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N.S. Jagannathan is an accountant for Tolaram Fibers whose actions led to a $36 million profit for the company.
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Daniel A. Tompkins is the South's pioneer machinery agent based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Chuck Hayes is CEO and Chairman of Guilford Mills in Greensboro.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 12 Issue 5, May 1992,
p28-44, il, por
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588
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Julian examines the importance of textiles to North Carolina as the nation celebrates the 200th anniversary of the industry.
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Henry C. Humphreys, Jr., president of National Spinning Co. in Washington, NC, is the new leader of the NC Textile Manufacturers Association.
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Faced with European Community protectionism, Chairman Allen Mebane of Unifi Inc., a polyester-yarn finishing company based in Greensboro, decided the way to beat the Europeans was to join them. He established a plant in Ireland and has plans for more.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 11, Nov 1993,
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Chuck Hayes, CEO of textile manufacturer Guilford Mills, strongly supports passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Oliver focuses on the potential impact of the agreement on jobs.
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N.C. State University's College of Textiles, the Textile Clothing Technology Corp. in Cary, and Cotton Inc. in Raleigh are contributing to major research efforts designed to strengthen the textile industry's long-term competitive position.
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Textile revenues have fluctuated for state mills as consumers put their money into durable goods in 1994 and costs for raw materials increased. However, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is seen as a boost to revenues from increased trade.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
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Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., headquartered in Kannapolis, lost over $20 million in 1995, through low retail sales and rising cotton prices. The company looks to restructuring, operating cost cuts, and factory upgrades to remedy this.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 8, Aug 1996,
p30-31,33-34,36-38, il
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Introduction of computers and automation into the textile industry has allowed it not only to survive but also thrive at home and in the international marketplace.
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At the start of the 20th-century, three industries were gaining prominence -- tobacco, textiles, and furniture. Each made its influence felt in a different geographic location. Tobacco was the Coastal Plain's big moneymaker. Two hundred textile plants spurred growth in the Piedmont, encouraging farmers to grow more cotton. Furniture factories developed in the foothills, near their source of raw materials.
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The Southern textile industry relied on child labor. Between 1880 and 1910, around one-fourth of the workforce was under the age of sixteen; many laborers were as young as seven. Soon reformers questioned the use of children as laborers working long hours. In 1913, North Carolina and other states passed laws restricting the hours children could work. Many manufacturers ignored the laws. It would be another ten years before child labor reforms became effective.
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Unlike northern mill villages, where there were rowhouses or apartments, mill villages in North Carolina tended to have detached, single-family dwellings with lots for gardens or animals. There was no indoor plumbing, and wells were shared. Other village buildings included warehouses, the company store, an area for recreation, a church, and a school.
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15.Women in Mill Villages by Frederickson, Mary Tar Heel Junior Historian Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 1986
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Women were an integral part of the textile mill workforce in the late 19th- and 20-centuries. Many were just off the farm and often found adjustment to mill life difficult. Jobs were demanding. Night shifts for mothers with children were equally hard. Women relied on older relatives to help with the home. Working conditions did not improve until after World War II.
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