Complex sentence: Blakely then drove to the state of North Carolina, the location of America's hosiery mills to present her idea and was turned away by every representative, used to dealing with established companies, who did not see the value of her idea.
Split into simpler sentences: Blakely then drove to the state of North Carolina, the location of most of America's hosiery mills to present her idea but was turned away by every representative. Used to dealing with established companies, they did not see the value of her idea.