The Washington times., 1902-07-06
MANY new COTTON
MILLS IN THE SOUTH
Record of Development Re-
Gently Broken.
GOODS OF BETTER GRADE
Successful Plants Are Being Greatly
Enlarged and Every Facility Increas-
ed-Whites Are Staying at Home to
Take Advantage of the Work.

During the last three months the an
nouncements OF the undertaking of new
cotton mills and the enlargement of es-
tablished mills in the South have been
more notable than in any other three
months since the Southern textile in
dustry received it's great impetus more
than decade ago.
The revived activity of this year will
result IN great advance of industry,
and the completion of the numerous
plans recently announced will give the
South a more prominent position than
ever.
Greater Investment of Capital.
The Manufacturers Record" of Bal
timore publishes this week a table Civ
ing the names Of these mills, their To-
cation and the extent of the new equip
ment in ten Southern States. That table
shows that by far the greater invest
ments of capital in cotton industry are
being made by experienced manufac-
turers.
For instance. during the past quarter
of the year only sixteen strictly new
mills were announced. with an aggre-
gate OF 12S. 800 splndles and $50 looms.
representing an investment cf $3.50 600.
At the same time thirty-five established
companies announced additions to their
buildings and an increase of 35S, ,632
spindles, representing an investment of
about $1,000 GOO, so that the total for
the second quarter of the year is nearly
100000 more spindles and an invest
ment of about $40. 200 .0C0. Many of fhese
mills and improvements are already
under contract and a number of them
arc under way.
Tendency Toward Finer Grades.
The tendency of Southern cotton man
'facturing continues to be toward the
production of finer grades of goods. In
connection with these additions should
be mentioned the formation of an S.
100000 company. which proposes to es-
tahlish bleaching and finishing plants at
different points in the South, the first
TO cost about $Z00.GC0 soon to be built
at Fayetteville. n. c.; the establishment
OF an extensive denim factory at Green's
boro, y. c., and the forma ion OF a COM
peny with az authorized capital of $iJ,-
cd0,Ce0 to establish near Kansas City
Mo. a manufacturing community with
mill which viii he ultimately equipped
with 100000 spindles and 10000 looms.
with other necessary machinery. to make
plain sheetings and other goods to meet
the needs Of the greater Southwest.
Decrease in Migration.
The steady Development of the cotton
mill industry is one of the influences
which have given the white population
of the South a greater stay-at-home
character thar it possessed two or three
decades age.
Analyzing the figures of the census OF
1860 relating to native whites Of the
South the Manufacturers Record, ."
pointing out that Of Is, 75S.31S white ma
tives of the South 3,133,3iG have moved
from the State OF their birth. says this
restle ssness IS less than that prevailing
in other parts Of the country. and much
less than II was In the South forty odd
years ago, for the exiles of the South
represent 10 per cent of the total
white natives OF other sections, white
those of the whole country represent
Els per cent; Of the country outside the
South, 23.7 per cent, and of New Eng
land, 23.4 per cent