The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-06

iuSie''So uuillS recent years IN
tho number Of cotton mills in
tho South is tho result primarily
OF tho knowledge that such under
tabings pay handsomely for tho in
vcstments iii thom. Th, movement
has been ono Of constant acceleration,
into which other elements than moro
dividends for stockholders havo on
tered. Actual money received from
the operation Of mills has not been
tho only incentive to prompt sub,
scriptlons to the stock Of now com
panies and lively campaign Of or
ganization. Ono Of tho most powcr-
full impulses, perhaps, has been tho
effect Of cotton mills upon tho COM
munitios in which they have been cs.
tablished and upon the surrounding
country. Charlotte, N. G., is not.
able example for other towns of tho
South adapted by location and by
the spirit of her citizcns to SUCCESS
rs cotton manufacturers
Huntsville, Ala, with its progress
during tho past few months follow
ing the location there Of tho Morri-
mac project, Is an example. Throe
letters in the Manufacturers Record
from mill towns in tho Piedmont
region Of the South present other
striking illustrations Of the benefits
Of cotton mills.
Mr.. Frank Hammond, Of, Groom
vile, S. G., points to tho Piedmont
Mills in his county as typical OF n
score or moro other mills in the
State Tho Piedmont Mills in u
quarter Of a century huvo transform
eel poor hillside farms into thriving
town Of 5000 inhabitants, while
neighboring farm lands have risen in
value from So. 50 to $40 an aero.
The building Of mills at Greenville
has boen q ccompanied by the re-
modelling of old business properties
and the building OF new ones, with
preceptible advance in the price Of
Of city and suburban property.
Mr.. l.. Lanier, Of West Point, Ga,
po;nte to Riverview, with 1000 in
habita ats; Langdalc, with 1900 in
habitants, and Lanett, with 800 in
habitants; live towns supplied with
free schools and churches for citi-
zens drawn from the surrounding
country, as purely ihe creation Of
mills which wore built there, while
the country for miles around is in a
prosperous condition, and the trade
of West Point, (tho shipping point
for tho three mill towns,) has been
largely widenod.
The increase in the population Of
Rock Hill, S. g., is, according to Mr..
Jno &. Anderson, mainly due to tho
establishment Of six mills there, and
at that point, too, the value of real
estate has appreciated wonderfully.
These experiences arc typical of
many Southern mill towns. The in
flux Of population receiving wages at
definite intervals and tho purchases
of cotton have Strengthened the ro-
tail business Of tho towns, have made
the local supply Of money moro sta
bio and have given the nearby far
mers permanent, steady market for
butter, milk, poultry and vegetables,
and have thus encouraged tho diver
silication Of farming operations,
which, more generally adopted, will
do much to solve the cotton problem
Of the South.
Prosperity for merchants, cash
markets for farmers, steady employ
ment for population, brought at the
same time close to opportunities for
improving their conditions, and the
advantages of local sales for cotton
growers, have come from tho building
Of mills. 1t is no wonder that cot.
ton manufacturing is following close,
ly upon tho heels of tho centre oil
cotton growing.
The aggregate iron business dur
ing the week in tho Birmingham dis
trict showed an increase, though
there were no largo transactions
The iron masters believe that there
is brisk demand just ahead, ane
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