The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-16

IL toward the black. silent mis-
which CirCled tho little Cuplike
valley. The vi,lag was asleep. keep
for the factory thai throbbed all night
like u heart or AN ulcer.
It was chilly March veil Of thin
leafagp lay unseen upon the sun, som
brous for, SITS about; but within the mill
the nuis,, and heat were terrible. kcS-
tersuus had not yet put in an electric
hgh Ing plant. and the great nariuS
flames of pasulcuc EiS, with MEETINGS
of wire about each burner for safety,
made the room sitting. There was no
system of ventilation or air moistcning.
and the lint hung pnlpitating above the
heads of the workers. since even such
Inadequate windows as tn r. re
could not be opened tn admit tn" gustN
night brccZo. It was "A miserable Cd
building. unfit for It's purpose, gnrgcd
with autiuultcd and often worn out
machinery. which must he or rated ny
cumhruus and sup rscdcd devices. The
fimsy floor heav Il Xix. a deck a tn
looms banged and thumpcd out their
monotUnous clamor of creation
The very atmosphrr. seemed to jar
about "A sleepy boy -. who dragged
himself from loom {" loom with q
basket tray OF b3.u.us sun. t. lis
thin shoulders by strap. the new cot
ton mills of the district had whe".cd
boxes for carrying these things about.
But Kcstersou's was behind iu every
thing. and only able to compete in
prices because Of the cheap lahor-thc
little Children-avlilah,c at hand. ready
10 take the place of improved ma
chinery
The O,d Man" as everybody in the
factory call, Il Ahucr k"stcrsun. man
aged to wiring a double profit from his
investment 10y running "A might shift
twelve months in the year. Night
shift work from in the evening til
& the next morning-with 800 children
under 10 years Of age on his paNrullS,
Nobody would hire for night work alone
except at ah advanced price; so those
who sought employment here must
work night and day shift on alternate
weeks.
Jus now lrenus Bosang, the seven
year-nld hohhin carrier, was having Wis
ions which might almost have been
called dreams. so near asleep was he.
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soul drifted away to a suualid little
room in a board shantv which he called
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