The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-08

guarantee the statement by county OFF,
Gals that bridges are down everywhere
in the vicinity of Spartanburg with this
place as the center of the greatest dam
age.
The report of Frank Robinson, local
official of the United States weather bu-
,eau, shows that between the hours of
2 o clock and o'clock of Saturday morn
ing more than inches of rain fell Re-
ports show that in the northwestern part
of the country the rainfall far exceeded
these figures The effect on all rivers.
branches, creeks and even bitches was
unprecedented.
The water levels taken by Messrs. Lad
shaw & Ladshaw, cin5.i. engineers of this
city, a. Glendale, on La%sGn's FORK. show
that the water was ~ feet higher than
the highest mark heretofore registered
This meant rise of between 40
and SO feet above the low water
mark. A single instance showing
rise Of 3 feet within thirty minutes
proves the fact that all those In the
track of the flood had little time to
escape it's ravages.
The farmers have suffered tremendous
damage for the reason that their wheat
was Just ready for harvesting, and a
great deal of it is blown down All bot
tom lands have been flooded.
BELIEVED BIGGER MILLS
WILL SOON BE REBUILT
AS vet there has been no meetings or
the directors Of the different mills, as
each company is anXiously awaiting a
settled condition of affairs that will! make
future efforts in the way OF reorsanlza-
ton possible. Even the portions OF mllls
still left standing are 50 inundated that
it is expected that the foundations WlIl
give way and the buildings topple over
at any moment
Clifton No. /, 2, 8 and the Pacolet
mills, it is believed, will have to be
nearly entirely rebuilt
The ware houses at Glendale of the
D. C. Converse Company were swept
away containir<. 1900 bales of cot
ton worth $4,000 and 500 bales of
cloth worth $25, 900, but were found
later half mile down stream with
goods only partially damaged.
The dam at Glendale was washed
away, which it will cost $4,000 to
| rebuild, according to the statement
of w. S. Manning, large stock
holder in these mills.
It is stated that two months time will
be required to make such temporary re-
pairs as will be necessary to put the
looms of the damaged mills in operation.
Six months time will be required to re-
build the mills swept away providing
oh lie +nty ~ n
directors to be held In the near future.
While the officials OF the several mills
refuse to make any absolute statements
in this regard, 1t IS universally believed
on the very best grounds mat every mill
in Spartanburg county will eventually
resume operations with an increased num-
Der of spindles and looms.
one great lesson has been learned and
1t has been semi officially stated that all
mills rebuilt will be placed on higher
ground with electricity as the motive
power. 1t Is known from official sources
that the orders which have lately been
placed with the wrecked mills were suf-
ficient to warrant an enlargement of
plant in almost every instance.
A further guarantee of the rebuilding
of the mills as soon as possible is as
sured by the fact that many contracts
had been placed for months ahead with
cotton bought to be delivered at such
times in the future as would meet the
convenience of the mills to fulfill these
contracts.
BUSINESS GROWTH
INSURES THE REBUILDING
Both the Clifton mills and the Pacolet
mills have been receiving large increases
in their orders for the export trade to the
far east. Both mills and several others
in this district shipped directly to Japan
and China.