The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
SHOW Of COTTON
GOODS PLEASED
AIamance Exhibit Was a Reve-
Iatjon Even to the Home
People
PIONEER TEXTILE COUNT
First Mill South of the Potomac
That Made CoIOred Goods
Was the Old A!amanCe Mill
Built in 1887; Three Genera
tons of the Holt Family in
the Industry

The Alamance Cotton Goods Show.
which was recently held at Burling-
ton, was Il revelation to many, even
to the people OF AIamance county.
many of whom did not fully realize
the scope of the textile industry in
their own county.
Alamance county is one Of the
pioneer counties in the South in the
manufacture Of cotton goods. The
first cotton mill that manufactured
cOlored goods south of the Potomac
was the old Alanance mill five miles
south Of Burlington, built in 1887 by
Edwin NJ. Holt. The Hollis nave been
famous cotton mill people and men,
bers Of the third generation down
from Edwin Nj. Holt are now promi-
nent in the cotton mill industry Of
Alamance.
In it's O of the Cotton Goods
Show of Alamance county, the Bur-
lington News says:
THE Alamance Cotton Goods Show.
which was scheduled to close Friday
night, was such q success that it was
decided to hold the exhibits over for
Saturday. The building where the
show is being held has been ~thronged
with people since the opening Of the
place Thursday, and the hopes Of the
promoters " been more than real
lied in the matter Of publicity given
n goods on display.
1.-The idea was originated by n
successfully carried out by Miss Mar
garet Freeman, to whom all credit
should be given. She conceived the
idea Immediately after the National
Cotton Fashions show was held in
Washington, and patterned the exhi-
bition here after that show. The ex-
course, as were those Of the national
exhibit, but mills represented had the
lsame class of goods as was exhibited
in Washington, in fact, there were two
bolts on exhibition that were in the
national show and from which Mrs.
Josephus Daniels n Miss Genevieve
Clark selected their dress patterns.
1.-THE exhibit Of the Glencoe, Elmi-
ra and Lakeside mills carried off first
prize. This exhibit was in charge Of
Mrs. Walter Green, who was assisted
by Mrs. James Holt, Mrs. Banks Will
ID. Pate. Mrs. Chester A. Smith and
Mrs. Paul Morrow. The booth was
Z made of massive columns as a sup
. port, and these were draped with col.
3 ors OF dyed cotton and bolt bands Of
Franklin Flannels. the chief product
n ering was Of carpet from Elmira
while solid indigo cloth from Lake.
side was draped from center to outer
edges. The pure indigo cloth from
the Lakeside mill is made for export
The OSipee mill mad a mos
> unique exhibit, an old fashioned
spinning frame beside a modern cot
ton mill, showing h advancement O
the industry very effectively. This ex
hibit was in charge Of Mrs. James N
Williamson, who was dressed in cot
ton from head to foot, her headpiec'
; being a natty little hat from cotton
n fabric. Mrs. Williamson was assisted
q by Miss Minnie Williamson, Mrs. O
q F. Crowson, and Mrs. D.. E. Sellers
e The Ossipee Mills make only flannel
and captured first prize and a gol,
II medal at the jamestown Expositio,
Sc for it's exhibit there.
u "The Holt-Granite Manufacture,
y Company exhibit was in charge O
n Miss Freeman. and they show tn
n most extensive line OF the show, tn
line consisting Of suitings, dress goods
Or outings, cheviots, and denims.
ut The Aurora exhibit was in charg
~ Of Mrs. Lawrence s. Holt. Jr., an,
r Miss Anna Morgan Faucette, and wa
re the most unique in arrangement Q
m the whole show. A cabin WAS bull
SO OF bolts Of cloth, 400 in number, an
IN no two bolts of the same pattern, an
ne four bolts of solid red cloth forme
a chimney to the cabin. This mi
Id makes but Bingham. There were pic
ne lures on the wall from the Nations
Mt Cotton Fashions Show showing a gil
,d wearing a cotton dress that cost com
lie plete rs cents.
"Saxapahaw exhibit was in charg
of Mrs. F. L. Williamson and was dc
~ signed as a living room, every articl
in the booth being made of cotto,
The central figure Of this exhibit W.
an old black nanny dressed in gins
hams from this mill. They mak
ng Eginghams, chambrays, carpeting an
Ii cotton tubing.
ief The mills Of the I. B. Holt Mani
OF l%facturing Company, in charge Of Mr.
D. Mcbride Holt. Mrs. L. B. Williamso
and Miss Ada Denny, hal a mo