1. AMERICA’S FIRST INDUSTRY

2. 1789 THE US CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN SAMUEL SLATER BROUGHT THE FIRST TEXTILE MACHINERY TO THE US

3. IMPROVEMENTS 1792 : ELI WHITNEY INVENTED THE COTTON GIN SHORT STAPLE COTTON BECAME PROFITABLE THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA

4. 1814: FRANCIS CABOT LOWELL’S WALTHAM MILL BOSTON: CHARLES RIVER

5. 1815: LINCOLNTON, NC MICHAEL SCHENCK BUILT FIRST TEXTILE MILL IN THE SOUTH.

6. 1816:SC COTTON MANUFACTORY FIRST TEXTILE MILL IN SPARTANBURG, SC BUILT BY PHILIP AND LINDSAY WEAVER ON THE TYGER RIVER

7. 1836: GLENDALE MILLS JAMES BIVINGS ESTABLISHED BIVINGSVILLE COTTON MANUFACTURING ON LAWSON’S FORK CREEK

8. 1846 : FAIRMONT SPARTANBURG’S FIRST MILL VILLAGE AND SCHOOLS

9. WAGES $89 PER YEAR FOR FEMALE WORKERS $139 PER YEAR FOR MALE WORKERS 12-13 HOUR DAYS 6 DAYS A WEEK

10. WHY NORTH INVESTED IN SOUTH’S TEXTILE MILLS CHEAP LABOR CLOSE TO SOURCE OF COTTON LOW TAXES LUMBER FROM AMPLE FORESTS

11. AFTER CIVIL WAR AGRICULTURE NOT AS PROFITABLE SC LEGISLATURE ENCOURAGED MANUFACTURING THROUGH FAVORABLE TAXES

12. MILL ARCHITECTURE RED BRICKS MADE FROM LOCAL CLAY ROWS OF WINDOWS FOR AIR AND LIGHT

13. MILL HOUSES SIMILAR TO NEW ENGLAND SALTBOX MODIFIED FOR SOUTH WITH PORCH AND LOWER PITCHED ROOF

14. MILL VILLAGE MILL AT CENTER OF VILLAGE COMPANY STORE CHURCH AND SCHOOL BUILT BY MILL OWNERS

15. 1950s: AUTOMATION Computerized looms consume a mile of yarn a minute

16. Yarn spinning plants which are completely automated, can run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

17. GOOD NUMBERS:1992-97 Textile mill shipments hit new records every year Record $83.9 billion in 1997. Textile corporate profits hit a record $2.1 billion in 1992 and remained strong through 1998.

18. “BAD” NUMBERS Textile imports from Asia have increased 80% since 1996. Since NAFTA: 625,000 textile jobs disappeared

19. CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN TEXTILES Wrinkle-free cotton fabrics for apparel and home furnishing products Lightweight, warmth retentive fleece garments Carpets and clothes with anti-microbial finishes that repel germs, bacteria, mold and mildew, even after being washed.

20. Artificial arteries Lightweight fire protective clothing Barrier fabrics for road and highway construction and oil-absorbent textiles for containing environmental spills. Camouflage fabrics that change colors to blend into the surrounding environment.

21. Fabrics that “adjust” to ambient temperature and can either “cool down” or “heat up” depending on the circumstances. “Sensor” fibers that can detect wounds and alert medical personnel. Fabrics “programmed” to automatically release medication when an injury occurs. Heat shields for space shuttles

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23. SINCE 1997 200220012000199919981997TOTAL United States3711629352614252 - North Carolina153114169691 - South Carolina531654657 - Georgia116246029 - Virginia34132114 - Alabama1700019 - All other states1222675052

24. DRAYTON:1909

25. DRAYTON 2003

26. SPARTA MILL:1909

27. SPARTA MILL: 2003

28. BEAUMONT: 1909

29. BEAUMONT MILL :2003

30. BIBLIOGRAPHY WWW.LOC.GOV WWW.ATMI.ORG WWW.CRAFTEDWITHPRIDE.ORG Textile Town, Hub City Writers, 2002