The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
TEXTILE REPORT
SHOWS 285 MILLS
Operating 1,68o,403 SpindIer
and 36,O52 Looms.
EMPLOY 44,544 PEOPLE
Nine New Mills in Caurse of Construc.
ton Since June 80.
HIGHEST AVERAGE WAGES OF MEN, s2,i9
There Are 1905 Machines, Using 1892
Horse Power. Number Of Hours Worked
Per Day Varys From Ten to
Twelve and a Half.

Commissioner of Labor and Printing and
the annual report is as follows
The 276 mills, from which Tables Nos
| and are compiled, operate $50, 4SS
apindles 36,052 looms and 1906 ma
chimes, using 1912 horse power.
Average wages per day: Engineers,
$l5S; fremen, SSc. Highest average wages
per day of men, s2.19; women, $1O6.
Lowest average wages per day: Men, 35c
women, 2Sc. Average wages of children.
&c.
Total number of employees. ASH, of
which 1911 are men. 1897 women, and
1896 children under fourteen years of
age, 1851 boys and 4.139 girls.
The number of hours worked per day
vary from ten Tin some of the knitting
mills) to twelve and half Eighty one
Per cent of adults and 81 per cent of the
children read and write
There are new mills in course of con-
struction or completed since juno so,
1901, making total number of mills 1885,
In some instances more than one mill
are reported as enc when they are un-
Ger same management.
ALAMANCE-With her IL cotton. one
WOODEN and two knitting mills. operating
a5,59S srindles, 1911 looms and 80 ma
chimes, manufactures ginghams, plaids.
colored cottons, domestics, cheviots,
shrtings, stripes, jeans, blankets warps,
yarns and hosiery.
ALEXANDER.-Two cotton mills oper-
ating 2,700 spindles and 120 looms and As
machines, manufacture brown shifting.
ANSON.-One cotton, one knitting and
one silk MILL operating 21,704 spindles
and 80 machines, manufacture yarns, I'M
derwear and tran and floss silk.
BEAUFORT.-One knitting mill oper-
ating "a machines, manufactures hosiery.
BUNCOMBE.-One cotton and one
wooden mill operating S,65S spindles and
49, looms. manufactures colored cottons
and WOODEN goods
BURKE.-One cotton and one knitting
mill, operating 1900 spndles and %
machines, manufactures cotton yarns and
hosiery.
CABARRUS.-Nine cotton mills, operat-
ing 935SS spindles and 1924 looms, manu-
facture sheetings. ginghams, domestics,
etc.
CALDWELL.-Fcur cotton and one
voolcn mill, operating 24,2S0 spindles and
SIS looms manufacture plaids, yarns and
WOODEN goods.
CATAWBA.--E Eight cotton, one knitting
and two wooden mills. operating Al, 729
spindes, POI looms and $50 machines.
manufacture yarns, hosiery and wooden
goods.
CHATHAM.-Two cotton mills. operat-
ing S.704 spindles, manufacture yarns.
CHOWAN.-One cotton mill. operating
6.212, manufactures yarns.
CLEVELAND.-Ten cotton, three knit
ting and enc WOODEN mill. operating A.,
e7i spindlos. $50 looms and 81 machines
manufacture sheetings. warps, yarns,
Irvine. hosiery and wooden goods.
CRAVEN One Hitting mill. operating
lSi machines, manufactures hosiery.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cotton. one
knitting one wooden and one silk mill,
operating 1856 spindles. ITO looms and
As machines, manufacture plaids, sheet
ings. shrtings. cottonades, bags, warps.
yarns, hosiery. WOODEN goods and silk.
DAVIDSON.-Two cotton mills, operat-
ing 17,77S .spindles and 60i looms, manu-
facture domestics, warps, etc.
DAVIE.-One cotton mill, opera ting
$4,000 spndlcs and $40 looms. manufac-
lures yarns, etc.
DURHAM.-Six cotton and one knitting
mill operating 1924 spindles, 2,25S looms
and 200 machines, manufacture sheetings,
chambrays. muslins, white goods, rope,
bags twinc and hosiery.
ELECTROMAGNETIC cotton and two
knitting mills, operating 1880 spindles.
200 loonis and 126 machines manufacture
warps, yarns hosiery and underwear.
FORSYTH.-Tw cotton, two wooden
and six knitting mills. operating 1857
srindles. 42S looms. and lis machines,
manufacture jeans. cassimeres, sheetiugs,
shirtings. woolen goods and hosiery.
FRANKLIN-Two cotton mills, operat-
ing 1926 .spindles, manufacture warps
and yarns.
GASTON. cotton mills, OPP
Grating 2O2,776 spindles and i,642 looms
manufacture shirtngs, plaids. sheetings,
warps ard yarns.
UILFORD.-Seven cotton and one
carpet mill, operating 1920 spindles and
$50 looms. manufacture plaids, checks
warns. Irvine and carpets.
HALIFAX.-Two cotton, seven knitting
and one silk mill, operating 1852 spin
dies 500 looms and $50 machines. manu-
facture cotton goods, underwear hosiery
and silk.
HAYWOOD.-On wooden mill. operat-
ing 264 spindles s looms and machines
manufacture jeans. fannels eassimeres
and yarns
HENDERSON.-One knitting mill, OPP
Grating 100 machines. manufactures hos
iery and knit goods.
HERTFORD.-One knitting mill. oper
ating 90 machines, manufactures hosiery
IREDELL.-Threc cotton mills. oper
atjng 1880 spfndles and $50 looms, man
ufacture shirtings. sheetings and yarns
JOHNSTON.-Two cotton mills. oper
atiug 10000 spindles, manufacturc yarns
LENOIR.-Onc cotton and one knitting
mill. operating 10000 spindles and ~
machines. manufacture yarns and hos
iery.
LINCOLN-Nine cotton and one woole