The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
WELFARE WORK IN
THE COTTON MILLS

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up with the times. utilize always the
best and latest machinery, and, of
course, make the best of goods. To do
this they laid down another rule
that they must obtain and keep the
best class of human labor. and to do
that they must make their operatives
comfortable. happy and contented.
Perfection in Welfare Work.
In this they have succeeded as per-
haps no other mills in the world have.
and that Is why they have never been
bothered TO any extent with strikes.
and il may also be said. in passing.
that It Is why the mills have never had
to shut down a day because of lack OF
orders or on account OF hard times. In
a former article / mentioned the fact
that the managers Of these mills are
Christian gentlemen, and the care
they take Of their employees and the
gigantic and far-reaching welfare
work they have inaugurated and main
tanned among the employees both at the
Riverside Mills and the Dan River
Mills at Schoolheld are maintained and
conducted on Christian principles. II Is
true that they are Christian gentle
men, and no men in Danville or out
OF II are more active in general reli-
giouR and piiilanthropic work: but they
do not claim. and have never claimed.
that the welfare work and the educa-
tional and uDlift work they look aftc-
at great cost AT their mills is purely
and entirely philanthropic. To put IL
in n cold -blooded way, they have found
II TO be good business. Welfare work
in this instance means the general
work OF caring for the operatives and
their children. providing sch ools. church
facilities and all things that may be
needful for the betterment and uplift
OF working people.
In the village OF Schoolheld the COM
pany has more than 500 houses. and
400 more are being erected TO meet tho
demands of the new mill operatives,
over half OF them to be completed by
September These houses are from two
TO six rooms each. are we'll built, nicely
painted. and each has garden lot.
These lots have recently been securely
fenced In with heavy wire. fastened TO
cement posts. at n cost of more than
$4,000. Most Of the operatives have
nice gardens. some have chickens. and
some have cows. a few have all three.
Rent is $3.50 per month per room
small rent when other advantages are
considered.
A good hotel with sixty-eight rooms;
a splendid boarding house with thirty
five rooms: a general store mot com
nissary company stored; drug
store. meat market post Office and
commodious church buildings a large
new two-story brick schoolhouse. with
basement. lighted by electricity and
heated by steam. fitted and furnished
on latest improved methods, with rooms
for the teaching of every branch of
domestic science.
Domestic science is taught in the
Fifth Sixth and Seventh Grades. music
and singing is taught in all grades
This school building. paid for partly
by the County Of Pittsylvania and
partly by the company (the largest
taxpayers in the county,. is one OF
the best built and best equipped schools
IN the State 1t Is Onerated under
county management for six months In
the year. and the company payn the
twelve teachers and all of the running
expenses for three months more to
the end that the children OF the milf
village shall have all the educational