The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-02
Textile Notes.

L 10 SSolSu Iuel lNS iS"S
turing Co. and the Eastern Manusac-
turing Co. Of Huntsville. Ala. will coz
solidate and add a plant for finishing
the product Of both mills. The output
OF these mills is at present finished at
Fitchburg. Mass. These two compan-
les have been under the SAM, manage
ment (being in control Of Fitchburg.
Mass, cotton manufacturers). ald sew
cral weeks ago announced that plans
and specifications are being prepared
for doubling zach mill. Meas-s. Cow
ell G. Love are now preparing plans
and specifications for the enlargement.
The Love addition will be an S0xl3O
foot structure, and the Eastern will De
60x120 feet. The two companies re-
Gently increased capital by $4,000 to
provide funds for engagements.
Messrs. Charles E. Garner and Smith
Pickett of Jacksonville, Fla. have
made a proposition to build a 100000
cotton factory heal Albany, Ga The?
propose locating the plant at Big
Shoals dam, on Muckafoonee creek,
two miles from Albany. and utilizing
that water-powcr, which they control.
Albany investors are asked to SUBJ
scribe $780, 900 OF the amount TO be IN
vested. : committee is now endeav-
oring to meet the terms OF the PROPOSE
ton. Some months ago Mr.. Pickett
talked of building a mill at Albany.
The Washington Mills of Fries, Va.
has been fully completed and recently
begun operations. The plant has 10000
spindles and 1900 looms manufacturing
sbeeting and duck, ard the company
Is capitalized at S2,225 ,000. When this
enterprise was first announced by the
Manufactures Record in 1901 the
equipment was given as 40, 1000 spindles
and 100 looms.
Extract Wool & Merino Co. Of Chat
tanooga, Tenn. has begun the In
p-ovements for which it increased
capital 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 aoou.
$3.50, 900. This company IS n of those
whose three mills were destroyed and
damaged by the recent flood. The cot
ton sold is what was saved Of about
5000 bales in the warehouses that were
washed away.
Messrs. G.. A. Guignard and L. l..
Guion have incorporated the Lexins-
ton Water-Power Co. OF Lexington, Is.
CT with capital stock OF $4,000. They
propose developing a wate--poWer n
transmitting the energy by electricity,
10 establish cotton and wooden mills,
etc.
Messrs. John M. Jones, John X
Brown, F. A. Carter, W. ". Patton
James May and j. H. McCaslin have
Incorporated Sweetwater (Tenn.) o
lery Mills, with capital stock OF $780,
300.
w H. Johnston, Box SAG, Miami.
Fla. proposes developing water-powcr
and establishing a cotton-yarn Mill IN
Georgia. He is in the market for all
the machinery required.
Messrs. ]. A. Alternately, r. S. Aber-
nathy and T. F. Coster have incorpo-
rated the Wampum Cotton Mills Co.
Of L~incolnton. n. c.. with an author
lied capital of 100000.
Weldon IN. c. Manufacturing co;
will erect a three-story addition AID
install additional machinery. This
company operates a knitting mill.
Witten Mcdonald OF Kansas City,
Mo-. proposes organizing s250,OcO COM
pauy to build 10. 00O-spindle cotton
mill at Carthage, Mo.
P. O. Carpenter and others have in
corporated the Newton Hosiery Mills
store Co. Of Newton. N. c. The capt.
tai stock is $4,000.
The Easley Cotton Mills of Easley,
8. c., has filed notice Of its intention
to increase capital stock from s3oo,ooo
to $500, 900.