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aid of the Legislature. AS to physicians
visiting mills to see that they are kept
in a sanitary condition, etc. is in my
opinion a useless expense, as all mills
have TO be kept clean and it is to the in
terest OF the owners TO have their hands
as healthy as possible. so they can have
everything moving along smoothely.
Yours truly.
JNO. f. SHACKELFORD.
Prop. Riverview Knitting Mills.
Tarhoro Y & NoV %
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j. HARPER ERWIN,
Sec. and Treas. Durham Cotton Mfg Co.
East Durham, n. c.. Nov. 16.

To the Editor:-In reply to your cir
cular dated November 18TH beg to say.
that after reading over very carefully,
the Georgia child labor BILL which you
sent US, we have arrived at the conclu-
sion that we do not think this bill would
meet the conditions of this State.
In section | we should change the date
1901 to 1902. also the age from 10 to IL
years. The reason for this is apparent
Were such law to go into effect within
a month or so, it would practically stop
certain industries in this State for the
space of possibly two or three months
until rev labor could be obtained to
meet the conditions required years
time would not be too little for the man
ufacturers to make the changes neces-
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der necessary any legislation looking to
the settlement OF the labor question. or
the relation between them. 1t is highly
proper and essential that the State gov
eminent should furnish ample school ia
cilities in all communities both in town
and in the country, and in our own COM
munity the laborng people avail them
selves Of the public schools more than the
people of more means, and 20 as great ex-
tent It seems to me as the unfortunate
circumstances of those who are compelled
TO labor TO earn a livelihood will admit
Of
From my own observation in ten years
experience and contact with the working
people of this State. and my knowledge
of the manufacturing business Of the
South, am compelled to say that think
the passage of such bill in any State
will work detrimentally to the manufac-
turing interest OF the State without ac-
complishing the purpose Of the advocates
of such legislation.
Yours t-Ely-
II RI VI
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CHILD LABOR IN
COTTON MILLS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

To the Editor: / approve OF section l.
and would say IL wears instead of 10.
approve OF section .. but do not see any
venient or practicable to employ any
hand for one-half OF day; this will not
work at all, because the mill must be OPP
Grated by the same help all day. 1t con-
fuses matters to have help OF any kind
for half of any day. j am in favor of
not employing any childr from IL 10 IA
for say or months in year while
school is in progress). During this time
mills can easily make their arrangements
10 fill their places during their absence at
school but this half of a day will not
work and think now / would tell their
parents that during school months (say,
three months). | would not employ their
children, but insist on their going TO
school I want d law that will compel
these people to send their children 10
school, Since we have carried the August
election these children must go to
school, and the only way is to have law
preventing mills from employing their
children all OF year. and prevent said
mills from employing any child under IL
years of age. / want this passed at our
next Legislature / have been in the
mill business 10 years, and my heart Is
sad when | see poor, uneducated children
working in my mill. 'Tis not my fault,
but the fault is at the door of their par
ents. Let law be passed and | for one
will say Amen"
Don't trouble the hours.
Truly yours.
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To the Editor:-I have received a copy
of the Child Labor Bill" which / have
gone over carefully. | do not know of
any mill or mills that employs or could
use child under 10 years of age for any
kind of work. The knitting mills employ .
good many from II to 10 years old and
the work they do is light, sitting down
most of the time and from my IL years
experience in employing this class of la
Dor | find that they get along we'll or
better than in any other kind of work
that they could possibly do and earn
more wages. As to their education,
think they ought to go to school some,
and great many do go when the schools
open, for a few months. as their condi-
tions improve so they can spare the time.
But to pass law such as the Georgia
bill, would enforce hardship on a good
many poor families, especially those Of
widows who have lot of children who
are unable to do any other kind of work
that they can get a living out of Such
law would drive them out of the mills,
and many of them would be thrown on the
charity of the counties, and they would
have less chance of getting any educa-
ton than if they were allowed a free
scope as they now have to make a good
living working in the mills and getting
something ahead so as TO allow some few
of the family at time to go to school.
OF course ! cannot speak as to all the
mills in the State, but l do not think
we are an exception to the rule. Taking
the four mills that are in operation here,
the operatives seem to be we'll satisfied
as to their conditions; send their children
to school when they see fit; some are
saving money, building and owning their
own homes No rowdy clement among
them, but are good citizens and | think
the less our Legislature has to do with
them the better they will get along.
Since receiving your letter l have had
talk with some of the mill operatives in
regard to the child labor bill as received,
and they agree with me, that it is best
to let such legislation alone that it
would do more harm than good. l do not
know of any class of people that have
to work for a living that are getting
along any better than those who are
working in the cotton and knitting mills
in this part of the State, and a great
many of their children are being educated
in our public schools. These people can
look out for their little ones without the
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close. or something similar, is needed In
every State.
H. c. PRIVATE.
Edenton. ~ c., Nov. 81. 1900.

Lawndale. y c.. Nov. 1S. 1900
To the Editor: In reply to yours of
the 10th | wish to say once for all that
do not think it wise for the Legislature
10 tamper in any way whatever with mill
labor. l do not object to the Legislature
protecting the children Of the State.
would like to see compulsory school law
and whenever the Legislature goes to
tampering with the labor OF children
think 1t unfair for mill business that
they should enact laws applicable to mill
help without protecting children in all de-
partments of work Why single out the
mill children? 1t is lust as bad for q
child to be driven to the cotton field and
be made to pick cotton when the frost
is on the cotton as it is to make chill 1Ten
work IN a comfortable cotton mill. and
when the Legislature begins to act as
guardian for the children Of the State
they had better try to protect people In
all departments Of life. You speak of
the sentiment in the State being in favor
Of laws of this kind. There always will
be persons starting up questions Of this
kind who know less about it and care
less about it than they do for their own
promotion There is always some one un-
1ertaking to create a sentiment for the
purpose Of their own promotion instead the
good CT the people, and such persons are
generally unsafe for our law makers.
do not like TO employ children in the mill
and make Z rule not to do it while
] can help it. but il these people who
are meddlng in the matter had my ex-
perience in this business they would often
excuse mill men for giving employment to
children at the earnest solicitations OF
parents who need their wages. The Legls-
lature had better go slow before II
touches anything of this kind
Yours truly.
H. F. SCHENCH,
Droa ClayaIapd Toffoa Mills
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Pres Cleveland Cotton Mills.
Harden, ~ c.. Nov. 10. 1900.

To the Editor:-I have carefully read
the Georgia bill in reference to working
children in textile mills. Such a law
would ruin the cotton mill industry in
this State. The mills could not run with
such law As it is now there is barely
enough help TO run the mills, and If law
should be passed prohibiting children
from working between 10 and IA years.
some families, and a great many of them,
would suffer Mills cannot operate with
half-time labor, or anything on that
line. great many widows depend on
their children working in the mills for
support, and any law preventing 1t would
create a hardship, and force them to the
farm. where it would be hard to make
a support and in many cases it would
be taking their life blood from them.
Our cotton mill operatives are making
good livings and are happy. The only law
we need, is a law to compel some lazy
male heads of families to work who lay
around and do nothing. and depend on
their children to support them. II the
Legislature would enact law to do that
it would be a blessing to many families.
We don't want any law to prohibit any
one from working in mills, il would not
be just.
Yours truly.
p. s. BAKER.
Sec. Treas. Crowder's Mountain Mills
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upon her feet; let our law makers be
careful 10 protect her every interest
Yours truly.
GEO. A. LONG.
President Gastonia, Cotton M'fg Co.
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To the Editor: l don't think that our
Legislature should make laws regarding
the wages and time for textile
mill hands any more than for
any other labor. They should be as free
as any other class of people for the work
ing of their families for their own living,
and to make laws to prevent such people
from making an honest living is not right.
There are many children that find it alb
solutely necessary to work. and often
small children help to make their way
and are thus not dependent on the county.
There should be a law to compel as
much so IS can well be planned the
enforcement of education and par
ents should be compelled to send the
small children that are not at work to
school during the four months term of
our free schools. and in this way they
would greatly improve in education, and
al the same time it would not
interfere with their work in
the mill. There are many legislators
and other people that know bat little
about the Importance OF hands working
regular. To provide work for hands
to work on one-half time will be a
great inconvenience and trouble to the
HIlI anu 10 cut uONh tACll liLuC
to half will operate to their loss, as
many small families are dependent
on few small children that cannot make
for their mother and themselves an hon
est and good living if prevented by
such law. / might say more on the sub
iect ! will add that if there was a law
made to force idle men to work and not
to prevent any one that wants to work
f,1 .
be much better, and force them to send
all their children that are not ct WORK
to school, would be step in the right
direction
o. d. CARPENTER.
Prop. Harden Manufacturing Co.
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To the Editor: Your letter received,
with enclosed outline of a Georgia bill
introduced for the protection and benefits
of children workers IN cotton mills. We
have seven cotton mills in our vicinity.
am director in four anil presid ent
of one: am pretty well informed as to
the needs of these mills and the wants
of the operatives. We 'up Jtr mills j
hours per day. During the last political
contest the question was raised. will ii
meet with the appreciation of employees
and employer to reduce the time 10 10
hours?" We replied, if the employees de-
sire this change the managers will not
oppose the reduction of time We do not
employ any children in the mill under IL
years of age. We term that mill age.
We. that is, the mill owners, employ
school teachers and run school ten
months in the year for the benefit OF the
mill children and they enter school at as
early age as the parents see fit to place
them in school and they are permitted
to remain until eleven years old. and
longer e the mill does not need their
labor. or II at any time. after entering
the mill their place can be filled in the
mill thew are allowed to attend school.
Our mill employees are we'll contented
with our plans; they are prosperous and
many own and live IN their own houses.
We exercise a strict discipline over the
morals of all in the mills or connected with
them in any way; do not allow man or
woman TO remain in the service of the
company, unless they are virtuous, hon
est and of good character-hence we have
no better people, morally, in our section
Nearly all are our county people raised
and lived in this or adjoining counties
all their lives. NY opinion is, our en-
ployees prefer our plan of schooling and
working children TO the plan out
lined in the bill introduced in the
Georgia Legislature. The children and
girls in our mills are not subjected to
ill treatment or hardship; they often oc-
cupy seats. provided in the MILL and are
not on their feet during the entire work
ing hours. Excuse length of this letter |
w. I. EVERETT.
Clerk Superior Court Richmond Co.
Rockingham, n. c.. Nov. %. 1900
To the Editor: Replying to yours OF
the 18th would say that while | am OPP
posed to working child labor / am also |
to any legislation upon this sub
tec..
JAS WEBB.
Hillsboro, N. c.. Nov. 80. 1900
Treas Emo Cotton Mills.
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Treasurer the Mayo Mills.
Mayodan, N. c., Nov. 30.

To the EDITOR am in receipt of your
favor of the 10th inst. enclosing a copy
of child labor bil'' which has been
introduced in the Georgia Legislature.
and in reply beg to ask that l be relieved
of outlining a bill which in my judgment
should be adopted in this State. Will
say however, | think the bill as adopted
in Georgia good one, and would be glad
to have a similar one adopted in this
State. In drafting a bill of this kind
great care should he taken and many
important features carefully considered.
In two mills here, of which | have the
management. we do not employ children
under twelve years OF age. / have seen
cases, however. when if children of wild
ows and afflicted parents under this age
could not obtain employment, would re-
suit in need and distress.
Wishing you much success in your I'M
dertaking, | am,
Yours truly.
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To the Editor. We have read your en-
closed bill, the Georgia Child Labor Bill,
and in our opinion it must have been got
ten up by some member of said Legisla-
ture seeking notoriety and not for the
ll-being of the State. 1t is simply i'm
practicable.
r J. KNOX.
Sec. and Treas Linden Mfg Co.
Davidson. ~ c.. Nov. 80. 1900.
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Treasurer Kinston Cotton Mills
Kinston, n c.. Nov. 20.

To the Editor: Replying to yours with
enclosure of a Georgia Child Labor Bill.
we see nothing Objectionable in it. How
ever, Mr.. ID. A. Tompkins outlined a bill
a few years ago that like much better,
as 1t provided protection for the child who
had a lazy daddy.
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To the Editor: This mill has no help
under twelve years of age. and uniformly
refuses to employ children of such ages.
We do not favor any legislative inter-
ference with the cotton mills regarding
their labor.
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To the Editor: Have not given this
matter any special thought. but we are
opposed to working children under twelve
years of age.
RALEIGH COTTON MILLS.
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Very respectfully,

J. NJ. ALLhED,
Supt. Granite Falls Manufacturing Co.
Granite Falls, n. c., November 20. 1900
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To the Editor. think the bill you en-
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Yours truly.

p s. BAKER.
Sec. Treas. Crowder's Mountain Mills.
Kings Mountain, N. c., Nov. II.
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Treas. Gold Crown Hosiery Mills.
Charlotte, y. c.. Nov. %, 1900.
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D. ". OATES,
Treas. Charlotte Cotton Mills.
Charlotte, ~ c.. Nov. %. 1900.
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Yours truly,

s. A. ASHE, Jr.,
Treas. and Mgr. Raleigh Hosiery Co.
Raleigh, n. c., Dec. 3
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o. D. CARPENTER.
Prop Harden Manufacturing Co.
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Raleigh. y. c., Dec. l.
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Tarboro. Y G.. Nov. %.
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Supt. Fayetteville Cotton Mills.
Fayetteville. y. c.. NOV. u, 1900
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To the Editor: Replying to yours OF
the 18th would say that while | am OPP
posed to working child labor, am also
opposed to any legislation upon this sub
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