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To the Employees of Erwin Mills:
I have often been asked by people
both within and without the Com
pany as to the relation between
Erwin Mills and Joshua L. Baily &
Company, our selling agents in New
York, and I am glad to have this
opportunity to tell you a little
something about both the history
and our present relations with them.
Shortly after the building of our
No. 1 Mill here in Durham, Mr. W.
A. Erwin formed a relation with
a cotton textile merchant in Phila
delphia, Mr. Joshua L. Baily. Much
of the production of the mill was
then used to make tobacco bags for
the cigarette industry in Durham,
and these gentlemen agreed that Mr.
Baily should sell all of the remain
ing production of Erwin Cotton
Mills Company on a commission
basis. At that time there was, of
course, only a very small amount of
goods available for sale to the gen
eral public, but as the mill grew and
expanded, the function of selling the
production became more and more
important, and this relatiou be
tween Erwin and Baily continued
on an expanded basis through the
years, and has come right on down
to our present day.
Under the present arrangement
with our selling agents —now Joshua
L. Baily & Company, Inc. —Messrs.
Baily sell on a commission basis
the entire production of all of the
Erwin Mills group. Baily's main
office is located at 40 Worth Street,
New York City, which is the heart
of the textile district, and they have
branch sales offices in many of the
large cities throughout the country.
They have an office in Boston, Phila
delphia, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Paul,
Minn.; St. Louis, Mo.; Dallas,
Texas; Seattle, Washington; and
San Francisco and Los Angeles, as
well as agents in a great many for
eign countries. From these offices
they contact and represent us in the
sale of our goods to the thousands
of our customers all over the United
States and in foreign countries from
the Philippines to South Africa.
Our line of products, as you
know, has vastly increased from the
' original unbleached sheeting to our
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THE ERWIN CHATTER
Vol. VIII, No. 5
Both shirt and slacks are made of
"BluSurf" by McGregor & Company.
"BluSurf" is a practical, inexpensive
fabric for children's wear.
present four grades of muslin and
percale sheets and pillow cases;
denim in a great many styles and
weights for the making of overalls
and other work garments; drills,
twills and jeans for the work cloth
ing industry; outing and lining flan
nels; luggage cloth for covering air
plane luggage; as well as synthetic
fabrics of nylon and rayon. At
present one of our most popular
lines is the Sportdenim which are
used for everything from slip-covers
and bedspreads to sport clothes,
slacks, beach wear and evening
clothes.
We ean all be justly proud of the
position that Erwin has attained
through the sixty years of progres
sive development of fabrics in style
and quality, but with the very keen
competition today throughout the
entire industry it is necessary for
us all to ever strive to continue to
improve this quality.
Sincerely yours,
N. A. Gregory
Asst. Secretary &
Sales for Erwin & Stonewall
MAY, 1952
ERWIN DENIMS GO TO TOW
Denim is literally "going to town"
this year! Yes, denim, the 100%
American fabric of strong, sturdy,
tough, long-wearing characteristics,
has left the farm to seek fame and
fashion in the city.
We don't like to brag too much,
but we can all be very proud of the
way Erwin denims are leading fash
ion parades and detorating homes
all over the country. Magazines and
newspapers advertise "sophisticated
denim" dresses, suits and play
clothes; denim bedspreads, drapes
and slipcovers are a "beauty treat
ment" for any home. With a little
looking, you'll often see the words
"Erwin Sanforized denim," "exclu
sive denim by Erwin Mills" or
"denim (Erwin)."
Living for Young Homemakers is
currently showing how denims can
be used effectively in interior deco
ration as material for drapes, slip
covers and bedspreads. Striped den
ims are used in combination with
solid colors, as well as the combina
tion of two contrasting solid shades
for large drapes to cover picture
windows.
Our familiar Erwin denims have
.been used by famous New York de
signers for such fabulous fashions
as a coat dress trimmed in black
velvet, selling for about S7O; and
an evening gown sprinkled with jet,
selling for about sllO. Both can
be found in New York's more ex
clusive stores, in case you're inter
ested! Incidentally, the coat dress
of denim is one of the season's new
est ideas, and the magazine Glamour
selected a coat dress of Erwin Mills
Sanforized denim as their "Best
Buy" for the month of April.
Koret of California has designed
some handsome fashions of Erwin
denim, one of which has been se
lected by the 1952 Maid of Cotton,
Patricia Ann Mullarkey, as part of
her all-cotton wardrobe. Her out
fit consists of a one-piece playsuit
with cord trimming, a matching top
per for sun or street wear —and for
complete coverage, a matching skirt
and shirt. All the pieces are co
ordinated in pretty shades of pink
and brown.
One imaginative advertisement in
a recent issue of Glamour reads
"It's DeNiMiTe! To mix, to match,
to love! The most 'Be-hue-tiful'
separates in town and/or country!
ART-MOR'S exclusive denim by
Erwin Mills." You would really
have to see them to believe it, but
here's a list of the Erwin denim
fashions which this company adver
tises : cap, covered-back halter, pedal
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man'B suit of Erwin "Salute 'Sport
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Korday Sportswear, Inc. uses Air
borne Denim with Superset Finish to
fashion a dress which typifies "sophis
ticated denim."
pushers, feed-bag (purse), cloche
hat, sleeveless blouse, skirt, striped
jacket, slacks, solid jacket, reversi
ble bra, boy-shorts and sandals.
Don't be discouraged, men! Fe
male fashions in denim haven't used
up the supply. The latest news in
men's wear is that denim is stylish
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"Salute Sportdenini" is the material most effective for slipcovers and J
home decorating uses. The slip-cover shown here was made by Home d
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These two little girls are ull dressed up in Erwin "BluSurf
designed by Millbrook.
Circulation 6,000
in all types of apparel from hi
shoes, including the suit illusl
on this page. Erwin denims!
long been famous for overalls,)
garees, work aprons and cove
Now you'll find it in difl
weights used for men's bu
suits as well as sportswear.
If you've always considered 4
as a material for work clothe
hope you'll take heed and coi
the possibilities. Household n
zines say it's the fabric for
peries and slipcovers. Fashion
azines say it's the fabric for f
clothes of all types. That's wh
say "denim is literally going to
this year"—Erwin denim, tha
New Cloth at Cooleem
The Erwin Mills, Inc. Plant 1
of Cooleemee is, for the first
in their history, making a Si
cloth with combed yarn. This
is being made for the U. S. Go'
ment.
Will Erwin Mills and the V
Durham community meet t
quota at the bloodmobile on 1
20th and 21st? See Page 3
complete details.
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