The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-16
Textile Notes.

Brennan (Texas) Cotton Mills,
which contracted for its buildings and
textile machinery (5000) spindles and
$50 looms) last month, will open bids
| October 16 for furnishing and Install
ing the required steam-power plant.
Bids are to be submitted at prices free
on board at Brennan. This steam
plant is to include a cross-compound
Corfiss engine OF $50 horsepower, with
iywheel to admit Of increasing 2Oe
horsepower later: also W 2SO-horse-
power water-tube boilers to burn Oh
as fuel and arranged to be changed TO
coal when desired, and feedwater heat
er, with two Worthington boiler-feed
pumps.
Work progresses steadily on the
WASHINGTON Mills at Fries, Va, and
the company expects to have its 4O.0OO
spindles and 100 looms in operation
early in 1903. This extensive enter
prise was announced about a year ago,
and the power development n cree
ton OF buildings have since been II
progrsss. The company's dam on
New river is expected to develop about
$500 horsepower, but only about half
OF this energy will be used at first. The
mill building is four stories high, 13Ox-
419 feet, constructed OF brick. Capital
stock is 1925, 900.
The efforts recently mentioned to es-
tablish a cotton mill at Ringgold, Ga.
have proven successful, and charter
has been applied for. Company Will be
known as Ringgold Mills, capitalized
at 500, 900, half of which will be fur
| nished by local investors. WATERPROOF
er will be used to operate the machla-
ery. ". H. Odell will be president; W.
w. McClain, vice-president, and j. E.
Satterheld, secretary. Walter n.
| Brown of Monticello, Ark, will be ar
chitect, builder and superintendent.
A $780, 900 company will be charter
ed and organized at Laurens, S. e., Tor
the purpose Of building a mill for the
production of fine cotton goods. Lau'
rens investors have subscribed $15,ooV,
and the remaining s125,0OO will De
largely taken by New York capitalists.
w. 2. Lucas, president Of the Laurens
Cotton Mills, is at the head OF this new
enterprise. All further details will be
announced later.
Victor Cotton Mills Of Charlotte, N.
c., will resume operations Octooer o.
! after an idleness Of several months; IN
making this decision the stockholders
also nou that the question OF
changing from a spinning to a weaving
mill will remain open until the annual
meeting in January. The company
WAS Recently noted as considering
such a change.
Messrs. J. H. Parham, ]. B. Milligin,
r. B. Fothergill, j. A. Carter and 0. K.
Wilson have incorporated Chattanooga
Cotton Felt Co., with capital stock OF
SO, 1000.
Weatherford (Texas) Cotton Mills
has decided to install a knitting plant,
and thus be enabled to utilize its pro-
Guction Of yarns. The company has
had its cotton mill under construction
for some months, and the $500 s~pindles
are new being installed.
Oxford Knitting Mills OF GAINESVILLE,
Ca, is preparing to increase the pres
emit output OF its plant for manufac'
turing h~igh-grade ribbed vests, etc. Al
sO-horse-power boiler. a 60-horse-poW-
er engine, additional knitting ma
chimes and finishing equipment will be
installed, and the company Is IN the
market for the equipment.
James NJ. Catlett Of Philadelphia,
Pa, does contemplate establishing a
knitting mill at Wilmington. N. c., as
was stated last week. He can be aG-
dressed at Cos Arch street, Phllade.-
phia.
A movement is on foot for organiza-
ton Of cottor-mill company at Central
s. c.. and It is said that D.. X. Norriss,
nre,.dcnt of Norriss Cotton Mills Co.
Of Catecchee. S. c.. will be president.
Atlantic & Gulf Mills OF Quitman,
Ca. has declared an annual dividend
Of 6 per cent. This company operates
5000 spindles on the production OF cot
ton hosiery yarns, and is capitalized
at 100000.
Columbia Metallic Roll Co. OF Co.
lumbia, S. c., has been incorporated,
with capital stock of $780, 600, by Louis
!. Guion. J. w. Babcock, L. ]. Wiring.
ley. ". B. Smith Whaley and August
Kohn. Compa1y's purpose is to con.
troll a valuable patent on cotton-mih
machinery recently issued to MI.
Guion.