The Atlanta constitution., 1900-12-03
sp.dles. Inns.

Barker Cot. Mills co. Mo
opeIka p'iik Got Got. Mills. opclika.
W 1. Handley Mig. Co.
Roanoke. Ala..-.-........-.... 5000 ...
Piedmont Atlanta Ga....-... 2.se1
Elizabeth. Atlanta. Ca...-..... 5.'s0
Cate city. Atlanta. Ga-....... 5.o1 80.
Esbb Afg. Co Columbus. Ga.-tHn 500
Cord.le. Cnrdele. Ga.......... 3.6D
Dublin. Dublin. Ga..-.-.-.-.-... s.t#1 ...
Mouitrie. Moultrie Ga...-....- 5.h'1 l6o
Pelham. Pelham. Ga.-.--.-.-.. "..;i 100
Harerove. Shreveport, La 5.t1 2n
kosciuskp. kosCiusko. Miss. a.i1o lhl
Laurel Laurel. M.ss.-....---.. 5.'n lt@
Tuprlo. Tupe.o. Aiss...-.---.. ".t'1 l'o
West Point. West Point. Miss 5.uo .-.
Winona Wuuua. Mi~s........ 5.HI@ l1o
Guolesm.e. COplcpmrr. y. C.35He1 1.2iN
Golden Belt. Durham. y. C...i5.uh 500
Arlington. GaStnnia y. t....iN.NH1 ...
Durham Hosiery Mil. Dur
hH1f. y. c. ---....-- t.NHt
Weldon. Weldon. y. C......... .l0.e0 80
Borden Alfg- Co. Goldsbor1.
Harriel cotton Mills. IIendcr-
son Y C...-.-..-........-.--..1l.N II .N0 ..
Tuscarora. Ait Peasant y G 3.o49 ..
Sunithfieid. Smithhc!d. y. -. 5.H.l eel.
Rovall. WAX, Forest. Y c.. 5.f#o ...
Hivcrside. Anderson. :. Co.. e.ao ...
Alpha. Jou,svlllc. :. C........ 5.ua1 ...
Ic.man. McCon. :. C.....-....lo.a1
ChesWsil W,Stni inster. :. q. 80 Htn $50
CrauftrVllie gl.u tcNiile s. C.-5.H' ''m
Ta, aggregate total ~ the several lls-s
shows "a further addition of .5H.uHH spin
dies. which may reasonably he counted
uuuu as in cffc. i've WORKING order within
a. present cotton year. 10 Say nothing
of MANY PROJECTS fur building Zoo which
active Operations have not Vet Ieeu un-
d-rt- ken. Advantage has been taken -
the profits of the recent prosperous pe-
riol So spend considerable money for new
and improved machinery in mills which
have uot been in existence over five ~
SIX wears. Ordinary looms have been fire.
tom3tic looms in both hne and coarse
goods mills. and 20 is q feature worth
NOTING that On the new mills the entire
loom equipment viii n many instances
he entirely automatic. Several Of the
largest mills now under way. such as the
Olympia and tho L0ray mills. the one a
fiuo and the other % coarse goods mill.
ar 10 he thus equipped Southern man
ufaciurcrs are not allowing any advan-
"a ve they NAV have IN other directions
to he miminizcd by lack of attention to
9r ni -aruly expenditure over their man
Whether recent mill building in the
sC-fh has been excessive Or mot must
D. matter ~ opinion until THE future
ANS W.rs the question. Manufacturers 1f
experience incline largely a. the view
thar FOR tho present 10 has been over
dome and tha- "a natural reaction VIII
follow within tho course OF the next year
or 80. hut tho general run of southern
people. so far as could ne judged. ap-
nearfi 90 have no serious miSgiyines on
that score There has been au arrest ~
the new projects. IL is true. within the
past two or three months but he con-
dit 'nn ~ the cotton crop and the hicn
price of raw cotton Is SAID - have been
ra a great extent responsible for thai
The preronderance ~ mills ef less than
ia.nn spindle capacity is p marked fea-
ture ~ the hsf given above. fairly
definite ind cation that they are being
hui.t hv local capital This may not pe
"a strong point in their favor. bat Fl shows
The faith of .he community ia the future
81 the southern cotton industry. and IS
pla u evidence that money made in the
south IS being reiuvestcd there and Stea T.
iiy adding Il the wealth of the southern
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