The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Norris cotton mill, three miles from
Central, in Pickens county has for some
time been running two forces of Hands
for day and night work. This mill $
turning out q fine grade of goods and Is
most assuredy a success.
A suit was filed in Charleston Friday
against the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Company by attorneys of the administra-
triX of Sidney Gibbes, who met death BY
an accident last year at the Chicora works
The damage suit is for $1,000
Joseph Giles Cunningham, one of Ander-
sons most prominent and successful BUSH
ness men, died a. his home at that place
thursday morning, after a lingering III
ness of several months, ION his afty-hrst
birthday Mr.. Cunningham was son
OF the late Thomas Cunningham belong
ing TO one of the old Huguenot families.
and has always lived at Anderson.
The Barnwell Business League met
Tuesday night. Various communications
were read and it was decided to place in
the Manufacturers Record a standing Of
Ter 10 any 10000 spindle cotton mill that
the town would pay for q site for the
location of plant. of any reasonable mum.
per or acres. and exempt the mill for five
years from municipal taxes, EXCEPT the
tax Tor school purposes, which ordinance
mas Deen already passed by the Town
Council.
Aiken Recorder: The old project of a
bieachery on Horse creek, just beyond
Warrenville has been revived. and II is
said that about $4,000 has been subscrib-
ca TO II in Augusta. Mr.. Charles Estes
Is engineering the scheme and it is said
that an application for charter will
soon be made in Columbia. At present
the product of all our South Carolina mills
is sent to the North to be bleached and
as careful analyses have shown that the
water of Horse creek is particuIarlv ada,t1
ed for bleaching IL is believed that The
projected enterprise would pay hand
son1ely.
Mr. David Hutchison. TEMPORARY re-
celver of the Mercantile and Farmers
Bank of Rock Hin, gave out the follow
ing statement of the condition: Resources
Loans, discounts, etc. 1854. 326. so; cash
s.a que by other banks, 81, 1853 49, total
soo.'VSo.4e. Liabilites-Capital stock. s42.-
ooo; deposits and due other banks sa0
555.4l; bills payable, $s1. 800; surplus So
ioe.Uo; total, Sl67 o90.46 This statement has
oeeh carefully prepared and shows that if
there is no loss in closing up the business
me stockholders win not only NOT he calI-
ed on for any further contribution b,,t
viii have some profit.
Woodruff, like so many OF her neivhhor-
ing towns, has gone 10 work m EARNEST n
have first-class cotton mill. with can-
ital of 100000. which probably will be in
creased TO 100000 The slacritv in cub
scribing the $4,000 asked for from this
town is positive proof of life and progress
II is probable that all manufacturing en-
terprises TO be started will be exernpf from
town taxes. With large cotton seed oil
mill in successful operation. an assured
cotton mill TO be in opera ton in another
year, and the possibility of court house
in the-to-b e-hoped-near future, Wood
run continued steady growth is to be ex-
pected.
Some of the weavers from the Huguenot
plaid mill of Greenville who went to Rhole
Island few weeks ago have returned
home with a better opinion of their
chances to make a living in the South in
spite of the increased wages in New Eng
land They represent that the agents who
enticed them away did not make correct
statements in regard TO the situation of
affairs at Lonsdale, as they were told that
there was no strike at that point which
proved to be untrue. as the Draper loom
operatives were all idle, and they were ex-
pected to supply their places, which the
Greenville operatives declined 10 do except
in a few instances The strike feature in
New England was a revelation to the
Greenville crowd and those who refused to
work in the mills on account of the strik-
ers were looked after by the labor union,
which supplied all their wants.