The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-03
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Industrial Miscellany.

This company'S plant at Edgemont,
suberD of Durham, has previously been
operating 10000 spindles and 400
looms; to this has been added S4l6
spindles and 240 looms. This gives the
plant a total Of 24,4l6 sp!ndles. GAO
Icons, opening machinery, carding ap-
paratus and full complement required.
This company produces cloth and man
ufactures same into sacks for shot,
coin, seed, etc, made in any size, with
printing. 1t is probable that more than
100000 was expanded for the addi-
tional machinery mentioned.
The following are official quotations
on cottonseed and cottonseed products
as posted at the Cotton Exchange IN
New Orleans on the 10th inst: Prime
refined oil il barrels, 43A cents per
gallon; off refined oil in barrels. AN
cents per gallon; prime crude oil, loose,
351a cents per gallon; off crude, nomi-
nal per gallon; prime cottonseed cake,
s27.5O per ton OF 224O pounds; on do,
nominal prime cottonseed meal, S27
per ton of 224O pounds; off do, NOM
inal; soap stock, 1.50 cents per pound;
linters, per pould-A, 33s cents; b,
31a cents; c, 3A cents; cottonseed IN
sacks delivered in New Orleans, SIG
per ton oil 1000 pounds; in bulk deliv-
cred in New Orleans, S15 per ton OF
1000 pounds.
The Independent Refining Co. has
been chartered, with capital OF $780,
900. The works and plant OF the COM
pany will be located at Charleston, S.
c. The stockholders are Messrs. c. A.
Woods, Marion; E. X. Durgan and
Bright Williamson, Darlington; w. +.
Stephenson, Cheraw; Morris Israel and
R B. Lebby, Charleston; Il. G. Her-
Olson, Wadesboro, and other proml-
nent stockholders in various cotton
seed-oil mills in South Carolina. The
company expects to handle 10000 bar
rels of oil during the season. A meet
ing for organization will he held at the
Charleston Savings Institution on the
oath inst. Mr.. Morris Israel will man
age the finances of the company
Arrangements have been perfected at
Ninety-Six, S. c., foc establishment OF
$500, 900 cotton mill, and charter has
been applied for. The company takes
the title of the Ninety-Six Cotton Mill,
and intends to equip plant OF 10,OOO
spindles ard complement. Most OF the
machinery has been purchased, and J.
| E. Serrine If Greenville, S. c., has been
engaged as architect IA charge. The
| leading incorporators are E. NJ. Lips
comb of Ninety-Six and Ellison A.
! Smyth OF Ralzer, S. c.
A company was organized lfsst week
at Kershaw, S. c., to build $25,Ooo
cotton-seed-ail mill Of forty tnns ca.
pacity- The Officers Of the company
elected were John T. Stevens, presi-
dent; s w. Heath, vice.-pNesident;
James NJ. Carson, secretary, and J. +.
o Brien, treasurer and general man
ager. The company has purchased
site for the plant and will be IN the
market at once for the purchase OF
building material, etc.
The Glenville Planning Mill Go OF
GlenvflIe, w. Va, has been chartered,
with a capital stock Of $4,000. The In
corporators are J. n. Schochleford, T..
w. Floyd, Robert L. Ruddell, John II.
Arbuckle and others, all of Glenvlie.
The shipment Of lumber last week
from the port of Mobile were 4,12,0O
feet. and for the season 73,63S,2f7 feet
against S9,574S00 feet last year. Ship
ments OF sawn timber amounted 10
CSC. .53S cubic feet, and Of hewn timber
$50, ,03S cubic feet
The plant of the A. De Loach Milling
Co. of Atlanta, Ca, was destroyed py
fire on the 18th inst entailing loss
estimated at $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance. Five thousand feet
Of lumber. the property OF the COM
pany, were also destroyed.
The planning mill Of the Tallahalia
Lumber Co. at Laurel, Miss, was de-
stroyed by fire on the Sth inst. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, with $Sooo
insurance. The other buildings and
loading sheds were saved.
The dry-kiln Of the Dixie Mill OF Mo-
bile, Ala, owned by Blackshear e. Co.
together with $4,000 feet of lumber,
we're destroyed by fire last week. The
loss Is total, with insurance on kiln
and lumber $500.
Edgemont Cotton Mills, Durham, N.
c., has completed installation OF addi-
tional machinery, including 240 looms
and $500 spindles. This increases the
plant to 25,500 spindles and $40 looms.
1t is stated that cotton mill will be
built at Talladega, Ala, incidental to
the establishment Of water-power-
electrical plant by the Talladega Com
pany reported as capitalized at $780,
oon and u,;tb boodruarferc In pitts-