The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11
SOUTHS INCREASE
IN COTTON MILLS
Gain of Nearly 100000
spind|es for 1909
s23,0O0,000 INVESTMENT

Cotton Manufacturers of the South
Are Realizing More and More the
Possibilities of Their Section-NeW
Mills blished and Old P1ants
Enlareed-New England and Other
Sections Investing in Southern
MIIs-Tne Adoption of Electric
Power in Southern Mills.
Especial to News and Observer
Baltimore. Jan. 6.-That the South
ern cotton manufacturing industry
had a steady advance during 1913 is
emphasized by a review by the Mali
ufacturers' Record in this week IS
sue OF plans tor new mills. ana eAe
enlargement of established plants
during the wear. Cotton manutac-
turers of the South are reallzlng more
and more the possibilities OF tielr
section for textile milling, n theil
frequent announcement or addlIloiio
to spindles and looms prove their
faith in the future Of the industry.
Moreover, not only Southern mlll
managers, but also those of New
England and other parts OF the couh-
try. are investing in southern mills.
It is interesting to note that the
greater Ae1kentage of the splndleS
and looms being installed from time
to time in the South are additions to
the facilities of existing plants, while
many of the strictly new companies
are formed wholly or in part by men
interested in established and success
+ul cotton factories. These enter
prises require the expenditure of mil
lions OF dollars, which add to the
wealth of the South and provide en-
ga. 100 49,, +fnn, 1cn ode of n lTN
people. In many instances the ON
struction of a new mill entails the
establishment of an entirely new city,
with water supply, sewer system, cleo
trio lighting equipment, improved
streets and side walks. modern cot
tages for the operatives and other ia
ciiitjes for the health. comfort and
contentment Of the employees, as we'll
as schools for the education Of their
children, churches for their religious
training, etc.
An important feature in Southern
cotton milling is the adoption OF cleo
tricity for power, and many of the
new mills are equipped for its use,
while q numher Of the existing plants
have changed their power equipment
to the electrical drive. a year ago
one hydrO-electric power company in
North Carolina was furnishing cleo
trlcity for power in more than 100
cotton factories in North and South
Carolina, and today it is meeting the
electrical needs of many additional
mills. In fact, some so per cent OF
the company's present supply of cleo
trlcity Cover 100, coo h~orse-pOwer) is
being used by cotton mills. These
facilities include 500 miles OF trans
mission lines and more than SO sub
stations, the power being TRANSMITTED
at high voltage and reduced at the
consuming location to meet the needs
of the purchaser.
During october, November and De
cember announcements were made as
to decisions for the installation o.
1892 spindles and 2,749 looms,
which means an investment OF ap-
proxinately $500 900, about half of
these amounts being for the new cor
poratiOnS and the other half for the
existing companies.
The total for the year is 932,32O
spindles and 1927 looms, requirine
an investment OF more than So. 600
900. Comparing these figures with
the l4S,SoS spindles. an investment OF
$2,7oo,ooo for 1908, it is evident to
an extent activity has increased
in adding to Southern mills.
Among the important 1905 an
n~ouncenents were: Erwin Cottor
Mills West Durham, n. c., adding
mill of $4,000 spindles and 1900
looms, costing 81, 000, O0O: Dan Rivel
POWER and Manufacturing Company
DanVlllc, Va, adding a mill of SO, OOt
splndles and 1900 looms. costing 81.
600, 600; Brandon Mills, G~reenville. s
=, adding d mill of $4,000 spindles
and zoe looms, costing $500 n00.
Woodside Cotton Mills, Greenville s
g.. addition of 25.0oo spindIes an5
Goo looms, costing 100000. Tnmar
Mills, ln1nan, 5. c., addition OF 1880
eplndles and $40 looms, costing $500
200; Locke Cotton Mills Comn.r,
concord, y. g, liant Of $1,000 snin.
dies, costing $780, 600: Waveriv COZ.
ron Mills, Laurinburg, n. c.. 20 "a
srlhsses plant, costing s4o0, ooG. Co.
xunlous Manufacturing Company Co.
'"'poS' "a' adding 10000 spindles