The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-03
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Notes About Cotton Mills and Other
Southern industries.

The Columbia State says: Mr.. J. A.
Clarkson, OF Hopkins. brought to the
city some speciments of cotton which
appear to have been withered by light
ming or to have been scalded by the
sun. But the cause of this blight is the
presence of myriads of small white
moths which in a week destroyed d
patch of five acres belonging to negro.
The moths were first noticed on a
pokeberry bush which they soon de-
storyed, and from there they spread
over the cotton field. Another patch
of one acre has also been ruined. Mr..
Clarkson, being the magistrate Of that
place. was appealed to, and he brought
city. Mr.. ]. w. Bauer, section director,
upon seeing the cotton stalks, states
that the matter should be referred to
DR.. Charles E. Chambliss, of Clemson
College, the State entomologist. Mr..
Clarkson will meet at the station any
representative of the government or Of
Clemson College who will make an ex-
animation.
The stockholders of the Lumberton
Cotton Mills, Of Lumberton, N. c., hello
their annual meeting last week. They
found the reports of the management
satisfactory, and per cent. quarter
ly dividend was declared. The COM
pany is now preparing the site and
building materials for its addition,
to be erected. AS previously stated,
this addition will be one story high,
7Sx267 feet. to contain 6240 spindles,
and its cost will be about 100000.
Contracts fol the machinery have been
placed with the leading New England
machinery builders.
A cotton waste mill Is the largest
industry planned for Spartanburg and
is the outcome of the visit Of Messrs.
Corr, Ayers and Hoffman, we'll known
Boston and Philadelphia capitalists
and mill factors to that city. The
party inspected several available sites
for the proposed factory and expressed
themselves as being highly pleased
with the place. The building Of the mill
will likely be the result Of their visit.
The plant will be something new in the
cotton mill industry for this section
and the estimated cost is 100000. Its
products are rope, twine and various
other articles that can be made from
cotton waste.
The Dixie Cotton Mills, Lagrange,
Ca, held its annual meeting of direc-
tors and stockholders last week. The
report of the management for the
years business ending June 80 was
found to be satisfactory. Besides
charging a large part of the earnings
to the purchase of machinery installed
during the year, an amount was set
aside to pay the per cent semiannual
dividend on October /, and $4,000
was added to the surplus fund.
At the annual meeting at Ware
Shoals of the stockholders Of the Ware
Shoals Manufacturing Company, Of
Laurens, S. c., the following directors
were elected: ]. o. C. Fleming, N. B.
Dial, Of Laurens, ]. T. Johnson, Spar
tanburg, Benjamin B. Riegel, John S.
Riegel, George E. Riegel, Howard
Rieeel, E. w. Sparks, New York. Sub
sequently the board reelected Mr..
Dial president and Benjamin B. Rie-
gel treasurer.
A charter has been granted the Po-
mona Manufacturing Company, of
Greensboro, capital stock, $250,O00, to
make yarns, cotton goods, etc.,
among the stockholders being ]. F.
Serice, ]. E. Switzerland and w. P.
Switzerland, of Greenville, s. c.: A. T.
Wing, Of Palmer, Miss; Lee H. Battle,
Greensboro, and several others from
that town.