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7^ of rtje ®nibersiltp of iSortfj Carolina ^fjiis boofe toas; presienteti fap C33/ _ r 9 a T-b. UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL 00033934654 FOR USE ONLY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Ensuring Democracy through Digital Access (NC-LSTA) http://www.archive.org/details/reportofdept192526nort THIRTY-FIFTH REPORT OF THE Department of Labor and Printing OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 19254926 FRANK D. GRIST, Commissioner (W«i£s««Sl> RALEIGH Mitchell Printing Company State Printers 1926 DEPARTMENT PEKSOXXEL, 1925-1926 Fkank D. Geist, Commissioner Caldwell County Miss Minnie Stamps Gosney, Secretary Wake County William F. George, Assistant Commissioner Cumberland County Pabks G. Hampton, Bookkeeper and stockman Yadkin County Elizabeth Gbeek, Senior Clerk Caldwell County Jerome C. Gobner, Warehouseman Granville County Employment Service Frank D. Grist, Federal Director Caldwell County Clarence Beddingfield, Assistant Federal Director Wake County Miss Kathebine Hamilton, Chief Clei-k Lee County L. R. Hones, 8upt., Asheville Employment Office Buncombe County Joseph M. Pratt, Supt., WiMston-Salevi Employment Office Forsyth County Geo. a. Younce, Supt., Greetishoro Employment Office Guilford County J. H. Cutheell, Supt.. Rocky Mount Employment Office Nash County Bellamy Harris, Supt., Wilmington Employment Office..'New Hanover County Bureau for the Deaf Hugh G. Miller, Chief Cleveland County Division of Service to World Wai- Veterans F. A. Hutchison, State Service Officer Guilford County 11 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To His Excellency, A. W. McLean, Governor of North Carolina. Sib:—Pursuant to Section 7311, Consolidated Statutes, 1919, I here-with transmit the Thirty-Fifth report of the Department of Labor and Printing, covering the biennial period 1925-1926. I present in statistical form information in regard to the industries of the State. From these figures one can get a conception of the won-derful progress that North Carolina has made during the biennial period and it is regretted that limited space and funds prevent going into greater detail in showing this progress. I feel that our industrial growth has, to a great measure, been due to the labor conditions that prevail throughout the Staite. From observation and information received as Commissioner of Labor and Printing, I am of the opinion that North Carolina is in the fortunate condition of having as near ideal relations existing between what is commonly called "capital and labor" as any State in the Union. The industrial plants and industrial communities of North Carolina are fast developing the "community spirit." Every industrial plant, of any size, now furnishes for its employees, community houses, swimming pools, playgrounds and various other forms of recreation and amuse-ments. Instructions are given by doctors and other trained professional men and women, to employees of the various plants, on health and liv-ing conditions. Interest is shown in the public schools adjacent to and in connection with the various industrial plants, by the owners and managers. In return for the many conveniences and recreations that are fur-nished the working man and his family, the employees have developed an appreciation of the conditions and there has arisen a spirit of cooperation that has very nearly eliminated industrial strife in North Carolina. A few minor industrial disruptions have been noted, in North Carolina, during the past two years and without legal authority, W I have made a quiet investigation into the cause of these few industrial ''f* iii -3 North Caeolina Industrial Statistics disturbances that have existed and it is my belief that ninety-five per cent of the unrest that has developed has been caused by agitators that have come in from sections beyond the borders of North Carolina. No legislation could forestall the coming of these agitators and the only way to counteract their influence is for the employer and employees to continue to develop the spirit of harmony and fellowship each work-ing for the best interest of the other, striving to improve the quantity and quality of production and living conditions. The public schools, good roads and other public improvements have all been most effective in establishing the friendly relations that now exist between the manufacturer and the working man. With the con-tinued progress of the State, the education of the working class and the cooperation of employer and employee, industrial strife in North Caro-lina Avill be completely eliminated in a short time. Also as required by law, I herein make such recommendations as in my opinion would serve to the best interest of the public and would in-crease the efficiency of this department. WORJvMEN^S compensation ACT North Carolina in the past two decades has made such rapid progress as an industrial State that it has come to be recognized throughout the nation and the world as being one of the greatest industrial sections of the universe. Scarcely is there a single article produced, by man or ma-chinery, that is not being produced in North Carolina. With a popu-lation of over two and one half millions, a large percent are now en-gaged in industrial work of some kind. Yearly the number of indus-trial workers increase but the State has failed, thus far, to provide ade-quate laws for the protection of this large percent of her population that is engaged in hazardous work. This is at variance with the progress that the State has made in other lines and is not consistent with the business standards of the State. Out of the forty-eight states of the Union there are now only six that do not have some form of the principle of the workman's compensation, and it is a source of regret that North Carolina is one of these states -^ Letter of Transmittal along with Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri and South Caro-lina. The fact that this form of settlement of accidents in industry has proven to be highly successful in forty-two states of the Union and in practically every foreign country of the world speaks for itself and I earnestly urge the enactment of a just workman's compensation law by the General Assembly of 1927. MINING For the calendar year 1925 there was produced in the State of N'orth Carolina approximately fifteen millions of dollars in mineral and other products of the mines. The law provides inspection of these mines by the Commissioner of Labor and Printing and I consider that this duty is one that should be performed by a technical expert or a competent mine engineer with at least five years' experience in underground mine operations. "We have operating in ll^orth Carolina, at the present time, two bitu-minous coal mines and many smaller mines producing iron ore, feld-spar, etc. There is a total of twenty-four minerals found in the State and these various minerals are found in forty-four different counties. While some of these mines are not in operation during the entire year I regard it as very essential that these mines should be inspected. Both of the coal mines in ISTorth Carolina have had explosions during the past two years. The Carolina Coal Company Mine, at Sanford, E. F. D. exploded on May 27th, 1925, and resulted in the death of fifty-three men and the injury of two. The explosion of the Erskin-Eam-say Coal Company, at Cumnock, IST. C, was on November 24th, 1926, and resulted in the death of two men and the injury of two. The latter explosion was slight but the former at the Carolina Coal Company Mine resulted in the death of every man under ground and completely wrecked the mine for several weeks. I do not undertake to argue that proper and adequate mine inspection would have prevented these two explosions but it would have given this department an opportunity to have had greater knowledge of the condi-tions of these mines if proper periodical inspection had been made by a competent and efficient mine inspector. Also the State of North vi !N'oKTH Carolina Industrial Statistics Carolina could have presented the mining industry in this State with a clearer conscience i£ everything in its power had been done to safe-guard the workmen in the mines. There are dangers to both life and property in all of the mines and quarries operating in JSTorth Carolina. Too often a disaster can be caused by defective machinery or falling parts of rocks or other mate-rial striking a workman. There is an inadequate practice of safety and precaution in the mining industry. Therefore, I earnestly recommend the enactment of legislation for the creation of a competent mine in-spector in the Department of Labor and Printing. Respectfully submitted, F. D. Grist, Commissioner. Raleigh, lii. C, December 15, 1926. CONTENTS Chapter I Cotton, "Woolen, Silk and Cokdage Mills II — Knitting Mills III Furniture Factories IV Tobacco Manufactures V Miscellaneous Industries VI Mines and Mining VII The Power Situation in N'orth Carolina. VIII Farm akd Farm Labor IX Public Employment Service Bureau of Labor for the Deaf X ^Division of Service to World War Veterans XI l^EWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS XII State Printing Appendix—Classification of Industries Vll ABUNDANT AMERICAN LABOR SOUTH'S GREAT ASSET STAUNCH, INTELLIGENT AND SKILLED CHARACTER OF THE CON-TENTED AND PROSPEROUS ANGLO-SAXON MILL OPERATIVES OF THE SOUTH IMPORTANT FACTOR IN RAPID EXPANSION OF SOUTHERN TEXTILE INDUSTRY By Wade H. Harris, Editor, Charlotte Observer. The following article appeared iii the Manufacturers Record under date of October 28, 1926, and is reprinted here by courtesy of the Manufac-turers Record, Baltimore, Md. Northern and New England Textile men continue coming South to invest their capital. These mill men bring their money, but they do not bring their labor. In fact, the impelling motive is to get away from that labor and to leave it behind, for it is the established superiority of Southern mill help that develops one of the South's most potent advantages in the field of industry. The climate, as a matter of course, is a great asset, for the mechanical humidifier is of but small necessity ; nearness to the raw supply is another factor ; healthier living and cheaper living is yet another, but the staunch, intelligent and skilled character of Southern Anglo-Saxon mill help is the factor that makes the strongest appeal to the average outsider looking for investment in the South. Back of all these advantages of proximity to the cotton fields, of abun-dance of native labor, of climate and of healthy and happy domestic conditions is the paramount factor of cheap and abundant electric power. It was the construction of transmission lines through all cotton sections of the South that gave the textile industry its first great impetus and which is responsible for the continuing multiplication of spindles and looms in the South. Devel-opment of water-power resources is keeping just a little ahead of the devel-oping demands by industry, and, like the supply of labor, the supply of electrical energy iin the South seems to have no limit. Cheap electric power will always play an important part in promotion of Southern industry. Tlie Northern and New England men coming South likewise manifest a preference for mill plants already built and in operation, as witness the recent purchase by New York interests of such important manufacturing plants as the Caroleen, the Henrietta and the Cherokee Falls. They have not only saved the trouble of building and equipping mills, but come into possession of factories already manned with competent labor, a class of labor that aside from being intelligent and capable, is willing and endowed with the very desirable qualifications of loyalty. The new investors show keenness in seeking out the centers from which this native help is drawn. They find good opportunities in the Piedmont districts of both North Carolina and South Carolina, and investments have been particularly active in the vicinity of Charlotte, Gastonia, Greenville and Spartanburg, while there has been a distinct movement from the Piedmont farther into the heart of the native V NoRTTH Carolina Industrial Statistics labor, an indication of wliich is found in the drift toward Hendersonville, Swannanoa, Black Mountain and Asheville sections, where new mills have been built and purchased mills added to. The textile industry is gaining impetus in the mountain districts and largely by reason of the abundance of native labor available. There is no exhaustion of this supply, for the Piedmont and mountain sections are pop-ulated with the families of the Rooseveltian characteristics. The prospects is that no matter to what extent the industrial South is developed, there need be no fear on the score of exhaustion of native labor to man the fac-tories. One factor in reliability of this labor supply is that industrial life in the South is happy and contented, healthy and prosperous, the conditions under which Southern labor lives being quite the opposite of tenement life in the North and East. It is out of doors for the Southern mill worker. The mill towns are model villages, except in the few isolated particulars, where old-estabUshed mill settlements have not been renovated. But every mill village built and populated in recent years is a village laid out after what might be accepted as modern city planning. Paved streets are the first consider-ation ; water-works and sewerage come next. Then there is the flower garden in front and the vegetable garden behind the home and the garage alongside. Inside there are rugs and carpets, radios, pianolas, telephones, electric lights, bath rooms, and, in fact, "all the conveniences of the city home." There are schoolhouses of modern type—in architecture some of the cotton-mill school-houses are a little ahead in architecture and equipment of the city buildings —they have churches, hospitals, gymnasiums, playgrounds, trained nurses and doctors, the latter provided by the mill owners. In short, the cotton-mill operatives in the South live amidst the best surroundings that medical science can devise and in all the comforts that money can provide, for it is the human element that dominates the Southern textile industry, and which is the promotive concern of the mill owners themselves, largely organized under the name of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association. For this organization Stuart W. Cramer is a representative spokesman, and we can do no better than draw on his picture of life as lived in the Southern mill community. The mill village, he explained in an address before a meeting of the association last year, is generally located outside the corporate limits of any municipality and often in the country, therefore self-contained and self-supporting, with its own store buildings, schools, churches and public utilities, with its dwellings clustered around the mill buildings and all owned by the mill company as a whole or in large part. The schools are under the direction of the county boards of education ; wages are paid weekly in cash ; the stores are generally owned and conducted by outsiders ; the churches are directed by the regular church organizations, and the community activities are more and more those of the people themselves, with a small negro population living in the outskirts or in some segregated district. And here comes in an important feature bearing on the relative wage scale in New England and the South. In these mill villages we have described Abundant American Labob South's Great Asset the average charge, as Mr. Cramer says, is 25 cents a room per week. This includes electric lights, water and sewerage, and is not even enough to keep the houses painted and in repair, and that small amount is more than offset by village and welfare expense, so that it is really not only a totally unpro-ductive investment but a losing one. It has been demonstrated that this free-rent equivalent and general village and welfare expense amounts to $4.36 per operative per week, which is another way of saying that the Southern mill operative enjoys an advantage of $4.36 per week over the representative Northern mill operative, who usually lives in a city and has to pay out of his wages an amount equal to that sum for the things his Southern brother gets free. Now, that statement brings on more talk, for it is really not a gift; on the contrary, one of the topics under very serious consideration by the American Cotton Manufacturers Association is how best to handle that matter, which is, after all, but a bookkeeping transaction, that the employes will not only realize that it is a real item in their compensation, that it is really a part of their pay, and also that the public generally may realize that Southern cotton-mill workers are not so poorly paid as appears on the surface. All this is recognized by the National Industrial Conference Board, which now appends to its regular published wage comparisons the following foot-note "The wage data given are for cash payments only and do not take into consideration the value of such wage equivalents as reduced or free house rent or other special services rendered by the companies to employes. Various forms of wage equivalents are in use in industrial establishments in many localities, and they are almost universal in the Southern cotton-mill districts, but the part which these play as compensation for work performed cannot be taken into account in a study of this character." We have mentioned the garage alongside the house, for the average cotton-mill worker in the South does not have all his recreation at home. He has an automobile for him'self and family, just as surely as he has a cow and a few pigs. The automobile necessarily figiires in Southern mill community life, for, and it is the observation of Mr. Cramer, that even the most casual of visitors to a mill community in this section must be impressed with the amazing number of automobiles of all "vintages" in sight. The auto plays an important part in the life of the operatives, for, to resume Mr. Cramer's narrative, the mills close down on Saturday forenoons at 11 o'clock and by early afternoon large numbers of workers are out for the week-ends even as their former envied society neighbors. The educational value of all this commingling of people over large areas is incalculable and contributes greatly to their health and contentment ; no longer can agitators mislead them, for it is too easy to go, see and check up, and few employers can shirk their respon-sibilities, for the most desirable workers easily find work and surroundings to their liking. One curious fact well worth noting is the number of work-men who come to their work in automobiles, particularly those who come in from the contiguous country for miles around during slack seasons on the farms, and often country produce is brought to market at the same time. The effect of this influence on industry, both farming and manu-facturing is obviously far-reaching and gives promise of being at least in xii North Cakolina Industrial Statistics part a solution of the housing and home problems. "It is noteworthy," Mr. Cramer submits by way of side remark, "that this great result is being achieved by industrialists along sound economic lines rather than by legisla-tion invoked by academicians—the rankest and most insidiously dangerous kind of paternalism." If it might be charged that we are playing up the Southern mill men too much in the light of benefactors—and they are that in fact—it might be explained that back of all this consideration they give to the welfare of their help is a patriotic interest in the child of today, which, as Mr. Cramer says, is regarded as the hope of Southern industrialism of tomorrow. The sentiment of the Southern cotton-mill owner i.s reflected in the statement that "the health, training and opportunities we bring to the children of today will largely determine whether they will care to be the mill workers of tomorrow." Any Southern mill man, therefore, who fails to support child-welfare work and to observe such child-labor restrictions as have survived the chaos of experimen-tation, both legislative and industrial, whether compelled to do so by law or not, "is a traitor to his industry and to his own selfish Interests." Back of the Anglo-Saxon mill help of the South stands a yet more important factor, one who is accustomed to get much more of misplaced blame than of well-deserved praise. It is the Anglo-Saxon mill man, and this is his picture : "The average Southern mill man usually starts small, often has come up from the ranks, succeeds in a small way and gradually works up to an income that provides the usual necessities and luxuries of life ; his success from that point on means only more income to be reinvested by enlargiing his plant, added responsibilities and worries and no more necessities nor luxuries." Here, then, comes in the cardinal principle of the Southern mill man : He sees that he can best add to his own happinass and peace with the world "by investing more and more of his own excess income in the health and happiness of his fellow-men," this fellowship being constituted of the i)eople who daily surround him as helpers and associates, and who draw his weekly payroll. Such are the outstanding characteristics of the Southern cotton-mill work-ers, the Southern cotton-mill owners and the domestic environments of life in the Southern cotton-mill community. CHAPTER I COTTON MILLS North Carolina leads the nation as the greatest cotton goods manu-facturing State. There has been a substantial and permanent growth in the industry during the past ten years but it is only during the last two years that the State has taken first place in the manufacturing of textile goods. The leading products of the mills are denims, canton flannels, flannelettes, towels and toweling, cotton table damask, sheets and sheetings, pillow cases, commercial yarns and ginghams. The growth in the textile industry during the past ten years has been very rapid but during the past two years, when the industry seemed to be more on a decline in other states, North Carolina has gone forward in a rapid manner. Statistics show that the State now has 6,075,168 spindles in place which is 156,630 more than were employed in 1924. The number of active spindle hours for 1926 were 19,952,947,406 while in 1924 they were 17,332,650,667. The actual number of spindles placed in the mills of Massachusetts exceed those of North Carolina by a little over five million being 11,417,406 but the number of spindle hours were only 17,938,121,787. This gives to North Carolina 1,014,825,619 more active spindle hours than any other one State. Some of the mills have been consolidated and a few of them have ceased to operate during the past two years but new ones have been established and the total number of mills in the State today is larger than it was at the close of the last biennial period. North Carolina with four hundred and six mills has more active mills than any other State. Table number one shoAvs a list of the mills by counties, Gaston County, with 1,116,760 spindles and eighty-eight mills leads the State as the greatest textile county. Of the seventy-three counties in the United States that employ over 100,000 spindles twenty-one of these counties are in North Carolina. It is to be regretted that some of the mills failed to report certain items but of the four hundred and six mills that are now in this State three hundred and forty reported a capital stock of $196,515,585. North Carolina Industrial Statistics The number of looms used in the industry is 102,529 and the num-ber of cards 16,336. During the year 1916 there were only 62,918 looms and 9,806 cards showing an increase during the period of ten years of 62% in the looms and 66% in the use of cards. There are 641,100,442 pounds of raw material used annually in the mills of the State. Three hundred and forty-five of the mills report the estimated value of the yearly output to be $303,799,410. There are now 49,792 men working in the mills, 30,582 women and 3,144 children. The first two figures indicate an increase during the biennial period while the latter shows a decrease. The children em-ployed in the mills are between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years of age. The average high wage paid males is now $5.71 and the low average is $2.12, these figures show an increase. The high average wage paid females is $3.08 and the low average is $1.88 the former being a decrease and the latter an increase. In 1924 at the close of the biennial period, the average maximum wage for the males was $5.20 and the low average was $2.00; for the females the high average was $3.25 and the low average was $1.30. In 1916 the average high wages for the males was $3.05 and the low average was 97c, while the high average for the females was $1.50 and the low average was 85c. The mills of Worth Carolina are owned, for the most part, by North Carolinians and are operated, to a large extent by native labor. Suf-ficient labor is generally to be found within the State and is available to the extent needed. The ideal climatic conditions of the State, the splendid water power and the nearest to the source of supply of raw material all combine to make this the leading textile State. The aver-age working day is ten hours and the majority of the mills run full time, some operating both night and day. During the last few months operations have been on a more reduced basis and in some instances running time has been reduced to four and five days a week but the feeling is optimistic and a material improvement is expected during the coming months when price at which the new cotton may be pur-chased is determined. Cotton Mllls The mills reporting on the amount of horse power used show a total of 69,657 units. Two hundred eighty-three mills use electric power, twenty-nine use steam and electric; twenty-one use steam; fourteen use steam and water ; fifteen use electric and water ; seven use steam ; water and electric; sixteen use water, three report the use of hydro-electric power and three use oil to generate their power. Fifteen of the mills failed to report on this particular item. Statistical data relating to various details of the industry will be found in the tabulations following: ISToKTH Carolina Industrial Statistics C5 »—coCOoy—D—oHcDo-ofcCnl»-*oco^—looO-'f^ cofM'-'Oor-cococo-H-^cs 0o0»tc^-»HOC'^MiCc0o'oMuo^oCrO^Co^oOciOC'T—> MCOOO-*—'lOCO^i— — 'Tf -r (M — s o t s to t-^rX<5M0'^*-c*O-(-r-i!ar:oocc^ojctoocco^(oNo CSOOO — -J^ — tCCriOJOOtC ^osoooS^co':o^oiS ^ ^' ^ cq ^ O! 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UO W r^ E o a> o o CO <ocooo(Mao-^c^oooooocs (MOO^COC;3I:-OOMr-OC2 r-OCNr^COIr^'rt'i—i(M-H ^' lO ic -m' — fc C5 CO CO ('M*re-OcTOfcOO0l0^'-*^C-^*O<lMOCiDT0j0iCc^D ^0fr3'-'coc0':j'^»oi--r^ iCC5O0i0c(oMo»oo-cror'^^''Cr^o'oMc-o-o'oi ^' lO iC C>{ — CD CO tDOOOO'^'^OeOOO'^00 OTtPC^CC'OIiCOiCO^C'O—i'O(OOOCOOCO^'COOCOMS ^r^io^r-i-HOt^cociO ^' CD to" M '-T ! c3 n3 ; ; ; 1 1 ; : I ^ £ "o ! i 1 ; .J I ; 1 1 ^ O .3 ^d 1 -t i g 1 Cotton Mills COTTON SPINDLE HOURS IN NORTH CAROLINA AS COMPARED WITH OTHER COTTON MANUFACTURING STATES (From statistics compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census) 1925-1926 1924-1925 1923-1924 1922-1923 1921-1922 North Carolina Alabama... 19,952,947,406 4,785,353,212 2,441,473,291 9,315,107,275 2,139,527,649 18,938,121,787 2,572,495,341 957,155,975 1,920,849,537 309,590,029 5,217,301,431 18,826,171,662 1,662,560,879 791,595,476 1,770,597,532 2,340,232,279 19,606,791,926 4,310,503,544 2,530,223,753 8,953,643,720 2,176,234,432 18,666,085,567 2,308,269,862 1,080,315,700 1,907,877,530 314,272,931 5,254,543,995 18,007,339,810 1,365,884,854 649,519,775 1,674,266,691 2,248,811,225 17,332,650,667 3,967,554,144 2,656,603,557 7,898,098,472 2,164,007,723 17,762,675,018 1,890,176,304 898,994,671 1,842,155,603 317,883,166 5,377,943,296 16,605,845,707 1,322,133,639 527,141,951 1,570,753,232 2,225,076,897 19,062,834,757 4,245,104,857 3,393,233,317 9,318,238,709 2,829,545,069 25,233,380,970 2,451,775,339 969,132,896 2,826,919,829 373,541,443 698,333,666 17,905,451,588 1,353,979,885 557,258,693 1,739,555,652 2,685,814,778 16,423,892,613 3,696,990,727 3,108,875,676 Georgia 7,373,764,606 Maine 2,630,834,727 Massachusetts New Hampshire 23,102,738,622 1,865,087,663 889,519,940 New York 2,694,140,937 Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina 381,062,659 5,698,595,899 15,645,758,946 1,215,553,617 Texas 469,187,890 1,645,769,955 All other States 2,466,839,499 North Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 1 — Mills iy Counties, Showing Executive Officers, County Postoffice Mill President Alamance- _...do .___do ....do .-..do_ ...do. ...do. ...do. ...do. ...do. _.do ._do ....do ....do .--_do ....do ....do _...do ....do ....do _...do Alexander.. ....do ....do __..do __._do Anson ....do Bladen Buncombe. ...-do ....do ....do Burke ....do ....do ....do ....do Cabarrus. ...-do ...-do ..-.do ..--do ...-do ..--do .-.-do ...-do Burlington... ...do .1 ....do -.- ....do- ...do ...-do- ....do - ....do -. Elon College. ....do --- ...do -..- Glen Raven. Graham 1.:.. ...do ...do .---do ...do Haw River ..--do --- Mebane.. -. Swepsonville Stony Point Taylorsville . ...-do --. ....do ....do Wadesboro. .---do... Bladenboro- Asheville ....do --.-do- Swannanoa.- Henry River- -M«iden.-;j.^_ Morganton... Valdese ....do --.. Concord ....do -.--do -.--do --. ----do --. ..-.do ..-.do --- .---do .--- ..--do Aurora Cotton Mills Burlington Mills, Inc Elmira Cotton Mills Co Glencoe Mills E. M. Holt Plaid Mills, Inc. King Cotton Mills Corp The Lakeside Mills Stevens Mfg. Co Consolidated Textile Corp. (Hope-dale Division) Consolidated Textile Corp. (Ossi-pee Division) Holt, Gant & Holt Cot. Mfg. Co.. Glen Raven Cotton Mills L. Banks Holt Mfg. Co. Saxapahaw Cotton Mills Sidney Cotton Mills Travora Mfg. Co., No. 1 White-Williamson Co Holt-Granite Puritan Mill. Travora Mfg. Co., Plant No. 2-.. Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 15 — Virginia Cotton Mills Watts Spinning Co --. Liledoun .Mfg. Co.i..i....-.a- Miller Mfg. Co North State Cotton Mill Co Taylorsville Cotton Mill Co - Wade Mfg. Co.-.- Wadesboro Cotton Mill Co Bladenboro Cotton Mills Asheville Cotton Mills-.- --. French Broad Mill of Martel Mills, Ino Martel Mills, Inc Beacon Mfg. Co Henry River Mfg. Co Blue Ridge Cotton Mill Alpine Cotton Mills..- Valdese Mfg. Co Waldensian Weavers, Inc Brown Mfg. Co -. --- Cabarrus Cotton Millf -- Cannon Mfg. Co.f Franklin Cotton Mills Gibson Mfg. Co Hartsell Mills Co Hobarton Mfg. Co - Locke Cotton Mills Co Norcott Mills Co Eugene Holt, Mgr M. B. Smith E. C. Holt... Mrs. W. G. Green Lynn B. Williamson Thomas F. Jefferson E. C. Holt Paul Stevens A. S. Pierce, Jr A. S. Pierce, Jr Lynn B. Williamson J. Q. Gant--- Lynn B. Williamson F. L. Williamson H. W. Scott J. H. White- F. L. Williamson J. L. Williamson J. H. White C. McD. Carr B. W. Baker -- A. L. Watts- J. A. Miller, Jr. J. A. Miller, Jr R. A. Adams J. C. Connelly T. C. Coxe- C. M. Burns- R. L. Bridger J. E. Hardin G. E. Huggins G. E. Huggins Charles M. Boyd-- -.. M. L. Mauney J. W. Abernethy.- W. A. Erwin... A. M. Kistler B. S. Gaither.... C. W. Johnston Jas. B. McEachern, Supt. C. A. Cannon Mrs. J. W. Cannon, Sr A. R. Howard W. W. Flowe.--- ---. A. R. Howard W. A. Erwin--- J. J. Haywood *Began operating July, 1925. tBranch of Kannapolis. Cotton Mills Date of Establishment, Capital Stock, Selling Agent, Etc. Secretary or Treasurer Capital Stock Product Sold Direct or Through Agents? Agent's Name Spencer Love _ W. T. Cheatham.... H, L. Holt Walter M. Williams. R. M. Jeffress J. H. Holt R. W. BarnswelL 1885 1923 1885 1899 1883 1912 1893 1919 240,000 400, 000 210,000 112,000 40,000 312,000 78,000 40,000 agent, direct, agent, agent, agent. direct agent, agent. T. Holt Haywood Dept., New York City. William Iselin & Co., New York City William Iselin & Co., New York City T. Holt Haywood Dept., New York City; Frederick Vietor & Achelis, New York City. William Iselin & Co., New York City Frederick Vietor & Achelis, New York City. T. B. Spencer, Mgr. George H. Fowler... Roger Gant McBride Holt L. A. Williamson Don E. Scott W. E. White L. A. Williamson... L. B. Wilhams W. E. White A. H. Carr W. C. Kirkpatrick.. I. H. Miller I. H. Miller W. H. Carson... I. H. Miller J. M. Hardison. W. B. Rose C. O. Bridger.., M. D. Long R. L. Mitchell...-. R. L. Mitchell Charles D. Owen. D. W. Aderholdt., J. E. Erwin... F. Garrou S. M. Sloan... H. W. Moore. 1881 1902 1909 1849 1888 1901 1849 1916 1912 1922 1894 1922 1916 1916 1920 1908 1923 1890 1912 1911 1900 1924 1902 1918 1895 1914 1925 1905 150,000 1,000,000 180,000 40,000 70,000 180,000 1,500,000 agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent. 1,000,000 555,450 250,000 300,000 300,000 125,000 750,000 120,800 800,000 250,000 5,000,000 400,000 83,000 300,000 390,200 350,000 both... agent-- agent.- agent.. agent., agent., direct., agent., direct. _ direct. _ agents. agents, agent., direct. _ agent.. Converse & Co., New York City T. Holt Haywood, New York City Harding, Tilton & Co., New York City Frederick Vietor & Achelis, New York City Frederick Vietor & Achelis, New York City Cone Export and Comm. Co., Greensboro, N. C. Buchanan-Hicks Co., St. Louis, Mo.. T. Holt Haywood, New York City Holt Haywood, New York City Used in Travora, No. 1, Graham J. B. Cameron, Philadelphia, Pa Consolidated Selling Co., Inc., New York Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa Taylorsville Cotton Mill Co., Philadelphia, Pa.. Taylorsville Cotton Mill Co., Philadelphia, Pa.. Acme Sales Co., Mason & Simmington Taylorsville Cotton Mill Co., Philadelphia, Pa.. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City.. Cone Export Co., Greensboro and New York. Farish Company, New York City. Parish Company, New York City. Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa. agent-both_. agent agent. Erwin Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa W. Y. Mulh._._ A. W. Baylis Co., New York City Frederick Vietor & Achelis, New York City T. T. Smith C. A. Cannon G. C. Fisher J. L. Hartsell George C. Fisher.. Thomas H. Webb. 1887 1903 1900 1905 1923 1908 1915 10,500,000 975,000 1,127,200 125,000 150,000 1,250,000 343,800 agent. agents, agent., agent., agent., agent., agent.. Cannon Mills, Inc., New York City Cannon Mills, New York City Cannon Mills, Inc , New York City Cannon Mills, Inc. ; L. P. Muller & Co., Phila.,Pa. Cannon Mills, Inc., New York City Joshua L. Baily Co., New York City K'oRTH Carolina Industrial Statistics Ta3le No. 1 — County Cabarrus.. ...do ...do ...-do ....do ....do .-..do CaldwelL.. .-..do ....do ....do .---do- ---.do ....do .-.-do .---do .-..do ....do ----do .---do ....do Catawba.. ....do- ....do ....do - ...-do ----do .--.do ....do .---do- .---do .-..do ....do ...-do Chatham.. .-..do .--.do Chowan. -- Cleveland ...-do ..--do ..--do .do- .do- -do- -do- -do- -do- -do- _do- PostofEce Concord ....do ...do Kannapolis ..-.do Mount Pleasant-. ....do Granite Falls ..--do ...-do ....do -- Lenoir.tl.-'ii.'".. ....do— -.:...... ..--do ....do .---d0->y.'j:iiiJ-.- -.--do do.i.ii..U f.--- Mortimer Patterson. Rhodhiss Brookford --- Hickory .-.-do .-.-do Long Island - Maiden- .---do .---do - .-.-do ...-do- Newton .---do - .---do Pittsboro ....do- Siler City - EdentoR-- -. Grover Kings Mountain. ....do ....do .do. .do. -do- -do- -do- -do- -do- -do- Mill Renfrew Mfg. Co.f Roberta Mfg. Co White-Parks Mills Co Cabarrus Cotton Mills-- Cannon Mfg. Co Kindly Cotton Mills Tuscarora Cotton Mill Dudley Shoals Cotton Mill Co. Falls Mfg. Co.--- Granite Falls Mfg. Co ---. Southern Mfg. Co.-- Caldwell Cotton Mill Co Hudson Cotton Mfg. Co Lenoir Cotton Mills Moore Cotton Mill Co.-- Nelson Cotton Mill Co.--- Steele Cotton Mill Whitnel Cotton Mill Co United Mills Co Watts Cotton Mill Rhodhiss Mills Co Brookford Mills Co Hickory Spinning Co - Ivey Mill Co A. A. Shuford Mill Co Long Island Cotton Mills Co.... Blue Ridge Cotton Mill ..- Carolina Cotton Mill. James Cotton Mill, Inc., No. 2. Liberty Spinning Co Union Cotton Mills Catawba Cotton Mills* City Cotton Mills Co Yount Cotton Mill J. M. Odell Mfg. Co Pompton-Lakes Weaving Co Hadley-Peoples Mfg. Co..- Edenton Cotton Mills Minette Mills Bonnie Cotton Mill Cora Cotton Mills.- Dilling Cotton .Mills -... Kings Mountain Mfg. Co. Margrace Mills Mason Cotton Mills Co.... Park Yarn Mills Co Patricia Mills, Inc Pauline Mills, Inc Pnenix .Mills Co Sadie Cotton Mills Co President Donald M. Hill C. W. Johnston J. G. Parks C. A. Cannon. C. A. Cannon-- A. N. James Charles A. Cannon.. J. D. Elliott J. D. Elliott. G. H. Geitner J. D. Elliott J. C. Seagle -. J. C. Seagle J. H. Beall J. H. Beall.-.- J. L. Nelson R. L. Steele G. F. Harper G. N, Hutton A. L. Watts. R. C. Moore.- C. A. Braman .-. G. N. Hutton G. H. Geitner G. H. Geitner.. _ L. C. Wagner.- J. W. Abernathy W. B. Murray J. A. Abernethy, Jr.. G. L. Whisnant C. E. Hutchison John P. Yount S. J. Smyer Partnership J. A. Odell A. C. Kluge W. G. Sydnor H. G. Wood... C. F. Harry, Owner. J. S. Mauney O. G. Falls A. G. Myers W. O. Mauney. W. E. Neisler J. C. Mason R. H. Johnston. C. E. Neisler--- C. E. Neisler--.. F. A. Smith L. A. Kiser. *Same as last report. fBranch of parent company, .\dams, Mass. Cotton Mills Continued. Secretary- Allen M. Perkins_ W. W. Flowe W. W. Flowe E. Sauvain T. T. Smith C. A. Barringer.,. A.. A. Cline A. C. Cline A. Alex. Shuford. A. A. Cline J. L. Nelson J. L. Nelson J. L. Nelson J. L. Nelson J. L. Nelson T. H. Broyhill..__ J. L. Nelson H. J. Holbrook__. A. L. Watts E. C. Marshall--. J. B. Duval H. J. Holbrook._. A. Alex. Shuford- A. Alex. Shuford- Osborne Brown... B. M. Spratt, Jr J. A. Abernethy, Jr. S. L. Heffner C. W. Baucom J. W. Yount.. R. B. Knox A. H. London J. C. Gregson. W. O. Elliott.. W. A. Mauney... O. G. Falls. W. B. Simonson. S. G. Mauney P. M. Neisler O. B. Carpenter George E. Weber, Jr. P. M. Neisler P. M. Neisler J. D. Smith D. C. Mauney 1867 1915 1887 1925 1900 1906 1915 1922 1923 1904 1901 1908 1923 1918 1907 1920 1916 1920 1901 1917 1903 1909 1890 1916 1916 1923 1921 1893 1900 1920 1916 1888 1921 1895 1898 1920 1900 1900 1894 1920 1918 1919 1920 1910 1917 1919 Capital Stock $1,692,500 30,500 127,800 4,500,000 10,500,000 825,000 90,000 108,300 130,000 146,000 250,000 200,000 250,000 135,000 300,000 210,000 225,000 312,200 242,000 1,000,000 350,000 324,700 374,560 300,000 109,000 78,800 350,000 150,000 . 100,000 233,000 200,000 60,000 55,800 450,000 150,000 198,000 500,000 300,000 95,000 400,000 250,000 104,100 100,000 400,000 450,000 200,000 Product Sold Direct or Through .A.gents? agent-, agent., agent., agent., agent., agent., both... both... both... agents-both... agent. direct., agent., agent. _ agent., direct., agents, agents, agent.. agent-agent, agent, both.. Both., direct, both-, both-, direct, both., agent, direct, agent-agent agent. agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent. Agent's Name F. U. Stearns & Co Johnston Mills Co., Charlotte, N. C Johnston Mills Co., Charlotte, N. C Cannon Mills, Inc., New York City Cannon Mills, Inc., New York City Frankhn D'Oher & Co., Philadelphia, Pa Cannon Mills, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa Various- Stevens Yarn Co. Catlin & Co., Inc., Boston, Mass Ridley-Watts Co., New York City... A. D. Juilliard Co., New York City_ Harding, Tilton & Co., New York City- Various Commission houses Mauney-Steele Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Stevens Yarn Co., New York City Commercial housc- Mauney-Steele Co., Philadelphia, Pa Mauney-Steele Co., Philadelphia, Pa Wilson & Biadbury, New York City; Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa Mauney-Steele Co., Philadelphia, Pa A. W. Baylis Co., New York City- : L. P. Muller & Co., Philadelphia, Pa Johnston Mills Co., Charlotte, N. C A. W. Baylis Co., New York City A. W. Baylis Co., New York City Wilson & Bradbury, New York City Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa 10 North Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 1 — County Cleveland- ...do ...do ...do ....do.... ....do ...do ...do ...do ...do Cumberland- ...do ...do ....do ...do ...do ...do Davidson ...do ...do ...do ....do ....do - ....do... Davie Durham ....do -- ....do ....do ..--do ....do -...do- -- -...do Edgecombe.. ----do Forsyth ...-do Franlvlin -...do..- Gaston ..--do -...do ....do ..--do .-.-do ...-do ...-do -.. ....do ....do -...do PostofiBce Lawndale- Shelby-... ...do .--do. --do ...do ...do.. --.do ...do ...do Cumberland Fayetteville ...do ...do ...do ---- .---do Hope Mills Lexington ....do - ...do ..--do ...-do- --.. Thomasville .---do - Cooleemee Durham .-..do - .--.do.... ..--do .-..do- East Durham.. West Durham. ----do Tarboro ....do. Winston-Salem. .--.do.-- Franklinton ---.do Belmont.-- -...do- -.-.do -...do .--.do -..-do .---do ..-.do ...do- .---do ---.do. Mill Cleveland Mill and Power Co Belmont Cotton Mills Co Cleveland Cloth Mills, Inc Consolidated Textile Co. (Ella Division) Double Shoals Mfg. Co ...- Dover Mill Co - Eastside Mfg. Co Lily Mill and Power Co Ola Mills... - Shelby Cotton Mills.... Corley Mills, Inc.* Cotton Products Co Holt-Williamson Mfg. Co Holt-Granite Puritan Millsf Tolar, Hart & Holt Mills Victory Mfg. Co.. Rockfish Mills, Inc Dacotah Cotton Mills, Inc Erlanger Cotton Mill Nokomis Cotton Mills Wabena Mill, Inc Wennonah Cotton Mills Co Amazon Cotton Mills Jewel Cotton Mills.. Erwin Cotton Mills Co., No. 3.... Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 1 Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 6 Golden Belt Mfg. Co Pearl Cotton Mills... Yarbrough Mills, Inc... Durham Cotton Mfg. Co Erwin Cotton Mills Co., No. I.... Erwin Cotton Mills Co., No. 4.... Fountain Cotton Mill Hart Cotton Mills, Inc Arista Mills Co Inverness Mills Co.. Sterling Cotton Mills Vann-Moore Mills Co.{-. Acme Spinning Co Belmont Fabric Co.§ Chronicle Mills Climax Spinning Co. -- Crescent Spinning Co Eagle Yarn Mills, Inc.- Imperial Yarn Mills, Inc Linford Mills, Inc - Majestic Mfg. Co— National Yarn Mill.-. Inc.-- Perfection Spinning Co President John F. Schenck, Sr. J. H. McMurry O. Max Gardner F. K. Ruprecht A. W. McMurry J. R. Dover J. R. Dover J. F. Schenck, Sr.... J. R. Dover Charles C. Blanton. Clifton Corley I. A. Lyon E. H. Williamson... F. L. Williamson J. R. Tolar Robert Lassiter D. J. Rose W. A. Hunt, Jr M. S. Erlanger - J. M. Gamewell J. H. Thompson W. E. Holt C. G. Hill.- R. L. Stowe B. N. Duke C. McD. Carr C, McD. Carr G. W. Hundley W. A. Erwin.. E. S. Yarbrough W. A. Erwin B. N. Duke B. N. Duke W. A. Hart-.. W. A. Hart A. H. Bahnson M. P. Orr- A. H. Vann A H. ^'ann A. C. Lineberger A. C. Lineberger A. C. Lineberger A. C. Lineberger A. C. Lineberger W. B. Puett A. C. Lineberger A. C. Lineberger A. C. Lineberger A. C. Lineberger A. C. Lineberger •Same as last report. fldle. JStarted operations May 1, 1926. §New mill. Cotton Mills 11 Continued. Secretary or Treasurer H. E. Schenck._ A. W. McMurry. E. T. Sevitzer... Sherboone Prescott. H. R. Royster F. R. Morgan F. R. Morgan J. W. Schenck E. Q. Hamrick R. T. LeGrand J. C. Smith W. M. Walker A. A. McEachern_- J. W. Tolar A. E. Ritch R. L. Huffines W. H. MendenhalL G. W. Mountcastle. J. M. Gamewell R. P. Earnhardt... J. V. Moffitt R. C. Rapp W. L. Nicholson W. A. Erwin A. H. Carr A. H. Carr. C. A. Moore.. J. Harper Erwin... S. F. Darneall J. Harper Erwin... W. A. Erwin W. A. Erwin R. C. Roberts Harry Smith N. B. Smith George W. Orr J. W. Daniel L. H. Allison R. B. Suggs H. W. Ruyne R. L.'Stowe S. P. Stowe . George W. Stowe.. J. W. Stowe R. L. Stowe J. E. Ford S. P. Stowe R. L. Stowe D. P. Stowe 1903 1907 1925 1919 1919 1923 1918 1903 1925 1899 1899 1924 1899 1906 1916 1909 1914 1900 1923 1909 1910 1900 1898 1915 1899 1892 1925 1884 1892 1910 1898 1916 1903 1910 1925 1925 1918 1925 1901 1916 1919 1920 1907 1920 1907 1914 1919 Capital Stock 100,000 60,000 225,000 100,000 700,000 674,000 135,000 475,000 450,000 450,000 21,000 200,000 414,000 5,000,000 600,000 600,000 190,000 61,500 525,000 178,300 ,910,000 1,500,000 437,500 150,000 900,000 9,243,600 347, 600 1,000,000 487,800 164,600 700,000 500,000 600,000 1,000,000 250,000 900,000 600,000 800,000 400,000 700,000 400,000 606,000 700,000 Product Sold Direct or Through Agents? agent, agent, agent. agent, agent, agent. both., agent, both., agent, direct, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent-agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, both., agent both., both., direct, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, agent, direct. agent., agent.. Direct, both... both... both... direct., agent. both... direct., agent.. Agent's Name James E. Reynolds Co., New York City. Commission houses The Parish Company, New York City... Consolidated Selling Co., New York City. Wilson & Bradbury, New York City Wilson & Bradbury, Inc., New York City. Stevens Yarn Co., Inc., New York City Wilson & Bradbury, New York City The Parish Company, New York City The Parish Company, New York City Buchanan-Hicks Co., St. Louis, Mo. Tolar & Hart, New York City Hunter Mfg. Co., New York City- Export and Commerce Co Langerre Sales Co., New York City. Frederick Victor & Achelis, New York City. Cannon Mills, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa Johnston Mills Co., Charlotte, N. C Joshua L. Baily Co., New York City J. B. Cameron, Philadelphia, Pa ' J. B. Cameron, Philadelphia, Pa Joshua L. Baily & Co., New York City Tatum, Pmkham & Grey, New York City. Joshua L. Baily & Co., New York City Joshua L. Baily & Co., New York City Joshua L. Baily & Co., New York City.-.. Leslie Evans & Co., New York City Leslie Evans & Co., New York City T. Holt Haywood Dept., New York City- Woodward-Baldwin Co., New York City.-. Cotton Products Co., New York City Stockton Commission Co., New York City. Various agents. Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Various agents Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 12 North Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 1- County Gaston- ...do— ...do— ...do... ...do... ...do... ...do.._ ...do... ...do... ...do... ....do... ...do... ...do... ....do... ..-.do... ...-do... .do. .do .do .do -do ..do .do -do -do ..do ..do ..do ..do .-do - ..do --do --do --do ..do ..do ..do ..do ..do ..do ..do ..do ..do __do ..do ..do __do __do ..do Postoffice Belmont ....do Bessemer City- Bessemer City -...do -...do ....do ....do Cherryville ....do! -...do ....do ....do ---- ....do Cramerton —.do.-... -do. Dallas Gastonia -..do ---do ...do ---. ...do ---do ---do ...do ...do ...do ...do .---do .---do ...-do .-..do .-..do .-..do .--.do ..--do do.lie-_VLft4. ..--do.^J^.ifeJ. -...do --.-do ---.do ....do -do. -do. .do. .do. -do. -do. Mill Sterling Spinning Co Stowe Spinning Co American Cot. Mills, Inc., No. 1.. American Cotton Mill, No. 2 Gambrill & Melville Co George Cotton Mill -- Osage Mfg. Co.--- - Southern Cotton Industries* Carlton Yarn Mills, fnc Cherryville Mfg. Co.-- Gaston Mfg, Co --- -- Howell Mfg. Co -- -- Rhync-Houser Mfg. Co Wildan Mfg. Co.--- Cramerton Mills, Inc Mayflower Mill (branch Cramer-ton Mills).-- ---- -- Mays Mill (branch Cramerton Mills)-.- Dorothy Mfg. Co., Inc Arkray Mills, Inc --- -. Arlington Cotton Mills -. Armstrong Cotton Mills Co Avon Mills, Inc Art Cloth Mfg. Co The Avon Mills Buffalo Mills, Inc Clara Mfg. Co - Dixie Mills, Inc Dunn Mfg. Co Flint Mfg. Co. - - Gastonia Weaving Co Gray Mfg, Co Groves Mills, Inc Hanover Thread Mill, Inc --. Harden Mfg. Co -.. - Lorny Mills-.. Manville-Jenckes Co. (Lorny Mill) Modena Cotton Mills Monarch Cotton Mills Co Morowebb Cotton Mills Co.- Mountain View Mill, Inc Mutual Cotton Mills Co Myers Mills, Inc Myrtle Mills, Inc Osceola Mills, Inc Ozark Mills Parkdale Mills, Inc.- Piedmont Spinning Mills --- Pinkney Mills, Inc.- Priscilla Spinning Co President R. L. Stowe S. P. Stowe H. Goldberg H. Goldberg- F. C. Pinkham- J. F. Thornburg, Supt. R. B. Pitts L. L. Self D. E. Rhyne- ,1. H. Hull -.. D. E. Rhyne- D. E. Rhyne D. E. Rhyne Stuart W. Cramer. John C. Rankin J. Lee Robinson L. L. Jenkins C. C. Armstrong J. Lee Robinson B. E. Geer- John C. Rankin B. H. Parker-- - C. C. Armstrong- - J. K. Dixon C. C. Armstrong L. L. Jenkins. Julius M. Reis L. L. Jenkins- H. H. Groves-- W. T. Rankin VV. T. Love.. H. F. Lippitt F. L. Jenckes John C. Rankin C. C. Armstrong... — F. H. Robinson H. S. Mackie- C. C. Armstrong... A. G. Myers J. L. Gray.- -- W. T. Rankin, Pr. and Treas. Frost Torrence J. Lee Robinson C. C. Armstrong R. G. Rankin \V. E. Love- -... Idle. Cotton Mills 13 Continued. Secretary or Treasurer Capital Stock Product Sold Direct or Through Agents? Agent's Name No. S. P. Stowe R. L. Stowe R. Goldberg..-. R. Goldberg.... E. B. Ambrose. A. Scott Dyer. 1919 1920 1919 1925 1907 1919 1909 630,000 250,000 100,000 200,000 125,000 350,000 direct-direct, agent, agent-agent, agent, agent. Poncet-Davis Co., Akron, Ohio Poncet-Davis Co., Akron, Ohio Tatum, Pinkham & Grey, New York City. Mauney-Steele Co., Philadelphia, Pa Reeves Brothers, Inc., New York City C. A. RudisilL. W. B. Rhyne... D. P. McClurd. W. B. Rhyne... H. H. Huss W. B. Rhyne... H. L. Moore 1922 1890 1896 1907 1920 1925 1907 265,000 200,000 250,000 230,000 293,400 200,000 3,000,000 agent., agent-, agent., agent., agent., agent., agents. Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Schell, Longstreth & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. J. E. Mitchell Co.; Galey & Lord. Coit M. Robinson... J. H. Separk J. H. Separk A. K. Winget J. H. Separk A. C. Lineberger, Jr. S. M. Robinson, Tr.. B. H. Parker A. K. Winget A. M. Dixon A. K. Winget J. H. Separk Ben Reis. J. H. Separk. M. O. Thornburg George E. Marvin... G. A. Robinson F. T. Jenckes C. H. Merriman W. T. Love, Treas... A. K. Winget C. A. Rudisill George E. Marvin... A. K. Winget J. L. Bush J. H. Separk George E. Marvin... C. K. Torrence J. H. Separk A. K. Winget L. S. Rankin _ S. A. Robinson 1912 1923 1900 1910 1918 1932 1896 1921 1907 1920 1908 1907 1925 1905 1916 1917 1889 1900 1900 1893 1907 1903 1918 1916 1919 1918 1916 1899 1916 1907 1916 1919 75,000 663,900 700,000 230,000 300,000 1.500,000 200,000 62,000 4,000.000 300,000 300,000 1,220,000 10,000 700,000 500,000 130,000 75,000 180,000 425,000 100,000 148.000 160,000 500,000 600,000 200,000 200,000 500,000 125,000 475,000 1,000,000 agent., direct, direct, agent., direct, agent, agent., both., agent., agent, agent, direct, direct-direct-direct-direct. direct, direct, direct, direct, agent, both.- direct-agent-agent-direct-direct-direct. direct, agent, both., agent. Lowell Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. Lowell Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa.. Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa... Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Carolina Yarn Corp., Philadelphia, Pa H. A. James, New York City 14 North Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 1 — County Gaston. ...do... _.-do... .._.do_.. ...do... ...do... ...do... .---do... ...do.-. ...do... ...do... ..-.do... .--.do... ...do... ...do... ..--do-.. ...do— ...do... ...do... ..--do ..--do ....do ....do .---do .-..do ....do ....do ...-do Granvillc-i^ uilford.- ....do .---do .---do ....do ...do. ...do. .--do. .--do- ---do- .--dO-Halifax ---do ----do- ----do- Harnett --.-do Henderson, --.-do Hoke Pcstoffipe Gastonia ..-.do ...do ...do ...do .--.do .-..do... ...do ...do ---do -.- ...do ...do -.-. High Shoals- .---do .--. Lowell.-- ...do --.. McAdenville. Mount Holly ...do ...do ...do --- ..--do ...do- StanleyJ«i./<-i>:c--f-f J ...do.Aii.b'r-L-^: ...do.— -A -..do Oxford .... Burlington Gibsonville .-- Greensboro - - ---do ---do ...do ...do High Point. ...do ---do Jamestown- Roanoke Rapids. ....do - Rosemary Weldon Erwin ...do -. Balfour Tuxedo Raeford Mill Ragan Spinning Co... Rankin Mills Ranlo Mfg. Co Rex Spinning Co Ridge Mills, Inc Ruby Cotton Mills, Inc Seminole Cotton Mills Co A. M. Smyre Mfg. Co -..-, Spencer Mountain Mills Trenton Cotton Mills Victory Yarn Mills Co Winget Yarn Mills Co... High Shoals Mills Manville-Jenckes, Inc Lowell Cotton Mills Peerless Mfg. Co McAden Mills Adrian Mfg. Co.*.. Alsace Mfg. Co.* American Yarn and Processing Co. Madera Spinning Mills* Tuckasegee Spinning Co.. Woodlawn Mfg. Co.* Alba Mfg. Co --- Catawba Spinning Co - Globe Yarn Mills- .-.- Lola Gingham Millsf - Lola Mfg. Co Oxford Cotton Mills. Gem Cotton Mills Minneola Mfg. Co Pomona Mills Proximity Mfg. Co Revolution Cotton Mills Southern Webbing Mills, Inc. White Oak Cotton Millst Highland Cotton Mills Millis Cotton Mills.. Pickett Cotton Mills, Inc Oakdale Cotton Mills Roanoke Mills Co Rosemary Mfg. Co Patterson Mills Co., Inc Audrey Spinning Mills The Erwin Cotton Mills Co. The Erwin Cotton Mills Co., Balfour Mills, Inc Green River Mfg. Co Raeford Cotton Mills Co President George W. Ragan. Henry Rankin J. C. Rankin J. H. Mayes R. G. Rankin E. L. P. Adams... C. C. Armstrong.. J. L. Robinson J. C. Rankin J. K. Dixon. C. C. Armstrong-. C. C. Armstrong.. H. F. Lippitt H. F. Lippitt J. C. Rankin J. C. Rankin H. M. McAden.... C. G. Hutchison. A. Q. Kale. J. C. Rankin J. C. Rankin J. C. Rankin. J. C. Rankin J. C. Rankin W. A. Erwin Eugene Holt, Mgr.. C. M. Gruggenheimer J. E. Latham Bernard M. Cone Mrs. Bertha S. Stcrnberger, T. S. Dalton... Bernard M. Cone J. H. Adams H. A. Millis F. M. Pickett William G. Ragsdale.. W. S. Parker S. F. Patterson J. A. Moore George C. Green B. N. Duke.. B. N. Duke Ellison A. Smyth Frank W. Van Ness. Claude Gore •Branch American Yarn and Processing Co. fldle. JOwned by Proximity Manufacturing Co. Cotton Mills 15 Continued. Secretary or Treasurer Capital Stock Product Sold Direct or Through Agents? Agent's Name Caldwell Ragan. L. S. Rankin W. T. Love H. T. Godwin. _. L. S. Rankin T. L. Wilson A. K. Winget Fred Smyre W. T. Love A. M. Dixon A. K. Winget A. K. Winget F. L. Jenckes F. L. Jenckes S. M. Robinson.. S. M. Robinson.. R. R. Ray 1923 1919 1917 1915 1920 1919 1916 1917 1891 1894 1919 1919 1900 1923 1900 1906 1882 5 300,000 250,000 400,000 1,000,000 550,000 150,000 500,000 500,000 100,000 280,800 800,000 475,000 850,000 300,000 400,000 direct, agent-direct, agent, both., both., agent, both., agent, agent, agent, agent, direct, direct, agent, agent, agent. Carolina Yarn Corp., Philadelphia, Pa. Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa Carolina Yarn Corp., Philadelphia, Pa... Different agents Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Clarence Whitman & Son, New York City. Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Gastonia Cotton Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Lowell Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa Lowell Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa L. P. Muller & Co. ; Cone Export and Comm. Co J. M. Hatch... T. W. McCree. 1920 2,039,100 500,000 direct, 1924 both.. R. F. Craig R. F. Craig R. F. Craig R. F. Craig R. A. Craig R. H. Lewis, Jr. J. R. Young... C. W. Causey.. J. E. Harden.. S. Sternberger. L. W. Joyce J. O. Harden.. J. E. Millis..... G. J. Johnson. R. H. Walker.. O. M. Bundy.. J. M. Jackson... E. W. Lehman... A. L. Taylor W. J. Aldridge... W. A. Erwin W. A. Erwin J. Adger Smyth. Carl H. Potter... C. W. Seate 1920 1919 1920 1922 1918 1900 1905 1888 1904 1895 1899 1924 1905 1913 1923 1911 1865 1895 1900 1909 1923 1904 1925 1924 1908 1920 60,000 410,000 250,000 275,000 300,000 275,000 both., both., both., both., both., agent. Erwin Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 200,000 1,165,000 500,000 3,000,000 150,000 500,000 500,000 157,500 203,700 200,000 3,000,000 3,700,000 661,000 192,000 Agent, agent, agent, agent., direct, agent., direct, direct, agent., both... Cone Export and Comm. Co., Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., Cone Export and Comm. Co., Cone Export and Comm. Co. New York City New York City.. New York City.. New York City.. Greensboro and Cone Export and Comm. Co., New York City. 900,000 100,000 500,000 agent., agent., agents, agents, agent. agents, agent., direct., direct.. Cannon Mills, Inc., New York and Philadelphia F. W. Winn & Son, Philadelphia, Pa.; William T. Burnett & Co., Baltimore, Md James L. Wilson & Co., Phila. and New York.. James L. Wilson & Co., Philadelphia, Pa Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City.. Reeves Brothers, New York City Joshua L. Baily & Co., New York City Joshua L. Baily & Co., New York City. Woodward, Baldwin & Co., New York City Carl H. Potter, Tuxedo, N. C 16 North Carouna Industrial Statistics Table No. 1— County Iredell -- ...do ...do ...do ...do..- ...do ...do Johnston ...do ...do ---- ...do ...do ...do - Lee Lenoir ...do Lincoln ...do ...do ....do ...do ...do... .___do ....do ....do ....do ._.-do ..__do ..-.do ....do ....do McDowell ...-do ..--do Madison Mecklenburg. ....do..- ....do ...-do- .---do.-- -.--do ----do --.-do -do. -do. -do. -do. -do. -do. -do. -do. Post office Mooresville ...do- Statesville ...do ...do Troutman Clayton .-.do Selnia ...do ...do Smith field... Sanford Kinston ...do Lincolnton... .---do ...do ...do .---do - .---do-^yj:'—-!.. ....doJ^r!^.:.'-?A- ....do : - ...do .---db ...-do- ....do- --. ....do Southside Marion - ....do ...-do Marshall c;;harlotte ....do.. ....do... ....do ....do - ....do ..--do - ..--daiiT-'iv...!.'.'^. ..-.do ....do- ....do ....do North Charlotte. Charlotte -. ....do-- -.- -.-.do- Mill Cascade Mills, Inc Mooresville Cotton Mills... Bloonifield Mfg. Co Paola Cotton Mills, Inc The Statesville Cotton Mills Superior Yarn Mills... Hall-Kale Mfg. Co.... Clayton Cotton Mills Liberty Cotton Mill Co Eastern Mfg. Co Ethel Cotton Mills* Selma Cotton Millf. Ivanhoe Mfg. Co.t. Sanford Cotton Mills.. Caswell Cotton Mills, Inc Kinston Cotton Mills Anderson Mills, Inc Boger & Crawford Spinning Mill. Elm Grove Cotton Mills. Eureka Mfg. Co Excell Mfg. Co., Inc Indian Creek Mills, Inc. Laboratory Cotton Mills Long Shoals Cotton Mills Melville Mfg. Co.§ Rhodes-Rhyne Mfg. Co Roseland Spinning Mills, Inc John Rudisill Mfg. Co Saxony Spinning Co Wampum Cotton Mills, Inc Lincoln Cotton Mills Clinchfield Mfg. Co Cross Cotton Mill Marion Mfg. Co -. Capitola Mfg. Co Atherton Mills Barber Mfg. Co Barnhardt Mfg. Co Chadwick-Hoskins Co., Mill No. 1 Chadwick-Hoskins Co Chadwick-Hoskins Co Chadwick-Hoskins Co Chadwick-Hoskins Co Co-Lin Mills, Inc Elizabeth Mills Co Highland Park Mfg. Co Holly Mfg. Co.t Johnston Mfg. Co Magnolia Mills Southern Textile Banding Mills Carl Stohn, Inc.. President Mill No. 2 Mill No. 3 Mill No. 4 Mill No. h A. F. Bruton J. E. Sherrill N. B. Mills D. M. Auslet : William Wallace R. L. Stowe...: J. Ed. Kale Charles W. Home. Charles W. Home. C. W. Johnston J. T. Broadbent. J. C. Watkins.... F. C. Dunn L. J. Mewborne.- D. E. Rhyne R. C. Boger R. S. Reinhardt. John C. Rankin. C. E. Childs D. P. Rhodes.--. D. E. Rhyne J. S. Mauney D. P. Rhodes R. L. Goode- M. H. Cline J. Frank Love John C. Rankin D. E. Rhyne E. Mabrey Hart D. E. Hudgins Rignal W. Baldwin. A. Q. Kale-- John C. Rankin T. Burke C. A. Misenheimer.. B. B. Gossett B. B. Gossett... B. B. Gossett... B. B. Gossett- B. B. Gossett W. A. Reynolds S. M. Robinson C. W. Johnston A. P. Rhyne C. M. Johnston A. C. Summerville.. A. C. Stohn. 'Report included in that of Eastern Mfg. Co. fSame as last report, tidle. In bankruptcy since May 19, 1925. §Branch of Cherryville. Cotton Mills 17 Continued. Secretary or Treasurer Roy K. McNeely George C. Goodman. L. N. Mills A. L. Mills____ F. H. Bunch... W. H. Satterfield..._ R. H. Kale Charles G. Gulley... D. L. Barbour G. F. Lattimore 1906 1893 1903 1907 1893 1919 1922 1900 1907 1920 Capital Stock 500.000 ,300,000 106,900 117,100 183,000 600,000 193,.500 1.59,900 210,975 500,000 Product Sold Direct or Through Agents? agent., agents, agents, both... both... both... direct., agents, agent., agent.. Agent's Name Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. Cannon Mills, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa Various agents in New York and Philadelphia Franklin D'Olier & Co., Philadelphia, Pa Johnston Mill Co., Charlotte, N. C W. E. Thatcher. 1904 'J. R. Jones W. D. LaRoque.. J. V. Moseley Thorne Clark.... Alfred Crawford. J. R. Reinhardt-. J. L. Lineberger. W. H. Childs Paul Rhodes D. E. Rhyne D. H. Mauney... 1907 1898 1919 1918 1890 1907 1922 1920 1888 1896 299,600 300,000 81.500 100.000 72.000 125,000 300,000 agents, agent., both... agents, direct., agent., agents, direct., direct., both... agent.. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City.. Pyam L. Gilkey, Philadelphia, Pa Commission merchants in New York and Phila Currin & Barry, New York City Paulson, Linkroum & Co., Tillinghast-Stiles Co, Lowell Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa Commission house Mauney-Steele Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Paul Rhodes Webb Durham J. O. Shuford R. C. McLean J. L. Lineberger D. E. Rhyne.l W. L. Morris Eugene Cross Sam L. Copeland J. A. Anthony S. M. Robinson Frank Burke T. M. Barnhardt, Jr.. E. C. Dwelle E. C. Dwelle E. C. Dwelle E. C. Dwelle E. C. Dwelle T. H. Brockenbrough. C. M. Robinson J. L. Spencer... ., A. D. Alexander. Mrs. Rosa J. Stokes.. A. C. Summerville 1923 1923 1901 1910 1903 1896 1914 1916 1909 1903 1892 1925 1900 1904 1901 1885 1897 1893 200,000 78,000 31,800 150,000 522,500 agent. Wilson & Bradbury, Inc., New York City. 1,500,000 313,200 625,000 64,500 175,000 30,000 1917 1891 1924 1901 1922 3,800,000 3,800,000 3,800,000 3,800,000 3,800,000 9,000 225,000 2,127,600 135,000 775,000 135,000 agent., direct., agent., both... agent., direct., agent., both... agent., direct., direct., agents, agent., agent., agent., agent., agent.. Lowell Yarn Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Commission house Leslie, Evans & Co., New York City Ridley, Watts & Co., New York City. Lowell Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa F. A. Dakin. agent, mill... agent, both., direct, direct. Turner-Halsey Co., New York City Turner-Halsey Co., New York City Turner-Halsey Co., New York City Turner-Halsey Co., New York City Turner-Halsey Co., New York City Cannon Mills, New York City Lowell Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pa Frederick Victor & Achelis, New York City. 18 i^ORTH Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 1- County Mecklenburg.. ...do .._do _..do _-.do .__do Montgomery- ...do _..do Moore ...do ...do Nash New Hanover. ..__do --. Orange -. ...do ..__do ....do Pasquotank.. Person. _. ....do ....do Pitt. Polk Randolph -...do ---- ----do- -- .---do -...do ---.do ..--do Richmond ....do --..do ..-.do ....do. ....do.. - .-.-do --- ....do ....do Robeson ----do ----do ----do—- ----do--- ---do -...do Rockingham. ....do Post office Charlotte Cornelius ...do Davidson Huntersville.-- Paw Creek Biscoe Troy--- .-..do— Hemp High Falls-. -- Vass Rocky Mount- Wilmington--- ..-.do-. Carrboro Carrboro Hillsboro ----do ---. MUl Elizabeth City Roxboro ...a-G-l :.:.-. .---.: .--do- --- Greenville — Columbus. -- Asheboro.- .'-J Central Falls- Coleridge Franklinville Ramseur - Randleman Worthville. Rockingharii.. - - - . .---do 1 .---do -.- ....RoLtC-.^JAt ....do..-..::. .---do- ------ .---do- ...-do: Lumberton .---do .-..do... - ..--do- --.-do ....do Draper ----do Savona Mfg. Co - Cornelius Cotton Mills-. Gem Yarn Mills Davidson Cotton Mills. Anchor Mills Co .-- Kendall Mills, Inc Aileen Mills, Inc.- Rhyne-Anderson Mills Co Smitherman Cotton Mills County Moore Mills, Inc High Falls Mfg. Co.V-Vass Cotton Mill Co Rocky Mount Mills... Bellwill Cotton Mills.. Delgado Mills Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 4- Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 7- Belle-Vue Mfg. Co - Eno Cotton Mills President Elizabeth City Cotton Mills A. T. Baker & Co., Inc Laura Cotton Mills Roxboro and Longhurst Cot. Mills Greenville Cotton Mills Columbus Cotton Mills, Inc. Sapona Cotton Mills, Inc Pennsylvania Textile Mills, Inc... Enterprise Mfg. Co The Randolph Mills, Inc Columbia Mfg. Co Deep River Mills, Inc Leward Cotton Mills Entwistle Mfg. Co Great Falls Mfg. Co Hannah Pickett Mills, Inc .- Leak Mfg. Co Leak, Wall & McRae, Inc —- Ledbetter Mfg. Co Pee Dee Mfg. Co Roberdel Mfg. Co Steele's Mills - Jennings Cotton Mills, Inc -.- Mansfield Mills, Inc -. National Cotton Mills, Inc Cape Fear Cotton Mills Co... Ernaldson Cotton Mills Co The McEachern Cotton Mills Co.- St. Pauls Cotton Mill Co Draper American Millf Wearwell Sheeting Millf Charlie C. Lima C. W. Johnston F. C. Sherrill M. L. Cannon.. C. W. Johnston. Henry P. Kendall John C. Rankin E. O. Anderson Mrs. T. J. Smitherman W. W. Cowgill J. W. Woody. A. Cameron A. P. Thorji John D. Bellamy. Hargrove Bellamy C. McD. Carr C. McD. Carr S. Strudwick J. C. Webb -- Charles H. Robinson. A. T. Baker, Jr J. A. Long J. A, Long - J. A. Long-- W. T. Hammett D. B. McCrary Louis Hammer R. L. Caveness John W. Clark E. C. Watkins J. C. Watkins J. L. Lewis William Entwistle D. L. Gore Robert L. Steele W. L. Parsons F. W. Leak H. D. Ledbetter George P. Entwistle.- H. C. Wall J. W. Porter H. B. Jennings H. B. Jennings H. M. McAllister J. M. Butler, Mgr A. R. McEachern J. M. Butler- *Same as last report. fDepartment of Carolina Cotton and Woolen Mills Co., Spray, N. C. Cotton Mllls 19 Continued. William A. Beadle- F. C. Stough Joe A. Sherrill M. L. Cannon J. A. Spencer Henry P. Kendall H, C. Long, Jr Milton Ensor D. D. Bruton W. W. Cowgill 1906 1923 1920 1920 Capital Stock S 500,000 48.600 200,000 325,000 Product Sold Direct or Through Agents? 500,000 200,000 219,000 227,000 agent_ agent-direct-direct, agent, direct, both-- com. -. agent, agent- Agent's Name Bacon & Co., New York City--- Frederick Victor & Achelis, New York City. T. Holt Haywood, New York City. James L. Wilson & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Ridley, Watts & Co., New York City No. 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 A. M. Cameron-- T. B. Bunn J. W. Williamson Thomas R. Ames- A. H. Carr A. H. Carr T. N. Webb J. H. Webb J. G. Gregory M. Z. McGill R. L. Harris R. L. Harris M. R. Long F. W. Blanton W. J. Armfield Louis Hammer F. C. Caveness J. Harper Erwin, Jr I. F. Craven-----.. M. S. Sherwood W. L. Ward George P. Entwistle.. Mrs. Claude Gore.-. W. B. Cole J. LeGrand Everett J. LeGrand Everett J. M. Ledbetter R. R. Simmons J. LeGrand Everett J. W. McKenzie F. P. Gray F. P. Gray A. P. McAllister 1910 1818 1874 1899 1910 1911 1904 1896 1896 1917 1900 1914 1925 1916 1924 1904 1923 1879 1911 1913 1909 107,800 1,000,000 100,000 275,000 419,600 1,177,000 300,000 300,000 60,000 461,300 100,000 100,000 75,000 1906 1925 1887 1882 1874 1882 1895 1909 1922 1906 25,000 400,000 160,000 720,000 400,000 515,000 200,000 200,000 600,000 100,000 25,000 375,000 375,000 365,300 256,000 1,100,000 220,000 W. D. Johnson. A. R. McEachern. 1920 1920 1907 1905 1916 300,000 4C0.000 200,000 direct., agents, agents, agent-- both--- both--- agent.- agent.- Frederick Vietor & Achelis, New York City William Iselin & Co., New York City J. B. Cameron, Philadelphia, Pa J. B. Cameron, Philadelphia, Pa William Iselin & Co., New York City Cone Export and Comm. Co., Greensboro and New York both., direct-agent-agent-agent-direct. direct. John F. Street & Co., Providence, R. I.- John F. Street & Co., Providence, R. I.. John F. Street & Co., Providence, R. I.. Southern Yarn Co., Tryon, N. C comm. agent-, agent., agent _- agent., agent-, agent-, agent-, agent-, agent-, both... agent., agent-, agent-both-- Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City- Joshua L. Baily & Co., New York City Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City- The Parish Company, New York City Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City- Number of commission merchants Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City- Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City. both Hunter Mfg. and Comm. Co., New York City_. agents both., agent. both., direct, direct. Buchanan-Hicks Co., St. Louis, Mo. 20 North Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 1- County Post office Mill Presidont Rockingham. ..._do ...do ...do... ...do ...do .._.do --- ..._do... Rowan ...do .-._do_ --. ....do ....do .-..do.... ....do... ....do..-. .---do ---. ....do--- ....do ...do Rutherford.. ...do ...do .---do --- .-..do.-- ...do ...do .-..do ...do-- ...do .-.-do Scotland ...do-- ...do ...do ...do Stanly.- .---do ...do ..--do Surry Transylvania... Union.- .---do- ---.do.. ....do.- -...do.. Vance, ---.do.. Leaksville Reidsville Spray -..do ---. .--do- ...do ...do .--do --- China Grove. ...do Landis ..--do^ Rockwell Salisbury .-.-do- -- ....do .-..do ---. .---do -.- .-.-do--- ....do Caroleen ClifTside ..- Ellenboro FoWst City .---do ---. Rutherfordton . ....do Spindale .---do --. ...do ....do- Laurel Hill Laurinburg ....do. .---do ..--do Albemarle ....do Norwood Oakboro Mount Airy Brevard-- Marshville Monroe ...do -. ...do Waxhaw Henderson. -.-do Wearwell Bedspread Mill*... Edna Cotton Mills Leaksville Cotton Mills Lily Mill* Morehead Cotton Mills Co Nantucket Mill*. Rhode Island Mill* Spray Cotton Mills- China Grove Cotton Mills Co Patterson Mfg. Co Corriher Mills Co Linn Mills Co Barringer Mfg. Co Diamond Cotton Mills Kcsler Mfg. Co Klumac Cotton Mills, Inc Marsh Cotton Mills, Inc.t - Rowan Cotton Mills Co -. The Salisbury Cotton Mills W. S. Forbes B. Frank Mebane. B. Frank Mebane. Vance Cotton Mill.. The Henrietta Mills, Nos. 1 and 2. ClifTside Mills Ellenboro Mfg. Co.t Alexander Mfg. Co , The Florence Mills The Cleghorn Mills Co Grace Cotton Mill Co -. The Horn Co The Spencer Mills Co The Spindale Mills Co Stonecutter Mills Co Morgan Cotton Mills Dickson Cotton Mills... Prince Cotton Mills Scotland Cotton Mills Waverly Cotton Mills Co Efird Mfg. Co -.-. Wiscassett Mills Co Norwood Mfg. Co Oakboro Cotton Mill Laurel Bluff Cotton Mills Sapphire Cotton Mills Marshville Mfg. Co Icemorlee Cotton Mills, Inc. Manetta Mills. Monroe Mills Co Rodman-Heath Cotton Mills. Harriett Cotton Mills Henderson Cotton Mills William Schoenheit. A. C. Lineberger VV. J. Swink J. P. Linn D. B. Coltrane C. A. Cannon-- C. A. Cannon C. A. Cannon C. H. Kluttz T. B. Marsh A. C. Lineberger C. S. Morris A. C. Lineberger--. C. M. Woodford.... Charles H. Hayne. W. H. Beck--- J. B. Lattimore A. J. Cumnock K. S. Tanner K. S. Tanner K. S. Tanner- S. B. Tanner, Jr.... J. H. Thomas W. H. Belk Edwin Morgan James L. McNair.- James L. McNair.. James L. McNair.. James L. McNair.. J. S. Efird Mrs. D. H. Blair... D. B. Coltrane J. A. Grover '.-.. R. A. Love Arthur J. Fleming. S. M. Robinson Arthur J. Draper-- H. B. Heath C. W. Johnston Mrs. H. J. Rodman. S. P. Cooper S. P. Cooper *Department of Carolina Cotton and Woolen Mills Co., Spray, N. C. fldle. Cotton Mixls 21 Continued. Secretary or Treasurer J. B. Pipkin. E. V. Hobbs_ J. H. Marshall- Karl Bishopric John H. Rutledge_ P. A. Earnhardt--- L. A. Corriher G. O. Lipe C. E. Stevenson C E. Stevenson... C. E. Stevenson... W. J. McCanless... F. J. Murdock A. E. Davis Henry_W. Davis... B. M J. H. Z. O. J. A. J. R. D. D. R. R. T. F. T. Me K. S. K S. K. S. J. W. D. T. D. F. D. T. D. T. H. L. J. A. J. F J. A Gillon Thomas.-. Jenkins-- Martin Moore . Little Flack Gates IX Watson- Tanner... Tanner Tanner Phillips... Blue Blue Blue Blue Horton... Grover Shinn Grover George Norwood... Smith Medlin E. O. Fitzsimmons- R. A. Willis R. H. Johnston Miss Pearl Rodman- L. C. Kensly 1917 1896 1899 1900 1901 1898 1904 1896 1921 1887 1900 1907 1919 1895 1919 1916 1919 1891 1886 1902 1925 1918 1899 1909 1919 1921 1916 1918 1920 1893 1899 1919 1898 1909 1923 1920 1907 1923 1922 1924 1897 1900 Capital Stock 480,000 30,000 163,900 1,500,000 850,000 420,000 400.000 500,000 220,200 300,000 750,000 200,000 600,000 250,000 300,000 250,000 100,000 792,900 500,000 75,000 250,000 47,200 327,900 350,000 840,000 500,000 200,000 600,000 120,000 250,000 150,000 ,600,000 600,000 225,000 100,000 270,000 112,000 668,700 125,000 50,000 1,264,400 Product Sold Direct or Through Agents? direct- agent-- direct-- direct.- direct.. direct., direct., both... agents, agents, agents, agents, direct., both... agent., agent.. direct, agent. agent, agent, agent. agent., agent., both--- agent.- agent.. agent-, direct., agents, direct., both... agents, agent., agents, direct., agents both.-- direct-- agent-. leased-agent-. agent agent on comm. both Agent's Name Woodford & Morehouse, New York City- Various Cotton Products Co., Philadelphia, Pa Cannon Mills, Inc., New York City L. P. Muller & Co., Philadelphia, Pa L. P. Muller & Co., Cannon Mills, Phila., Pa. Cannon Mills, New York City Cannon Mills, Inc., New York City. Cone Export and Comm. Co., New York City and Greensboro, N. C. Cone Export and Comm. Co., New York City. Woodford & Morehouse, New York City Cone Export and Comm. Co., New York City. Wilson & Bradbury, Inc., New York City... Catlin & Co., New York City Johnston Mills Co., Charlotte, N. C Johnston Mills Co., Charlotte, N. C Frederick Victor & Achelis, New York City. H. B. Schaeffer, New York City Fred'k Vietor & Achelis; T. Holt Haywood Dept. Various. Several.. Several.. Several.. Cannon Mills, Inc., Phila. and New York.. Schell, Longstreth & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. VariouS-Turner- Halsey Co., New York City Cleft & Goodrich, Inc., New York City; Camp-bell & Van Olinda, Utica, N. Y Cannon Mills, Inc., New York City Johnston Mills Co., Charlotte, N. C No. 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 .357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 22 North Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 1- No. County Post office Mill President 396 Wake Neuse Mfg. Co Kenneth Gant 397 398 do Caraleigh Mills Co J. R. Chamberlain do do Consolidated Textile Corp. Pilot do do T. B. Spencer 399 400 Raleigh Cotton Mills T. A. Webb do Wake Forest Royall Cotton Mills R. E. Royall. Peck Mfg. Co Thomas D, Peck 402 The Borden Mfg. Co.. F. K. Borden 403 404 405 Wilkes Ronda Cotton Jlill* ....do do North Wilkesboro--- Roaring River Wilson S. V. Tomlinson Yadkin Cotton Mills... R. D. Grier 406 Wilson Cotton Mills Co R. G. Briggs Idle. Cotton Mllls 23 Continued. Secretary or Treasurer -0 03 Capital Stock Product Sold Direct or Through Agents? Agent's Name No. H. H. Harris W. D. Briggs 1912 1893 1893 1889 1901 1910 1900. 1920 1918 1925 1912 S 240,000 435,000 agent agent agent both agent agent both. _. Consolidated Selling Co., New York City Consolidated Selling Co., New York City Consolidated Selling Co., New York City James E. Mitchell Co., Philadelphia, Pa Stevens Yarn Co., New York, N. Y. 396 397 398 George E. Greason___ W. L. Royall 235,500 222,000 262,800 900,000 191,,500 146,300 399 400 R. T. Watson Cannon Mills, Philadelphia, Pa 401 P. L. Borden 40'' 403 J. R. Hix agent Schell, Longstreth & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 404 405 F. L. Carr 88,000 both Numerous. _ 406 24 ISToRTH Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 2 — Mills, Articles Mill Aurora Cotton Mills Burlington .Mills, Inc Elmira Cotton Mills Glencoe Mills E. M. Holt Plaid Mills, Inc King Cotton Mills Corp The Lakeside Mills Stevens Mfg. Co Consolidated Textile Corp. (Hopedale Division) Consolidated Textile Corp. (Ossipee Division) Holt, Gant & Holt Cot. Mfg. Co Glen Raven Cotton Mills L. Banks Holt Mfg. Co Saxapahaw Cotton Mills Sidney Cotton Mills_.._ Travora Mfg. Co,, No. 1 White-Williamson Co Holt-Granite Puritan Mills Travora Mfg. Co., Plant No. 2. Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 15. Virginia Cotton Mills Watts Spinning Co Liledoun Mfg. Co Miller Mfg. Co North State Cotton Mill Taylorsville Cotton MilL _ Wade Mfg. Co Wadesboro Cotton Mill Co Bladenboro Cotton Mills Asheville Cotton Mills French Broad Mill of Martel Mills, Inc Martel Mills, Inc --. Beacon Mfg. Co.* Henry River Mfg. Co Blue Ridge Cotton Mill Alpine Cotton Mills Valdese Mfg. Co -. Waldensian Weavers, Inc Brown Mfg. Co Cabarrus Cotton Millf Cannon Mfg. Co.f Franklin Cotton Mills Gibson Mfg. Co --. Hartsell Mills Co Hobarton Mfg. Co Locke Cotton Mills Co Norcott Mills Co., Inc Renfrew Mfg. Co.t Roberta Mfg. Co White-Parks Mill Co Postoffice Burlington. ....do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do. _ ..__do ..-.do ...do Glen Raven__ Graham _ ....do ..._do ._-_do ...do .- Haw River... ..__do Mebane Swepsonville. Stony Point.. Taylorsville.. ...do _._ ...do ...do -___ Wadesboro. -- _..do Bladenboro... Asheville ...do .-__do Swannanoa.. Henry River. Maiden ._ Morganton... Valdese ..-.do Concord .---do .-..do -..do ...do ...do - ..-do ---do -... ---do ---do ---do Concord Spinnii'g or Weaving; Spinning and Weaving Both Both Both Both Weaving. Both Both Weaving. Elon College Spinning Both Both Both Both Both Both Both Both Both Spinning- Spinning- Both Spinning. Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Spinning- Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Both- Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Weaving Both Both Both Spinning. Both Both Weaving Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Class of Goods Manufactured Dress ginghams, sport flannels Cotton rayon Cotton and rayon .- Flannelette Fancy dress ginghams, rayon, etc Carded hosiery and underwear Indigo plaids and stripes Fancy cotton and rayon dress fabric. Cotton yarns- Cotton and flannel goods Ticks, sheeting, denim cloth- -.. Awning stripes .-- Colored plaids, ticks, chambrays, etc. Ginghams Plaids Canton flannels Ginghams .- Staple and fancy dress goods Yarns , warp- - Yarns Cotton dress goods, art silk Yarn- _ Yarn Yarn Yarn -. Yarn Outing Yarns Yarns, plush, hosiery, and underwear- Cotton chambrays-- - Bedspreads (rayon), cotton toweling. Bedspreads Cotton blankets and napped goods... Fine combed yarn Yarn Coarse yarn --- --- Hosiery and underwear yarns-- Rayon filled goods Flannelettes Sheeting and yarn Huck towels and sheeting Yarn _ Cotton piece goods.- Damask, rayon bedspreads, yarns Cotton piece goods Gingham and shirting Hosiery ..- Yarns - Hosiery yarns Hosiery yarns --- 'Began operation July, 1925. fBranch of Kannapolis. tBranch of parent company. Adams. Mass. Cotton Mili.s 25 Manufactured, Equipment, Etc. Number Spindles 19,520 10,080 10,000 5,000 10,092 3,264 13,768 4,960 6,496 4,104 28,656 7,944 4,120 3,672 8,200 22,304 8,756 10,080 ,.14.272 .'10,000 '' 5,760 6,720 5,040 / 7,200 13,609 14,000 39,328 13,240 512 5,712 2,880 JsTm 4,000 10,500 14,000 U15,916 28,016 30,000 29,536 27,000 13,184 35,912 12,096 7,256 6,000 4,032 Number Looms 847 230 657 206 500 235 142 160 282 287 120 989 324 192 310 324 800 400 200 200 176 168 430 480 784 604 116 112 1,240 75 Number Cards 33 56 24 109 40 48 18 sets 24 35 51 132 56 Power steam and electric. electric electric water electric electric electric electric electric. steam, water, and electric, steam and water steam electric water. __ electric electric water steam, water, and electric. electric. _ electric electric electric water and electric water electric and steam steam electric electric and steam electric electric electric. _. electric electric water and electric. electric electric electric electric electric steam and electric. electric electric steam and electric. electric electric electric steam and electric. electric electric electric Number Horse-power 1,500 650 750 350 327 300 160 100 525 225 250 600 150 450 300 1,000 400 608 1,000 625 665 4,151 170 265 1,200 575 3,000 700 750 900 350 100 600 650 150 450 2,000 1,160 2,300 800 225 2,000 310 330 Approxi-mate Amount Raw Material Used, Pounds 1,532,273 1,000,000 1,000,000 500,000 865,000 1,650,000 437,284 836,743 735,145 364,424 528,315 2,184,810 305,720 550,000 1,000,000 50,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 537,300 613,000 1,500,000 701,073 638,341 260,000 858,172 2,500,000 5,315,366 1,727,432 3,190,000 2,000,000 222,000 75,000 700,000 2,750,000 100,000 1,987,950 5,000,000 2,000,000 3,119,445 2,500,000 639,850 3,000,000 2,000,000 704,000 2,160,000 1,920,000 Estimated Yearly Output SI, 240, 000 750,000 1,250,000 1,125,000 600,000 250,000 611,702 927,811 162,768 300,000 1,500,000 200,000 200,000 430,000 250,000 1,650,000 430,000 250,000 400,000 750,000 281,400 259,646 90,000 396,635 1,000,000 400,000 2,075,000 1,000,000 600,000 93,000 10,000 2,000,000 1,250,000 600,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,263,707 816,040 412,747 1,800,000 1,000,000 273,000 729,600 400,000 Days in Opera-tion During Year 268 275 300 276 179 194 170 289 200 201 285 254 202 252 275 224 256 283 265 290 275 300 226 200 225 300 150 280 262^ 240 255 300 26 North Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 2 — Mill Cabarrus Cotton Mills Cannon Mfg. Co Kindly Cotton Mills Tusparora Cotton Mill Dudley Shoals Cotton Mill Falls Mfg. Co Granito Falls Mfg. Co Southern Mfg. Co. Caldwell Cotton Mills Hudson Cotton Mfg. Co Lenoir Cotton Mills Moore Cotton Mill_ _. Nelson Cotton Mill Co Steele Cotton Mill Whitnol Cotton Mill Co United Mills Co Watts Cotton Mill Rhodhiss Mills Co Brookford Mills Co Hickory Spinning Co Ivey Mill Co A. A. Shuford Mill Co Long Island Cotton Mills Co... Blue Ridge Cotton Mill Carolina Cotton Mill James Cotton Mill, Inc., No. 2. Liberty Spinning Co Union Cotton Mills Catawba Cotton Mills*. City Cotton Mills Co Yount Cotton Mill. •T. M. Odell Mfg. Co.. Ponipton-Lakes Weaving Co... Hadley-Peoples Mfg. Co Edenton Cotton Mills... Minette Mills. Bonnie Cotton Mill Cora Cotton Mills Dilling Cotton Mills. Kings Mountain Mfg. Co Margrace Mills Co Mason Cotton Mills Co Park Yarn Mills Co Patricia MiUs, Inc Pauline Mills, Inc.. Phenix Mills Co..... Sadie Cotton Mills, Inc Cleveland Mill and Power Co. Belmont Cotton Mills Co Cleveland Cloth Mills, Inc Consolidated Textile Co. (Ella Division) Double Shoals Mfg. Co Kannapolis ....do Mount Pleasant-. ...do... Granite Falls ....do ...do ...do Lenoir ...do ....do ...do ...do ....do ...-do Mortimer Patterson Rhodhiss Brookford Hickory ....do _.__ .-..do Long Island Maiden .---do .-..do ....do ....do..-.. Newton ..--do .---do Pittsboro. ..-.do Siler City Edenton Grover Kings Mountain. ....do ..-.do ...do ....do ...do ...do ..-.do ....do ....do ....do.- Lawndale. Shelby .do. Shelby. ---do-. Spinning or Weaving; Spinning and Weaving Both Both Spinning- Spinning- Spinning- Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning- Spinning- Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Both Spinning. Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning-both Spinning. Both Spinning- Spinning- Weaving - Spinning- Spinning. Weaving Spinning- Spinning- Both Spinning- Both Spinning- Spinning- Weaving- Both Both Spinning. Spinning- Spinning- Weaving Both Spinning. Class of Goods Manufactured Sheeting, pillow tubing, fabrics Huck towels, sheeting, etc Cotton yarns Cotton yarns Carded yarns Combed cotton yarns Cotton yarns and wrapping twine.. Cotton yarns for insulating trade.. Yarn Yarn Yarn Yarns Yarns. Yarn Yarn Yarn Hosiery yarns Drills and sheeting Fancy dobby goods Cotton yarns Sateens.. Cotton yarns and wrapping twine.. Yarn 20-2 tubes _ Yarn Yarns. Tinged stock, tubes Yarns, twines, and cords Cotton yarns Canton flannels _. Cotton yarn Knitting yarns Woven labels Cotton yarns.. Cotton yarns Damask, napkins, and bedspreads. Yarns Yarns Combed yarns, fancy cloth.. Yarns Bedspreads Yarns. Carpet yarns Napkins and draperies Draperies... Prints Fine combed yarns Rope, carpet warp Skeins and warp Fancy fabrics. Print cloth Cotton twines *Same as last report. Cotton Mllls 27 Continued. Number Spindles Number Looms Number Cards Power Number Horse-power Approxi-mate Amount Raw Material Used, Pounds Estimated Yearly Output Days in Opera-tion During Year No. 96,620 116,000 5 156 1,221 4,000 394 412 15 16 12 27 84 16 24 18 21 44 30 18 18 33 12 116 52 56 12,434,573 26,000,000 715,460 765,000 422,351 623,972 4,920,000 748,144 125,000 70,000 55,000 55,000 75,000 800,000 65,000 1,000,000 407, 700 5,955,171 2,532,000 2,000,000 520,000 1,600,000 1,305,000 15,000 1,350,000 $ 270 280 345 230 220 2.50 230 .300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 221 250 296 300 240 250 300 300 2:0 260 51 electric 10,000 200 175 225 250 800 200 14,000.000 200,000 275,000 207,675 294.660 1,704,630 232,027 3i4,000 343,000 288.000 388.000 259,000 400,000 335,000 350,000 110,894 1,941,029 1.300.000 800.000 309,199 716,933 497,884 60,000 450,000 800,000 105.000 375.000 145.000 450,000 150.000 443,165 75,000 517.264 900.000 450 000 280,000 655,000 801.945 2.38.000 375.000 500.000 400 260,000 300,000 540,000 250,000 800,000 52 53 5.760 i6 000 electric 54 55 * 6 000 5fi 9,828 electric electric 57 3,000 58 6 048 5<» 4 992 60 6 720 61 5,376 electric. _ 300 6'' 6 048 63 6,020 electric 250 64 6,272 65 600 4,248 electric water and steam 300 190 6& 67 30,000 900 632 400 68 18.368 12,000 15,360 4,696 steam, water, electric electric. electric electric water steam 1,150 400 500 400 300 100 69 70 71 79 6,312 18 10 T^ 2,600 13,000 74 75 8,200 25 8 22 14 32 14 32 76 3,000 electric electric electric electric electric water and electric electric electric electric and steam electric steam electric electric electric electric 150 350 275 200 300 550 50 450 1,100 125 400 950 1,000 200 400 275,000 900,000 375,000 1,250,000 400,000 1,505,785 5,000 1,534,048 2,046,461 600,000 70,000 1,665,000 1,658,044 680,000 450,000 800,000 2,080,000 520,000 414,500 1,145,742 77 10,404 7,168 9 78 7<» / 5,000 L 8,160 84 300 80 81 12,000 ^'> 20 "300 303 2."9 300 290 270 83 9,796 84- 22,384 62 30 54 50 18 14 85 40 150 96 86 8,320 20,800 21,189 87 88 6,500 9f> 5,184 10,080 225 200 225 307 91 q9 4,896 steam electric 500 100 300 700 250 1,500 Q3 170 150 400 14 48 14 01 4.752 95 15,784 electric electric 96 5,544 97 6,000 1,900,000 750,000 250 98 4,950 14 22 21 electric 99 150 253 electric _ . . 100 11,328 3.200 electric. _ steam and water 550 150 1,250,000 700,000 625,000 190.000 300 270 101 102 28 ISToRTH Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 2- Mill Dovor Mill Co Eastsido Mfg. Co Lily Mill and Power Co Ora Mills Shelby Cotton Mills Corlcy Mills, Inc Cotton Products Co •--. Holt-Williamson Mfg. Co.... Holt-Granite Puritan Mills Co.* Tolar, Hart & Holt Mills.... Victory .Mfg. Co Rockfish Mills, Incf-. Dacotah Cotton Mill... Erlanger Cotton Mill Nokoniis Cotton Mill Wabena Mills, Inc... Wennonah Cotton Mills Co.. Amazon Cotton Mills Jewel Cotton Mills The Erwin Cotton Mills, No. 3. Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 1.. Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 6.. Golden Belt Mfg. Co Pearl Cotton Mills. Yarbrough Mills, Inc Durham Cotton Mfg. Co Erwin Cotton Mills Co., No. 1. Erwin Cotton Mills Co., No. 4. Fountain Cotton Mills Hart Cotton Mills, Inc Arista Mills Co. Inverness Mills Co Sterling Cotton Mills Vann-Moore Mill Co.| Acme Spinning Co... Belmont Fabric Co.§ Chronicle Mills Climax Spinning Co Crescent Spinning Co... Eagle Yarn Mills, Inc Imperial Yarn Mills Linford Mills, Inc Majestic Mfg. Co National Yarn Mills, Inc Perfection Spinning Co Sterling Spinning Co Stowe Spinning Co American Cot. Mills, Inc., No. 1. American Cotton Mill, No. 2... Gambrill-Melville Co George Cotton Mills Osage Mfg. Co Southern Cotton Industries*... Postoffice Shelby ...do ...do. ...do ...do Cumberland. Fayetteville.. ...do ...do ...do ...do Hope Mills... Lexington ....do ...do ...do ...do.. Thomasville. ...do. Coolcemee... Durham ...do ...do. ...do ...do East Durham West Durham ...do Tarboro... ...do Winston-Salem ...do. Franklinton ...do.. Belmont ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ....do ....do ....do ....do. ..-.do ....do d\o Bessemer City ....do Bessemer City ....do ....do ....do Spinning or Weaving; Spinning and Weaving Both Both Spinning.. Both Both Spinning.. Spinning.. Both Spinning.. Both Spinning.. Both Both Both Spinning.. Both Spinning.. Spinning. Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Weaving.. Both Both Both Both Both Both Both Spinning.. Spinning.. Both Spinn: Spinn Spinn Spinn: Spinn Spinn Spinn Spinn Spinni Spinn Spinn Both Both Both Spinning Both Class of Goods Manufactured Fancy goods... Sateens and fancy shirting Cotton sewing thread Specialties. Cloth-pajama checks, sateens Combed and carded yarns Cotton batting Yarn Fancy colored cotton Knitting yarn Fancy goods Cotton yarns Chambrays Paj ania checks Dimity Twine Chambray, ticking Combed knitting yarns Fine combed yarns Canton flannel, ticking, covert cloth. Single carded yarns... Single yarns Sheetings, threads Wide sheetings Fancy dress goods Ginghams, cheviots, etc Denims, sheeting, pillow tubing Sheeting, sheets, and pillow cases Print cloth Tuben, warp.. Colored goods Sheeting and bedspreads Ball warps, skeins, and tubes Mercerizing yarns Coarse fabric Corded yarns Combed yarns Fine yarn Yarns Yarns Fine cotton yarns, combed. Fine combed yarns Yarns Mercerizing yarns Fine combed yarns Combed yarns Tire fabric... Tire fabric and sheeting Sheeting Yarns Sheetings *Idle. tSame as last report. fStarted operation May, 1926. Jew mill. Cotton Mixls 29 Continued. Number Spindles Number Looms Number Cards Power Number Horse-power Approxi-mate Amount Raw Material Used, Pounds Estimated Yearly Output Days in Opera-tion During Year No. 11 520 264 308 24 20 30 600 1,464,000 1,056,636 1,150,000 $1,000,000 600,000 700,000 276 290 lO.'? 11 264 104 7,000 500 105 lOfv 20 840 509 41 40 1,600,000 839,345 750,000 107 10,000 108 350 720 500 450 750 1,000 1,250 2,500 600 109 9,984 10 624 25 34 37 30 57 56 114 25 28 2,000,000 750,000 280 110 434 111 15,048 1,200,000 715,000 3,000,000 3,250,000 7,500,000 900,000 1,500,000 1,125,000 3,000,000 1,320,000 6,539,800 2,103,707 2,320,952 1,421,258 1,103,342 440,000 365,000 1,775,000 1,500,000 3,000,000 700,000 400,000 264 285 \n 14 336 490 ii;? 25 912 water and electric 114- 22 752 650 1,240 400 454 115 46 000 310 lift 15,296 3 500 electric and steam .- 117 118 12,508 119 19,872 12 480 156 36 163 72 50 46 30 1,200 575 2,000 1,200 1,016 1,000 500 1,000,000 840,000 3,018,055 701,329 545,000 350,000 885,000 1,970,086 2,600,830 1,300,000 907,316 282 275 259 275 275 295 250 120 1,296 121 47,360 16,976 U?. steam and electric steam and electric 123 13,824 26,496 13,664 568 240 100 800 522 1,030 336 224 448 216 124 125 12(> 127 23 936 52 79 140 37 47 18 52 600 1,822 2,680 750 1500 K.W. 1,000 452 1,282 1,692,900 2,502,100 4,992,550 1,500,000 2,347,000 241 258 270 306 299 300 128 27,328 129 49,440 130 13,296 131 17,428 132 18 960 133 7 680 979,566 4,090,091 399,000 1,333,320 134 25,856 237 nh 1.36 ^'1^320 130 40 24 25 872 600 1,472,532 925,000 276 137 1 3,700 138 10,368 900,000 1,515,210 1,048,600 434,241 1,000,000 675,000 139 21,760 140 13,056 35 45 30 38 141 12,672 142 12,544 660,000 1,533,000 711,247 960,000 1,254,064 885,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 1,300,000 1,579,597 456.000 935,000 667,087 631,709 800,000 610,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 250,000 573,319 280 143 16,320 14+ 12,768 145 15,236 40 40 146 16,320 13,060 electric 872 275 147 148 21,760 100 81 325 68 45 20 35 15 34 electric . 149 11,520 electric 575 325 921 1,50 5,000 15t 15,104 electric 241 1,52 5,000 1.53 16,272 388 650 2,000,000 800,000 284 1.54 155 30 North Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 2- Miil Carlton Yarn Mills, Inc. Chcrryville Mfg. Co Gaston Mfg. Co.._ Howell .Mfg. Co Rhyno-Houser Mfg. Co.. Wildan Mfg. Co.. .._ Cranicrton Mills, Inc Mayflower Millf Mays Millt Dorothy Mfg. Co., Inc. Arkray Mills, Inc Arlington Cotton Mills Armstrong Cotton Mills Co. Arron Mills, Inc Art Cloth Mfg. Co.- The Avon Mills Buffalo Mills, Inc Clara Mfg. Co Dixon Mills, Inc Dunn Mfg. Co Flint Mfg. Co Gastonia Weaving Co... Gray Mfg. Co Groves Mills, Inc Hanover Thread Mill, Inc.. Harden Mfg. Co Loray Mills Manville-.Ienckes Co Modena Cotton Mills.. _ Monarch Cotton Mills Co... Morowebb Cotton Mills Co. Mountain View Mill, Inc Mutual Cotton Mills Co Myers Mills, Inc Myrtle Mills, Inc Osceola Mills, Inc Ozark Mills Parkdale Mills, Inc Piedmont Spinning Mills Pinkney Mills, Inc Priscilla Spinning Co Regan Spinning Co Rankin .Mills Ranlo Mfg. Co Rex Spinning Co Ridge Mills, Inc Ruby Cotton Mills, Inc Seminole Cotton Mills A. M. Smyre Mfg. Co Spencer Mountain Mills Trenton Cotton Mills Post office Cherryville. ...do ...do ...do ...do .__do_ Cramerton.. ...do. ...do... Dallas Gastonia .do., -do., .do., .do., .do., -do-, -do- .do., .do., .do., -do.. .do., .do-. -do- .do. -do. _do- .do- .do. .do. -do. .do- -do- .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. -do. -do- -do. -do- -do. .do. -do- -do- _do- .do_ .do. .do. Spinning or Weaving; Spinning and Weaving Class of Goods Manufactured Spinning. Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Both Spinning.. Spinning.. Spinning-. Spinning-. Spinning.. Weaving . Spinning.. Spinning.. Spinning-. Spinning.. Spinning.. Spinning.. Weaving.. Spinning.. Spinning.. Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning- Spinning- Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning- Spinning. Spinning- Spinning- Spinning- Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning- Both Spinning- Combed yarns , Cotton yarn Yarns Cotton yarns Combed yarns Cotton yarns Fine combed yarns, cotton cloth. Yarn - lOO's and 120's single and ply yarns; 86's single and ply peeler Combed cotton yarns Combed yarns, Nos. 6's to 26's- -. Cotton yarns, 40's to 58's, 2-ply Fine dress fabrics, draperies, etc Cotton yarns Cotton yarns, 18/15-30/15 Combed yarns, Nos. 36's to 50's Fine combed yarns Combed yarns, 54's to 60's Combed cotton yarns Woven labels 80's single and ply fine yarns High grade combed yarns of every description Cotton yarns 16/1 carded yarns Fine fabrics Fine fabrics -- - Carded yarns... Combed yarns Combed peeler yarns Cotton yarns Combed yarns Combed cotton yarns Double carded cotton yarns Cotton Cotton yarns .-- Yarns, 30's to 40's and 68's, single ply. Combed yarns. No. 20's Combed yarns Combed yarns Combed cotton yarns Combed yarns Automobile tire fabric Fine combed yarns Combed yarns Combed peeler yarns.. Cotton yarns, combed Yarns. - Corded yarns and cotton damask Fine combed yarns •Idle. fBranch of Cramerton Mills. Cotton Mllls 31 Cmitinued. Number Spindles Number Looms Number Cards Power Number Horse-power Approxi-mate .\mount Raw Material Used, Pounds 1 1 Estimated Yearly Output Days in Opera-tion During Year No. 10,880 6,500 12,000 10,000 12,000 5,000 58,000 34 20 22 32 36 15 300 150,000 400 190,000 800,000 1,100,000 624.000 1,350.000 900,000 602,500 6,688,453 $ 600,000 ; 413,000 ' 275,000 600,000 480,000 241,000 3,587,000 300 2C9 300 156 157 158 159 275 201 276 160 100,000 3,000 161 500 162 163 164 15,100 12,608 25,332 4,500 12,096 16 36 260 650 500,000 500,000 1,316,336 1,120,955 995,000 275,000 600,000 900,000 450,445 600,000 165 166 167 168 39 257 169 602 170 11,904 3,600 10,000 10,240 10,500 35,756 29 18 400 200 1,028,746 80,000 1,066,692 743,000 991,351 2,906,160 570,666 150,000 .535,119 .506,000 549,028 1,750,000 50,000 730,000 2,000,000 298,495 450,000 308 300 171 172 173 174 175 176 30 120 60 220 310 285 250 280 280 291 177 17,892 27,000 7,056 8,064 120,000 123,036 17,376 8,000 7 168 42 934,000 3,000,000 625,485 750,000 12,462,014 12,462,014 3,500,000 1,161,123 475,000 317,123 1,122,020 1,644,000 1,250.000 800,000 1,633,410 1,375,000 564,653 178 electric - .. — 179 19 28 373 416 100 410 350 180 181 433 433 182 183 steam and electric ._. 750 1,800,000 542,188 373,000 150,000 463,340 9Q0,OO0 800,000 491,904 847,555 740,000 223,716 184 185 - 18 11 250 360 310 285 186 4 3'0 water and electric - 187 6,500 13 ''48 188 40 750 280 189 12,768 10,080 22,000 15,264 2,500 10,000 15 150 190 29 55 60 579 700 285 191 192 220 193 194 195 40 23 24 40 46 electric. - --- 350 346 1,485,000 565,059 1,000,000 4,500,000 2,000,000 650,000 333,667 500,000 2.700,000 1,250,000 270 196 8,448 6,000 6,048 20,480 10,000 9,000 12,000 26,000 7,270 10,128 197 198 18 500 288 300 199 200 electric. 201 36 electric. . - 200 1,875,000 1,075,900 3,000,000 900,000 1,153,000 800,000 655,039 1,500,000 450,000 627.000 200 202 203 1,000 200 292 260 204 150 20 205 1 steam and electric 206 32 NoKTH Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 2— \'ictory Yarn Mills Co. Wingct Yarn Mills Co.. High Shoals Mills Manville-Jenckes, Inc.. Lowell Cotton Mills.... Peerless Mfg. Co. McAden Mills Adrian Mfg. Co.* Alsace Mfg. Co.* American Yarn and Processing Co Madera Spinning Mills* Tuckasegee Spinning Co Woodlawn Mfg. Co.* Alba Mfg. Co Catawba Spinning Co Globe Yarn Mills Lola Gingham Millf Lola Mfg. Co Oxford Cotton Mills... Gem Cotton Mills. Minneola Mfg. Co. Pomona Mills Proximity Mfg. Co — Revolution Cotton Mills Southern Webbing Mills, Inc. White Oak Cotton Mills Highland Cotton Mills Millis Cotton Mills... Pickett Cotton Mills, Inc Oakdale Cotton Mills. Roanoke Mills Co Rosemary Mfg. Co Patterson Mills Co., Inc Audrey Spinning Mills The Erwin Cotton Mills Co.. The Erwin Cotton Mills Co.! Balfour Mills, Inc... Green River Mfg. Co Raeford Cotton Mills Co. Cascade Mills, Inc... Mooresville Cotton Mills Bloomfield Mfg. Co Paola Cotton Mills Statesville Cotton Mills. Superior Yarn Mills Post office Gastonia ...do High Shoals. ...do Lowell .do- McAdenville.. Mount Holly ...do ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Stanley. ...do— ...do.... ...do... ...do... Oxford. Burlington.. Gibsonville. Greensboro. ...do ...do ...do.. ...do High Point. ...do ...do. Jamestown Roanoke Rapids. ...do Rosemary Weldon Erwin ...do. Balfour Tuxedo Raeford Mooresville. ...do Statesville. ...do ...do ...do Spinning or Weaving; Spinning and Weaving Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Spinning. Spinning.. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Weaving. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Both Both Weaving. Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Spinning. Both Both Both Spinning. Both Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Class of Goods Manufactured Combed yarns. Combed yarns, 30's to 48's... _ Sheetings and fancy goods Sheeting 30's to 80's ply yarn, hosiery, warp, felling 70's to 80's ply and single hosiery warp, felling Corded cotton yarn and cotton flannel Knitting yarn Mercerizing warps. Yarns. _ K. P. and C. P. yarn C. P. yarn, 40-50.. Fancy gingham C. P. and K. P. yarns Cotton yarns, Nos. 8's, lO's, 12's, sin-gle and ply Yarns, 16's to 30's Cotton flannels. Pomona cloth, toyland cloth, bed-spreads, etc Denims Cotton flannels Elastic webbing Denims Hosiery yarns Yarns, knitting 38^'. 64x60 5.35, and Nos. 24, 30, and 30 reverse hosiery yarn Cotton twine Outing flannels Cotton damask Ginghams, outings, suitings, rayons.. 30j tubes, warps, skeins, and cones... Indigo denims Indigo denims Print cloths Fine combed yarns for lace, em-broidery, weaving, and hosiery Hosiery and warp yarns. Fancy shirtings, silk and cotton nov-elties Colored goods and fancy colors Nos. 40's to 60's ball warps Pure white yarn, 20 and 30/2 ply Colored yarns Combed yarns - *Branch American Yarn and Processing Co. fldle. JShuttles. §Started operation Nov., 1925. Cotton Mills 33 Continued. Number Looms Number Cards Power Number Horse-power Approxi-mate Amount Raw Material Used Pounds Estimated Yearly Output Days in Opera-tion During Year 610 600 electric electric _._ water and electric, water electric. electric water and electric. 680 900 1,360 1,147,478 1,399.199 1,560,000 2,000,000 1,206,352 540,000 2,600,000 S 810,586 715,445 850,000 6,000,000 340,000 1,300,000 128 electric. 4,000,000 3,000,000 electric. 743,839 325,000 248 350 1,600 2,048 1330 3,000 336 1,742 1,272 1,000 1,152 1,152 300 1,820 34 24 72 70 249 221 311 124 22 42 38 154 144 52 14 192 209 36 18 30 39 181 20 14 oil engine. electric electric electric electric electric, electric, electric. hydro-electric steam and electric. .. hydro-electric electric steam and electric. electric electric electric water and steam., electric and water. electric hydro-electric electric electric electric electric electric, electric. electric electric and steam. electric electric electric electric and water.. 100 150 100 150 200 500 420 234 1,250 3,500 3,000 30 4,800 1,600 365 800 675 3,000 2,500 1,400 398 3,191 2,942 750 400 400 600 3,009 350 550 340,000 610,000 410,000 210.000 710,000 2,225.000 707,870 1,489,833 2,350,000 10,000,000 8,.500, 000 130,000 20,000.000 5,656,500 1,250,000 1,741.000 2,305,850 6,974,170 5,276,669 1,372,919 470,000 900,500 430.000 840.000 530.000 424,000 894,000 750,000 250,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 200,000 8,000,000 1,682,000 450.000 800,000 850,000 3,870,620 4,004,904 999.372 2,50.000 4.132,390 2,400,000 1,200 bales 1,000,000 690,720 6,076,294 300,000 900,000 450 850,000 950,000 7.50,000 500,000 600,000 3,178.698 350,000 500,000 1,000,000 500,000 301 300 274 242 234 250 267 full 26 276 240 279 250 274 262 full 280 265 156 34 ISToRTH Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 2- Mill Postoffice SpinniriK or Weaving; Spinning and Weaving Class of Goods Manufactured Hall-Kale Mfg. Co Clayton Cotton Mills _. Liberty Cotton Mill Co Eastern Mfg. Co Ethel Cotton Mills* Selma Cotton Millf --- Ivanhoe Mfg. Co.t-. -- Sanford Cotton Mills _. Caswell Cotton Mills, Inc.... Kinston Cotton Mills Anderson Mills, Inc Boger& Crawford Spinning Mill Elm Grove Cotton Mills Eureka Mfg. Co... Excell Mfg. Co., Inc Indian Creek Mills, Inc Laboratory Cotton Mills Troutman.. Clayton ...do Selma ...do - ...do Smithfield.. Sanford Kinston .___do Lincolnton. ...do ...do ..._do ....do ...do ...do _. Long Shoals Cotton Mills Melville Mfg. Co.§.._. ..- Rhodes-Rhyne Mfg. Co Roseland Spinning Mills John Rudisill Mfg. Co Saxony Spinning Co.. Wampum Cotton Mills, Inc... Lincoln Cotton Mills Clinchfield Mfg. Co Cross Cotton Mills Marion Mfg. Co.. _ Capitola Mfg. Co.. .- Atherton Mills Barber Mfg. Co _ Earnhardt Mfg. Co Chadwick-Hoskins Co., No. 1 Chadwick-Hoskins Co., No. 2 Chadwick-Hoskins Co., No. 3 Chadwick-Hoskins Co., No. 4 Chadwick-Hoskins Co., No. 5 Co-Lin Mills, Inc Elizabeth Mills Co Highland Park Mfg. Co 1. Holly Mfg. Co.t Johnston Mfg. Co.. Magnolia Mills Southern Textile Banding Mills Carl Stohn, Inc Savona Mfg. Co Cornelius Cotton Mills. Gem Yarn Mills Davidson Cotton Mill.. Anchor Mills Co Kendall Mills, Inc ...do.. ...do ...do... ...do... ...do ...do. ...do. Southside Marion ...do ...do Marshall Charlotte ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do.. ...do.. --- .-..do ....do North Charlotte. Charlotte ....do Charlotte ....do Cornelius ...do Davidson Huntersville. Paw Creek... Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Combed yarns 20's 2-ply yarns 20/2 ply warps and skeins Hosiery and underwear yarns. Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning.. Sheeting _. Hosiery yarn Sheeting Hosiery and underwear yarns Cotton yarns, carded and combed Duck Combed yarns. Cotton yarns, 20 and 24/2 ply Coarse waste yarns Yarn Yarns — 40/2 and 50/2 ply skeins, tubes, cone yarn Cotton yarn.. Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Both Spinning. Both Spinning. Spinning. Weaving Both. Both. Both. Both. Both. Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Bedspreads — Carded yarns... Yarn Yarn C. P. yarns.. Cotton yarns, 50/2 and 60/2, carded.. Wide print cloths. Cotton knitting yarns Wide print cloth 40/2 combed peeler skeins, cones, warps Yarn Narrow fabrics Cotton batting and felts Fine lawns, sateens, and pongee Fine lawns - Print cloths Fine Lawns — Sheetings — Part linen toweling Yarns — - Ginghams Weaving.. Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Combed yarn. _ Hosiery splicing yarn, 40/1 to 60/1 Card banding for textile mills. Corset goods and men's lounging robe material -- Towels, napkins, damask cloth, etc... Ginghams and chambray Yarns Yarns - Ginghams Hospital gauze *Report included in that of Eastern Mfg. Co. fSame as last report. Jldle. Cotton Mills 35 Continued. pv^k^ Number Spindles Number Looms Number Cards Power Number Horse-power Approxi-mate Amount Raw Material Used, Pounds Estimated Yearly Output Days in Opera-tion During Year "I No. 7,128 10,240 18 32 18 48 350 500 600 700 750,000 1,375,000 1,473,438 2,637,656 $ 350,000 525,000 383,568 731,887 300 287 299 'S? electric ._ . .. ?,53 10 200 ^.54 18 720 '55 ?M 13,440 12,000 430 100 33 36 40 44 69 25 40 16 4 14 12 14 36 ?57 JSS 15 744 750 500 625 400 300 225 300 200 1.800,000 2,594,269 2,032,867 750,000 947, 755 821,486 300 295 •JSQ 16 224 ''60 _JU2Q0 '61 5 616 9fi9 13 600 800,000 33,600 200,000 43,480 320,000 535,000 875,000 400,000 250,000 75.000 373,558 127,000 247,856 250,000 300 168 ''63 6,000 1,360 steam_- steam electric _ 264 ^65 4,368 247 238 300 966 2 928 '67 5,500 13,120 water water 250 425 268 ?7n 3 024 108 12 395,000 250,000 172,474 733,000 492,083 375,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 337,000 216,560 360,000 118,650 445,000 600,000 200,000 2,000,000 600,000 1,900,000 200,000 240 200 071 4,320 electric steam and water steam steam water steam and electric steam steam water 200 165 350 450 250 3,000 550 1,300 400 979 3,276 6 16 36 14 114 69 60 10 30 ''73 8,448 974 14,052 975 6,656 65,520 1,600 880 300 276 977 13,104 35,840 CZ 8,81fi. 15,000 300 300 230 278 279 280 'SI 8 electric electric _. electric. _ electric electric electric electric electric 15 331^ 1,039^ 7m 9911 1,155 720 100 400 1,800 225 600 250 5 75 282 550 325 650 300 770 65,000 3,020,000 1,010,720 852,991 1,419,131 1,246,164 1,690,429 40,000 292,700 696,457 503,207 665,497 753,631 619,117 400,000 9S9 300 275 271 2.57 257 257 '83 29,312 12,800 20,048 28,160 12,092 1,000 580 300 501 621 312 100 1,700 80 44 28 48 50 27 20 80 19 50 9 284 285 286 287 288 ''89 16,350 9qo 46,000 8,500 steam and electric. electric and steam electric electric 2,300,000 1,500,000 220 291 9q9 11,088 2,490,386 70,000 20,641 200,000 1,599,582 1,000,000 547,520 1,912,826 1,000,000 3,900,000 954,232 125,000 13,364 260,000 280 86 310 293 6,144 294 295 60 730 364 60 24 31 electric electric •. _ electric electric electric 996 18,500 907 9,952 10,756 490,000 250,000 534,163 240,000 295 246 298 299 14,688 300 10,900 427 626 31 60 300 full time 301 30,240 electric 302 1- h^ 36 NoETH Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 2- Mill Postoffice Spinning or Weaving; Spinning and Weaving Class of Goods Manufactured Aileen Mills, Inc _. Rhyne-Anderson Mills Co. Smithorman Cotton Mills. County Moore Mills, Inc... High Falls Mfg. Co. _. Vass Cotton Mill Co Rocky Mount Mills__ Biscoe --- Troy ....do Hemp High Falls Vass Rocky Mount. Bellwill Cotton Mills Delgado Mills Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 4 Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 7 Bellc-^'ue Xig. Co Eno Cotton Mills Elizabeth City Cotton Mills,... A. T. Baker & Co., Inc Laura Cotton Mills Roxboro Longhurst Cot. Mills. Greenville Cotton Mills Columbus Cotton Mills, Inc Sapoiia Cotton Mills, Inc Pennsylvania Textile Mills, Inc Enterprise i'fg. Co The Randolph Mills, Inc Wilmington ...do Carrboro ...do Hillsboro ...do Elizabeth City. Roxboro ....do.... ...do Greenville Columbus Asheboro Central Falls... Coleridge Franklinville... Columbia VJg. Co Deep River Mills, Inc Leward Cotton Mills Entwistle Yig. Co Great Falls Mfg. Co Hannah Pickett Mills, Inc.. Leak Kfg. Co Leak, Wall & McRae, Inc.. Ledbetter Mfg. Co Pee Dee Mfg. Co Roberdel Mfg. Co.... Steele's Mills . Jennings Cotton Mills, Inc.. Mansfield Mills, Inc Ramseur Randleman.. Worthville Rockingham. ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do Lumberton... ...do National Cotton Mills, Inc Cape Fear Cotton Mills Co.... Ernaldson Cotton Mills Co The McEa'-hern Cot. Mills Co. St. Pauls Cotton Mill Co Draper American Mill Wearwell Sheeting Mill Wearwell Bedspread Mill Edna Cotton Mills Leaksville Cotton Mills Lily Mill Morehead Cotton Mills Co Nantucket Mill ...do... St. Pauls ...do ...do St. Pauls Rockingham. Draper. Leaksville Reidsville Spray ...do ...do ...do Both Spinning. Both Weaving. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Weaving. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Both Both Both Both Both Both Both Spinning. Both Both Both Spinning. Both Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Both Both Spinning. Both Spinning. Both Bedspreads, sheeting, and yarn Carded yarns Cotton flannels _ Fancy rayon Cotton yarn Knitting yarns _ Yarn on skeins, tubes, cones, and chain warp Fancy dress ginghams and novelties.. Ginghams and art silk goods 2-ply yarns Single yarns, combed and Carded Shirtings and dress goods Shirtings and rayon fabrics Weaving yarns Plushes, velvets, velours Cotton yarns Cotton yarns. Knitting and hosiery yarn Yarns, single and ply Hosiery yarn _ Cotton yarns Carpet yarn Sheetings, drills, bleached and tinted flannels Sheetings Ginghams, plaids, and export fabrics. Sheetings and drills Print cloth Khaki twills, fine fabrics Cotton goods Chambrays Tickings. Hard yarns Plaids and shirtings Heavy plaids and ginghams Wide sheeting and print cloths Cotton yarns Hosiery and underwear yarns, sateens,. broadcloth, plain and silk mixtures. Colored cotton yarns Yarns, fabrics, and draperies Hosiery yarn Yarns on cones and tubes Yarns Cotton blankets Wide sheeting Cotton and rayon bedspreads Print cloths and twills Yarns Gingham and fine rayon fabrics Yarn Ginghams and rayon. Cotton Mills 37 Continued. Number Looms 348 900 592 1,121 360 300 878 288 1,000 1,S 400 300 854 1,150 600 20 480 498 176 540 600 500 724 Number Cards 16 13 100 16 46 46 43 34 77 28 15 198 58 10 43 39 11 38 30 78 42 74 36 Power electric water and steam, electric.- water. _. electric-electric steam electric electric electric electric electric steam electric water and steam electric steam.. i electric electric, steam, and water. electric water and electric electric, steam, and water. water and steam water and electric steam and electric electric electric and steam electric electric electric, steam, and water. water electric electric and water water and electric steam electric electric electric electric electric electric electric electric electric. steam and electric, water and steam... electric steam and water... electric Number Horse-power 500 300 640 250 260 250 1,800 500 700 700 400 500 1,200 500 75 150 2,500 450 100 500 550 307 450 600 1,100 500 2,042 600 900 960 900 1,200 1,500 750 1,635 600 227 450 800 2,154 1,257 1,200 1,C00 450 718 400 Approxi-mate Amount Raw Material Used, Pounds 1,000,000 690,000 1,432,722 175,000 564,212 710,000 4,500,000 522,145 850,000 824,706 1,421,243 1,020,000 1,630,000 1,056,725 1,040,000 436,849 5,433,216 1,200,000 1,438,000 750,000 1,428,500 893,385 2,114,073 1,500,000 2,868,300 5,000,000 1,054,677 2,923,456 2,165,653 238,000 2,807,000 545,667 1,755,376 786,211 2,018,695 4,440.000 4,339,561 2,684,700 1,275,000 602,797 620,800 1,400,000 1,049,263 Estimated Yearly Output S 800,000 232.000 592,255 300,000 210.000 275,000 1,500,000 480,000 750,000 675,000 938.000 410.000 750.000 250,000 2,245,862 375,000 300,000 750,000 540,000 180,000 525,000 320,663 1,100,000 500,000 1,200.000 750,000 2,000,000 2.50,000 1,000,000 910,000 950,000 1,350,000 208.376 609.752 290,623 917,951 3.165.200 2,170.409 1.390,000 750.000 175.000 706.700 460.000 843.500 Days in Opera-tion During Year 208 290 144 285 301 275 275 282 225 266 261 268 300 307 248 250 245 247 300 309 275 290 280 252 406 269 270 208 273 250 253 No. 303 304 .305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 38 NoETH Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 2- Mill Post office Spinning or Weaving; Spinning and Weaving Class of Goods Manufactured Rhode Island Mill Spray Cotton Mills China Grove Cotton Mills Co. Patterson Mfg. Co Corriher Mills Co _ Linn Mills Co Barringer Mfg. Co - Diamond Cotton Mills Kesler Mfg. Co -- Klumac Cotton Mills, Inc Marsh Cotton Mills, Inc.* Rowan Cotton Mills Co The Salisbury Cotton Mills... Vance Cotton Mill.. The Henrietta Mills, Nos. 1-2. Cliffside Mills EUenboro Mfg. Co.f Alexander Mfg. Co The Florence Mills The Cleghorn Mills Co Grace Cotton Mill Co.. The Horn Co.... --- The Spencer Mills Co The Spindale Mills Co Stonecutter Mills Co Morgan Cotton Mills Dickson Cotton Mills Prince Cotton Mills. Scotland Cotton Mills Waverly Cotton Mills Co Efird Mfg. Co Wiscassett Mills Co Norwood Mfg. Co Oakboro Cotton Mill Laurel Bluff Cotton Mills Sapphire Cotton Mills Marshville Mfg. Co Icemorlee Cotton Mills, Inc... Manetta Mills Monroe Mills Co --. Rodman-Heath Cotton Mills. Harriette Cotton Mills.. _ Henderson Cotton Mills Neuse Mfg. Co... Caraleigh Mills Co Consolidated Textile Corp Raleigh Cotton Mill Royall Cotton Mills... __. Peck Mfg. Co The Borden Mfg. Co -.. Ronda Cotton Mills* Grier Cotton Mills Yadkin Cotton Mills Wilson Cotton Mills Co Spray ...do China Grove. ...do Landis.. ...do Rockwell Salisbury ...do. ...do Both Spinning. Spinning, Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Both Both ...do. ....do - ...do... ...do... Caroleen Cliffside EUenboro Forest City ....do... Rutherfordton ....do Spindale ....do ....do ....do.. Laurel Hill Laurinburg. ....do ....do ....do Albemarle ....do Norwood Oakboro Mount Airy Brevard Marshville Monroe .---do ..-.do... Waxhaw Henderson ....do.. Neuse Raleigh ....do ....do Wake Forest Warrenton Goldsboro Ronda North Wilkesboro. Roaring River Wilson Spinning. Both Both Both Spinning. Both Both Spinning. Spinning. Weaving Both Spinning. Weaving. Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Both Spinning- Spinning. Spinning. Both Both Both Both Spinning. Both Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Spinning. Cotton blankets Cotton yarns Yarns Sheetings Cotton yarns Cotton yarns Yarns Yarns v Sheetings Damask, rayon, bedspreads, cotton yarns Combed knitting yarns Cotton goods Pajama checks, sheeting Cotton prints and sheetings Gingham Yarns... Bed sheeting, bed sheets, pillow cases. Cotton outings Combed yarns Combed yarns Bedspreads and rayons Fine combed sateens Fine combed yarns Fine cotton and rayon mixture goods. Yarns and fine fabrics Hosiery yarn Yarns Yarn... Yarns Cotton yarns Cotton yarns Cotton yarns Fine combed yarn 12/2 for insulating Combed cotton yarn Cord tire fabrics. Hosiery and underwear yarns Cot t on bedspreads Combed yarns. Yarn Yarns Sheeting and yarns. Chambrays Ginghams and colored goods Cotton goods Cotton yarns Sheetings and 20/2 yarns Yarns Underwear and hosiery yarns Coarse hosiery yarns. Soft twist yarns Yarns *Idle. tHave not started operation. Cotton Mlljls 39 Continued. Number Looms 114 110 Number Cards 653 200 1,789 1,524 284 536 32 150 504 504 4 194 132 216 520 500 Power 32 209 88 12 63 72 24 22 27 57 242 475 72 18 electric steam and water. electric electric electric electric...- electric electric electric Number Horse-power electric electric electric electric electric WBter and electric water, steam, and electric electric electric electric electric. electric electric electric electric electric electric electric electric electric electric .... electric steam and electric electric electric water oil engine electric electric electric electric steam electric electric water and electric electric electric electric electric electric electric 938 1,000 925 618 275 200 1,500 200 1,000 1,000 3,500 2,300 120 750 Approxi-mate Amount Raw Material Used, Pounds 2,878.700 2,000,000 2,000,000 955,791 1,405,000 2,800,000 946,522 477 494 1,250,000 3,500,000 2,100,000 6,643,654 2,042,688 Estimated Yearly Output $1,200,000' 850,000 420,000 532,000 1,500,000 500,000 600,000 1,7.50,000 1,561,258 936,192 380 900 725 600 250 500 1,700 4,057 1,500 200 100 400 250 850 212 300 2,015 1,667 500 550 750 3,307,500 4,413,197 816,618 961,316 250,000 547,557 924,406 770,000 2,000,000 1,250,393 2,100,782 753,874 1,365,889 4.800.000 11,000,000 3,000,000 143,431 200,000 1,000,000 4,000.000 945,531 360.000 2,000.000 5.250.000 516,000 746,098 724.389 1,439.650 1.880.160 930,000 2,500,000 1,468,705 1,750,000 447,457 454, 754 461,192 564,068 1,460.000 875,000 436,495 725,000 260,000 450,000 2,250,000 4,500,000 1,125,000 277,000 45,000 500,000 1,500,000 320,.501 100,000 3,500,000 2,000,000 200,000 470,000 3.33,398 541.683 818,738 300,000 750.000 Days in Opera-tion During Year 256 247 300 241 285 285 532 286 255 200 245 300 240 240 272 283 256 275 272 278 276 266 290 302 250 250 206 211 173 268 248 263 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 steam and electric. water steam 220 200 300 1,291,936 1.030.000 640. 199 488,446 300,000 233.77? full time 2 239 40 N'oRTH Carolina Industrial Statistics Table No. 3—Mills, Number of Iloiif^ Mill Post office Number Hours Worked No. Day Night Week 1 Aurora Cotton Mills 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 55 •> Burlington Mills, Inc do 55 3 Elniira Cotton Mills do 55 * Glencoe Mills .. . . do 55 .S E. M. Holt Plaid Mills, Inc ....do 55 fi ... do . - -. --- .. .- 55 7 The Lakeside Mills --- do . . 10 55 8 Stevens Mfg. Co._ do 55 ft Consolidated Textile Corp. (Hopedale Div.)__ Consolidated Textile Corp. (Ossipee Div.) Holt, Gant & Holt Cotton Mfg. Co Glen Raven Cotton Mills Elon College 55 in do 11 11 ....do.__ _ I'' 55 13 L. Banks Holt Mfg. Co 14 ._..do _ 55 15 Sidney Cotton Mills. __ ....do 55 Ifi Travora Mfg. Co., No. 1 ..._do 17 do ... 55 18 Holt-Granite Puritan Mill If) Travora Mfg. Co., Plant No. 2 __ _. do 55 •^0 Durham Hosiery Mills, No. 15 55 '^1 55 w 10 12 12 '^7, 60 ?4 Miller Mfg. Co ___.do _ 60 ''.5 North State Cotton Mill Co ._..do... 60 •'fi Taylorsville Cotton MilL.. _ ....do 11 lOJ 10 12 lOi 60 ?7 Vv'ade Mfg. Co ___ 58 •?8 Wadesboro Cotton Mill __ . ..do 60 9q 60 30 Asheville Cotton Mills Asheville _ _ --..do do 10 10 10 55 31 French Broad Mill of Martel Mills, Inc ._. Martel Mills, Inc. -- 11 11 55 55 33 34 Henrv River Mfg Co 11 10 10 12 60 35 Blue Ridge Cotton Mill Alpine Cotton Mills Valdese Mfg. Co Maiden- Morganton 60 3fi 60 37 60 38 --..do 10 10 12 11 60 39 4n Brown Mfg. Co Cabarrus Cotton Millf Concord ....do 55 41 ....do 10 10 11 10 10 11 lOJ 11 11 11 55 49 Franklin Cotton Mills ....do 43 Gibson Mfg. Co ....do 55 44 Hartsell Mills Co .. do 55 45 Hobarton Mfg. Co ... do 4fi Locke Cotton Mills Co . _ ... do - ... 55 47 ... do 48 Renfrew Mfg. Co.t ....do - ... 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 55 4Q ....do 50 White-Parks Mill Co. ....do 51 52 Cabarrus Cotton Mills Cannon Mfg. Co Kannapolis ....do 55 55 *Started operation July, 1925. fBranch of Kannapolis. JBranch of parent company, Adams, Mass. Cotton Mills 41 Worked, Wages, When Paid, Etc. Employees 132 120 57 55 43 50 37 22 39 26 32 250 31 35 41 40 120 27 27 60 75 35 40 30 53 90 60 150 75 26 467 240 246 135 174 100 74 45 90 226 75 100 600 103 75 140 105 398 70 67 225 rrso ^ 107 97 250 125 550 210 254 254 Wages Kfi, S 5.02 7.27 5.45 7.63 5.45 10.00 6.54 5.50 7.27 4.50 4.50 8.00 4.50 7.09 6.00 5.50 7.15 6.00 3.81 6.36 5.72 6.36 7.26 4.57 5.50 7.60 3.33 7.50 4.36 6.18 5.63 O 03 1.90 1.81 2.72 2.10 2.18 2.50 2.72 1.50 1.20 2.05 2.15 2.20 2.50 2.36 2.15 2.50 1.83 2.15 2.18 2.10 2.19 1.99 1.98 2.20 1.27 2.16 1.50 2.00 2.51 2.00 2.00 •-'5 ° 4.15 5.45 4.09 3.27 3.63 3.50 4.54 3.10 4.18 2.70 3.24 5.00 3.00 3.27 3.60 5.00 4.33 3.00 3.40 4.18 3.63 2.03 2.7
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Title | Report of the Department of Labor and Printing of the State of North Carolina |
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Date | 1925; 1926 |
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THIRTY-FIFTH REPORT
OF THE
Department of Labor and Printing
OF THE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
19254926
FRANK D. GRIST, Commissioner
(W«i£s««Sl>
RALEIGH
Mitchell Printing Company
State Printers
1926
DEPARTMENT PEKSOXXEL, 1925-1926
Fkank D. Geist, Commissioner Caldwell County
Miss Minnie Stamps Gosney, Secretary Wake County
William F. George, Assistant Commissioner Cumberland County
Pabks G. Hampton, Bookkeeper and stockman Yadkin County
Elizabeth Gbeek, Senior Clerk Caldwell County
Jerome C. Gobner, Warehouseman Granville County
Employment Service
Frank D. Grist, Federal Director Caldwell County
Clarence Beddingfield, Assistant Federal Director Wake County
Miss Kathebine Hamilton, Chief Clei-k Lee County
L. R. Hones, 8upt., Asheville Employment Office Buncombe County
Joseph M. Pratt, Supt., WiMston-Salevi Employment Office Forsyth County
Geo. a. Younce, Supt., Greetishoro Employment Office Guilford County
J. H. Cutheell, Supt.. Rocky Mount Employment Office Nash County
Bellamy Harris, Supt., Wilmington Employment Office..'New Hanover County
Bureau for the Deaf
Hugh G. Miller, Chief Cleveland County
Division of Service to World Wai- Veterans
F. A. Hutchison, State Service Officer Guilford County
11
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
To His Excellency, A. W. McLean,
Governor of North Carolina.
Sib:—Pursuant to Section 7311, Consolidated Statutes, 1919, I here-with
transmit the Thirty-Fifth report of the Department of Labor and
Printing, covering the biennial period 1925-1926.
I present in statistical form information in regard to the industries
of the State. From these figures one can get a conception of the won-derful
progress that North Carolina has made during the biennial period
and it is regretted that limited space and funds prevent going into
greater detail in showing this progress. I feel that our industrial
growth has, to a great measure, been due to the labor conditions that
prevail throughout the Staite.
From observation and information received as Commissioner of Labor
and Printing, I am of the opinion that North Carolina is in the
fortunate condition of having as near ideal relations existing between
what is commonly called "capital and labor" as any State in the Union.
The industrial plants and industrial communities of North Carolina
are fast developing the "community spirit." Every industrial plant, of
any size, now furnishes for its employees, community houses, swimming
pools, playgrounds and various other forms of recreation and amuse-ments.
Instructions are given by doctors and other trained professional
men and women, to employees of the various plants, on health and liv-ing
conditions. Interest is shown in the public schools adjacent to and
in connection with the various industrial plants, by the owners and
managers.
In return for the many conveniences and recreations that are fur-nished
the working man and his family, the employees have developed
an appreciation of the conditions and there has arisen a spirit of
cooperation that has very nearly eliminated industrial strife in North
Carolina. A few minor industrial disruptions have been noted, in
North Carolina, during the past two years and without legal authority,
W I have made a quiet investigation into the cause of these few industrial
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disturbances that have existed and it is my belief that ninety-five per
cent of the unrest that has developed has been caused by agitators that
have come in from sections beyond the borders of North Carolina.
No legislation could forestall the coming of these agitators and the
only way to counteract their influence is for the employer and employees
to continue to develop the spirit of harmony and fellowship each work-ing
for the best interest of the other, striving to improve the quantity
and quality of production and living conditions.
The public schools, good roads and other public improvements have
all been most effective in establishing the friendly relations that now
exist between the manufacturer and the working man. With the con-tinued
progress of the State, the education of the working class and the
cooperation of employer and employee, industrial strife in North Caro-lina
Avill be completely eliminated in a short time.
Also as required by law, I herein make such recommendations as in
my opinion would serve to the best interest of the public and would in-crease
the efficiency of this department.
WORJvMEN^S compensation ACT
North Carolina in the past two decades has made such rapid progress
as an industrial State that it has come to be recognized throughout the
nation and the world as being one of the greatest industrial sections of
the universe. Scarcely is there a single article produced, by man or ma-chinery,
that is not being produced in North Carolina. With a popu-lation
of over two and one half millions, a large percent are now en-gaged
in industrial work of some kind. Yearly the number of indus-trial
workers increase but the State has failed, thus far, to provide ade-quate
laws for the protection of this large percent of her population that
is engaged in hazardous work. This is at variance with the progress
that the State has made in other lines and is not consistent with the
business standards of the State.
Out of the forty-eight states of the Union there are now only six that
do not have some form of the principle of the workman's compensation,
and it is a source of regret that North Carolina is one of these states
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along with Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri and South Caro-lina.
The fact that this form of settlement of accidents in industry has
proven to be highly successful in forty-two states of the Union and in
practically every foreign country of the world speaks for itself and I
earnestly urge the enactment of a just workman's compensation law by
the General Assembly of 1927.
MINING
For the calendar year 1925 there was produced in the State of N'orth
Carolina approximately fifteen millions of dollars in mineral and other
products of the mines. The law provides inspection of these mines by
the Commissioner of Labor and Printing and I consider that this duty
is one that should be performed by a technical expert or a competent
mine engineer with at least five years' experience in underground mine
operations.
"We have operating in ll^orth Carolina, at the present time, two bitu-minous
coal mines and many smaller mines producing iron ore, feld-spar,
etc. There is a total of twenty-four minerals found in the State
and these various minerals are found in forty-four different counties.
While some of these mines are not in operation during the entire year
I regard it as very essential that these mines should be inspected.
Both of the coal mines in ISTorth Carolina have had explosions during
the past two years. The Carolina Coal Company Mine, at Sanford, E.
F. D. exploded on May 27th, 1925, and resulted in the death of fifty-three
men and the injury of two. The explosion of the Erskin-Eam-say
Coal Company, at Cumnock, IST. C, was on November 24th, 1926,
and resulted in the death of two men and the injury of two. The latter
explosion was slight but the former at the Carolina Coal Company Mine
resulted in the death of every man under ground and completely wrecked
the mine for several weeks.
I do not undertake to argue that proper and adequate mine inspection
would have prevented these two explosions but it would have given this
department an opportunity to have had greater knowledge of the condi-tions
of these mines if proper periodical inspection had been made by
a competent and efficient mine inspector. Also the State of North
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Carolina could have presented the mining industry in this State with
a clearer conscience i£ everything in its power had been done to safe-guard
the workmen in the mines.
There are dangers to both life and property in all of the mines and
quarries operating in JSTorth Carolina. Too often a disaster can be
caused by defective machinery or falling parts of rocks or other mate-rial
striking a workman. There is an inadequate practice of safety and
precaution in the mining industry. Therefore, I earnestly recommend
the enactment of legislation for the creation of a competent mine in-spector
in the Department of Labor and Printing.
Respectfully submitted,
F. D. Grist,
Commissioner.
Raleigh, lii. C, December 15, 1926.
CONTENTS
Chapter I
Cotton, "Woolen, Silk and Cokdage Mills
II
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Knitting Mills
III
Furniture Factories
IV
Tobacco Manufactures
V
Miscellaneous Industries
VI
Mines and Mining
VII
The Power Situation in N'orth Carolina.
VIII
Farm akd Farm Labor
IX
Public Employment Service
Bureau of Labor for the Deaf
X
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XI l^EWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
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State Printing
Appendix—Classification of Industries
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ABUNDANT AMERICAN LABOR SOUTH'S GREAT ASSET
STAUNCH, INTELLIGENT AND SKILLED CHARACTER OF THE CON-TENTED
AND PROSPEROUS ANGLO-SAXON MILL OPERATIVES
OF THE SOUTH IMPORTANT FACTOR IN RAPID EXPANSION
OF SOUTHERN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
By Wade H. Harris, Editor, Charlotte Observer.
The following article appeared iii the Manufacturers Record under date
of October 28, 1926, and is reprinted here by courtesy of the Manufac-turers
Record, Baltimore, Md.
Northern and New England Textile men continue coming South to invest
their capital. These mill men bring their money, but they do not bring their
labor. In fact, the impelling motive is to get away from that labor and to
leave it behind, for it is the established superiority of Southern mill help that
develops one of the South's most potent advantages in the field of industry.
The climate, as a matter of course, is a great asset, for the mechanical
humidifier is of but small necessity ; nearness to the raw supply is another
factor ; healthier living and cheaper living is yet another, but the staunch,
intelligent and skilled character of Southern Anglo-Saxon mill help is the
factor that makes the strongest appeal to the average outsider looking for
investment in the South.
Back of all these advantages of proximity to the cotton fields, of abun-dance
of native labor, of climate and of healthy and happy domestic conditions
is the paramount factor of cheap and abundant electric power. It was the
construction of transmission lines through all cotton sections of the South
that gave the textile industry its first great impetus and which is responsible
for the continuing multiplication of spindles and looms in the South. Devel-opment
of water-power resources is keeping just a little ahead of the devel-oping
demands by industry, and, like the supply of labor, the supply of
electrical energy iin the South seems to have no limit. Cheap electric power
will always play an important part in promotion of Southern industry.
Tlie Northern and New England men coming South likewise manifest a
preference for mill plants already built and in operation, as witness the
recent purchase by New York interests of such important manufacturing
plants as the Caroleen, the Henrietta and the Cherokee Falls. They have
not only saved the trouble of building and equipping mills, but come into
possession of factories already manned with competent labor, a class of labor
that aside from being intelligent and capable, is willing and endowed with
the very desirable qualifications of loyalty. The new investors show keenness
in seeking out the centers from which this native help is drawn. They find
good opportunities in the Piedmont districts of both North Carolina and South
Carolina, and investments have been particularly active in the vicinity of
Charlotte, Gastonia, Greenville and Spartanburg, while there has been a
distinct movement from the Piedmont farther into the heart of the native V
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labor, an indication of wliich is found in the drift toward Hendersonville,
Swannanoa, Black Mountain and Asheville sections, where new mills have
been built and purchased mills added to.
The textile industry is gaining impetus in the mountain districts and
largely by reason of the abundance of native labor available. There is no
exhaustion of this supply, for the Piedmont and mountain sections are pop-ulated
with the families of the Rooseveltian characteristics. The prospects
is that no matter to what extent the industrial South is developed, there
need be no fear on the score of exhaustion of native labor to man the fac-tories.
One factor in reliability of this labor supply is that industrial life in the
South is happy and contented, healthy and prosperous, the conditions under
which Southern labor lives being quite the opposite of tenement life in the
North and East. It is out of doors for the Southern mill worker. The mill
towns are model villages, except in the few isolated particulars, where old-estabUshed
mill settlements have not been renovated. But every mill village
built and populated in recent years is a village laid out after what might
be accepted as modern city planning. Paved streets are the first consider-ation
; water-works and sewerage come next. Then there is the flower garden
in front and the vegetable garden behind the home and the garage alongside.
Inside there are rugs and carpets, radios, pianolas, telephones, electric lights,
bath rooms, and, in fact, "all the conveniences of the city home." There are
schoolhouses of modern type—in architecture some of the cotton-mill school-houses
are a little ahead in architecture and equipment of the city buildings
—they have churches, hospitals, gymnasiums, playgrounds, trained nurses
and doctors, the latter provided by the mill owners. In short, the cotton-mill
operatives in the South live amidst the best surroundings that medical science
can devise and in all the comforts that money can provide, for it is the human
element that dominates the Southern textile industry, and which is the
promotive concern of the mill owners themselves, largely organized under
the name of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association. For this
organization Stuart W. Cramer is a representative spokesman, and we can
do no better than draw on his picture of life as lived in the Southern mill
community.
The mill village, he explained in an address before a meeting of the
association last year, is generally located outside the corporate limits of any
municipality and often in the country, therefore self-contained and self-supporting,
with its own store buildings, schools, churches and public utilities,
with its dwellings clustered around the mill buildings and all owned by the
mill company as a whole or in large part. The schools are under the direction
of the county boards of education ; wages are paid weekly in cash ; the stores
are generally owned and conducted by outsiders ; the churches are directed
by the regular church organizations, and the community activities are more
and more those of the people themselves, with a small negro population living
in the outskirts or in some segregated district.
And here comes in an important feature bearing on the relative wage
scale in New England and the South. In these mill villages we have described
Abundant American Labob South's Great Asset
the average charge, as Mr. Cramer says, is 25 cents a room per week. This
includes electric lights, water and sewerage, and is not even enough to keep
the houses painted and in repair, and that small amount is more than offset
by village and welfare expense, so that it is really not only a totally unpro-ductive
investment but a losing one. It has been demonstrated that this free-rent
equivalent and general village and welfare expense amounts to $4.36 per
operative per week, which is another way of saying that the Southern mill
operative enjoys an advantage of $4.36 per week over the representative
Northern mill operative, who usually lives in a city and has to pay out of
his wages an amount equal to that sum for the things his Southern brother
gets free. Now, that statement brings on more talk, for it is really not a
gift; on the contrary, one of the topics under very serious consideration by
the American Cotton Manufacturers Association is how best to handle that
matter, which is, after all, but a bookkeeping transaction, that the employes
will not only realize that it is a real item in their compensation, that it is
really a part of their pay, and also that the public generally may realize that
Southern cotton-mill workers are not so poorly paid as appears on the surface.
All this is recognized by the National Industrial Conference Board, which
now appends to its regular published wage comparisons the following foot-note
"The wage data given are for cash payments only and do not take into
consideration the value of such wage equivalents as reduced or free house
rent or other special services rendered by the companies to employes. Various
forms of wage equivalents are in use in industrial establishments in many
localities, and they are almost universal in the Southern cotton-mill districts,
but the part which these play as compensation for work performed cannot be
taken into account in a study of this character."
We have mentioned the garage alongside the house, for the average
cotton-mill worker in the South does not have all his recreation at home. He
has an automobile for him'self and family, just as surely as he has a cow and
a few pigs. The automobile necessarily figiires in Southern mill community
life, for, and it is the observation of Mr. Cramer, that even the most casual
of visitors to a mill community in this section must be impressed with the
amazing number of automobiles of all "vintages" in sight. The auto plays
an important part in the life of the operatives, for, to resume Mr. Cramer's
narrative, the mills close down on Saturday forenoons at 11 o'clock and by
early afternoon large numbers of workers are out for the week-ends even as
their former envied society neighbors. The educational value of all this
commingling of people over large areas is incalculable and contributes greatly
to their health and contentment ; no longer can agitators mislead them, for it
is too easy to go, see and check up, and few employers can shirk their respon-sibilities,
for the most desirable workers easily find work and surroundings
to their liking. One curious fact well worth noting is the number of work-men
who come to their work in automobiles, particularly those who come
in from the contiguous country for miles around during slack seasons on
the farms, and often country produce is brought to market at the same
time. The effect of this influence on industry, both farming and manu-facturing
is obviously far-reaching and gives promise of being at least in
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part a solution of the housing and home problems. "It is noteworthy," Mr.
Cramer submits by way of side remark, "that this great result is being
achieved by industrialists along sound economic lines rather than by legisla-tion
invoked by academicians—the rankest and most insidiously dangerous
kind of paternalism."
If it might be charged that we are playing up the Southern mill men too
much in the light of benefactors—and they are that in fact—it might be
explained that back of all this consideration they give to the welfare of their
help is a patriotic interest in the child of today, which, as Mr. Cramer says,
is regarded as the hope of Southern industrialism of tomorrow. The sentiment
of the Southern cotton-mill owner i.s reflected in the statement that "the health,
training and opportunities we bring to the children of today will largely
determine whether they will care to be the mill workers of tomorrow." Any
Southern mill man, therefore, who fails to support child-welfare work and to
observe such child-labor restrictions as have survived the chaos of experimen-tation,
both legislative and industrial, whether compelled to do so by law
or not, "is a traitor to his industry and to his own selfish Interests."
Back of the Anglo-Saxon mill help of the South stands a yet more
important factor, one who is accustomed to get much more of misplaced blame
than of well-deserved praise. It is the Anglo-Saxon mill man, and this is his
picture : "The average Southern mill man usually starts small, often has
come up from the ranks, succeeds in a small way and gradually works up to
an income that provides the usual necessities and luxuries of life ; his success
from that point on means only more income to be reinvested by enlargiing his
plant, added responsibilities and worries and no more necessities nor luxuries."
Here, then, comes in the cardinal principle of the Southern mill man : He sees
that he can best add to his own happinass and peace with the world "by
investing more and more of his own excess income in the health and happiness
of his fellow-men," this fellowship being constituted of the i)eople who daily
surround him as helpers and associates, and who draw his weekly payroll.
Such are the outstanding characteristics of the Southern cotton-mill work-ers,
the Southern cotton-mill owners and the domestic environments of life
in the Southern cotton-mill community.
CHAPTER I
COTTON MILLS
North Carolina leads the nation as the greatest cotton goods manu-facturing
State. There has been a substantial and permanent growth
in the industry during the past ten years but it is only during the last
two years that the State has taken first place in the manufacturing of
textile goods. The leading products of the mills are denims, canton
flannels, flannelettes, towels and toweling, cotton table damask, sheets
and sheetings, pillow cases, commercial yarns and ginghams.
The growth in the textile industry during the past ten years has been
very rapid but during the past two years, when the industry seemed to
be more on a decline in other states, North Carolina has gone forward
in a rapid manner. Statistics show that the State now has 6,075,168
spindles in place which is 156,630 more than were employed in 1924.
The number of active spindle hours for 1926 were 19,952,947,406 while
in 1924 they were 17,332,650,667. The actual number of spindles placed
in the mills of Massachusetts exceed those of North Carolina by a little
over five million being 11,417,406 but the number of spindle hours were
only 17,938,121,787. This gives to North Carolina 1,014,825,619 more
active spindle hours than any other one State.
Some of the mills have been consolidated and a few of them have
ceased to operate during the past two years but new ones have been
established and the total number of mills in the State today is larger
than it was at the close of the last biennial period. North Carolina
with four hundred and six mills has more active mills than any other
State. Table number one shoAvs a list of the mills by counties, Gaston
County, with 1,116,760 spindles and eighty-eight mills leads the State
as the greatest textile county. Of the seventy-three counties in the
United States that employ over 100,000 spindles twenty-one of these
counties are in North Carolina. It is to be regretted that some of the
mills failed to report certain items but of the four hundred and six
mills that are now in this State three hundred and forty reported a
capital stock of $196,515,585.
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The number of looms used in the industry is 102,529 and the num-ber
of cards 16,336. During the year 1916 there were only 62,918 looms
and 9,806 cards showing an increase during the period of ten years of
62% in the looms and 66% in the use of cards. There are 641,100,442
pounds of raw material used annually in the mills of the State. Three
hundred and forty-five of the mills report the estimated value of the
yearly output to be $303,799,410.
There are now 49,792 men working in the mills, 30,582 women and
3,144 children. The first two figures indicate an increase during the
biennial period while the latter shows a decrease. The children em-ployed
in the mills are between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years
of age. The average high wage paid males is now $5.71 and the low
average is $2.12, these figures show an increase. The high average wage
paid females is $3.08 and the low average is $1.88 the former being a
decrease and the latter an increase. In 1924 at the close of the biennial
period, the average maximum wage for the males was $5.20 and the low
average was $2.00; for the females the high average was $3.25 and the
low average was $1.30. In 1916 the average high wages for the males
was $3.05 and the low average was 97c, while the high average for the
females was $1.50 and the low average was 85c.
The mills of Worth Carolina are owned, for the most part, by North
Carolinians and are operated, to a large extent by native labor. Suf-ficient
labor is generally to be found within the State and is available
to the extent needed. The ideal climatic conditions of the State, the
splendid water power and the nearest to the source of supply of raw
material all combine to make this the leading textile State. The aver-age
working day is ten hours and the majority of the mills run full
time, some operating both night and day. During the last few months
operations have been on a more reduced basis and in some instances
running time has been reduced to four and five days a week but the
feeling is optimistic and a material improvement is expected during
the coming months when price at which the new cotton may be pur-chased
is determined.
Cotton Mllls
The mills reporting on the amount of horse power used show a total
of 69,657 units. Two hundred eighty-three mills use electric power,
twenty-nine use steam and electric; twenty-one use steam; fourteen use
steam and water ; fifteen use electric and water ; seven use steam ; water
and electric; sixteen use water, three report the use of hydro-electric
power and three use oil to generate their power. Fifteen of the mills
failed to report on this particular item.
Statistical data relating to various details of the industry will be
found in the tabulations following:
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