Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-25
SOUTHERN MILLS REsUMINe.
Manufacturing Situation In the South
Looks Better.

IOOkS DCIISIs
Gentlemen prominently identified
with the yarn mills in this section are
Of the opinion that conditions among
the mills are improving rapidly and
will continue to do so. A large mill
in this section has just received an or
der for 200 20s two-ply warps at 17c,
but decline, because they did not care
to take any but small orders. This is
considered as an indication of the i'm
provement, for two weeks ago only 16c
was offered and there were few offers
at that figure. 1t Is said that there Is
number Of commission men in the
south buying for months ahead all the
goods they can secure at present prices.
The correspondent Of the Journal Of
Commerce has endeavored to gather
| together as complete report as pos
sible on southern mills that have re-
sumed operations during this month.
Here is the report on the mills heard
from to date:
With the confirmation Of the sale Of
the Eugenia & Clark Manufacturing
company Of Jonesboro, n. c., this week,
it is very likely these mills will begin
operation at an early date. Night and
day work has been resumed at the
Franklin Mill Of Concord, N. c. After
two weeks shutdown the Randleman
Hosiery mills Of Randleman, N. c., has
just resumed operations.
High water caused a short suspen-
sion Of operations at the Caroleen mills
Of Caroleen, N. c., recently, but now the
mills are running. The Elizabeth City
Hosiery mills Of Elizabeth City, N. c.,
recently resumed operations and pro-
pose to continue full time. Since last
January these mills have only been
making about half time and during the
summer they have been running on
short time. At McColl, S. c., the Ice
man mills have recently resumed work
after a long period Of enforced idleness.
A report from Columbus, Ca, states
that during the past few days the knit
ting mills Of that place have been fore
ed to run half the night in order to
keep up with increasing orders. Over
time work will have to be kept up
throughout September and perhaps
longer. Additional laborers have been
employed to keep up with the brisk
business.
1t was feared that the break in the
canal at Augusta. Ga, during the re-
cent floods in the south would compel
the suspension Of operations at the
mills Of John P. King Manufacturing
company, at Augusta, but 1t Is now
announced that the mills will be able
| to resume operations by October 9Th.
The mills at Mount Holly, N. c., the
| Woodlawn and Minis mills are now on
full time. Night work was started up
at these mills a few days ago. The
| Mount Holly mill. which closed down
| recently for one week for want of cot
ton, is ready to start up on full time.
After a shutdown Of about four weeks
the Paulding County Cotton mill Of
Dallas, Tex, is said to have started
up again on full time. The Columbia
mills Of Columbia, S. c., hope to be
able to have repairs for damage from
| the recent floods made at an early
date. A dispatch from Glendale, S. c.,
states that the mill at that place has
resumed operations on full time. Af-
ter running half force for some time,
the Spartan mills Of Spartanburg, S.
| c., have started up work with full
force. AS noted some days ago, the
Chadwick -Hoskins string of five mills
of Charlotte, as we'll as the Crawley
| Towel mills and the Magnolia Yarn
mills, are now running full time At
ter shutdown Of two weeks Mill No.
l3 of Lindale, Ga, has recently resum-
ed operations. All the mills of Lin
dale are said to be running full time
now.
| ne bdTIleSNllle MdHuIdCluTluS COIl-
panys woolen mills at GAINESVILLE, w.
Va, which have been idle since last
April on account of a lack Of orders,
are now running full time. After a
shutdown of six months the Manches-
ter Manufacturing company Of Macon,
Ga, started up on the 14th. During
the suspension everything was put in
ship-shape for continued operations,
without interruption. The Head-Lips-
comb Manufacturing company Of Bris-
| tol, Tenn, recently organized, hopes to
begin work by October 1st.
Among the other mills which have
recently started up operations after a
total or partial suspension are the fol-
lowing: Eldora mill. GAINESVILLE Ga,
started 18th: Lancaster Cotton mills,
Lancaster. s. c., $4,000 spindles; Lang
lev mill. Langley, s. c.; Warrenville
mills Warrenville. S. c.; Victor and
| Appalacha mills. Greers. S. c.: Mon
Afghan mills. Greenville, S. c.; Olympia,
| CRANKY. Richland and Capital City
mills. Columbia, S. c.; Burlington Cot
ton mills, Griffin, Ga: Chinabee Cot
ton MILL Talladega. Ala The above
Is not complete list. but 1t Is suffi-
cient to show there has been unmis-
| taxable improvement.-Char spe-
| cial to New York Journal Of Commerce.