The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-02-19
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL


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Tie Manufacturers CtuS .s Car.
luste. -, G. ts a. unnsaAi c-saniratben-
t,s iccaiaos In q Get .ral pS<ithra snaax
the maaafaS.ustng tntssv~s es The f1ea
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States cun,rsssses. p~rhap@. ,o TIA op
portaEi,ics-
n one visi,a chArlotis sna 1. styea
o card tc th. club. ihia card lnsru
duoes him io ~har se~sas to ee . ~vii
organized and vsiiaItsnd~d soctsi OF
EnEixatiun. While tais 10 tru~. ne ~.
a. q matter Of fast. gnaiIr an ofxan.
irat.on where there is much nsorv 90
snr on than social Intercourse.
II the visitor ~antH Ia huiia . COT.
ton mill be can Ind tkfrc of -four nee
| either Of whom can tell him ali Asoas
II and Who stand ready To fuFainh
plans. machinery Ane build the plant
II IL is n knitting mill an expert Ia
this line can bc foaRd also. n u is
machinery to ~ind hosiery yarn onto
cones. he can Sc, full Information ana
buy the machines In the baiidiEg n
IL II i.ooo bales Of cotton that 10
wanted. he will have several gentle
men pointed out any one % whom -iil
contract To furnish ~ st close market
prices. II IL L. . cotton seed oil mill
or refinery or q salphurie acid cham
ber. IDS all the same. some member
of the club can furnish fun information
and contract In accomplish The desired
result, Tn. club numbers among u.
members yarn commission men from
Philadelphia. New York. Providence
and Boston. and others who live IN
Charlotte: also cloth commission men
1 ~. s-ff Ha afftA haa Ia
the list of It's members numerous cot
ton mill presidents. rcAsurcrs and
managers. Yarn and cloth are both
abundantly bought and sold In a very
quiet way. A cotton mill presiden' and
a cloth commission man sit down 10.
gether for n quiet talk. and when they
part $4,000 worth of cloth has bsea
bought and sold. A mill treasurer and
a cotton buyer happen to meet. and In
few minutes several hundred bales
OF cotton have changed ownership.
The club 10 really an exchange In q
quiet way. rs well rs q social organ
ization. IL resembles the Royal Et.
change In Manchester more than any
other place In this country does. yet
IL Is not strictly n business organirA.
tion. as the Manchester exchange is.
The organization IL wholly social In
form, but Its members aim 10 make IL
facilitate business and contribute TO
the Industrial development OF the CD
tire territory surrounding Charlotte.
CharIotte's $3.50. 900 Mil.
In the Manufacturers Record of
January Is IL was announced that the
Highland Park Manufacturing 60. Of
Charlotte. y. C.. had decided 10 build
an additional mill To contain 1000
looms. but location had not been
selected. both Charlotte and Rock
Hill. s. C.. being under consideration.
During the present week IL Was def.
n,teiy determined that thc plant bc
located at Charlotte. certain conces-
sions made 10y the city enEurlng its
immediate construction. Work on the
buildings will begin In a few weeks.
and the equipment IN expected 90 be
ready for operation by next January
Besides the 1000 looms mentioned.
there will be $4,000 sp:ndies. and the
plant will cost about $3.50. 600. as pre-
viously stated. Stuart w. Cramsr oi
Charlotte has been engaged as archi
tect-engineer In charge. and be also
has contract 10 supply the textile ma
chincry Ginghams will be the pro
duct. This will be the third Highland
Park plant. the company having nov
1850 spindles and l.200 looms ai
! Charlotte. and 1900 ring Epindles with
, 7s6 looms at Rock Hill. s. G. In con
nection with this latter plant n cotton
seed oil mill is also operated. and men
bers of tho Highland Park compsnl
have formed another company. capt
talized at 100000. 10 build q cotton
| seed oil mill at Charlotte.
: Adding 1o.soo spindIes. 80 Looms.
Brief reference was made recently q
} Improvements contemplated by the J.
l.. Shuford Manufacturing Co. OF Hick
Ory. -. c. A definite decision has beef
made. and the new equipment has beef
ordered. The company will erect I
three-story addition TO It's present malt
building for the accommodation Of 10.
500 spindles and go looms. which ma
chinery will be Installed as soon as tn
! new structure is ready 10 receive II
, Stuart W. Cramer Of Charlotte. ~. G.
Is mill engineer In charge OF the blue
{ prints for these betterments. The pres
' ent Shuford plant operates 1900 spin
; dies and 200 looms on the production
OF twills and sateens.