St. Paul, Minn., Harry Kuller, trading as Minnesota Knitting Mills.. 15.000 Clifton, N. J., Henry Doherty Silk Co.. 430,000 Passaic, N. J., Botany Worsted Mills. 800,000 Paterson, N. J., Arcola Silk Co.. 30.000 West New York, N. J., Meadox Weaving Co., Inc.. Brooklyn, N. Y., Herman Knitting Mills (a copartnership) Jamestown, N. Y., Empire Worsted Mills, Inc.. New York City, N. Y., Edwin & Louis Bry, Inc. New York City, N. Y., C. K. Eagle & Co., Inc. (Pennsylvania corporation) New York City, N. Y., Fulton Silk Mills, Inc. 10, 000 4.000 100,000 100, 000 500.000 100, 000 New York City, N. Y., Nalven & Son, Inc.. New York City, N. Y., H. R. Mallinson & Co., Inc. 45,000 New York City, N. Y., Rockledge Mills, Inc. 15,000 Whitehall, N. Y., The Champlain Spinners, Inc.. Greensboro, N. C., Southern Silk Mills, Inc. - New York City, N. Y., Zollinger & Schroth, Inc. New York City, N. Y., Wilson Textiles (a copartnership) 7.500 6,000 1.50,000 50.000 250,000 75,000 50,000 75,000 75,000 50,000 150, 000 5,000 70.000 20,000 800, 000 20.000 20, 000 45, 000 25,000 125, 000 175,000 400, 000 West Philadelphia, Pa., Whiteley & Collier, Inc. 10, 000 Willow Grove, Pa., Society Maid Hosiery Mills, Inc. 35, 000 200, 000 250,000 6,000 60, 000 85,000 150, 000 Spartanburg, S. C., Chesnee Mills. Westminster, S. C., Oconee Testiles, Inc. 275, 000 35, 000 25,000 45, 000 250,000 110,000 50, 000 8, 930, 700 Purchase of participations and agreements to purchase brings the grand total of loans authorized to $10,781,550. PARTICIPATIONS Purchases of participation and agreements to purchase participation follow. The list, classified according to the State in which the borrower is located, includes the town of the borrower, the name of the borrower, the name and location of the participating bank or trust company, and the amount of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation participation. Augusta, Ga., Globe Cotton Mills, Georgia Railway Bank & Trust Cedartown, Ga., Standard Cotton Mills, the Liberty National Bank Dallas, Ga., Dallas Hosiery Mills, the First National Bank of Dallas. Tennille, Ga., Washington Manufacturing Co., the Geo. D. Warthen Alpha, N. J., Vulcan Silk Co., First National Bank & Trust Co. of Boonton, N. J., Boonton Full Fashion Hosiery Mills, Boonton Trust Paterson, N. J., Berkley Silk Hosiery Co., Inc., the Citizens Trust Co. New York, N. Y., Foster & Stewart Co., Federal Reserve Bank of Charlotte, N. C., Hudson Silk Hosiery Co., American Trust Co. Statesville, N. C., Crescent Knitting Co., Merchants & Farmers Bank. Springfield, Tenn., the Springfield Woolen Mills Co., Inc., Springfield Total purchases of participations...___ AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE PARTICIPATIONS Thomaston, Ga., Griffin Mills, the Citizens & Southern National Lawrence, Mass., E. Frank Lewis Co., the Andover National Bank, Thomasville, N. C., Maurice Mills Co., the First National Bank.. sons. Total agreements to purchase participations.. $48,750 69,600 8,000 30,000 31, 500 13, 000 3,000 20, 000 10,000 50,000 320,000 65,000 14,000 400, 000 80, 000 1,226, 850 $280,000 32,000 45,000 55,000 175,000 37,000 624, 000 10, 781, 550 PRICE HISTORY OF TWO STAPLE COTTON FABRICS I. Print cloth, 80/80, 39 inches 4.00: Percent 1932, January to July, period 1933, increase in price per yard. 1932, July to December, period 1933, increase in price per yard. 32 88 January to June, July to December, period 1933, increase in price per vard PRICE HISTORY OF TWO STAPLE COTTON FABRICS-continued II. Sheeting, 48/48, 37 inches, 4.00: 1932, January to June 1933, increase in price per yard 1932, July to December 1933, increase in price per yard. 1932-33, increase in price per yard.. 1933-34, increase in price per yard. 1934-35, decrease in price per yard. 1932-35, increase in price per yard. WAGE TREND AND PRODUCTION TREND FOR SAME PERIOD [Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. Turn to p. 98, Chart XI, Cabinet Committee Report for Price Indexes of Various Textiles and All Textiles] DEAR SIR AND BROTHER: The Lincoln Thread Spinners have started again their eviction policy as C. E. Baxter and myself have begun trying to organize the workers here. You will find enclosed a copy of the paper which has already been served. This mill village's houses are in very bad condition, as the other mills' villages connected with t'e office of W. W. Glenn. To my opinion, and some little news I have overheard, they are tring to get a loan through from the Government. This company is very cruel to its workers. As you know, there is only one charter in this county. It is now in the house in which I live, in one of the mill villages. Of course, the aforesaid company has found it out. They are moving me out Saturday morning. In reading the letter enclosed you may see the situation I am now in. Fraternally yours, AFFIDAVIT TOM L. LAY, Secretary. LINCOLN COUNTY-JUSTICE'S COURT. Thread Spinners, Inc., plaintiff v. Tom Lay, defendant The plaintiff maketh oath that the defendant entered into the possession of a piece of land in said county, adjoining the lands of being a house located in the village of Thread Spinners Inc., containing. acres, as a lessee of the plaintiff -; that the term of the defendant expired on the 18th day of November, 1935; that the plaintiff has demanded the possession of the defendant, who refuses to surrender it, but holds over; that the estate of the plaintiff is still subsisting, and the plaintiff asks to be put in possession of the premises. dollars for rent of the premises from to the day of... dollars for occupation of the premises 193 to the date hereof, and for the the.... day of R. N. AYCOCK, V. P., Plaintiff. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 16th day of January, 1936. J. ROBT. MCNEELY, SUMMONS LINCOLN COUNTY-JUSTICE's Court. Thread Spinners, Inc., plaintiff v. Tom Lay, defendant R. N. Avcock, vice president, having made and subscribed before me the oath, a copy of which is above set forth, you are required to appear before me, a justice of the peac· of said county, on the 22d day of January, 1936, at 10:30 a. m., then and there to answer the complaint; otherwise judgment will be given that you be removed from the possession of the premises. Witness my hand and seal, this 16th day of January, 1936. lands of from, and to put acres. in the possession of a certain piece of land, adjoining the -containing... You shall also make out of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of said defendant, dollars, with interest from the .. day of 193, to the day of payment, which the plaintiff lately recovered of the defendant as rent and damages; and the further sum of ...dollars as costs in said action. Return this writ, together with a statement of your proceedings thereon, before me at within PROCEEDINGS TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF LAND Thread Spinners, Inc., v. Tom Lay, before J. Robt. McNeely, Justice of the Peace, Lincoln County OFFICER'S RETURN On this day I served the within summons on the defendant, Tom Lay, by delivering a copy thereof, with a copy of the oath of the plaintiff, to said defendant, Tom Lay, this day of 193 Constable. LANCASTER, S. C. DEAR MR. GORMAN: I am writing to inform you about the condition of this mill since the N. R. A. has been killed. They are working the help 10, 11, and 12 hours without any dinner hour, and with not much more pay than we were getting for 8 hours. We are not organized here but, I think most of the people would be if they would come in and try to organize it. They have stretched the work out so until the people can hardly do it like they are required to. We are looking forward for Congress to do something and hope that this place is organized soon. Yours truly, FRANCIS J. GORMAN, Vice President United Textile Workers, Employed by Springs Cotton Mill. Washington, D. C. COLONIAL HOTEL, York, Pa., January 31, 1936. DEAR SIR AND BROTHER: I am herewith giving you the contents of a newspaper clipping sent to a friend of mine who was employed before the strike that, is now on at the Hanover Broad Silk Co., Hanover, Pa. This compan seked out their employees on December 15, 1935; he later attempted to open up with a reduction of rates of about 40 percent, increase of from 40 to 55 hours per week and increase of machines for weavers from 6 to 8 and 10 looms; winders, and quillers 50 percent increase in machine load. This is the second silk company that has moved away from this district in the last few months, the Atlas Silk being the other one, formerly located in York, now located in Martinsville, Va. PENNSYLVANIA MILL MOVES TO VIRGINIA VICTORIA, VA., January 13, 1936. Mayor W. D. Robinson has announced that the Broad Silk Co. of Hanover, Pa., has decided to locate here a pure silk mill which will ultimately employ 300 workers. The plant will be built here in five units each employing approximately 60 laborers he said. The mayor said that the company already "has signed up" for erection of the first unit at an estimated construction cost of approximately $16,000. This is the kind of stuff that takes the starch out of these workers and blame the union for chasing these chislers into the southland. With best wishes, I beg to remain Fraternally yours, HERMAN STEIN, Representative United Textile Workers of America. P. S. Please give this chisler publicity in the Textile Worker. INMAN, S. C., January 27, 1936. FRANCIS J. GORMAN, International First Vice President, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. GORMAN: Just a few lines in regard to what the manufacturers say about putting more people to work. Very few have they put to work and the way they do this is they rob Peter to pay Paul, see. They send out the regular hands and give someone else you might say one of my days; the next day someone else will have to go out. The most of the help get from 28 to 32 hours per week, and now they have started sending people out hours in order to make them work on Saturday morning which we were in hopes we would never work on Saturdays again. Thought I would tell you this because I guess they will make it appear they are putting people back to work. With kind regards, Fraternally yours, FRANCIS J. GORMAN, Washington, D. C.: SPARTANBURG, S. C., January 28, 1936. Our people in southern mills in carding and spinning rooms are being forced to run enough yarn in 4 days or 31⁄2 to supply the weave shops for full 5-day week thus losing 1 day each week on pay roll. We wish national organization look into matter; see what can be done about it. J. W. HARRISON, Secretary, Spartanburg Central Labor Union. TEXTILE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, SELMA, N. C., February 4, 1936. Washington, D. C. DEAR SIRS: Since we are having a hearing before the Labor Committee in Washington, D. C., I was of the impression that further reports on some mills would be of benefit to you in case you are called upon to testify before the committee, which I am sending you as follows: Mansfield Mills, Lumberton, N. C., reduced wages about 25 percent and increased hours from 40 to 55 per week. |