Post on 03-Jan-2016
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IMPROVEMENTS
1792 : ELI WHITNEY INVENTED THE COTTON GIN
SHORT STAPLE COTTON BECAME PROFITABLE THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA
1816:SC COTTON MANUFACTORY
FIRST TEXTILE MILL IN SPARTANBURG, SC
BUILT BY PHILIP AND LINDSAY WEAVER ON THE TYGER RIVER
1836: GLENDALE MILLS
JAMES BIVINGS ESTABLISHED BIVINGSVILLE COTTON MANUFACTURING ON LAWSON’S FORK CREEK
WHY NORTH INVESTED IN SOUTH’S TEXTILE MILLS
CHEAP LABOR
CLOSE TO SOURCE OF COTTON
LOW TAXES
LUMBER FROM AMPLE FORESTS
AFTER CIVIL WAR
AGRICULTURE NOT AS PROFITABLE
SC LEGISLATURE ENCOURAGED MANUFACTURING THROUGH FAVORABLE TAXES
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.
“BAD” NUMBERS
Textile imports from Asia have increased 80% since 1996.
Since NAFTA: 625,000 textile jobs
disappeared
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.
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.
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
SINCE 1997
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 TOTAL
United States 37 116 29 35 26 14 252
- North Carolina 15 31 14 16 9 6 91
- South Carolina 5 31 6 5 4 6 57
- Georgia 1 16 2 4 6 0 29
- Virginia 3 4 1 3 2 1 14
- Alabama 1 7 0 0 0 1 9
- All other states 12 22 6 7 5 0 52