Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-14
a pRocREss THAT HALTs NOT.

The course OF events has shown that
those who contended ten years ago that
the then recent wonderful progress OF the
south in the construction OF cotton mills
had gone on too rapidly; that cotton man.
ufaeturing in this section had been over
done. and that there would be a distinct
falling on in this line of investment, were
the falsest sort Of prophets.
In It's latest issue the Manufacturers
Record declares and proves that the un-
dertaking OF new mills and enlargement
OF established mills in the south have
been more noted during the quarter end
ing with June than in any other three
months since the textile industry receiv-
ed It's great impetus more than a decade
ago"
The Manufacturers Record calls atten-
ton to one especially notable feature OF
this recent development in the south.
Il prints a table, giving the names and
location OF the new southern mills. the
extent and style Of their equipment, the
names Of the companies that have made.
or prepared for. additions TO their present
mills and the extent thereof.
Thus is made 70 appear the interesting
fact that by far the greater investments
Of capital in the industry are being made
by experienced manufacturers, or COM
panies which are already in the business.
This Is plainly shown by the statement
that while. during the quarter. sixteen
new mills were reported. with an aggre-
gate of I2s,50o spindles and 257O looms, rep
resenting an investment Of S2.5T0,OOO, in the
same time thirty-five established compa-
MES reported additions TO their buildings
and an increase of 35s.6S2 spindles. repre-
senting an investment OF about $I,0o0,O 600
so that the extensions and investments
Of the thirty-hve established companies
are fully three times those represented in
the sixteen new mills. MANY of these
mills and improvements. II is added, ARE
already under contract and a number Of
them are under way"
There can be no doubt. therefore. that
the present great advance in the estab-
nshment and enlargement of cotton mills
in the south is proceeding on a solid
basis.
South Carolina maintains her lead of the
southern states in this great industry.
6 a new mill in the south was reported for
every week OF this years first quarter and
of these sixteen new mills for as many
weeks three Csll large ones) are credited
70 South Carolina. Alabama shows up
with three also. Mississippi leads the list
in numbers. but not in capacity. with four,
Georgia. Arkansas and Louisiana had one
each. Texas and North Carolina two
apiece.
For the first quarter of 1902 the total
OF new spindles in the new and enlarged
mills OF the ten southern states on the list
Is 4S7. 1s2. Of which South Carolina has Ill
100. or more than a third. The total Of
new looms is 1853. OF which 5.l14 pertain
TO this state. North Carolina holds sec
ond place. with l23.44s spindles and 1890
looms. and Alabama third place with 1880
spindles and i.2io looms,
A very significant fact In this connec-
ton is that about three-fourths of the
nearly half a million new spindles. repre-
senting altogether an investment Of about
100000. VIII be installed in mills which
have tried the business and know what
is in II.
There is no longer any doubt that the
progress Of the south in cotton manufac-
turing has come 10 stay and to increase.