The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
REPORT ON.sTATE'S
. LEADING INDUSTRY
Value of Cotton and Knitting
Mills in North
~ Carolina:
CHILD LABOR LAWS oBEYED
Improvement in Financial Condi-
ton Of Employees Is
Shown.
CHILD LABOR LAWS oBEYED
fspecial to THE Times-Dispatch.)

Especial to The s-Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. c., January s.-The
summary of the cotton mills section OF
the Forthcoming annual report OF the
State Department OF Labor and Print
ing, Just made public. declares that
those manufacturers With whom the
representative CT this department have
discussed the labor and child questions
have expressed themselves as being de-
srous of obeying and even of partici-
pating in the enforcement Of rcasona-
BILE laws and restrictions
The report declares that the age I'm
1t as set out in the present law is gem
orally satisfactory, and the prevailing
sentiment among mill men is for rigid
enforcement, to eliminate the possi-
bility of INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers
violating to the disadvantage of the
conscientious employer. Child Ia Dor.
as a general pro position, IS SAID not 20
be profitable, but at times necessary to
the keeping OF parent labor that is
profitable. This works greatly to the
detrIment Of the honest manufacturer,
SAYS the commi ssioner. as the dishon-
est ones sometimes strain polne 70
| get certain desirable labor.
The report on cotton mills represents
some careful and painstaking Work on
1.-THE part Of both Commits tonerS OF LA o.
or and Printing NJ. L Shipman ano
Assistant Commissioner George q.
Justice. The report goes into the de-
tails of cotton mill conditions, ana al
so gives comparative statement 81
1.-The relative volume OF COTTON 1n1itins
I'm the various counties.
railing an Important Matter.
The matters of. baling and balinE ma
terial is declared in the report to be an
in,nortant proposition for the milling
interests now, as we'll as for the plan
ters, The report declares wasteful-
ness and insutlciency OF the pre- sem
me thod is so apparent as to need noth-
Ing moro than mention. From the
4 farmer,s standpoint, it results IN al
rect loss in value, and from the manu-.
facturer's standpoint, 1t results IN srea.
| loss in quality after purchase, Simply
from agencies that have commenced y
ret In their derogatory processes Pc q
/ before the bale comes to the mn :
4 IN warehouse. A coarse cotton GOV,
| erine In the nature OF heays,
/ cloth would goa long way towa'u .,. -
Itecting the staple, which Is nov 80 go
ed as IL Its earliest 80
i the end sought. Congresses az glilsa e I.
,,aa1v needed. says the report, 70 tns
ar, Observation-Disclosures may pc reuuce W..
ne welI'as g. saving made IN ir.elsn =,
ta and v result sa also, in much more expedi-
w M rnnorr says that fluctuatine
market & no 2r% SSsst thu ha0 m s
,"vat i contend, and that the INN eolAt :
resnlt of the advance IN prices ~ =, so.
ton The latter part Of the year lust closed
Vas was the q the p19duGt 20,
I q. 1--we not sold ahead. The repor
e esd that II peculatlon could be elinl
nated. tho ariations caused by suppl!
\ and ded q emand could probably be handled
hut but until this Is done there Will e
! losses . and .depresslons in the legitimal'
!. aald Tor which it in no way respon
I s,hlel and tor which It ought not H Z
4 Ihave to stand, ~ S saSsss
q 81 states Leading Industry,
u The industry. The re port de- lares, re
4 presents by far the lar gest Investment
N -73 Continued on Six 81 E'a ge.l