The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17
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eeS will be required to man the new
jobs. New payrolls will amount to
S89 100000 annually.
These figures, taken from the
biennial report of the North Caro-
lima Department of Conservation
and Development to the Governor
by Department Director Ben E.
Douglas, show that by industrial
classification new textile plants
led all others with around SIG
100000. Following closely were
electrical products with more than
s15,O00,oOO and apparel with more
than S11,O0O.000.
LEADER IN HOSIERY
North Carolina is the leading
hosiery state. producing more than
40 per cent of the nations out
put. Originally. the production OF
hosiery in the state was in only
one or two colorS and in limited
sizes. Higher quality, type and
price production in the hosiery
field are adding steadily to the
per cent of Yalue added by man
ufacture.
Some 48n plants. scattered
among 56 counties, produce hosiery
and other knit goods. such as un-
derWear, outerwear and knit spe-
cialtieS. These plants employ more
than $4,000 workers.
Along with textile, related or as
sociated industries have expanded
rapidly in North Carolina. These
include plants producing Synthe-
tics. apparel and textile machin-
cry.
DuPont's plant at Kinston, for
the production of dacron. repre-
senting an investment OF some
S40.O00,0OO and employing a total
of almost 1000, is now in full op-
Grafton. Research in dacron is also
being carried on at the plant in
a laboratory added since the COM
pletion of the original plant.
NYLON is ADDED
American Enka Corp. has add
ed nylon to its production of rayon
at its huge plant near Ashevllle.
The nylon plant is being develop
ed by stages. several million are
being expanded in the project at
this time. Extensive research ia
cilities have also been added by
Enka.
/ Celanese Corp. Of America has
constructed an ultra-modern gen.
eral office for its textile division
and other service units at Char
lotte. The building contains some
24O 900 square feet. Duplan has
/ also chosen Charlotte for its head
quarters.
Union Carbide and Carbon Co.
, has selected a site at Leaksville-
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 in
dicated for the future, particularly
in view of the trend toward DIVER
sification in the state.
/ Apparel plants. which have a
close relationship with the textile
industry, are also growing in num-
Der in the state. At present there
are about 300 such plants Last
year the output of these plants
was put at SIPS, 100000; in 1899
the output was only S19 100000.
HEALTHY GROWTH
Likewise. woolen and Worsted
plants are showing a healthy
growth. From 1887 through 1858
the wooden and worsted plants
showed a 133 per cent increase in
sets of cards in operation, 4l5
per cent increase in the number
of spindleS. and a "a per cent in
crease in the number of looms.
Some of the woolen and worsted
plants in North Carolina are:
Chatham Manufacturing Com
panv. Pacific Mills. Collins and
Aikrnan. Leaksville Woolen Mills,
Inc. Deering. Milliken and Com
panv. Associated Spinners, Inc.
Artloom Carpet Company, Inc.
Fieldcrest Mills, American Woolen
Co.. Pharr Worsted Mills, Inc, j