The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-12-13

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The Cold Statistics Of the United
states Census Reveals the Above
Facts.
The cold statistics,of the United
States census bureau frequently re-
veal some wonderful things. Among
these, in abulletin just issued is
that South Carolina ranks second I'M
the number Of cotton spindles in the
United States, being exceeded only
by Massachusetts, and that during
the past year South Carolina actual
.ly increased the number OF spindles
more than 100000
This interesting bulletin says:
Massachusetts exceeds every other
State In the number of cotton spin
dies, having 9,158, 389, or 80 per cent
of the total; South Carolina ranks
second, with3 ,6O9, 1859. or 13 per cent,
and North Carolina third, with q.
|98l,386, or 10 per cent, Rhode Island
has fourth place, Georgia fifth, New
Hampshire sixth and Connecticut
seventh. Massachusetts increased
its number of active spindles during
the year by 307,443, ors3.5 per cent
of the total for the State, while in
NvI;sufyC Caroline the increase amount
ed to 262, 652, or IL Per cent. The
increase in South Carolina was more
than 100000 and in New York near
ly 100000. According to Table 8
there were 1,141,6 61 cotton spindles,
exclusive of renewals, added during
the year, thus Indicating no cessation
in the progress of the industry. How
ever, the net increase in the total
number of spindles for the year is
1,127,73 This apparent ~discrepan-
cy is accounted for by the fact that
a few plants were dismantled or
abandoned, and to the reduction of
the spindle capacity in others.
In its annual Investigation relative
to the cotton industry the bureau
makes no endeavor to segregate
frame and mule spindles; but if the
proportion between these spindles as
returned at the census Of 1905, when
this vas done, be applied to the stat
istics Of active spindles in 1907 the
figures would be 20.427, 1916 frame
and 5,947, 1896 mule.
In addition to the spindles design
ed primarily to spin cotton. ISL, PSI
have been returned as consuming
cotton mixed with other fibres. The
States which lead in the manufac-
ture of woollen and knit goods ma.
turally lead in the number of these
SpindlcS. OF the total number re-
ported, 1877, 100, or 81 per cent, were
returned from Pennsylvania; no.
862, or IL per cent, from New York:
1O,462 from Massachusetts, 81, $50
from Connecticut, and smaller num-
bers from several other States.
Massachusetts leads in the con
sumption of cotton with 1853 SAG
bales or 80 per cent of the total for
1907, followed by North Carolina
with la per cent, while South Care
lima takes third place with Is per
cent. The fourth position is held by
Georgia with II per cent; New Hamp-
shire takes fifth, Alabama sixth, and
New York seventh. AS stated above,
a comparison on the basis Of active
splndles gives some Of the States a
slightly different rating. Although
Massachusetts increased it's cotton
spindles by more than 300, 900, the
quantity of cotton consumed increas-
ed less than 20. 900 bales. If the stat
istics for South Carolina be examin-
ed in a similar manner it will be
found that the quantity of cotton
consumed during the year is 5,7O5
bales less, while the number of spin
dies operated increased more than
10000. This would indicate a sig
niiicant tendency during the year to
SPIN finer counts, provided, Of course.
that the conditions prevailing in the
two years yer similar and the spin
dies were operated in like manner.
In the mills of the cotton g.owing
States 97O,039 spindles we're report
ed as having been idle throughout
the year, which is 66 per cent of the
IDLE spindles returned for the entire
country: While the scarcity of labor
is largely responsible for this condi-
ton throughout the country. it an
pears more pronounced in the cotton
growing States However, as stated
elsewhere, q considerable number of
the splndles returned as idle from
the cotton growing States we're not
IN fact idle throughout the year, but
were new, and had only been install
ed a short time.