The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-07-02
Textile Notes.


.uring Co. and the Eastern Manutac-
.uring Co. Of Huntsville. Ala. will coz
;olidate and add a plant for finishing
he product OF both mills. The output
# these mills is at present finished At
Ntchburg. Mass. These two compan-
ss have been under the same manage
nent (bcing in control OF Fitchburg.
Mass. cotton manufacturers). and sew
,ral weeks ago announced that plans
md specifications are being prepared
,or doubling each mill. Messrs. Cow
III & Love are now preparing plans
and specifications for the enlargement.
The Love addition will be an S0xl30
'oot structure. and the Eastern will be
;0x12O feet The two companies Ie-
emily increased capital by sl50,0G0 to
provide funds for enlargements.
Messrs Charles E. Garner and Smith
Pickett of Jacksonville. Fla. have
made a proposition to build a 100000
,otton factory near Albany. Ga. The?
propose locating the plant at Big
| S.oals dam. on Muckafoonee creek.
wo miles from Albany, and utilizing
| hat water-power, which they control.
| Albany investors are asked to sub
| scribe $4,000 OF the amount to be in
| fested A committee is now endeav-
orins to meet the terms of the PROPOSE
| ion. Some months ago Mr.. Pickett
allied OF building a mill at Albany.
The Washington Mills OF Fries, Va.
las been fully completed and recently
| -rgun operations. The plant has 5000
spindlcs and 1900 looms manufacturing
:hceting and duck. and the company
IS capitalized at 1925 900. When this
enterprise was first announced by the
Manufacture Record in 1901 the
equipment was given as 10000 spindles
and HOO looms.
Extract Woo, e Merino Co. OF Chat
.anooga, Tenn, has begun the iT-
,rovements for which it increased
,apital from $4,000 to $4,000 In
March. An additional building will be
erected and equipped with sufficient
machinery to double present output
The producet is shoddy or wool secured
from rags and cloth containing cotton
and wool.
It is stated that the Clifton Is. c.
Manufacturing Co. has sold about 5000
bales of cotton at a profit OF abou'
1850. coo. This company is one OF those
whose three mills were destroyed anf
lamaend by the recent food. The cot
on sold is what was saved OF abou
1900 bales in the warehouses that were
washed away.
Messrs. G. A. Guignard and l..
Iuion have incorporated the Lexing
ION Water-Power Co. of Lexington, &
81 with capital stock Of $4,000 The!
propose developing a water-power AM
transmitting the energy by electricity
10 establish cotton and woolen mills
ste
Messrs. John NJ Jones, John Il
Brown, F. A. Carter, W. NJ. Patton
James May and J. H. McCaslin hav
Incorporated Sweetwater (Tenn.) Hos
ery Mills, with capital stock OF $35
300.
w. H. Johnston, Box 546, Miam
Fla. proposes developing water-powt
and establishing a cotton-yarn mill
Georgia. He is in the market for a
the machinery required.
Msssrs. J. A. Abernathy. r. S. Abel
nathy and T. F. Ccster have incorpc
rated the Wampum Cotton Mills G.
, | If Lincolnton. n. c.. with an author
izcd capital OF $4,000.
Weldon On. c. Manufacturing G.
will erect a three-story addition q,
install additional machinery. Tn
company operates knitting mill.
Witten Mcdonald Of Kansas Cit
Mo-, proposes organizing s250,OO0 con
pany to build 10.0G0-spindle cote
mill at Carthage Mo.
P. o. Carpenter and others have il
eorporated the Newton Hosiery Nil
Store Co. Of Newton. \. c. The cal
tai stock is $4,000.
The Easiey Cotton Mills CT Easle
S. C.. has fled lotice Q. its intentk
to increase capital stock fEo.a $500
to s590.GGo.