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

The building Ut cotton mills thrOug'
out the Southern States is rapidly on
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. Shectings 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, rs it is familiarly called. "the Nc
Brayer MILL 1t is located just out
side the city limits on the Southern
Raj Dad, 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 timbcrs and is sub
stantial and neat For housing the Op-
cratives this mill has fifty three well
constructed frame cottages, neatly
painted and doubtless much better than
many OF the operatives have been ac
custOmcd to live i'll.
The interior of the mill presents in
ncatncss, order, appointment Of ma
chincry and thorough business detail, Il
uccessful and interesting condition.
Every piece Of machinery is clear and
Of it is strictly urto-tatc-pickcr sys-
tenn, carding machines, metal deliver
les, used in roll drawing, slubbrri. Il
process OF twisting, intermediate Nv
frames, SpccucIS, two sides spinning
frames (pcrfccl beauties spoo,crs,
D~'.n Wrappers, twisicrs and reels.
.A,t ,hcre is now being installed Il
J. ,iity system. without which no
I'm any longer bc said to be strict
~ uv-t date. By this system the at
mosplicrc, which, by the cons tant wllirl
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 i'll large measure
stops the floating Of lint, which is in
furious to the health Of the operatives
and is also an 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 20 to 30 and
of most excellent quality. A steadily
increasing demand for these yarns hns
come from New England and Northern
markets, where they are used in the
manufacture of fine dress goods, and
from beginning in 1901 with 5,4i4
spindles, this mill has increased to
0,24S spindles. The operatives employ
ed number 10; the power used is ssteam,
and G,000 pounds OF cotton are daily
manufactured into yarn.
No Church building has yet been
erected on the grounds, but q hall so
by so feet has been set apart for rclig-
ious worship and school purposes.
Ministers from the different dcnomina-
tions-prominent among them being
Rev. ii. i. Fant-administcr regularly
to the spiritual needs of the people, and
the school, which is we'll attended and
taught by Miss Hattie McWhorter, 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 officersare u. p. McBrayer,
president and treasurer; c. NJ. Nc
Clure, secretary, and j. w. Roberts,
superintendent. The directors nre u.
p. McBrayer, r. E. Ligon, G. j. Brock,
ID. A. Ledbetter, b. +. Mauldin, Julius
III. Anderson, j. Adger Smythe and f.
lG. Brown.