The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-05
OF THE COTTON MILL FOR THIS
CITY.
COMMITTEE TO OLD STATES
To Confer With Officials Of the
Successful Mills IN That Sec.
ton Of the Country OF the
Brave and Free.

". .istlc Of the S2uO.uOO cotton mil
that S. to be- built in this city by
Ardmorc capital. and you can almost
see the hundreds Of working people
thronglng the stores ON Saturday
evenings buying stuff for themselves
and families.
The cotton mill is practically an
assured asset to Ardmore. The
cottor mill committee has gone into
the matter In business like man.
ner and have written at least
l5O letters to various mill superin.
tcndents and presidents back in the
uld states seeking information on
mills.
NJ. L. Alexander. who came origi.
nally from GrccGville, 5. c., city
built up entirely from the cotton
mill industry. and W. +. Gilmer.
North Carolinian who came from
| Greensboro, mill city, gave out
! the following wholesome advice to
! tie people of this city relative to
visiting the mill centers in North
and South Carolina before asking for
subscription to stock for the mill
that Is to he constructed In Ard
more MIR. Alexander said: Before
soliciting subscription from any one
Interested in the construction of a
mill In Ardmore committee of the
business men Interested in the pro-
lcct here should be sent to the cot
ton mill districts of North and
South Carolina. and talk with the
presidents and superintendents of
the various mills. This committee
, s. ould visit the mill that Is capital
ized at $4,000 100000 and $500
600. and get all the information
possible from the presidents and
supcrintcndcnts of these mills. as to
, the cost of construction of the
buildings. the cost Of the machinery.
the cost of installing TIE machinery,
- the cost of the manufacture of the
goods. and AS to what grade f
/ goods that the particular mill that
=. the committee is visiting cost To
[ manufacture. as to the amount of
II cotton that Is used In the manufac-
= urc of "A yard of goods. and as ITO
% the number of hands these mills em.
/. poy. The committee should be Ger.
e tain to visit s2OO, 900 mill and talk
. with the president and superintend-
b. cnt Of that mill and seek intelll.
p gent Information as to what II cost
. TO construct mill of that size, the
cost of production of the particular
kind Of goods that the particular
mill manufactures. what salary the
mill has to pay the president and
other officers and the salary paid
the superintendent.
\ committee of intelligent men
can learn more in three days con
ference with these men than can be
learned in three years by reading
statistics ON the subject or through
correspondence"
MIR Gimer had the following to
tat before We make move toward
building the mill, a committee OF
at least three men should be sent
90 visit the mill cities Of North ard
South Caoilna and Georgia We
could be- put ON the high road to
success In our venture by days
conference with the officials OF
Dusc mills as to the cost of con.
struotiln of the mill buildings.
homes of the cmployc and the sal
aries Of the officials OF the compa.
n.y. The committee mig also seek
information as 10 what would he
the best class of goods u manulac.
turc In this section of the country.
The mill labor question might also
be- discussed and good idea gath. ,
cred from them as to what is the ,
best labor TO be- used i
The prospective president Of the
Ardmorc mill should be member
Of that committee, because in his ,
hands will lie the success Of the
enterprise here, I
When We shall have constructed s
our first mill. 1t will be a rcpcti. {
lion of the history of mill tuildng q
ald %, fore We know 1t We shall have 0
% least six mills in Ardmore and G
The last one will be larger ,han q
tie first one" t