The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06

The first cloth was woven in the Del
gado mills, wflmington's new 10000
quarter of a million doltar
cotton mandatory, yesterday and
very soon all the 40 looms will be
running regularly with a capacity Tor
rs, 900 yards of cloth per day.
Messenger readers will remember
that it was on Monday, January 23rd,
that the first section Of the cotton mill
machinery, the pickers, were started
and since that time the various
departments have been put in opera
ltion just as fast as the, raw material
1could be prepared FOR them until now
1.-The making of the cloth is begun.
RECORD IN MILL
BUILDING.
In the u~nrivalled progress of North
jCarolina in the erection of cotton mills
construction, from the incipiency of
THE project to the completion of the
mills, as scored by the Delgado Com
Ipany, has been equaled and certainly
has not been rivaled. 1t was only dur
ling last spring that the plans for the
Organization began to be talked OF,
and h first announcement regarding
the project was in The Messenger of
May It'll, 1899, when it was stated that
Mr.. E. c.. Holt, aided by Mr.. r. r. Bel
llamy, had so far perfected plans for
the mill that a site had been selected
and practically all the stock ($250, 000)
taken. 1t was on May 18th that The
Messenger announced the temporary
Organization of the Delgado Cotton
Mill Company, h permanent organi-
cation, with MIR. E. c. Holt president,
MIR. R R. Bellamy vice president and
y. w. Williamson secretary and treas
urer, having been announced on the
morning of May 25th.
lit was on June 1st that a call was
ISSUED for the first inStallment, 10 per
Icent. on the capital stock subscribed
and the ground was broken for the
lerection of the buildings.
Since that time. under the vigorous
management of the able officials, the
work has steadily progressed until the
mammoth mills are already COM
lplete, practically all the work of con-
lstruction, the enormity of he the
.luninitiated can have no adequate o n
I%ception, having been accomplished
within eight months.
ENLARGEMENT ALREADY A NE
CESSITY.
This is an especially gratifying
achievement, but what is a source Cf
far more qualification to every one in
lterested in Wilmington's development
lis a cotton manufacturing center IS
THAT even before the first o start
led the absolute necessity Of an addi-
ltion to the mills, doubling the apa
ltty, is conceded by officers and dIrec-
tors, and it is stated on good authority
THAT ground will in all probability be
|broken by June 1st, 1900, for the con-
lStruction of an addition to the build
ing which will accommodate maohin-
Iery for exactly double the capacity,
giving the mill $4,000 spindles instead
lof 10000, as at present.
THE WILMINGTON COTTON MILLS
FLOURISHING.
1t is a pleasure TO note in referring
Ito the cotton milling interests here
that the Wilmington Cotton Mills
Company is also succeeding admirably
under the present able management.
Their development has really been well
might phenomenal. New and improved
machinery is being added at frequent
intervals and the mills are running
day and night, being despite this fact,
really unable ito supply the growing
demand for their goods. A considerable
enlargement of their capacity Is ar alb
Isolute necessity and there is every as
I~surance that announcement to this eff
Ifedt will very soon be anthoritively
lmade.
COTTON MILLS IN OPERATION Il;
NORTH CAROLINA.
In this connection the following tab
lulated statement Of the cotton mills
lin operation in the various counties OF
North Carolina, together with the
r-1@ ~ eDin6lno 1Onnoc afn will