The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-05-23
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! II beautifully, and %lY'S cyt. evidence
| ~ lii ally Duplicating ti t Ecau'itul plclurc
| Ct Tho mill ana grounds TO be seen in our
Office.
The spiudles arc humming and the
looms are beating the threads into cloth
and hundreds OF yards of cloth put up in
the ncatest packages We have seen any
where are being shipped out as fast as
tho train can haul them. The goods are
for export trade. The mill ships direct
To China and has orders way ahead.
There are a!ready $50 looms in operation
auI 1lJ more will be at work in a few
days. This will make l,0OU looms for
the second floor or weave room. We
understand that 800 more looms are
soon 10 be added On Che first floor. Each
bale ot the cloth contains 500 yards A
poMoIfui press makes the bales
only Is inches thick and they
appear almost as solid as plank.
Everything is busy and there is
now plenty Of help for III st of tie
rOoMs. One hundred hands arrived one
day lasb week and We're put to work.
We understand that every house that is
leady for occupants Is filled.
Nj. y. n. Vice, manager OF the cloth
room, kindly showed us around his room.
They have = numUrr Of brands for he
clOtn. some of The brands are of Chinese
dcsi4T and have NJ odd look about them
but thCy IO doubt tickle the fancy Of the
Chinalnan.
MI. y. G. League, the polite oveIscer
Of the weave room, kindly showed us
around his room, ana amid the fearful
din Of the busy looms our ears being OF
little service W. made out 10y signs and
0thcrNS, vnat everything was in Il
weaving way and al WAS we'll. The
Cr"mptOn auu Knowles looms are used
and they make 81 shorting. viz: "a
yards - tie pound. The Cloth is Il fin?
aud smooth quality not eXceled by any
mill in the state. There Me plenty of
wcaverS coming in and this mill being
in such i desirable and healthy location
viii SoOn be able to select its help. The
aim OF those in charge is to secure, as
permanent help, only the best element
Of mill help oO,ain&ble
We We're much interested iu The finish
erS in the picker room. sir. J. L.
Gowley is III charge OF the linishers.
There are eight OF them at work, and he
has them So accurately adjusted that
when he removes the rolls of cotton
from the machines they balance tbn
scales which are set at 40} pounds. T,,is
is standard weight, and Tie rolls arp
called laps. The machines turo ont
10000 pounds Il DAY and it t,kps 800
laDs 10 do it, He has tur,le,l ont ;,4
many as $50 laps il! CA day.
On the third il)o. aU tho clr,icrs of
which ,hnie are Il large number. Th,v
ac not ali running now. however. AS Il
is no: necessary 10 run them all To l;ean
up with the sluhbcls and spinners at
work. The drawing frames, sluhbers
and speederS are also on this floor with
Mr. Charley Hayes as overseer. The,
are eight electric moterS i'll this room IN
horse power each. Two moters IN nm
the cards and drawing Trames, four for
the Spnners and one tor fly frames The
gentlemen il ciaJgr of the difrerarS
floors al" very much pleased with the
mill and have no hcSitancv in ,,y,nG
that il is one OF the luosu thoroughiT
equipped mills i'll to ba fouad in ~
South. The output ot the mill has bapn
doubled in the last six weeks. and il
| will be only matter OF few davs til
every machine will be III operation
Mr.. G. y. Pendcr is the oveysaor ~
the spinning room and he has his hand.
full. lie has twelve waTping frame,
twelve spoOling frames and l5G spjuninG
frames or $4,000 spindles. There ie,
floor space for $4,000 more spjndles
There are 23S hands employed in this
room.
The engine, dynamo, condenser and
| electric switch board with the powerful
travelling crane overhead is an interest
ing place to visit. The floor is of mosaic
work and is very pretty. There ;s =
foundation arranged in this room for
another,epgine and dynomo of equal size
to the one now running. In the room
below there are two batteries of prIght
boilers, four boilers to the battery ajI
OF them in operation but not all used at
once as it is not necessary. The power
is here TO drive the electric street car line
when it is built. Mr.. S. B. Rhea is the
engineer.
The big store has been finished and
the goods are being put i'll. The Mutual
Dry Goods Co., of Union, will rim tha
store. 1t is three stories high, 50 loo
feet. IL Is Il handsome building arrangad
for plenty of light. Has every modern
convenience, such us walerworks. electric
lights aad sewerage. The basement
will DC used for groceries and is in charge
of Mr.. w. |. Goings. The next Gnor
will be used for shoes. dry goods
and notions, while the third is to hn
used for clothing, hats and gents fur
nishings.
Near this store is being built another
three story brick building which will be
used, the basement for beef market
next floor, divided, one side for drn1
store, the other for barber shop and bath