Cotton Industry in North Carolina, Feb. 28, 1925

Notes on Tarheelia

By the Associated Press

Three cotton manufacturing plants are located in Montgomery county, one at Biscoe and two at Troy. These mills have a capital stock of approximately $1 million.

The presidents of the Montgomery county cotton mills include John C. Rankin, E.O. Anderson and Mrs. T.J. Smitherman.

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Moore county has three cotton mills, one at Hemp, one at High Falls and one at Vass.

The Moore county cotton mills have a combined capital of approximately $800,000, and the presidents include W.W. Cowgill, J.W. Woody and A. Cameron.

The Rocky Mount Mills are located at Rocky Mount, Nash county and B. Cameron is president of the concern. The corporation has a capital stock of $1 million.

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New Hanover county is the home of two cotton manufacturing plants, both of which are located at Wilmington. John D. Bellamy and Hobert R. Bellamy are the presidents of the concerns, which have a combined capital of about $150,000.

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Three cotton mills with a combined capital stock of approximately $2 million are located in Orange county, one at Carrboro and two at Hillsboro. The presidents are C.M. Carr, S. Strudwick, and J.C. Webb.

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McDowell county has three cotton mills, all of which are located at Marion. These mills have a capital stock of $2,438,200. The McDowell county mills have as their presidents B.M. Hart, D.E. Hudgins and Reginald W. Baldwin, all of Marion.

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The Capitola Manufacturing Company is located at Marshall, Madison county. The mill has a capital stock of $64,500, and A.Q. Kale is president of the concern.

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Fourteen cotton manufacturing plants are located in Mecklenburg county. The presidents of these concerns include: Dr. C.A. Misenheimer, D.B. Gossett, S.M. Robinson, C.W. Johnston, F.C. Sherrill, A.C. Summerville, J.C. Rankin, Charles C. Lima, M.L. Cannon and W.C. Wilkinson.

These mills are located at Charlotte, North Charlotte, Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville and Paw Creek. They have a capital stock of more than $6 million.

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Eight cotton mills are located in Iredell county, two at Mooresville, four at Statesville, one at Troutman and one at Turnersburg.

The Iredell county cotton mills have a capital stock of more than $5 million. The presidents of the various mills are A.F. Bruton, J.E. Sherrill, N.B. Mills, D.M. Ausley, William Wallace, R.L. Stowe, Edward Kale, and J.W. Watts.

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Six cotton mills in Johnston county are located as follows: two Clayton and three at Selma. These mills have a capital stock at $1,111,632.

Charles W. Horne, C.W. Johnston, Alvin Hunsicker and B.W. Adams are the presidents of the mills in Johnston county.

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Sanford, Lee county, is the location of one cotton mill. J.C. Watkins is president of the concern and the firm has a capital stock of $299,400.

The Caswell Cotton Mills and the Kinston Cotton mills are located at Kinston, Lenoir county. F.C. Dunn and J.F. Taylor are the presidents of the two concerns, which have a combined capital stock of $754,000.

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Lincoln county is the home of 16 cotton manufacturing plants. Fifteen of these plants are located at Lincolnton and one at Southside. These mills have a combined capital of several million dollars.

The presidents of the Lincoln county mills include D.E. Rhyne, J. Lee Robinson, Robert C. Boger, R.S. Reinhardt, John C. Rankin, C.E. Childs, D.P. Rhodes, J.S. Mauney, R.L. Goode, M.H. Cline, J. Frank Love, and John C. Rankin.

From page 3 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Feb. 28, 1925

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