The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-26
DELGADO COTTON MILLS
WiImfngton's S25O,OOO Cotton Manu-
featuring Company Permanently Or
anfzed Neutrality-suspicious. Elected
and to Go TO Work.

and Authorized to Go to Work..
Pursuant to adjournment of the
| preliminary meeting of h stockhold-
ers of Wilmington's $4,000 cotton
manufacturing company on Wednes-
| day, May 18th, when the name of the
| Delgado Cotton Mills was agreed
| upon, the stockholders met at IL o'clock
yesterday at the court house to effect
a permanent organization.
Marsden Bellamy, Esq, temporary
chairman, presided and Mr.. J. w. Will
hanson, of Burlington, acted as secre-
tary.
The charter of the corporation was
read and accepted, and a set of by
laws was submitted and agreed to-.
The stockholders then elected a board
Of seven directors as follows: Colonel
K. M. Murchison, of New York; Gen.
eral julian S. Carr, of Durham; Messrs
E. G. Holt and j. w. Williamson, Of
Burlington, and Messrs. E. J. Powers.
James H. C~hadbourn, Jr., and r. r.
Bellamy, of Wilmington.
The capital stock of the company is
$3.50, 900 in chares Of the par value Of
500 each, and the entire amount Of
stock has been taken It was decided to
call for an assessment of 10 per cent.
of the capital stock by June LIST.
After t~ransacting business of a pri-
vate nature the meeting adjourned.
THE DIRECTORS MEET.
The board of directors then met and
organized by electing the following Of
ficers.
President-E. C. Holt.
Vice President-R. r. Bellamy.
Secretary and Treasurer-J w. Will
hanson.
The directors authorized the officers
to proceed to work at once under the
bylaws
TO BREAK GROUND NEXT WEEK.
The Messenger has already mention
ed that the new factory is to be located
near the mineral spring, on the shell
ROAD DetWeen the tracks of the iwI-
mlngto Seacoast railroad and the
New Bern branch Of the Atlantic
Coast Line, a tract Of 100 acres of land
having been purchased from Mr.. w. A |
wright Tor the factory plant. The site |
for the factory village is to be laid off
INTO streets and each lot is to have a |
good garden spot in rear of the house.
hundred or a hundred and twenty
i've n n ~two-story houses are to
erected for the operatives.
Messrs. Zachary & Zachary. who
nave been awarded the contract TO
build the mill, have already laid off
ground and will break dirt for the
'ulldlngs next week. They expect to
YORK from forty to fifty hands.
h main factory building will be
so feet long by LIS feet wide, and will
'e Two stories high, with one section
three stories. The engine room will
'e 81 by % feet in size, and the boiler
DOM 40 b. 80 feet. The buildings will
.ost $4,000. The railroad sidings for
mill are now being put in.
II is CONTEMPLATED to have the mill
p ana ready FOR operations by Janu-
ry 1st. 1t will contain 10. 900 spindIes ,
nd 500 looms, and will employ from
90 to 300 hands. A specially will be
1ade or colored goods, plaids, etc.
PRESIDENT Holt, having bought the
ottage of MI. George Harriss. .Jr ,
ormerly Mr.. s.. III. Fishblate's. on
Vrightsville beach, will move his fam
y down in June. Secretary and Treas.
rer Williamson also expects 10 come
w next month to remain perma- /
emily. -.
The Raleigh News and Observer of n
esterday, says: =
zachary & Zachary, the well-known
'~ntractors, of Raleigh, have, as an F
ounced in yesterdays new column, 4
.celVed the contract to construct Will 7
lngton's new $3.50, COO cotton factory, h
le Delgado Mills. This is a very large
'ntract, and it is gratifying to know d
,at a Raleigh concern has gotten 1t. II
hs hrm Is composed of Mr.. III. G. L.
1cnary and his son, A. d. Zachary. n
ney are North Carolinians, and dur a
8 tne last few years have handled "
a Dlg contracts, among them being ID
- nor Cotton Mills, the Tarboro =
eIo Mills, the E. M. Holt Plaid Mills III
ano1 ngton, the University Inn al a.
III Gu, the new addition to the a
e Odd Fellows orphan home az ST
oldsboro. hohhe d &C
firm ~na a
'use i'm Wilmington shortly Thev
a Dig business in the building ma.
rial line, both wholesale and retail
a Will make a notable addition
ilmington's usiness interests