New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-09-29

who manufacture hosiery in connection
with their yarn mills, all use ring spinning
and some claim that with well trained
labor they turn out as good q yarn as with
the other process.
Every department in the mill has to
render strict daily account of everything
that has been done in its respective de
partment Every report has to be made to
the superintendent and he in turn to the
general manager. Each machine is known
to do so much work, and if that work has
not been done, the report will show it. In
other words, it shows that something was
wrong and the defect must be Iemcdied.
A good many mills pay by the piece IN
stead of day labor. They find that it is
more satisfactory, as they are more care
full in their work, take better care of the
machinery and fhrn out a letter article.
The better the goods, the larger the profit.
All mills try to obtain the very best labor
and none but good, honest and respectable
people are sought for Some mills look a
great deal after the welfare of their EN-
ployees. Some have their own schools
and furnish a teacher ten months in the
year at a salary of sixty dollars month
Children from ten years up find employ
ment The wages range from 30c to $l.5o
day. A great many young ladies are
employed and do very skilled work. They
earn from 81 to ST.. so a day.
1t would be a very interesting sight for
our young people to see the inside OF a
cotton mill and see SO many nice young
women working in the different depart
ments. Some of them are very proud OF
their positions, as they earn good honest
living. take care of themselves and IN
many instances help to support their fam
ily. In some mills you will find nearly the
whole family employed and great many
earn from $75 to 800 a month 1t is not
uncommon to find young ladies earning
500 to $25 month.
In the knitting mills it also requires
some skilled labor, particularly so III the
finishing process of the hosiery. The least
defect in the finish will spoil the article
and consequently has to be sold as second
grade. Most of the knitting mills arc con-
Quoted on the piece system. Knitting
mills are not as yet plentiful in the south.
Most of them buy their yarns. The hosiery
mills make sock from 35c 4 doz to 500.
There is little or no profit in the cheap
goods. The underwear mills make goods
from l rs to 4.50 doz. Both the hosiery
and underwear business seem to be very
profitable. The demand in both of these
lines is very good, and the manufacturers
have an abundance of orders ahead. The
knitting mills turn out 100 to 300 doz
day, according to the number of machines
they work, very little power is required
for knitting mill The knitting machines
have nearly reached perfection; they work
entirely automatically. The breaking of
a single thread will stop the machine in
simultaneously In this way defect In
the article is avoided A frame building
| will answer for knitting mill and it may
be of light construction. All cotton and
knitting mills are supplied with the very
best of fire protection and secure very
low rate of insurance.
The machinery used in the different
mills vary very much. In increasing thelr
capacity OF replacing old ones they usually
buy what is supposed to be the best ma
chimes. In some mills you will find different
machines used, and doing tho same work,
as they were put in from time to time as
necessity demanded. In this way they
find out which machine does the best and
most work. They do not discard the old
machines, but use them until they wear
out as they are very expensive. We have
seen machines in use over ten years and
are good for many more but the new and
modern ones do more and better work.
According to reports shown us the mill
Industry has proven to be very successful,
not only financially but has assisted ma
Iterially in the development OF the coun-
try and has helped great deal in building
ND homes and cities. The mills buy all
the cotton direct from the farmer as much
as possible and pay not less then 14c over
market price, not counting that he has nc
freight nor commission, thus saving fully
| lAc. In conclusion we wish to state that
from reliable information received the best
way for us to start, would be with 2o0t
spindle yarn mill. Such mill ACCORDING
to estimates received would cost about
$50 900, and we hope that one year hence
New Iberia will be able to boast of such
mill. Respectfully,
LEOPOLD LEVY.