Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-11-14
IeXfiIo Information.

1t is announced that a new company
will be organized to rebuild and re-cs-
tablish the Randleman on. c. Hosiery
Mills, recently burned.
Chatham Manufacturing Co.. Of Ell
kin, N. c., has completed the instala
ton in its wooden mills OF an equip
ment for producing cotton blankets.
The Business Mems Club Of San An
tonic. Texas, is in correspondence with
Eastern parties relative to the cstaD-
lishmcnt OF a large cotton factory.
The Extract Wool & Merino Co., Of
Chattanooga. Tenn, has found the de-
mand for its product so increasing that
a doubling Of its rrCdUGtiOn is noces-
sary. The force Of employees will be du-
plicatcd and night shift Ct hands will
be operated.
Ende2vOrs are being made at Vic>zs-
burg. Miss. for the organization OF d
company to build cotton factory. !.
is proposed to interest Eastern caDi-
talists, and one of the local promoters
has some North for the last-namcd pur-
pose.
The scholarship presented ~ Mr..
Firth to the New England Cotton
Manufacturers Association viii be ton
able at the New Bedford (MassD Tex
tile School. which already has drawn
students from all parts Of the United
States.
The Orient Mills of Charlotte. n. c..
is new completing the installation Of
the 1000 spindles and 100 dolby looms
decided on some time ago for its new
addition. AS soon as this machinery IS
in operation another 1000 spindles and
$50 looms will BE purchased and put n
position. thus bringing the plant up 10
90, 400 spindles and $40 looms (the old
portion Of the plant having 6400 Of
these spindIes and 100 Of the dolby
loOms). The total investment for these
improvements will be $250,O00.
Messrs. William w Campbell, J.
W. Bryan, c. e. Bruce, r. J. Carna-
than and n. n. Byars have incor
porated the Hatchie Manufacturing
Co. with capital stock Of $4,000. for
the purpose of operating a woolen
mill.
The Eastern Manufacturing Co., OF
Huntsville, Ala, is completing this
week It's SOU.uUO NSdN III anu OF Ll1o
plant. and will probably commence
production. employing 100 operatives.
in another month. This company is to
meet next week to consider doubling
it's capital and its plant, as has already
been mentioned in this department.
The recent announcement that the
Mary Louise Mill of Cowpens. S. c.. is
to increase capital from $4,000 to $50
eco is followed by a report that the
plant will be materially enlarged. and
possibly doubled. 1t now has 1040 spin
dies.
Messrs. S. G. Finley of SpartanbuCg
S. c., and s. NJ. WetmOre Of Columbia,
S. c.. have incorporated the Wes. mo:e
Development Co.. with capital Of $500,
to manufacture and introduce OP-
motion for drawing-frames. This NV
textile machinery Improvement has
been invented by MIR. Wetmore.
The Itasca (TeXas) Cotton Manu-
featuring Co. will use Beaumont oil
for fuel. Three tanks are being con
,structed under ground, and the neces-
!sary equipment is being installed.
= The Waxahachie CTexas) Cotton
Mills has discarded coal as fuel for
its furnaces and now burns Beau
mont natural oil. The change is said
ito give entire satisfaction to the com
ipany.
The Manchester Cotton Mil Co., Of
Rock Hill, S. c., is reported as contem-
plating the Inhalation OF additional
machinery, to include 600G spindles and
24O looms. This companys plant now
operates 1920 producing sp.ndles,
3S40 twisting spindles and 800 looms in
the manufacture Of brown sheeting,