The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-24

Montgomery. July 23.-(Speeiai)- The following reports of pr. Shirley Bragg. state prison inspector, to the governor were turned over to the sem ate today:
 Anniston Manufacturing company 1975S spindles; makes sheeting, shirt i ing, drilling and yarn; ventilation only 1 by window; labor employed. 264 about TO per cent females; sixty-five children worked In this mill under 16 years of age; no commissary; operatives houses seventy-three and rents $2. 50 to $6 50 per month; no closets In these houses Kindergarten and public school adjoin village; mill furnishes church, work ing hours 6:3o a. m. to 5:30 p. m, forty five minues for dinner; stop at D. m Saturdays.
 Birmingham cotton mills; 5000 spin dies; makes yarn only; fifty laborers including several children; ventilation by window only; no commissary; work ing hours. 6 a. m. to 0:2o D. m. and close Saturday at p. m.
 Ayondale cotton mills; conditions are good; forced ventilation and everything clean; mill maintains a primary and grammar school. also a kindergarten with fair attendance of puipls; also maintains a day nursery with compe- tent lady in charge; working hours ( a. m. to 6 D. m, with thirty minutes for dinner; close at p. m. on Satur- days.
 Ashcraft cotton mill at Florence; 624C ! I-1 ,.I... ton by window only and very poor closets in bad condition; employs 132 people. nearly equally divided between males and females no commissary and houses rented to operatives at 30 cents per week per room; few children em- ployed and some under age; working hours, a. m. to D. m. with thirty minutes for dinner close Saturdays at 12 noon
 1 Cherry cotton mills at Florence; II = 900 spindles; makes yarns only; work more females than males: about nine 1 children employed who are under age ventilation and sanitation Is very poor closets In bad condition with no flush 1 Ing whatever. operatives pay $3 a month for houses: working hours, 6 a m. to 6 D. m.. with fort, five minutes for dinner; close Saturdays at noon. l Barker cotton mills, l4,49b SplndleS makes shooting and diaper cloth. two ] hundred hands employed males and i females about equally divided; about seventy-fve children employed wlfo art under age; ventilation good; operatives houses, fifty-four. ana rented by rooms at 35 cents per week; no commissary hworking hours, 6 a. m. to 6 D. m., with forty minutes for dinner. close Satur- l days at 4 D. m.
 Mobile cotton mills; thirteen children l employed who are under age; was as- sured by president that if I would issue 1 order for tn cir discharge that he would carry it out. I did issue such order and am satisfied that he has carried it out. 1 Mill works about one hundred hands and Is first mill in Alabama that l have found whites and blacks working together; ventilation Is very poor. Marble City mills, 1000 spindles; makes yarns only; ventilation fair; l seventy lab orers employed, equally divided among males and females; em- ploy few small children: no commits sary and no school; operatives houses seventy five. and rents $2 50 to $6 per month working hours, 6 a. m. to 6 D. m. with thirty minutes for dinner. Shinnibee cotton mill; 5200 spindles; makes yarns only; employs about 100 laborers males and females about equally divided; no commssary; oper- atives' houses. twelve. and no rent Is charged, and water furnished free; no school or church: few children em- ployed working hours. q. m. to D. m. with thirty minutes for dinner; close Saturday noon.