The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-21
SOUTHERN MILL TAKINGS
A Record thrt Will Surpass All the
Pre-, ions Ones

iIttWuS OUtSs
(FrOm the Manufacturers Record.)
II begins to appear likely that the
cotton mills in the cotton growing
states OF the South will end the cur
rent commercial year with Il record
in cotton takings beyond 100000
bales, Il record that the mills of the
rest Of the country have never made
and one that the mills or the coun-
try. including those OF the South, did
not read until 1898, just sixteen
years ago. Up to last Friday, the
Southern mills had taken 2,SlS.316
bales, a quantity within 50.243 bales
OF the total takings by such mills in
the year ended August 81. 1913 III
that year between July 10 and August
81; the Southern mills took 25594S
bales, making the total takings for
the year 2,9G9,559 bales. II as many
bales are taken during therest of the
present year as were taken in the
same period last year, the total TAX
ings by the Southern mills will be
3.l15.2G4 bales. But up to July 10,
the takings by the Southern mills
this year were 205.705 bales more
than in the same period of 1913. an
increase OF rs per cent. Should q
like rate OF increase be maintained
this year. the total takings in the
Southern cotton growing states will
be 3.l9446l bales. indicating TAX
ings by all the mills of the country,
amounting to 100000 bales.
The advance made in the takings
by the Southern mills from 1,9l9,-
252 bales in 1904 to more than 3,OOO,-
600 bales in 1914 is but i part of the
interesting story of the development
OF the textile interests of that sec
tion from the 10000 bales taken in
1880, at the timo Of the revival Of
the industry after 20 years OF wreck
and depression. to the 100000 bale
mark in 1897. Oh to the exceeding of
the takings by the mills in the rest
of the country in 1903 for the first
time, with that record repeated sew
cral times since, and on to this years
record. But in spit of that record,
much is still to be done before the
South can be enjoying to the full it's
wonderful. opportunities in the textile
Industry. So far this year the total
supply of commercial cotton has
been 14,673,S2O bales, an increase of
672,536 bales, or 4.6 per cent over the
same period last year. But OF that
commercial crop the Southern mills
while taking nearly 81 per cent OF
the total takings, have taken only
1913 per cent. Three times as many
bales Of Southern grown cotton have
been sent to foreign lands this year
than have been taken by Southern
mills. Great Britain alone having
taken 462.655 more bales than they.
When the reverse shall be the rule,
when the South shall be spinning
three times as much cotton annually
as 1t exports. when 100000 bales, in
stead of 100000 bales are its re-
cord then the South will be approach
ing its correct status as cotton man
ufacturing State. 1t is consuming
now three times as much cotton as
In 1897. Is there not in this day of
realization of the folly Of marketing
the fiber as raw material instead OF
as finished products, the spur In the
present situation TO advance the tex
tile industry Of the South nearer tho
points were 100000 bales will be
called for annually by the mills.