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Daniel Augustus Tompkins, 1851-1914

Cotton Mill, Commercial Features.
A Text-Book for the Use of Textile Schools and Investors.
With Tables Showing Cost of Machinery and Equipments for
Mills Making Cotton Yarns and Plain Cotton Cloths.

Charlotte, N.C.: Published by the Author, 1899.

Fig. 21. Atherton Cotton Mills. Capital subscribed $175,000. Product, 2 to 4 ply yarn 20's to 50's. D. A. Tompkins, Engineer. Equipment 10,000 producing spindles 5,000 twister spindles. Subscriptions paid in, 10 per cent, per month.
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