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10256
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Rogers recounts the lives of brothers Caesar and Moses Cone, who were industrialists and philanthropists. Following successful business ventures in other sections of the country, the brothers opened a textile mill in Greensboro in the late 1890s that within a decade grew to be the largest cotton mill in the South and the largest denim manufacturing mill in the world. The family was the benefactor of Moses Cone Hospital.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 9 Issue 1, May 1951, p19-21, por, bibl
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13075
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Burlington Industries, a major participant in the textile industry since 1923, is a producer of cotton shirts, tweedy woolens, decorative fabrics, and men's socks, is based in Greensboro. An international, half-billion-dollar company, Burlington gives back to the state, offering employment and bolstering North Carolina's number one business.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 20, Feb 1957, p16, por
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14880
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine features Charles A. Hayes in its business profile. Hayes is president and chief executive officer of Guilford Mills, a large textile firm headquartered in Greensboro. It is the world's largest producer of warp knit fabric with sales in the last fiscal year of $356 million.
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16695
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Cone Denim LLC's White Oak plant in Greensboro produces selvage. Once it was worn as jeans by everyone, but by the 1970s and 1980s, the shuttle looms were replaced by wider, faster ones. This changed the look and feel of the denim. Now selvage is making a comeback, and the White Oak plant has brought back the shuttle looms, which is the only way to make this particular denim. In some of the high-end stores jeans made with this material are selling for as much as $300 a pair.
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17255
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Herman Cone came to America from Bavaria in 1845, settling first in Virginia, then in Tennessee where his thirteen children were born. Lawrence recounts the lives of brothers Caesar and Moses Cone, who were industrialists and philanthropists. Following successful business ventures in other sections of the country, the brothers opened a textile mill in Greensboro in the late 1890s that within a decade grew to be the largest cotton mill in the South and the largest denim manufacturing mill in the world.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 5, July 1939, p1-2, por
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