The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-14
LUMBERTON.

mlngton- nree oooo Notton
Mills Running and Another
Under Construction.
Frono Mil News, June 10
It was a pleasure to the writer
TO nave an opportunity for a WIS.,
it last week to the prosperous lit
tie city of Lumberton, which now
proudly lays claim to the distinc-
ton of being the best and most
prosperous town on the line of
Of the Seaboard Railway between
Charlotte and Wilmington.
j., situated about As miles
east of Hamlet and is the county
seas OF the largest county in the
State. Among the many new
buildings erected during the past
year Is a handsome new court
house costing about $4,000. It
has a commodious graded school
and good church buildings, and
the splenid new Baptist church
now nearing completion will be
one of the largest in the State.
There are also many very pretty
residences, one Of which cost
$50, 900, and another just under
construction will cost S25, 0C0.
But it is the cotton mills you
want to hear about. There are
three in operation and another
under construction.
THE LUMBERToN Cotton Mills.
The first cotton mill built here
was about Z years ago and is now
referred to as the old mill, "
Lumberton Mill No. l, which
commenced operations with
about 5000 spindles, was later
increased to $4,000 and a newer
mill known as Lumberton No. 2
has 5000. making $4,000 in all:
running full time in the daytime
while Mill No. 2 is running night
time also. The product is color
ed hosiery yarn.
S. J. Webb is superintendent,
P. G. Hill master mechanic and
J. c. Evans dyer. In Mill No. l,
j. F. Alexander is carder with
James Smith secondhand and
Sam Burney looks after the pick.
er room; w. F. Ivey is overseel
of spinning and winding with C..
A. West secondhand in winding
and Tebe West and Harvey Bris.
son in spinning. In Mill No. 2,
M. B. Boseman looks after the
carding and spinning in day time
with Vert Lewis second hand in
carding, J. B. Miller in spinning
and /. M. West in winding; while
the night force is under the di.
rection of D. l. Williams.
The DRESDEN MILL.
This mill is near the Lumber.
ton Mills, all being about a mile
east of town on the main line Of
the S. A. L. Ry. 1t has 10000
spindles and is also equipped
with combers.
George r. Breitz, recently
from the Coosa River Spinning
Co.. at Bon Air, Ala, is superin.
tendcnt;T. E. Mullis, overseel
s. ming, assisted by Ike Free
IAN in spinning and Dave Ed
1'ards in carding; B. A. Robert
81, carder, assisted by Mike
herring; Gibson Hasty is master
mechanic and H. L. Hewitt YARD
MAJ. The product is hosiery
yarn las to 34s.
The NATIONAL MILL.
This mill is located nearl,
two miles west Of town On the S
A. L. and on a very fine wager
road which leads on to Maxtor
and Laurinburg. 1t has 1I,76(
spindles and is making some yer,
pretty hosiery yarn Of nearly al
the co,ors of the rainbow. Thi
is one of the cleanest and neates
mills we have had the pleasur,
of visiting in many a day.
J. W. kaneer, superintendent
Of this mill, came from Gastori;
when the first Lumberton mil
was built and after serving sew
eral years as superintendent.
there was one Of the protector
Of this newer mill, being now al
SO interested in the mill at ST
Paul, IA miles north on the V. (
c. S. Ry. J. r. Lytton, also fror
Gastonia, is overseer of cardin:
in the National Mill, with L. [
Lytton second hand; W. T. Alex
ander is spinner, assisted b
Frank Faux and Coy Freeman
j. L. Ciewis has charge of tn