The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-01-18
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY JANUARY 49, 1906
STATES TEXTILE STATUS.
Highly Interesting Deeament Issued
BY The Department Of Labor and
Printing.

Raleigh, Special. - Commissioner
Warner has issued the following sum-
mary as to cotton wooden aud knitting
mile in North Carolina:
"The followin table indicates the
present condition: of the cotton. WOOL
en-, silk and knitting mills onw being
operated IN the State, 2S7 of these be.
ing represented. There appears to be
a stron tendenee toward the eonsoli-
dation of textile institutions in sever.
al counties and number of instances
of the kind have occurred sinee the
publication of the department report
of 1904. The reason assigned for this
is scarcity Of labor, condition which
is not confined to any particular see
ton of the State. A number of new
mile have been constructed and are
soon to be operated, but the list does
not appear in this as it was impossible
to obtain from these such information
as the tables present.
"The 2S7 mills reporting show all
investment of $37 7,494,625. and the
employment of 2,267, ,625 spindles, 49,
663 looms, 1888 knitting machines
and 1O7,05S horse power. Seventy
nine per cent, have consumed 251, ,796,.
SS4 pounds of raw material. Twenty
one per cent. to not report this feature
of their business. Total number of
employees reported by eighty-five per
cent. of the mills is 44,222, of which
1898 are males and 1854 are fe-
male adults, and fifteen per cent. do
not report the number employed: 49,
1863 persons are dependant upon the
mills for livelihood; SO per cent. of
adults read and write, and 79 per cent
Of the children.
In response to the question with
reference to children under twelve
years of age working in the factories,
rs per cent. of the manufacturers
answer in the negative, one per cent
in the affirmative and twenty-three
per cent. express no opinion upon the
subject.
"The average number Of hours con
stituting day S work is 10:45. High
est average wages for men $2.67; low
average for men SO cents; highest
average for women 90; lowest wag-
es for children about 43 cents. Forty.
three per cent. of the mills pay wages
weekly; forty-eight per cent. semi
monthly; six per cent. pay monthly
one per cent. on demand and two pei
cent. do not report upon this matter
at all. Sixty-nine per cent. report
| that wages have increased during the
year; twenty-five per cent. say there
has been no change, and nine per cent
! do not answer the question. Sixty
seven per cent. report financial condi
ton of employees as being good; TWEEN
ty per cent. say it is fair; two pei
cent. say excellent, and nine per cent
failed to respond to the inquiry.
This summary has been prepared il
two tables, showing first the mills b,
counties, year of incorporation, pos
office, capital stock, class and name
of mill, name of officers or owners
capacity, power, hours worked, etc.
while the other indicates class OF
goods produced, with number of EN-
ploys, male and female, their condi
ton Intellectually and financially ant
the amount of wages paid. The re
port also tmbodies expressions of mil
men with respect to compulsory edu
cation, the child labor law and othel
questions suggested III the origina
blanks sent out by the department o.
! labor.