The Lincoln times., 1955-09-22

Mr.. H o ID geS made numerous
speeches at meetings. and now is
taking other steps designed to
awaken the people of the State to
the need and necessity for further
industrialization of North Caro-
lima.
AS previously stated, the textile
leaders in North Carolina are busy
in undermining their plants and
producing better and more diver
sified products for markets of the
world.
North Carolina is the leading
hosiery state, producing more than
40 per cent of the nations output.
Originally, the production of hos
iery in the State was in only one
CT two colors and in limited sizes.
Higher quality, type, and price
production in the hosiery field
are adding steadily to the per cent
of value added by manufacture.
Some 480 plants. scattered
among Sc counties, produce hos
iery and other knit goods, such
as underwear, outerwear, and knit
specialties. These plants employ
more than $4,000 workers.
OTHERS EXPAND
Along win textiles, related or
associated industries have expand
ed rapidly in NORTH Carolina.
These include plants producing
synthetics, apparel, and textile
machinery.
DuPont's plant at Kinston, for
the production of dacron, repre-
senting an investment of some
$40. 100000 and employing a total
of almost 1000 is now in full op-
Grafton. Research in dacron is also
being carried on at the plant i'll a
laboratory added since the COM
pletion of the original plant.
American Enka has added nylon
to its production of rayon at its
huge plant near Asheville. The
nylon plant is being developed by
stages. several million are being
expended in the project at this
time. Extensive research facilities
have also been added by Enka
Celanese Corporation of Amer
lea has constructed an ultra
modern general Office for its tex
tile division and other service
units at Charlotte. The building
contains some 100000 square feet.
Duplan has also chosen Charlotte
or its headquarters.
Union Carbide and Carbon Com
pany has selected a site at Leaks
ville-Spray for the production OF
its new fiber-dynel.
Still another line of manufac-
turing which has progressed in
the State along with textiles is
textile machinery. Continued
growth in this field seems to be
definitely indicated for the future,
particularly in view OF the trend
toward diversification in the State
A strong factor in the progress
Of textiles in North Carolina is the
School of Textiles at NJ C. State
College in Raleigh. This school
with its outstanding faculty
equipment, and research opera
tions. is one of the outstanding in
stitutionS of its kind in the world
Students are attracted to the
school from numerous foreign
countries and from throughout the
United States.
APPAREL PLANTS
Apparel plants. which have a
close relationship with the textile
industry, are also growing in num-
Der in the State. At the present
line there are about 200 such
plants. Last year the output of
these plants was put at $l25, ,000.-
900; in 1889 the output was only
$19.OOO,0O0.
Likewise, woolen and worsted
plants are showing healthy
growth. From 1887 through 1858
the woolen and worsted plants
showed a 1873 percent increase in
sets of cards in operation. a AIS
percent increase in the number OF
spindleS, and 54 percent increase
in the number of looms.
with the advent of large ca
pacity facilities for supplying pro-
cessed wool, plus the ever-impor-
tant advantages of cooperative Ia
bor abundant power, excellent
transportation, nearness to mass
markets, and enjoyable living con-
ditions - the growth of the WOOL
ems industry in the South shifts
into high gear, Director Douglas
said recently
Some of the woolen and WOrsted
plants in North Carolina are:
Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany; Pacific Mills; Collins q