The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-02-26
Textile Notes.

eight TO forty inches wide in its $780,
600 addition. announced at length last
week The increase Of 10000 Spindles
and $50 looms, the equipment named
last week. will increase the company's S
total to 5G.25S spindlcs and 1850 looms.
p. H. Hanes Knitting Co.. Winston
Salem. ~ c.. IS installing the dyeing
plant mentioned last week. Contract
| for building and machinery has been
awared Dyehouse will be 5Ox6O feet in
size and capacity will be from 800 TO
1000 dozen. Fine ribbed underwear !s
the mills product.
Indian Head Hills Of Alabama. Cor
dova, Ala, is installing 200 looms man
ufactured by the Draper Company OF
| Hopedale, Mass. This machinery takes
the place Of discarded looms. This
statement explains report mentioned
last week that company intended to
build naddition.)
Messrs. w. H. Magill, F. E. H. Nc
Croskey, G. o. Bicknell, r. C. Kefau-
yer and N. G. Wright have incorporat-
ed Madisonville knitting Mills OF Mad
isonville, Tenn. The company is capi-
talized at $4,000, and will build ho-
siery mill, details of which have not
been announced.
Newton IN. c. Hosiery Mills will
install additional machinery. increas-
I ing it's daily output from 800 to 1000
| dozen pairs. A portion Of the new
equipment will be adapted for produc-
Ing fine merceriZed hosiery. Companys
present capital is $4,000, and $50 per-
sons are employed.
Messrs. w. M. Hamer, G. D. Barlow,
A. J. G.. Cottingham. 7. A. Dillon, T..
L. Moore, w. Stackhouse. J. F. Bethen,
]. H. David and R. p. Hamer, Sr.. have
incorporated Maple Cotton Mills to
build plant al Dillon, S. C. The capital
stock is 100000.
A. NJ. Hatcher & Co. of Houston.
Texas. have made proposition for es-
tablisment of cotton mill at Ennis,
Texas. Messrs. J. B. Armstrong. w. L.
Harper. J. w. Story and others OF En-
mis- will enlaavCc to meet the terms o!
the proposition.
\. NJ. Hatcher of Houston, Texas,
has submitted proposition to Marlin
business League for establishment OF
s25O.OC0 cotton mill. Marlin investors
| are asked to subscribe for 100000 OF
stock and donate forty acres OF land
as site for the plant.
Griffin (Ga) Knitting Mills has let
contract fer the erection of a mill
building. This company has its plant
| established, operating twelve knitting
machines, and probably intends to add
more mach inery. New building Will
cost $4,000.
Oriental Textile Co.. Houston. Tex
as, has increased capital from $5O,0OC
| to 100000 for the purpose OF doubling
| its plant for manufacturing camefs-
| hair yarn. 1t has purchased site on
which to erect addition.
Messrs. L. w. C. Clalock OF Gold
| willie, S. c.; George tombstone OF New
berry, s. c.; W. G. Childs and w. H.
Lyles of Columbia. s., c.. have incor-
porated Banna Cotton Mills, with cap
ital stock Of 100000.
Messrs. R. P. Hamer, Jr.. W. NJ.
Hamer, D. N. Carmichael and Allen
| Edens have incorporated Hamer Cot
ton Mills to build plant at Dillon, S.
C. It's capital stock is placed at $780,
900.
Opelika (Ala.) Cotton Mills will in
crease capital from 100000 to $3.50. 900
in order to erect additional buildings
and install more machinery. Details
have not been announced.
Kesler Manufacturing Co. OF Sails
bury, N. c., has purchased additional
building and will install $500 spin
dies. Further details as 10 the i'm
provements will be announced later.
NJ. A. Stokes of Savannah. Ga. con-
| templated establishing knitting mill to
cost from $4,000 to $4,000. The pro-
duction of hosiery is proposed.
Oakdale Cotton Mills. Jamestown, n.
c.. contemplates building an additional
mill. The company now has 5344 spin
] dies and is capitalized at $4,000. Its
stockholders have eor some time been
considering the erection Of an addition
| and is now endeayoring to have the
proposed Raleigh G Western Railroad
| build It's line by jamestown. Ihls Is
desired in the interest OF more equit-
able freight rates.
1t is reported that n. F. Thompson
Of Birmingham. Ala. is negotiating
with Eastern capitalists to furnish
capital for the erection Of large cot
| ton mill near Florence. Ala. Mr..
Thompson and associates have peti.
toned Congress for permission to de-
velop the power Of the Muscle Shoals.
| near Florence, and in connection with
this development the mill is contem-
| plated 1t is claimed that from $780,
900 to s5,O00,O00 will be invested in the
Joint enterprises IL the rights at the
shoals are secured.