Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-11
:SIERY MAKING IN DIXIE
GREAT FACTOR
NH Carolina in Lead-Virginia
rsaking Good Showing-Biggcr
Things for the Future.

ninth Carolina in Lead-Virginia
Etersaking Good Showins-Biggcr
y Things for the Future.
|SdivEeording 10 interesting facts and
|sfho res complied by correspondents
[sStet agents oc the Manufacturers
|nnrfprd, there are now about i"0
uscin the South Tor ;he manufac-
|Stilotcf knit products these enter
Eadyes Cepresentinc total capital
Spro{on OF approximately S:5.uon,0oo.
|sdus, 10000 hnttiD: machines In
kdIvied In their equipment and aeou,
|srisib0 operatives employed. These
ESbusits have IL daily capa city OF 20
4willdozen pairs OF cotton hosiery. be-
ands largo quantities 81 underwear
Is -.Msother knit products and guam
/ suee OF silk hosiery Tha; hosiery
In tut is tho capacity ri about 800
Handle mills, tho 100 remaining being
|aStypged in the manufacture OF the
~ Ar knit products.
|ff&te Old North state In lead.
|ffxorIe State OF North Carolina leads
HI fnu tSouth in knit goods enterprise.
ng 1870 mills with 1888 knitting
II Ahines and l6,?05 operatives. the
tbaiizatiou being iIi. ,53.,T0 Ten
bee is eecund, with ninety inills.
machines. i;.i+> operatives
F'dEiag 81, T59.550 capital. Georgia is
L3'i, with :orty-eight mills. G.Gb3
ii-;;ShShines, 1908 opera lives and 81
Lib3oo capital. Alabama. Maryland,
I-isct Virginia. Virginia. Louisiana,
T:,eettht Carolina ana MissiSsip fol-
Vietlin the order named.
y. Sc daily production IN dozen pairs
II She various southern States is as
iu.:,ws: North Carolina. 56,Sio:
anaessee, 1880; Georgia, $3.50:
hm.h Carolina 1905: Virginia
Ams; Ala bama. G.-ao Maryland.
-aanS.; West Virginia. i.5vo. Missis-
.t;,si. i.50e. Kentucky. 80; Louis
Ral,, 1900: Missouri. nifty
es.emtsiillionS Gail for The G-uds.
Chests dats has been obtained by
ECMSfsRccord from reports submitted
| Chiche Insnagemsuts' OF the many
| Ciy-ins enterprises comprising the
nS,rnstry. wh,ch has attained It's
DonAnt status in extent by remark
Erie activity developing during the
Inn INN several years. The mills built
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hosiery have ma
Iirsiy resulted in a largely inc.eas-
Nj. demand FOR cotton yarn. and a
, saiiss proportion OF the new cotton
/ Scw OF the South have been built
So- eet the needs % hosiery yarn by
. pcnknit goods manufacturers The
HsPqueri increasing output Of hos
,ep5underwear. coats, sweaters and
| tSeaimaRy additional knit products
soni readily found i market, sew
SoS OF the hosiery manufacturers
Soul known nationally through
TsNlrn publicity methods. Millions
I,eSen and women ,hrcus hout the
EhEd states are wearing Southern
,tted productions of different
Sir;s. Moreover. the Southern mills
Ma considera ole and growing
wi!gn trade.
sivity In the southern knit goods
Nttry wae on moro extensive
trss during 1919 than in any previ-
riedfear. To some extent the large
and nd was due TO the great de.
Thee of production in European
rau.tries from which this country
Seriously imported in large quaint
9 ,s. especially hosiery,
iahoam. y. e.. Great Hosiery Town.
isniithern mill news during The pass
49, says the Record. Included
on important announcements. II
90 itof the activities OF the Durham
~ hosiery Mills. which Increased
disqualification BY more than So
NDwel0 and thus made il $3.50 900
nrs sov!de for additional buildings
the machinery with accompanying
,lou'ties at Durham and other North
as.n,gieina cities. One OF the cornpa ,y's
stca GIANTS ~ill he a SILK hosiery mill
,Spdrham. the building for this 10
cnHn reinforced concrete ana s,ce,
schan-story structure. o5exl25 feet
Tsceaer addition .: the Durham
W any will be a 81 ,0GO, 900 mil! rn-
Aprifa curing hosiery yarn At Nc.
Nay Nay ~ G. The company viii also
.iuiwa 100000 woman's do-mito,y
AuE-s operatives at Durham.
Septer 1918 items OF interest In
Nav these: 1000 dozen pairs da!l,
DccdtE cotton hosiery mill in Yves:
Sianpia; ESQ dozen pairs daily ga
Mary SILK hosiery will in Sou;n
ma; 1900 dozen pairs !daily ca
Roi silk hosiery mill IN 'Eirg,niii :;
MOO plan; TO mercerizS shifting
sioclp'ooucts in Tennessee: f.o0d
mo, pairs daily capacity hosiery
TON Virginia; 1000 dozen pairs
g.. Icspacity hosiery mill in re
.oe, 1900 dozen pairs daily ca
hosiery mill n North Caro-
oS hosiery mills are being csta.
VAIN, ~ me Southern territory AL
enati eVery day ~ me Year. At
sSn,,,ik' NoEh carolina. the leader
rata2o mills ,capita.i2ed at sl5.753.-
.wva (which operate 1900 kn!ttin.
ses.i mes and employ $500 opc-a-
iryarf Virginia has fourteen min.
po!naized a; $3.50. CDn ana GENERATING
NM machines with l:.ISG nnar. O..
10 !" xemploycd. Numerous new mills
hoth'eing started ia .Vi-sln.u ANA
M are planned TIL. Vir.lnln
@. If q year heuce wLlI he l.-rc-
trsdthosc above
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