The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-05
He Puts Total Number of splndles In
South at 7,512,9e2, an Increase
Over Last Year of
$751; ss.

sippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Utah and
Kansas has increased 653.O0O and the
group of Atlantic states. Alabama
Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia has in
creased 461 900.
Mr.. Testers report on the cotton crop
Of the different states is given as follows
in thousands of bales:
Alabama 1900. against 1000 last year.
Arkansas 800 against 1852.
Florida "a. against As.
Georgia 1925, against 1895.
Louisiana $780, against 49,
Mississippi 1905, against $50
North Carolina $50, against 542.
South Carolina 925, against GIL
Tennessee 359, against $50.
Texas and Indian Territory 299S.
against Ss09.
Total crop 10.S61, against 1888
He makes the actual production of Ok
lahoma 19O.S12 against 1908 least year.
year; the two last being included under
the head of Tennessee, etc"
Crop Worth $43s,o14,es7.
He puts the average commercial value
of this years crop at $4101 against $47.63
last year, $3S. So the year before and
S25.0S in 1S9S-99 and the total value of
the crop at s4SS,O146s7 against s494, 567. $40
last year and 1868, 7s4S2O the year be-
fore. This, Mr. Hester says. shows that
while the crop was in excess of last
year by 297.25S bales, the money value
thereof was 56,552,S62 less.
He says that when 1t Is considered that
| the combined values of the past three
| crops resulted in the payment to the
farmers, common carriers, merchants and
other handlers of nearly 1890, 900, 900,
their Importance as the great factor in
the prosperity of the south may be fully
| appreciated
He puts the total spindles In the south
at 7,512,9S2, an increase over last year
| of 9S1, 0SS These include 996,S53 in new
mills not yet completed. The net gain in
/ the number of southern mills over last
year has been Is, making the total now
716 OF these 631 are in operation, 81 are
Idle and 81 are in course of erection.
The consumption has been divided as
follows:
Alabama 1901 bales, an increase of
80. 654; Arkansas 2463 bales, an increase of
1874; Georgia 402,S79 bales. an increase of
As, $50; Kentucky Is. FOG bales, an increase
of 1721: Louisiana 1907 bales, an Increase
of 1890; Mississippi 33,774 bales, an In
crease of 9471; Missouri 1929 bales, a de-
crease of COZ; North Carolina 6l4,065
bales, an increase of $3.50; South Caro-
| lima 614065 bales, an increase of 103579;
Tennessee 4S.923 bales, an increase of
1856; Texas 1888 bales. an increase Of
434S; Virginia 1888 bales, an increase of
1899
Total consumption of the south 1887
| 971 bales. an increase over last year of
54l ,O40 and over year before last of S40
$50.
Consumption Very Large.
In reference to the general manufac-
turing industry Mr.. Hester says that at
no time in the history of this country has
consumption by American mills been so
large as during the past year. 1t is true,
he says. conditions have not been per-
| feet. The price of the raw matering dur
ing the latter part of the year compared
| with manufactured goods has narrowed
the margin so as to prevent handsomer
total, but many more spindles have been
at work, especially in the south, consum-
| ing the raw material to an extent never
before known. The transfer of the in
dustry to the near neighborhood of the
cotton field goes on to a remarkable ex-
tent and out of 342.041 bales increase by
consumption by mills in the United States
| 317,0n are south of the Mason and Dixon
line.
Mr.. Hester puts the consumption of
American cotton by northern mills this
| year at 2,050,000 bales. which, together
with the 1.937971 consumed in the south,
makes total for the United States of
| 3,9S7,911.
| He makes the stock carried over by
northern mills $4,000. against $4,000 last
| year.
He states that the consumption OF for
nf ha IN
during the past year has increased to a
remarkable extent. Manufacturers of the
north and south have taken Of Egyptian
and other importations (mostly Egyptian)
the equivalent In American weights of
$50 s02 bales. against an equivalent of
1924 last year and 500 the year be-
fore. He says that while only a trifing
portion of this total of foreign cotton
was used in the south. the tendency here
is towards an increase; that one 10000
spindle mill Is building In Alabama, an
other with $1,000 spindles In Georgia and
two in North Carolina with 12,050 spindles
| in Georgia have just started; that still
another 1O.000-spindle mill is running In
South Carolina, making six southern m.Vs
with 57,050 spindles, which will be devoted
to the use of foreign cotton next season
He makes the total consumption in the
United States this year of all descrip-
tons of cotton, domestic and foreign A.
1859, 547 bales against 1896. 442 last year an
increase of 471.105
Increase In Manufacture.
Referring to the increase of cotton
manufactures in the south, Mr.. Hester
says the phenomenal growth of spindles
has taken a fresh start and not only
have the spindles In mills in operation
been Increased py S25.761 but his returns
show that there are actually in course
of erection 996S53 new spindles. making
the total old, new and not completed in
the southern states as before stated, T.
512. 982. In addition to this there are a
number of new mills projected in the
southern states which will materialize
in the near future.
In commenting on this he says
II cannot do better than repeat the re-
marks made in my last years statement,
that 1t needs but a glance at these fig
ures to show what southern manufac-
turers have been to the cotton market
this season and the influence they are
destined to exert in the near future.
Twelve years ago the north took 76.7
per cent and the south 1913 of the cotton
consumed In this country Today the
percentages are north 51.41, south 4S.59"
Mr.. Hester further says, referring spec
tally to the cotton consumption in the
south, that while the season on the
whole has been satisfactory, the high