The cotton mills of South Carolina, 1907; . 33 TYPICAL MILL, 1902. Pay Roll, Chil- Total em- Aver- , two weeks. Men. Women, dren. ployed. age, Carding $ 572 09 46 13 7 66 72c Spinning 705 35 30 21 46 97 60 7-12c Spooling and warping 204 68 3 4 27 34 50c Weaving 1,800 93 84 78 .. 162 92 2-3c Drawing 1,190 06 1 11 1 13 76 l-3c Slasher 50 40 4 .. .. 4 $105 Cloth room 158 81 15 .. 5 20 66 l-3c Machine shops 323 97 25 .. .. 25 108 Outdoor labor 213 59 23 .. .. 23 77c Totals $4,148 68 231 127 86 444 78 5-9c THE SAME MILL IN 1907. Amount. Picking and carding $1,269 45 Spinning 1,442 80 Dressing, spoo
The cotton mills of South Carolina, 1907; . 33 TYPICAL MILL, 1902. Pay Roll, Chil- Total em- Aver- , two weeks. Men. Women, dren. ployed. age, Carding $ 572 09 46 13 7 66 72c Spinning 705 35 30 21 46 97 60 7-12c Spooling and warping 204 68 3 4 27 34 50c Weaving 1,800 93 84 78 .. 162 92 2-3c Drawing 1,190 06 1 11 1 13 76 l-3c Slasher 50 40 4 .. .. 4 $105 Cloth room 158 81 15 .. 5 20 66 l-3c Machine shops 323 97 25 .. .. 25 108 Outdoor labor 213 59 23 .. .. 23 77c Totals $4,148 68 231 127 86 444 78 5-9c THE SAME MILL IN 1907. Amount. Picking and carding $1,269 45 Spinning 1,442 80 Dressing, spooling 533 25 2,118 55 Cloth room 342 55 Machine shop 32170 Other labor 326 25 $6,354 55 Men. Women. Children. To-tal. Averagepay per day 100 11 14 125 $1 15 45 35 77 157 1 06 22 40 62 1 02 144 42 186 1 30 21 15 10 46 83 21 21 1 39 36 36 91 633 $1 13 Another actual comparison that shows conditions better than columns of read-ing matter is the following taken from one of the largest mills in an entirelydifferent section of the Sta
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