Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-20
Il AT THE YORK MILL.

Now that financial difficulties have
been satisfactorily adjusted, and or
ders have been pouring In, the situa
tion out at the York Cotton mills ap
pear again very much the same a!
before the recent suspension.
A representative of THE ENQUIRER
walked out to the mills few days ago
and on being shown through the nam
moth concern and the grounds sur
rounding, was surprised to note the
many developments that had takeI
place during the months that hac
e,aspsed since a previous visit.
There has been an important add
ton to the main mill building since
last fall, and the new machinery tha'
IS now being placed and about ready
for operation, brings the total capac.
ity of the plant up to about l5,oot
spindles, an increase Of $500 over the
number with which the original starr
was made.
And the village, too, has grown to
considerable proportions. 1t now IN
cludes 73 cottages, large and small
laid out in regular streets, and present
ing the appearance of a well-ordered
town that is actually beginning to
consider the question of independent
incorporation. The Incorporation queS-
ton has not been definitely determin-
ed, and it may not be. The principal
incentive just now is the road ques-
ton. All Of the male operatives who
are subject to road duty, and who live
without the incorporate limits, belong
to the section which includes the re-
Gently improved five miles stretch OF
the Charlotte road. They have but lit
tie occasion to use the road east Of the
mill, and claiming that the road does
not require much work now anyway,
they think it rather a harpship that
they should be called upon for service,
the only escape from which seems to
lie in incorporation.
1t seems that there have not been a
great many changes on account OF the
recent suspension. A dozen or more
families moved away to other mills:
but most of the older families stuck
to the village and saw the thing out.
Superintendent Grimes claims that ne
has the model mill community OF the
South, and at the request Of the repor-
ter, made out a list Of his heads OF
families as follows:
H. M. Abernethy, G. W. Adams, j.
E. Adams. Lum Adams. j. A. Alder
son, J. w. Alexander, ]. c. Allen, M.
G.. Allen, G.. Allen, w. L. Baber, w.
w. Barr. w. H. Barron. J. w. Bennett,
r. J. Blackmon, A. F. Bradford, Joe
Brown, r. A. BurriS, G. H. Byers, =.
L. Burris. H. S. Burris, VIM. Camp.
Mrs Carpenter. J. S. Cashion, w. F.
CASTOR, T. D. Cline, VIM. Clinton. j.
c. Conner, J. r. Conner. Sam Davidson,
]. F. Davis, E. F. Gault. ]. A. Gordon,
L. H. Hambright. J. Harmon. L. S.
Helton. r. L.Helton. ]. E. Helton, M.
A. Helton. A. C. Hogue. J. A. Howe,
T. N. Huddleston. Mr.. Kincaid. Mrs.
I.emmons. T. A. McGhee, J. F. Nc
Swain. S. A. McSwain. H. r. Merritt,
]. L. Miller. C. Morrow, ]. w. Mullis,
Jas. Parker. Cal Parish. D. A. Pop
lein. I. A. Poplein. J. S. Pugh. Mrs.
Jane Query, John Quinn, J. M: Robin
son. A c. Sheppard. L. F. Shuford,
Mrs. Stowe, Mrs. Summett, Robt. Var
nidore, D. c.. Walker. D. Whitener,
Erskine Whitesides. VIM. M. Williams,
Jack Wisher Sam Woods, Mrs. Woods.
John Lee.
Owing to the new machinery now
being put in operation. there is still a
scarcity of labor and the community
is still calling for number Of addi-
tional families.