The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Comparison OF Different Sections 10
Mil Guiding.

Textile mill construction during the
first six months CT the year 1861, as
compiled from cur weekly bulletins,
was considerably greater than the last
half Of the preceding year. This may
seem strange to manufacturers and
mill men in general, by whom the de-
preston in the manufacturing busi-
ness, both cotton and WOODEN, which
has taken place since the first Of the
year, will long be remembered. Yet
this fact cannot be disputed, when cur
list OF new mills constructed or pro-
posed, given below,;s carefully studied.
II may be easily seen that the num-
Der Of Southern mills constructed dur
Ing that time has shown little change,
compared with the number built dur
ing the last half of last year. In the
North, however, the increase in toe
number of new mills built or proposed
has been remarkable, and particular
notice should be given this point
During the first half of the year 1901
we find that the number OF new mills
constructed or that are intended to be
constructed amount to 26i, a gain Of 81
over the 224 reported for the last six
months OF 1900.
OF the 2S1 mills, 143 are devoted to
the manufacture of cotton, IS to wool,
IS to knit goods, hosiery, ETC., and 25
to miscellaneous purposes, such as
silk, linen and jute manufacturing and
bleaching, finishing, etc.
The number of woolen mills con-
structed shows the greater increase.
Relatively speaking, there was an in
crease of 250 per cent. compared with
the number erected during the latter
part OF 1900. This should be an en-
couraging factor with the wool man
and grower, as 1t goes to show that the
woolen industry Is increasing proper
uonally with the fast increasing wool
growing industry. A point worth men,
tioping Is that the new mills referred
TO will make mostly goods Of quality
not considered cheap. The public is
beginning to see the folly of buying
clothes made from these cheap goods
and necessarily the demand Is not suf.
ficicnt to keep additional mills in op-
Grafton In fact, the cid satinet mills
throughout the Connecticut valley, in
Massachusetts. have found it to their
interests to change over on to goods
OF a finer order, and one going through
these mills will see more cassimeres
than any other class Of goods.
The knitting industry is also increas-
ing rapidly. While the depression in
the textile industry has not affected
the knitting business as much as the
other branches, yet it has been suf-
ficent to cause the building Of new
mills in less numbers than would haVa
been done.
Our knit goods are being exported
in larger numbers each year. Not
long ago reference was made to this
matter In these columns. In Germany
and moro extensively in Elgland,
goods made by American manufactu--
ers can be found in the very centres OF
the hosiery manufacturing towns, and
prices as a rule are IN favor OF the
American product
In the cotton manufacturing indus
try the demand has not warranted as
many new mills as in other years. Yet
since the first OF the year the number
OF new mills constructed only lack
one Of being equal to the number
erected during the latter part OF last
year.
The Chinese controversies have af-
fected this branch Of the textile indus
try more than anything else, and not
until that trouble has been fully settled
will business in this line show much
Improvement. This, however, has
only reference TO the manufacture OF
coarse goods.
The manufacture OF finer goods is
becoming more general with the
Northern mills which formerly made
goods for export This was brought
about when the Asiatic market was
cut of. and in order to keep their
mills running they had to change ths
nature Of their product.
The following table gives in detail
the location OF the 261 new textile en-
terprtses. together with the class OF
goods manufactured:
Cot. Wool. K.G. Mis-.
Alabama 1S 9