A First Order Of Business
In his “State of the Union” message to Congress, President Lyndon
B. Johnson told members of both the House and Senate, “The most
damaging thing you can do to any business man in America is keep
him in doubt”.
That comment should be underscored a dozen times as Congress is
called upon to resolve the two-price cotton inequity which faces the
American textile industry.
The industry has carried the burden of two-price cotton for seven
years, paying at the present time $42.50 per bale more for its Ameri
can-grown cotton supplies than foreign mills pay. If there are any who
doubt the heavy weight of such a burden, let it be pointed out quickly
that raw material accounts for more than 50 per cent of the corst of
manufacturing textiles, and that there is a direct relationship between
the cost of raw cotton and the price of cotton textiles.
Added to this, however, is a perfect example of “doubt”, which
President Johnson described as damaging in his State of the Union
message.
For 16 months, the textile industry has been handicapped by uncer
tainty, waiting for Congress to do something about two-price cotton.
A drastically amended version of the Cooley Cotton Bill has passed
the House, but it is still awaiting Senate action.
During these 16 months of damaging doubt, the entire market struc
ture for cotton textile products has been seriously disrupted. Confi
dence in cotton as a raw material is waning co'nstantly.
It would speak well for the Congress to take President Johnson’s ad
monition to heart, and to make it a first order of business to remove
every particle of damaging doubt from the cotton price structure.
On The Job At Fieldcrest
Percy C. Pharis is a dryer operator in
the Beck Dye Department at the Fin
ishing Mill. He performs an important
work contributing to quality in our
piece dyed blankets. The drying opera
tion follows dyeing and extracting and
precedes napping.
Mr. Pharis has to be familiar with
the various styles of blankets and know
what is required for the proper process
ing of each style. He must exercise care
in drying the material to the correct
width and in applying the right softener
so that the blankets will have the proper
napped finish. He also inspects the ma
terial for any defects and prepares the
necessary tickets.
Anyone observing him at his duties
receives the impression that he knows
his job well and takes pride in doing
good work.
Mr. Pharis was born at Spray and
began his career with the company in
the Weave Room at the old Rhode Is
land Mill. He has worked in several
Fieldcrest plants and was a weaver and
loomfixer at the Synthetic Fabrics Mill
for many years.
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Copyright, 1964, Fieldcrest Mills, '
Spray, N. C.
OTIS MARLOWE
EDITOR
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Council Of Industria
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