The sun., 1900-10-26
NEGRGS HOPE IN INDUSTRY |
Southern Cotton Mill Shows
What He Can DO.
II is Operated Entirely by. Black
Men Under the Direction OF
a white Foreman.

! Gradually tire Negro /, he2iaiiilis tn re-
/ aizc that the preservation of Ills rucc
anG the position hr shall lolt hi society
i t. BE- gained aHly along Industrial
Hines and III thorough industrial cdflea-
tinn. The hi"a> brought aut III HuplScr
| z. Washington well-knoWn here ii his
:. Iu,kcgee Institute are gaining ground
among the cul0rcd people, however and
All interesting proof II th> lics III the
cotton mill which has recently been es-
tahlished iii Concord ~ G.. and Is
owned ana operated entirely by colored
men. This i the only industry II its
kind III the country owned and worked
iH negroes. II i thoroughly organized
and substantially backed hy representa-
tiyes Of the colore,l race. and il offers 10
the colpred man the greatest chance ii
show hat iii the sphere Of labor and abl-
ty aS . skilled wprkntM H. i The equal
q the white. The only white man in Tie
factory i III. f. Smith III Lowell. who
is foreman. Colorcd men don't yct know
AoM y make cloth and need man of
practical experience
Ihc mill WAS established ~ ii board of
directors with 4 vitW of giving employ
mcht u young. Intelligent and induStri-
aa, celored neli and wsanu iii thp South
,Ant ont u tile southern mils ~ lie
pft tjndlce IT white aborcrS. according
t9 ili3 directors Il impossible far sucll
eqinretl iaiWrerS f4 GatiiH Wafk iii many
a&faflGs pH4iS ea account 81 fld- pre-
Jtaiee. b1 tM. h4af thdt tlH~ cntraDf.isr
til stimulate tii ae4ra 1T ~lHN II. lii,
Miiiie aieaha1 III, aIMiiti itii HILL a>
Etilai,i. s5Nn in eHHal opportunity.
..a t5aEatatAn - tins ttialaef rntut-
E,i>r N al-ai.izal ia Ganaad in ISs7,
lA@Ee Mtse iiiiir directors. ta ttrS. s.
6 Thmals"la Z. I litrfF. John 4.
lstlse y. A4Etli tatoliul lrns. - b
l'fits ot Eiaaie University. Gaall6ftr
y. G. tfat. q j. McSeryr. president of
Sfam University. y. q; Il. a. johnson
l11ah " the lnw department III Shaw
tAiyer,ity Robert Mcliae II Concord
D. 81: W. 6. Coleman If Concord. Il, Il.
Fitzgerald IF Durham, y. g. ANA James
n. Anderson, architect aud general man
aEcr.
The mill i constructed entirely by
negro labor, upon the latest and most
approved plans. Ii is located upon the
main line Of the Southern HALLWAY.
about three and i half miles from the
station al Concord. y. G. This site was
selected since. because ii Il hpaltIful
the taxes are low. and There il not
bar-room III tho county Tho plant com.
prises about 100 arreS If land. onn th,.,..
story brick building with iii engine room
annexed, one Atlas-CorliSs engine Of s.
go lioise power. two AtlaS-C CorliSs boil.
eis of 100 horsc power each. i machine
shop, tools. Il full system Of machinery
for carding. Spinning and weaving by
lio looms and more than 300 spindlcs,
with all the attachments, such as pul-
eys spo0l>, sluttles, bobbins. shaftiny,
Nc capahlc IF weaving over $4,000 yards
9f cloth week. There arr tenement
houses oll TIL premises, and contract
e." i"zel pr 80 moro is ont Forty
inen aud 4 large uumbet. If women ANA
ihilIfaA ira employed. About 1000
lsoHHdS ot cotton lrc uscd Wtel.ly. Tho
.itiie rnloa'l t4nH Aa@ ,lrcaay siXiy
-9l,' Aad thsea etui.. 9ad th,.ditctei.s
IA ti.t Hiil ar planning e. itut up i lirw
ius si9f} ai ! taI.e I'Ea l.la alout
t.ae iiat@F% il lal eHt ia 7aQ pI0t- for
hHIHtli4 lt uEis ill., tin atE.
tlil II'la3 a laQAs Wlila ntu 80
.i1aa NJ tftl.tsm It'll gtner a@@.t
ai& , sha<tef ;t+ l0a cIll.
hHs a@Iestla eaI9el. hi
tll +. sI5V AHl a~ "Nasu .IiaL
'rr. III tla North 81 il c;ilTa
II .Salei.ail. bi,atal For sisilfreD
aas Mafald at building fieiA
slaa California. IT. hel0a Il os.
8ai@ 0ard town ii tllr South
laua laiastawn. HE natGo was c.,r-
ai4li IL ailea % .jilloMl aHd r@iap III
HtE Hell on lc county rgar,i-.
Aa4er.oii VIII al~p unc u Till founders
of southern Pines, i negro town ii
North CaoliMa,