The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-28
Textile Notes.

Madison Manufacturing Co., Hunts
vile. Ala, has completed its new
building. the main structure being
two stories high. 100x300 feet III size.
| It's additional machinery. $1,000 spin
| dies and 525 looms, as announced last
| month, will be installed during the
| next several months, and By Septem-
Der it is expected to be in operation.
| Print cloths will be the product.
| About 5000, 900 is the cost Of this ad-
| dition. The company's original plant
has 1900 ring spindles, and manufac-
lures hosiery yarns
No public confirmation has been
made Of the report mentioned last
week that B. Frank Mebane and Ger
man capitalists will build a 200, 600
spindle mill at Spray, N. c. But fur
| Their dispatches state that plans are
| being formulated by Mr.. Mebane and
| his associates for the erection OF a
large cotton manufacturing plant.
Messrs. o. A. Robbins Of Charlotte,
n. c.; Geo. w. Tayler and Peter Ham
mershimth of Bolton, Texas, have in
| ]corporated the Bolton Cotton
turing Co., with capital stock OF S5o,-
| 900. They have acquired and Will put
in opareation the Bolton Cotton Mills,
which has been idle for some months
Probably the plant will be enlarged. 1t
has $3.50 ring spindles and 100 looms.
Magnolia Miss Cotton Mills has its
buildings about completed, and has be-
gun the installation Of 5000 spindles
and $50 looms. The product will be
| the cheaper grades Of cotton goods,
such as canvas. About s115,0 900 will be
the cost of this plant. Production will
begin in a feew wesks, and 1t is pro-
posed to double the capacity If pres
ent prospects for the plants success
are realized.
James l.. Wood, Of Morristown,
Tenn, who announced several months
ago his intention toestablish a knit
ting mill, has completed the plant. He
has been manufacturing for some
| time, and operates as the Wood Knit.
| ting Co., Jas. l.. Wood, president. The
| equipment includes ten knitters and
| complement, for producing seamless
hosiery.
Lumberton IN. c. Cotton Mills has
under consideration the erection OF
another building and the installation
of 5000 spindles, but has not made a
| final decision. An enlargement OF
| this extent would cost about 100000.
| The company now has 5000 ring spin
| dies. manufacturing hosiery yarns.
| EOS to 30s on cones. r. D. Caldwell
Is president.
Messrs. Walter N. Brown, Of En-
field, N. c.; James T. Green and Chas.
E. Cottslick, Of Baltimore, Nd, have
incorporated the Enfield Cotton Mill
| Co., to manufacture cotton goods at
| Enfield N. C. They will operate the
plant reported last week as leased
| and to be enlarged by Walter N.
Brown. Authorized capital is $780,
900.
The Sycamore Knitting Mills Of Syc-
amore, Ala, has been organized, Win
capital stock of 500, 0C0, and viii les
tablish q mill for knitting underwear
w. R. Schreme Of Utica, N. Y, is pres
| ident: ]. E. Goodrich Of Little Falls
| n. Y, vice president; D. E. Lewis, Of
Sycamore. Ala, treasurer, and W. b
Callahan of Utica, N. Y, secretary.
E. C. Machen, care or BRUNSWICK &
Birmingham Railway, No. Z Broadway
New York, is e~ndeavoring to induce
capitalists to locate a large silk mil
and a knitting mill at Brunswick, Ga
Ashcraft Cotton Mills, Florence
| Ala. has called a meeting for June II
to vote on increasing capital stocE
| from $50, 900 to 100000 and the Is
of 500, 900 in bonds. The company
now has G,240 ring spindles and 2ot
looms.
Clifton, Is. c. Manufacturing Co.
| bass declared a dividend Of 4 per cent,
payable July /, and an extra dividend
| of 9 per cent, payable at once. Tuca-
pau. Is. c. Mills has declared a div
idend of 4 per cent. Pacolet, Is. c.
Manufacturing Co. has declared a diVi-
dend of 5 per cent. D. E. Converse Co..
Glendale. S. c., has declared a dlVl-
Gend Of 4 per cent.
Laurens. IS. c. Cotton Mills helt its
| annual stockholders meeting on May
IA. The annual report Of the manage
ment was voted satisfactory and the
usual semiannual dividend OF 3 per
cent. was declared and an extra divi-
dend Of /, per cent. During the year
| S20,C eco was expended for improve
ments. The mill now has nearly AS
| 900 spindles and 1916 looms.
1t is proposed to organize a $4,000
| cotton mill company at Camden, Ark,
| and the Camden Commercial League is
promoting the movement. Messrs. T.
! l.. Morgan, E. S. Greening and Adolph
| Felsenthal and others are interested.
Mesrs. J. w. LybraEd, D. K. CAN'T,
J. ". Baughman, L. S. Etheredge and
U. r. B. Jeffccat have incorporated
| the Wagner Manufacturing Co., for
| the purpose of building a cotton mill
| at Wagaaner, S. C. The capital stock
is placid at 100000. No details de.
cided.