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’ TRADE EDITION’.
TIIE ATHENS DANNER.
TRADE EDITION.
PRINOETON FACTORY AND
THE STAR THREAD MILL
STAR THREAD MILL.
THE OLDEST COTTON MILL.
Established in 1827 by Clarke County People, the
Georgia Factory Was the First Cotton Mill in the
South—A Monument Should be Reared There.
doth. In tbo yam mill them ate ten
thoneand eplndlee, In the doth mill
them am 830 loomi. The yam mill ie
run by water power from the Ooonee
river. The oheck mill U ran by eleo*
triolty fnraiihed from Mltobell’e bridge
electric plant.
The prodnot of theee two faotorle*
haealway* enjoyed the hlghect reputa
tion In the market* of the world.
The inperlntendent of the yarn mill
U Mr. W. R. Dootaon, one of the moat
experienced young mill men In the
Booth. Mr. A. B. Harper i* inperln
tendent of the Oheck Factory, and them
la no better man for that plaoe to be
fonnd in the atate.
Mr. Tbomaa F. Vincent, preaident of
oonnty.
Tbe board of dlrfcton are all well
known citizen*, recognized aa oonserva
tire and able bniineea men. Mr. R L
Moss la one of Athena' oldeat dtlzena
and la a veteran cotton faotor and man-
nfaotnrer. Mr. Blllnpe Pbinizy la one
of the leading oottcn faotora of the oity
Mr. A. L. Hall was for a number ot
years oaahler of the Unlveraity Bank
and la now editor and proprietor of thi
Southern Farnur. Ool. Henry 0. Tack
la a leading member of the Athena bar
ha* been representative from Olarkr
oonnty in tbe general assembly, mayoi
of Athena and la now chairman or th
Olarke oonnty Democratic Exeontivi
Committee.
Georgia enjoys the distinction of hav
ing the oldeat cotton mill In tbe Booth.
This mill la the Georgia Factory,
which was built In 1837 by Augustin
S. Clarion, Thomas Moore, Aabory Hull,
James Johnson and William A. Carr.
Theae men were among the foremost
citizens of Athena in those days, ana
deatded to erect a cotton mill after nia
lure deliberation and discussion of tl e
sutj-ct. which at that time wue In a
measure an unsolved problem.
They bad confidence in the mid-risk-
lng, however, and like all true pioneers
went bravely forward in the work oi
constructing wbat was tnen an unknown
thing throughout the whole South
A substantial building was erected
and the best machinery that could be
obtained was installed. A great many
doubters there were who did not believe
in it* ultimate success, bat they did not
folly grasp the iltaatlon nor realize tbe
determination of the men who were in
o barge.
Tbna started the cottou mill industry
in the South. The o.d building Is not
now standing, bnt the Georgia factory
a practically on the same site. In fu
ture years when tbe cotton m II industry
shall have grown in this section bey one
the fondest dreams of the pres- nt geo
eratioj and all tbe cotton produced It
the Sooth shall be converted into clot!.
mSootbem mills,a monument should be
reared at Georgia factory to m <rk th-
•pot w h>re tbe great iudustry bad it
beginning In this section of theoonntry.
In Item six years alter the erection o-
this first factory building In tbe Booth,
Mr. John White took charge of it and
was its < flieient mating r nutil his death
in 1881. when It passed into tbe hands of
its present manager. Judge John R.
White.
prosperous. Some years Its dividends
are smaller than others, bnt in the sev-
enty-fiva years of lu exlatenoe there baa
never been a moment when it was in
tbe least danger of basineea failure.
Never In Its history has it scaled a debt.
Every obligation has been met promptly
and at one hundred cents on the dollar.
Fire destroyed Georgia Factory sev
eral year* slnoe, bnt the new plant aroee
speedily from the ashes of the old. The
very latest improved maoblnery was In-
stalled, the very best that money conld
bny. Tho consequence baa been that
the new plant has made a more rapid
advanoe for tbe company In every way
than the one destroyed by fire.
Judge White a few rears slnoe erected
the Whitehall factory near the depot at
demonstrated at U-urgm l-’ictory the
great advan'age of a go-xl water power
over any other kind of mofirc poser.
The Whitehall Mill 1s located away
from tbe river aud la ou the Central r r
Georgia Railway. Tbe electricity that
move* thie plant la brought from tl.e
eleotrlo station b-<!ow the Georgia Fac
tory bulldinga.
Judge White leone ot the most uni
versally esteemed citizens of O.nrke
oonnty. He has never sought to enter
pnblio life, althongh several timei In
tbe past tbe people of the conntv would
have been delighted to have honored
him. He hae been content to build a
lasting reputation aa one of the moet
conservative, successful end ensrgetio
mill owners and manager in the Booth.
THE CHECK FACTORY.
WHITEHALL FACTORY,
What Has Been Accomplished by These Two rianu-
factories Under Their Present Able and Progres
sive Ownership and Management.
Two Great Mills.
velopment of this magnificent water
power.
Tbie factory also is tbe property ol
Oapt. James White who purchased it
a few yean alnoe. Seven thousand
spindles make up 1 ■ i quipment and the
prodnot of tbe mill ia a high grade of
yarn* that find a ready market.
In active charge r-f iheae two splen
did cotton mills is Mr. John Wbtte Mor
ton, a grandson of the late John White,
a veteran mill owner of thia oity, and
nephew of Capt. James White, th
GEORGIA FACTORY.
GEORGIA MANDFAGTURING COMPANY.
The Steady Progress of the Oldest Cotton Mill in the
South—The Whitehall Cotton Factory--Jndi;e
John R. W hite a Cotton mil Leader.
There are no better cotton mills in the
Booth than Princeton Factory, located
two miles from Athens and tbe Star
Thread mill at Barnett Shoals.
Princeton Factory was bailt nuny
years alnoe, and came into the bands of
tie present owner, Oapt. James White,
five years ago. It boa 4,000 spindles and
100 looms, and the equipment Is com
plete and satisfactory in every respect.
The machinery ia the beat and is kept
ap to tbe highest standard of efficiency.
Horn than one hundred operative* are
The Athens Mannfaotoring Company,
organized in 1884 by Wm. Dearing, A.
B. Linton and John Neabit ie one of tbe
oldest and beet know* cotton mill estab
lishments in this seotlon of tbe oonntry
Mr. Thomas P. Vinoent la president
of tbe company and Mr. A. D. Obeney,
secretary. The Board of Directors are
Messrs. T.P. Vinoent, R L Moss. H.O
Tack, Billups Phlnlzy and A. L. Hull.
Under the present management the
Athena Manufacturing Company has
decidedly Improved and 1* enjoying enc-
oeas.
Tbe plant of the Athens Manufactur
ing Company consists of two faotoriee.
one manufacturing yarns and the other
the Athene Manufacturing Company, 1-
one of the strongest business men it
Athene. Hi* judgment upon question)
of flnanoe and bnsineae la regarded s>
highly as thst of any man In the city
and It Is the nniversal opinion that he i
the very man for the podtion he occo
pie*. That position require* no sms
amount of ability and no little en«rg<.
Preaident Vincent has met every diffl
cnlty that presented Itself and has am
mounted all obstacles, and the s'oek
holders appreciate his work in the high
eit degree. He bos served as city alder
man with splendid remits to the oity
and has for several years been ohairmm
of the board of commissioners for Olarki
PRINCETON FACTORY.
employed there. The factory la located
on Middle Ooonee river and is operated
t>y a fine water power.
The prodnot of Princeton Factory is
considered the very beat by those who
-re competent to judge. Dnok and rope
ire manufactured In large quantities
ind the demand is aneb as to keep the
nill running steadily.
The Bur Thread Mill at Barnett
tboais la located on the Ooonee river
ibont ten mile* below Athens. Tbe
thoali at this point are capable of fur-
ilshing ten thousand bone power. Only
t few hundred are in nae at this
nill, bnt at no distant date there will
>e a profitable demand for tbe fall de
owner of the two mill*. Mr. Morton'i
management of Princeton Factory anr
tbe Star Thread-Mill baa been so eml
nently snoceesf al ar to gain for him th-
merited reputation of being one of tb>
ablest and moat business like yenng cot
ton mill managers in tbe South.
Mr. Morton la quite popular with al
tbe operative* under hie direction and b<
haa conducted tbe affairs of tbe twi
mills in snob • manner as to bring oon
tinning snocess to them. From year ft
year their bnsineae has shown an in
crease.
Princeton Factory and tbe Btsi
Thread Mill are a oredit to Athena am
to Georgia
ATHENS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
The Two Plants of That Company and the Splendid
Hanagement of Same—One of the Oldest and Best
Manufacturing Establishments in the State.
The Georgia Footory, altbongh btllt
by others In 1837, hae been managed by
.he White family alnoe 1838. a ie rind oi
tizty-nine years.
Tbe late Mr. John White took oharg-
>f Georgia Factory in 1888 and managed
it until bis death in 1881, since which
time It hae been under the management
if bis son, Mr. John R. White, president
if tbe company. All the stock is owned
iy members of this family and to their
splendid abilities and energiee tbe great
mcceea of not only this faotor; bnt also
-thers ii attributable.
Very few, If any, of tbe ootton mills,
North or Sonth, can boast the magnlfi
-lent record of the Georgia Mannfaotnr-
mg Company. It has never* been nn-
Whitehall. This is his individn tl prop
erty and iB equally as sncoessfnl as the
old mill. The Whitehall plant is oper
ated by electricity which Is generated
■t an eleotric p ant near by which was
erected and eqoipped for thnt purpose.
It bos proved to be qnlte a satisfactory
motive power.
The two faotoriee have ab-int thirteen
thi n-aud spindles, and the machinery
can tarn oaf No. 80 yarns, althongh tbe
great balk of tbe product of the factory
is in the coarser numbers.
Tbe water power at Georgia Faotory
Is one of tbe beat tn the state. It is not
as large aa others, bnt it is easily and
cheaply handled. Jndgo White baa
THE ATHENS FACTORY.