheets of their di-
rectory for 1899 show the number
of spindles and looms employed
in the manufacture OF cotton,
wool and silk in 1896 and 1898 I'M
each of the states of the union.
From them the Columbia, Is.
C.) State makes up table
showing that in 1926, South Car
olina ranked fourth, and in 1898
third--M Massachusetts being first
and Rhode Island second in
rank.
The table shows that in two
years South Carolina has risen
from fourth to third place and
North Carolina from eighth TO
sixth place; while New Hamp-
shire has fallen from third to
fourth and Pennsylvania from
sixth to eighth. Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Maine and Penn
sylvania have suffered an actual
falling off in the number of their
looms. The net loss of the seven
northern states in two years was
6, 434 looms; South Carolina 8
gain was Z .20l looms; the COM
bined gains of North Carolina
and Georgia were $500 looms,
or half of South Cardinals gain.
So much for the changes up to
last year.
AS for 1899, a consideration Of
the figures and known facts will
prove that South Carolina must
take second place before the year
is out. The figures show that in
1898 this state lacked only /, T92
looms of equalling Rhode Islands
total. But in Rhode Island the
number is decreasing or station
ary, while in South Carolina
many more than the number re-
quired to make up the difference
are now being installed or have
been ordered. BY the close OF
the year this state will be in Sec
ond place, never to lose it except
to take first place. Applying
the same facts and figures, we
can foresee that before next jan
uary North Carolina will have
dislodged Maine from fifth place
and Georgia taken Pennsylva-
mia s place, now eighth.
In spindles South Carolina is
making as great an increase as
lin looms, although. because Of
1.-THE number of separate yarn mills
hin New England, she does not
rank as high, being fifth in 1896,
and fourth in 1898.
/ 1t will be seen that South Car
olina has taken fourth place,
Connecticut dropping to fifth,
and that North Carolina has adj
vanced to sixth place, dislodging
Maine. The prediction may be
made with confidence that the
end of this year South Carolina
will have passed New Hampshire
taking third place, North Caro-
| lima will have displaced Connee-
ticut at fifth and Georgia will
have risen to seventh place,
sending Maine to eighth. The
differences are all small and easi-
ly overcome at the present rate
of southern progress, the indus
try in the east remaining, as at
| present, nearly stationary.
The following shows the gains
in spindles made in the two years
1S96-98, and will illustrate the
progress Of the southern States,
especially South Carolina:
| South Carolina. 263, 900; North
Carolina, 119, 600; Massachusetts
116, 900; Alabama, $1,000; Geor-
| gia, So, 600.
Rhode Island gained only 49,
! ! 20GG 29GG spindles. New Hampshire
| ID, $40 and Connecticut 10, 307,
while Maine lost 5000 and Penn
| sylvania 25, 582.
/ In two or three years South
Carolina will take from Rhode
Island second place in spinning,
as she takes from her this year
second place in weaving. After
that Massachusetts, only will be
ahead Of her. Tbs Bay State has a