The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-29
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Industrial Miscellany.

Citizens Of Bradford county, Florida,
are agitating for the erection Of mill
for the manufacture of spool cotton
from the Sea Island fiber. This move
ment has led to the suggestion that
Valdosta, Ca, already the largest in
land long staple cotton market in the
world, might enter upon like under
taking. Commenting upon this, the
New York Commercial says:
The Starke region is rich one ag-
riculturally, but its resources are lar
gely undevaloped. There has been COM
paratively little immigration from the
North and West into that section, but
the people are entering, practically
and ambitious. And it would not,
therefore, be such a very strange
thing if the cotton-growers of Starke
should be the first in the Sea Island
belt to manufacture their product in
factories contiguous to the plantations.
They may yet demonstrate to the
spinners OF New England and the
United Kingdom that the Cracker can
dc all that the Yankee and the Scot
can-and perhaps do it little bit bet
ter"
Arrangements have been completed
for the establishment Of the cotton fac
tory proposed at Orange, Texas. The
Orange Cotton Mills Co. has been or
ganized, with capital stock Of $780,
900, to build the plant. It's equipment
will be 10000 spindles and 240 looms,
with space remaining for installation
of 5000 spindles and 120 looms addi-
tional. H. G. Cooke OF Houston, Texas,
is engineer in charge Of construction,
and will at once begin work. Contracts
for the machinery have been placed.
Adoiph Suck of Boston. Mass, is the
architect. o. r. Scholars has been
elected president; R. f. Mcfarland,
first vice-president; f. E. Mcfarland,
treasurer, and A. NJ. Hatcher (of Hous-
toni, secretary. This is also the plant
recently announced as to be located
through the efforts Of Messrs. A. M.
Hat>her e Co. OF Houston.)
Work is progressing steadily on the
extensive water-power improvements
Of the Dan River Power & Manufacture
ing Co. at Danville, Va. Construction
of the $500, 900 dam and power-house is
being pushed forward steadily and ex-
cavation for the mill buildings begun
during the past week. This company
expects to begin in the early spring
the erection Of the first mill. which
will be followed by the second plant.
There have been no material changes
in the original plans as announced in
the Manufacturers Record Of Septem-
Der 25, 1902. That is. there will be two
mills of 10000 spindles and 1,200 looms
each, costing about S1.700,000. j. w.
Bishop Company, Providence and Bos-
ton, is the construction contractor.
Messrs. Lockwood, Greene & Co., OF
Boston are architects-engineers in
charge.
A meeting of the directors Of the
Highland Park Manufacturing Co.. OF
Charlotte. n. c., was held during the
week. A dispatch states that it was
decided by the board to erect an addi-
tonal mill to have 1000 looms and cost
$3.50 900. This will be the companys
third mill, as it operates 13,500 spin
uleS dliu l,-OU lOOiliS III q Piosio ~ SAeH
lotte and $500 ring spindles and 7S6
looms in a plant at Rock Hill, S. c.
Ginghams is the product OF both mills.
1t has not been decided whether the
new mill will be located at Charlotte
or Rock Hill. Further details will prob
ably be announced next week.
Gluck Mills, reported last week as
incorporated at Anderson, S. c., has
effected temporary organization.
Messrs. r. S. Hill (promoter Of the en-
terprise), Joseph N Brown, n. B. Sui
livcn. R. E. Lyon and J. R. Vandiver
were elected directors. Four more di-
rectors will be chosen later on. Over
1865 900 has been subscribed at Ander-
son 10 the authorized capital Of $780,
GG0. The company contempiates using
team-power and manufacturing fine
goods. Possibly steam plant large
enough to operate $4,000 spindles and
$50 looms will be needed.
In his report for January Col.
Henry G. Hester. secretary OF the New
Nrieans Cotton Exchange. shows that
.,n amount OF cotton brought into
sight during 13l days Of the present
season was 7,160,002 bales, an increase
over the same period last year OF So
674 bales: the exports were S,173,0SI
bales. decrease of 77.045; takings by
Northern spinners, 1,131,69S bales. 2
decrease OF 31,5S4; by Southern spin
ners SS6,515, an increase Of 94,i90.