Graniteville Mill 1 Quietly Plans Souths Oldest Finishing Plant
The Graniteville Manufacturing Co opens a large finishing plant in Graniteville, five miles from Aiken, to dye and finish cotton goods locally. The William Great Finishing Plant aims to streamline processes, with Witham Crees as the largest finishing facility in the South, capacity over one million yards weekly. The project honors William Great, founder of the Graniteville mills, and reflects the community's long cotton mill heritage.
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William Great
Graniteville Manufacturing Co
Graniteville
Aiken
Harescreek Valley
Aikett County
Witham Crees
Coles Phintey
Vaucluse
Hickman
Warren Mills
Horsecreek Valley
Graniteville Mills
Ilustrious
Graniteville Company
Gliteville
South
Aiken Industry and War Era Textile Legacy
The piece describes the Graniteville mill’s role in Civil War logistics and its later status as the South’s largest khaki cloth dyer. It notes the mill’s English-sourced machinery, modern finishing lines, global reach, and strong local population of about 5,000 in Aiken. It also mentions the Sixth Pan American Congress in Havana and U.S. interest in Latin American industrial progress.
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Havana
Cuba
Latin America
United States
Coolidge
Colonel Mitchell Attacks Air Dept At Milwaukee Reserve Meet
William Mitchell, deposed from the army, spoke at the annual reserve officers convention in Milwaukee. He charged the air department and said the President has built an industry of officeholding and aims to rule rather than govern. He urged a Washington bureaucracy crackdown as officers applauded. Aiken farm lands are unusually productive and available at low prices in the area.
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William Mitchell
Army
Air Department
Milwaukee
Washington
Mitchell
Aiken
Real estate gains from community activity lift values nationwide
A midcentury study argues that civic efforts create substantial new wealth, with New York City showing multi‑million rises in 1926 and 1927 due to roads and motorcar growth. It claims taxes rise but not as fast as real estate valuations, urging communities to share civic improvement costs.
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New York City
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