Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-12
CURTA|LMENT OF YARN
REACHES 80 PER CENT
Movement of Southern Mills
viii Continue Through
September !

CHARLOTTE. ~. C.. Aug. 1o.-"Cur-
tailment among hard yarn mills OF the
south during the month OF July has
amounted TO at least SO per cent said
T. w Crews. secretary OF the southern
Hard Yarn Spinners' association, today.
when aueried regarding the extent OF
the curtailment movement.
Continuing. Mr.. Crews said:
AT least SO per cent OF the yarn
mills are curtailing today. and IL Is my
opinion that they will continue the cur
tailrent movement on through Septem-
Der. / see no reason why they should
resume operations. The outlook is bad.
and there are few II any indications
of immediate Improvement. With the
existing high prices OF raw cotton ana
the corresponding low prices ofrered for
manufactured goods, II would be moth
ing short OF business suicide 10 take
up fun time work at the present time.
Hard yarn mills OF the south will no
doubt continue to curtail sharply, ana
in many cases plants will remain en-
tirely closed until the markets improve
materially"
RECORD CURTAILMENT.
Not in the history OF cotton milling
IN the south has there been such ex-
tensfve curtailment or production
among yarn and cloth mills as during
July and August.
The dig mills Of South Carolina, or
a majority OF them. are just closing
one OF the most extensive campaigns
Of curtafIment ever undertaken
The majority OF mills in and around
Greenville. s C. resumed operations
yesterday.
The Monaghan mill, OF Greenvi1le,
w-.ch had been closed for two weeks.
went back to work yesterday.
Mills mill. after q shut down OF one
week. resumed work two weeks ago,
but will probably close for another
week the latter part or this month.
1he r. ". Poe Manufacturing com
pany, Of Greenville. which has been
running on irregular time, began regu-
lar work yesterday. IL VIII close again
within a Few weeks. but the shut down
will be Tor only q short period.
The Brandon and Carolina mills, Of
GreenviIle, were closed for two weeks
during July. but are again running.
The Camperdown was shut down for
one week about the same time. IL Is now
running.
The mills n Piedmont. s. c.. resumed
operations yesterday. The majority OF
mills around Spartanburg. s. c., also
resumed regular work yesterday after
having shut down for two weeks re-
Gently.
FIVE MILLS START.
The five large mills OF Charlotte,
known as the Chadwick-Hoskins mills,
representing about 100000 spindles,
started regular work again yesterday,
after one week Of idleness.
The Highland Park mills, which in
clude the company's mills in Charlotte.
~
Cornelius cotton mill and Brown Man
ufacturing company. at Concord. ~. c..
are running on full time. as they have
been all summer with the exception OF
last week when a rest was given the OPP
eratives.
Mr.. c W. johnson. manager Of these
mills. said yesterday: Business Is
good. Outlook is bright"
The Elizabeth mill. Of Charlotte. shut
down Saturday for two weeks. during
which time machinery will be cleaned
and complete overhauling effected.
This mill will resume work on the 22d.
1t will be seen from the above that
there has been no iron-clad rule Of cur
tailment, most OF the mills having cut
down work at the time best suiting
them A sort OF individual policy has,
IN fact, characterized the curtailment
movement from the very outset. some
mills, having orders on hand being able
to run. while others could not keep up
full time work with poor demand and
poorer prices.
Most Of the mills in the south. how
ever, have cut down operations TO
greater or less extent. and Will continue
TO do SO unless there is steady and sub
stantial Improvement
CurtaiIment among yarn mills has
avera ged at least so per cent, and IL has
been heavy among cloth mills. alth ough
not carried TO the extent found necessa-
~ by yarn manufacturers
There are those who look at the situa-
ton in a more optimistic light than that
expressed by Mr.. Crews, and these ex-
pre.s the view that with the accumula-
ton OF stocks removed there is bound
TO be substantial Improvement by falL
They assert that already the conditions
are showing improvement. there having
been during the past ten days an IN
crease in prices offered for both cloth
end yarus.