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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.