The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-12-18
I TEXTILE INDUSTRY I
SHOWS EXPANSION
CAPITALIZATION, PRODUCTS, AND
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES SHOW
INCREASE.
NUMBER OF WOMEN is LESS
Tendency Toward Fabrication of Fin
or Goods Than Heretofore ls Re.
fleoted in Decreased Consumption Of
Raw Material. &
Columbia,

D. J. Watson, commissioner OF ag.
riculture, commerce and industries,
has completed his statistical report
Sfor 1913 on the textile industry IN
SSnpth Carolina. The figures show an
increasssdn capitalization, an increase
in the value OF the annual product, a
decrease in the number of bales Of
cotton consumed and an increase In
the number Of operatives employed by
the cotton mills Of the state.
The total number of people employ
ed by the mills last year was 49,695,
on increase Of 1898 over 1912. OF
these, 30,317 were white males and
1928 white females. The increase In
the number Of females employed this
year over last year was only 315, Mr.
Watson considers this an indication
that male labor is supplanting female
labor to some degree in the South
Carolina mills. This end is desired by
all who have the betterment Of the
race at heart. ...
In 1913 the mills of South Carolina
had total capital Of $88,674,73S, an
increase Of S4,90b,O92 over 1912. The
value Of their product in 1913 was
SS!4,490,674, which approximates close.
ly the value Of the state cotton crop
for this year BY August, 1913, the
value Of the products Of the cotton
mills exceeded that for the same per-
iod during 1912 by $5,239,513. The
final figures now being compiled in
dicate that the value OF the produce
i,Iri IN I'll
by nearly $11,0oO,O00.
In 1913 the mills consumed 800 ,295
bales Of cotton, which was 21,271
bales less than the amount used in
1912. Mr.. Watson attributes this de.
crease to the fact that many Of the
mills Of the state are making finer
grade Of cloth which calls for less
cotton.
The statistics for 1913 show the de-
crease Of 29,716 tons in the amount Of
coal consumed by the mills as COM
pared to 1912. This is due, says Mr..
Watson, to the Increased use Of elec-
trio power
During 1913 the mills paid their
employees S14,9O6,s48, an increase of
$1,242,910 over 1912. The figures do
not include the salaries Of Office forces
or. officers, but simply the wages of
operatives.
Mr.. Watson pointed out recently
that 1t was impossible to determine
the average wage Of the employees of
the mills by dividing the number OF
operatives into the total sum Of their
wages, on account Of the fact that so
many Of the operatives did piece
work.
The total number of spindles in
1913 Is 4,527,430, an increase of 153,-
SIG over 1912.
The total number Of looms was
111,4S3 in 1913, an increase Of 4,813
over 1912.
Clarendon Has Great School Fair.
The Clarendon county school fair
and the "better babies" contest, held
here recently drew one of the largest
assemblies Of people ever seen in Man
ming and all were pleased beyond
measure at the all round SUCCESS OF
the occasion. The pupils of about 2y
schools In the county attended the
Meeting.
Cotton Report For South Carolina.
According to statement issued by
the United States census bureau re.
Gently 1,16O,815 running bales of cot.
ton have been ginned in South Caro-.
lima prior to December 1, as compared
to l,o41,eS9 to the same date last year.
8.
Dispensary Sales Announced.
Total sales announced for Novem.
Der In the IL dispensary counties were