Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-09-27
Textile Notes.

A dispatch from Huntsville Ala.
states that during the past ten days
some % the largest mill owners In the
country Eave visited Huntsville and
took part I'D the discussion concerning
the proposed merger Of about sixty
Southern cotton mills. Nothing den
mite viii be given out but IL is un-
derstool that these mills viii De COM
linod and successfully under written
within the next month. Thirteen ~ the
mills which are said 20 have agreed
ID enter the merger are ga Alabama.
seven ~ these being in Huntsville.
This includes an 90 Huntsville mills
+ here except the Dallas and Merri-
mack.
Anderson IS. c. Water. Lieht *
Power Co. has about completed rs
new dam. and next week the Ander-
SON Cotton Mills viii resume opera
tions az fun capacity. This mills ma
chinery has been partially idle since
last January. when the former dan.
was destroyed by Goods. About hat
the machinery has since been running
hv steam power. 10 IS a $1,000 spindle
and 1864 loom plant
Iessrs. VIM. IT. Kimball. VIM. c.
Kimbau and Lcora kimhal have IN
co-poratel the kimball Knitting co
Z. "a E.
canital stock az $4,000. with priyi
lege Of increasing 10 100000 Il &c
sired. This company succeeds Messrs
W. e. Kimbau q Co. operating elSh
knitting machines. sixteen cylinders
etc. IL the manufacture of riooe'
. hosiery.
, Ashcraft Cotton Mills OF Florence
, Ala has completed the installation
, az lis dveing plant. which will trea
: the product OF nifty looms az the star
r. This will be increased later on. IN
n company has also completed the az
4 duion OF a sQuare-bale cotton con
. press 20 its round-bale compressor
+ plant
IS II is reported that Muscogee Mani
s. featuring Co. OF Columbus. Ca, hs
Il decided upon the construction OF a
g. additional mill CT an expenditure
n sl50OOO. The company at present ID
r. 10000 spindles and 500 looms. aye
p its own product. uses electro al
e water power. and has capital
sI57.5OO.
capitalists are negotiating Tor l
a- Cpthbe-t (GaD Cotton Mills, with
H. purpose OF putting the plant IN mo
~ ern condition and operating II. II
A. also stated that local and outside ca
in tal proposes establishing plant
he the production Of underwear.
ng II Is rumored that a 100000 colt
Dr. min will be built at Marshall, y,
.es ana that $75. 900 OF the capital Will
furnished by Northern capitalists.
The Andrews Loom. Reed q II
ness Co. OF Spartanburg, s. c. Is
lb- stalllns an s0-horse power boiler
ity ditional in its plant. This imprc
". ment Is necessitated by the incrS
as ing demands OF the cotton mill ira
ith McCou Manufacturing Co. OF
nc con & c.. has given notice OF IT'S
lle tention 10 increase capital stock II
bs 5000 600 10 $3.50 900. and probably
'ro- tends adding new machinery. IL
r Il operates $1,000 ring spndles on D
nan cry yarn.
can Rrcnham Cotton Mills OF Brenh
Texas. mentioned several times
Gently. has let contract 20 W. A. CIR
Al ss.s95 Tor construction OF its n
building. AS has been previously
in nounced the plant viii have .
pro- spindles and leo looms: capita
srn- 300 900.
- II Is reported that the Grifhn NJ
az. featuring Co. OF Griffin. Ga,
- double It's plant. II has an equipr
- OF l6. 900 ring spindies and 600 &c
- AT present. operating by steam 20
'"' and Il is said the improvements
template the substitution Oh Sis
lpon city for steam power.