The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %, 1902.
The Riverside Manufacturing Company

The Riverside Manufacturing company.
The building of cotton mills through
out the Southern States is rapidly OH
the increase, and Anderson County now
occupies very tlattering position in
this march of industrial progress.
There are now in operation and in
course of construction in this County
mills aggregating 100000 spindles, and
the construction Of others is being dis
cussed by men prominent in financial
circles. Sheetings and yarns only are
at present manufactured, butitis high
ly probable that another decade will
find severa mills in our midst compet-
ing closely with the New England
mills in the manufacture of finer tex
tiles.
Quite prominent among the mills in
Anderson County is the Riverside Mill,
or, as it is familiarly called. "the Nc
Brayer MILL 1t is located just out
side the city limits on the Southern
Railroad, which runs from Anderson to
BeltOn. The mill was established III
the year 1900 and began operation in
February, 1901. The mill building is
without ornamentation, but construct
ed of well burned brick, steel girders
carefully selected timberG and is sub
stantial and neat. For housing the Op-
eratives this mill has fifty three well
constructed frame cottages, neatly
painted and doubtless much better than
many of the operatives have been ac-
cust0med to live in.
The interior Of the mill presents in
neatncss, order, appointment of ma
chincry and thorough business detail, Il
liccessful and interesting conditions.
Every piece of machinery is clear and
bright and faultlcss in motion. and all
Of it is strictly tO-datc-pickrr sys-
tenn, cardinS machines. metal deliver
les. used in roll drawing, slubbrrs. IL
process OF twisting, intermediate tly
frames, spccdris, Two sides spinning
frames tpcr'ect beauties. spoilers,
Dg'n wrappers, twistcrs ana reels.
AZ, ,hcrc is now being installed Il
J. .,ity system, without which no
IN any longer bc said 10 bc strict
y ul-to- date. Hy this system the at
mospl,crc, which, by the constant whirl
Of machinery, is rendered dry and light,
is Supplied with moisture sufficient to
produce proper consistency This
prevents the lifting of the cotton from
the machines, brings it under much
better control, and in large measure
stops the floating OF lint, which is in
furious to the health OF the operatives
and is also M item of loss.
The work in manufacturing of this mill
is departmental, confined to the man
ufacturing Of yarns only. These are
manufactured in sizes from 20tO 30 and
of most excellent quality. a steadily
increasing demand for these yarns has
come from New England and Northern
markets, where they are used in the
manufacture Of fine dress goods. aud
from beginning in 1901 with 5,444
spindles, this mill has increased to
0,24S spindles. The operat cscrploy-
ed dnumber ITO; the power used is steam,
and G,0O0 pounds OF cotton are daily
manufactured into yarn.
No Church building has yet been
erected on the grounds, but hall 30
by so feet has been set apart for rclig-
ions worship and school purposes.
Ministers from the different dcn0mina-
tions--prOminent among them being
Rev. III. B. Fnnt-administcr regularly
to the spiritual needs of the people, and
the school which is we'll attended and
taught by Miss Hattie McWhortcr, is
kept open nine months in the year by
the mill supplementing the public
funds.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of this mill was held on
the nth inst. and highly satisfactory
showing was made for the year just
past. The officers are ID. p. McBrayer,
president and treasurer; C. NJ. Nc
Clure, secretary, and j. w. Roberts,
superintendent. The directors nre d.
p. McBrayer, r.. E. Ligon, c. j. Brock,
d. A. Lcdbetter, b. f. MaulClin, Julius
III. Anderson, j. Adger Smythe and f.
!G. Brown.