The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23

cotnton. The contract for this lot of
machinery is still in existence and the
| following is copy:
Articles of agreement made and en-
tered into this 9th day of April, 1916,
between Michael Schenck and Absa-
lom Warlick, of the county of Lincoln
and State of North Carolina, of the
one part, and Micahel Bean, of the
county and State foresaid, of the
other part, Witnesseth: That the said
| Michael Bean obliges himself to build
for the said Schenck and Warlick,
within twelve months from this date.
a spinning machine with one hundred
and forty-four hiers, with three sets
of futed rollers, the back set to be of
wood, the other two sets to. be iron !;
the machine to be made in two frames,
with two sets of wheels; one carding
machine, with two sets of saws and
two ropings. each to be one foot wide,
with a picking machine to be attached
| to it, with as many saws as may be
necessary to feed the carding ma
chine: one rolling Cor roping?) with
four heads. All the above machinery
to be completed in a workmanlike
manner. And the said Bean is to
board himself and find all the mate
rials for the machine and set the ma
chinery going on branch of Alb War
lick's land below where the. old ma
chine stood; the Said Schenck and
Warlick are to have the house for the
machine and the running gears made
at their expense; but the said Bean
is to fix the whole machinery above
described thereto; the wooden cans
for the roping and spinning and the
reel to be furnished by said Schenck
and Warlick; all the straps and bands
necessary for the machinery to be
furnished by said Schenck and War
lick. In consideration of which the
said Schenck and Warlick are to pay
the said Bean the sum of thirteen
hundred dollars, as follows, to wit {:
Three hundred dollars three months
from this date, one hundred dollars six
months from this date, and the
balance Of the thirteen hundred dol
lars to be paid to the said M. Bean
within twelve months after said ma
chine is started to spinning. In testi-
mony whereof we have hereto set our
hands and seals the day and year
above written.
Absalom Warlick, (Seal,
Michael Schenck, Seal.
Michael Bean, (Seal.
Test: Robt. H. Burton"
The descendants of this same
Michael Schenck are now extensively
and successfully in the mill business
in North Carolina. There was an
interim, when slavery was supreme,
when probably all the members of this
family were planters and not manufac-
turers, but OH the abolition of slavery
and the establishment Of conditions
favorable to manufactures those having
most of the inherited taste found it
easy to take UP business for which
there was in their bones an inherited
capability. rs it was with this fac
tory so it was with many others.
A family Of Bates had extensive cot
ton milling interests near. Greenville,
S. c.. Col. II. P. Hammet and after
him Col. Orr. of Piedmont, have in
their families the inherited taste and
capabilities OF these people. [ could
cite numerous instances to show that
the facility with which manufactures
are established and developed in the
South by native people is but a revival
of what the ancestors of these same
people did.
The assistance of New England in
helping to bring the rusty talents and
skill up to date has been invaluable.
l wish to call attention TO the fact
that we have now re-established the
growth of manufactures in the United
States on the basis made by the foun-
ders of this nation and its early rulers,
that is, throughout the entire country
alike where conditions are favorable.
The most favorable locations for spin
ming and weaving seems to be Sec
ton in New England and New York
State, another section in the Middle
States, (about Philadelphia and Balti
more, and still another in the Pied
mont region of the South. In most of
this territory the soil is not very fertile
and, therefore, farming is not attrac-
tive. Neither are there other interests
like iron or coal or commerce at hand
to disturb the regularity or economy
of the labor mrket. Regular work and
economy are the prerequisites of cot
ton manufacture, especially OF coarse
or standard goods.
This kinship of occupation and con-
ditions naturally makes for in common
interests. We are so similarly situated
as to make operation for our common
interests of the utmost importance to
us all. The new conditions IN the
South are but repetition of old con-
ditions. The new conditions are un-
doubtedly permanent Slavery is gone
forever. Therefore our factories will,
this time, stay with US, In this situa-
tion the North and South are no COM
petitors, but have the common inter
est to find markets for our surplus
goods. If we find these markets
there is more than enough profitable
work for the factories of all the tex
tile area in New England, the Middle
States and the South. If in con-
troversy we fail to cooperate to get
these markets we will not have bust
ness enough for any one of the sec