The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-07
the acreage at pressst.

Lewis w, Parker referred in his re-
marks the other day. This is the
Farmers Warehouse company, of
which Mr. +. E. Ligon is the mana
ger. 1t does good business and has
paid dividends regularly. The ca
paclty is about 5000 bales, and last
fall the warehouse could not b old all
the cotton there was to be stored,
end the cotton mills carried the over.
flow.
The production Of Anderson county
is normally about $4,000 bales but
last year the production ran up to
$4,000 bales according to the govern
ment reports. This county, it is thus
seen, is one of the largest cotton pro-
Gucing counties in Soath Carolina.
But its farmers are not cottontots by
any means.
It's also large cotton manufac.
turing county. The fame Of it's cot
ton mills has gone far abroad. The
Pendleton Manufacturing company
was organized with private capital as
far back as 1835-one of the oldest
cotton mills in the state. The Pelaer
mills are known the world over for
heir product, and Pelzer is perhaps
the largest exclusively cotton mill
town in the State. The Brogon mill
in the oity Of Anderson is not yet Sc
famous but it deserves to be, for it is
unique institution among the cotton
mills Of South Carolina and in point
of construction and production is we'll
worth seeing and describing.
The list Of cotton mills in this
county is about az much as can be
given in the space at the disposal Of
this article, but this Of itself is very
informing.
| The Anderson cotton mill has o
capital of 100000; runs 10000
spindles and 1864 looms; employs H.
200 hands and consumes annually 49,
600 bales Of cotton. The product is 4
to 7yards sheetings, converted into
i line print cloths. The president is
Mr.. j. a. Brock-whose name appears
at the head 80 many Anderson en-
terprises.
| The Brogon mill--of which more
extended notice will be taken later
has capital of 100000; runs 25,-
| 900 spindles and 1000 looms; employs
about 1000 hands and consumes
about 10000 bales of cotton. It's
product is the unique feature-outing
cioshs, etc. The president is Mr..
| Brock and the vice.president and
treasurer is Mr.. R. Z. Ligon. The
mill gets it's name from the. two
names, Brock and Ligon-Bro-gon.
| The Corona mill, knitting, is cap
italized at $4,000 and it makes q
medium grade of Misses and chill
dren's hose. This president is Mr..
| Geo. W. Evans, young business
man.
| The Cox mill is capitalized at $780,
600 and runs 25,tHO spindles with o
consumption Of 5000 bales of long
staple cotton, making ine long
staple yarns. The president is Judge
lW. f. Cox. The mill during last
year doubled its CAPITA stuck and it's
plant.
| The Gluok mill is capitalized at
| 100000 and runs $4,000 spindles,
turning out several grades of cotton
cloths, some of them aercerized, most
Of them 40 inoh-wide goods weighing
II yards to the pound or 36 inch
goods Weighing 10 yards 60 the pound.
Some of the brands are bleached and
others are converted into print cloths.
The first president Of the Gluck mill
was the late Mr.. r. s. Hill and his
successor is Mr.. r. Il. Ligon.
| OF she Orr mill the late Col. James
T.. Orr was preMdent and on his death
| his brother, Dr.. 8. NJ. Orr, was elect.
ed to succeed him. The capital is
$500, ,000;;is has 56,536 spindles and
| ,450 looms and makes 3 to 5a-yard
sheetipgs for the export trade.
The Riverside mill was at first cap.
Iitalized at s1l2, 900, with 10000
spindles, but recently the capital was
increased TO $225 900 and the number
Of spindles and capacity doubled. Il
makes 2O's TO sos yarns and varps.
The president is Mr.. D.. p. Mo-
IBrayer. IS.
The Townsend mill has . capitat'of
500. 90 and.runs 5000 spindles, turn
ing out twine, carpet warps, cones aud
tubes. The mill is the personal prop.
erty;of Mr.. H. 9. Townsend.
The Toxaway mill is just across the
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