The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Unique Business Club.

The Manufacturers Club at Char
lotte. N. c., is an unusual organizations
Its location in O. central position among
the manufacturing interest of the Pied
mont region Of the South Atlantic
States contributes, perhaps, to it's op-
pOrtunitieS.
If one visits Charlotte and is given
cara to the club, this card intro
duccS him to what seems to be Il we'll
organized and wcllattcndcd social or
ganization. While this is true. he ls'
as matter Of fact inside an organ
iZatiOn where there Is much NOR" go
ing on than social intercourse.
II the visitor wants to build cot
ton mill he can find three or four men
either Of whom can tell him all about
It and who stand ready to furnish
plans, machinery and build the plant.
If it is a knitting lnill. an expert in
this line can he found also. If it is
machinery to wind hosiery yarn onto
cones, he can get full information and
buy the machines in the building. II
it is ! 900 bales Of cotton that Is
wanted. he will have several gentle
men pointed out any one Of whom will
contract to furnish it at close market
prices. il it is a cotton seed oil mill
Or II refinery or a Sulphuric acid cham.
bcr. it's all the same; some member
~ lIlt tllb can IU|nlSn 1nll lniOrm0tl tlOtI
and contract to accomplish the desired
result. The club numbers among its
mcmhcrS yarn commission men from
Philadelphia. New York. Providence
ana Boston, and others who live in
Charlotte; also cloth commission men
from the same cities. The club has in
the list of lis members numerous cot
ton mill presidents. trcas,lrrrs and
managers. Iaiu and cloth ar" both
abundanlly bOuEnt and sold in a very
lni"t way. cotton mill president and
rIoth commission man sit down to-
gcihCr for u Qnlct talk and when they
part $4,000 worth Of cloth has been
bought and sold. 4 mill treasurer and
a cotton buyer hap,rn to meet. and in
few minutes several hundred bales
or cotton have changed ownership.
lhc rlnb is really an exchange in Il
quiet way, rs well as a social organ
iZatiOn. 1t resembles the Royal k,X.
change in Manchester more than any
other place III this. country does. yet
it is not strictly a business organiza-
ton as the Manchester exchange is
The organization is wholly social in
FORM. but its members aim to make it
facilitate business and contribute to
the industrial development Of the en-
t'r" territory surrounding Charlotte.
Sharictee S4SO,OOO Mill.
In the Manufacturers Record of
January - It was announced that the
Highland Park Manufacturing co. Of
Charlotte. N. c., had decided to build
an additional mill to contain 1000
looms. but location had not been
selected. both Charlotte and Rock
lilll. 5. G., being under consideration
During the present week it was def
nltHly determined that the plant be
located at Charlotte. certain cOnccs-
sions made by the city cns,lring it's
immediate construction. Work ON the
buildings will &cgin in a few weeks.
and the equipment is expected to be
ready for operation by next January
Besides the 1000 looms mentioned.
there Will be 10000 SpindlcS, and the
: plant will cost about $I5O.O as pre-.
'viously stated. Stuart w. Cramor Of
Charlotte has hccn engaged as archi-
.tectenginccr in chargH. and he also
has contract to supply the textile ma
rhincry. Ginghams will be tho pro.
duet. This will be the third Highland
. Park plant. the company having now
f 1880 spindlcS and 1,20O looms at
, Charlotte. anI $500 ring spindlcs with
7SG looms at Rock Hill. S. G. In con.
ncction with this latter plant a cotton
seed oil init! !, also operated, and Nom
bcrS Of tac Highland Park company
:" have formed another company. CAPT.
"taliZcd at 100000 to build cotton
seed oil mill at Charlotte.
Adding 1o,5oo Spirdles, 29O Looms.
Brief reference was made recently to
improvements contemplated by the e.
i. Shuford Manufacturing Co. of Hick-
Dry. n. G. A definite decision has been
made, and the new equipment has been
ordered. The company will erect
threc-story addition to it's present main
building for the accommodation of TO-
500 spindlcs and 200 looms, which ma
rhinery will be installed as soon as the
" new structure IS ready to receive it.
Stuart w. Cramer Of Charlotte, N. c..
is mill engineer III charge OF the blue
prints for these bcttcrments. The pres
cnt Shuford plant operates 1900 spin
dies and 200 looms on the production
of twills and satcens.