Sallie Bass, aged 15, has worked five years; sister, Mrs. Eddie Earp. Has younger sister aged 7. Mrs. Earp has one child a year old. Mr. Earp works in mill. Clarence Peden, aged 12, has worked one year; father, Arthur Peden. Father works at trade, older sister works in mill; three children younger than Clarence. Mabel Corbit, aged 16, has worked five years; stepfather, E. G. Rose. Earl Rose, aged 16, has worked five years; father, E. G. Rose.

Annie Mabel Rose, aged 14, has worked three years; father, E. G. Rose. Father farms; two boys older than Mabel work in mill, and there are four children younger than Annie Mabel.

LIZZIE MILL, SELMA, N. C.

Novella Ivey, aged 15, has worked four years; McAllan Ivey, aged 14, has worked four years; Bertha Ivey, aged 12, has worked two years; Charles A. Ivey, aged 11, has worked two years; father, J. M. Ivey. Family very poor; one brother victim of tuberculosis. Nine in family and two boarders living in four rooms.

Vaida Stancil, aged 15, has worked four years; James H. Stancil, aged 12, has worked two months; father, Haywood Stancil. Five in family, and father and older sister work.

Arnold Benson, aged 13, has worked one year; Anna Benson, aged 12, has worked one year; Lucy Benson, aged 11, has worked one year; father, Arnold Benson. Six in family; one child younger than these. Father works in mill.

John Micks, aged 13, has worked four years; father, Joe Micks. Only two children; older brother also works. Have three boarders.

Effie Worley, aged 13, has worked two years; father, N. W. Worley. Two children; other being boy aged 10. Father works, and they have two boarders.

Dolly Griffin, aged 12, has worked one year; Willie Griffin, aged 11, has worked one year; father, Rufe Griffin. Four children younger than these. Father works in mill.

SELMA COTTON MILLS.

Ban Eatman, aged 12, has worked one year.

NOTE. The community is unusually good; homes and social conditions above the average. The superintendent, Mr. Brietz, gave me much assistance in the work.

ERWIN COTTON MILL, DUKE, N. C.

Bertha Hair, aged 13, worked two months during summer; earned 30 cents per day. Oldest of three children. Father, J. A. Hair, earns $1 per day. Rent, 75 cents per week; 3 room house.

Della Byrd, aged 13, Oldest of four children. 75 cents per week.

worked one month during summer; earned $1.62 per week. Father, Jim Byrd, earns $6.60 per week. One boarder. Rent,

Jehu Steward, aged 14, has worked nine months in Sanford and two years in Duke. Second of three children. Mother, Tibatha Steward. Rent, 75 cents per week.

Willie C. Moore, aged 14, has worked one year; earning $4.65 per week. Second of seven children. Oldest boy and father, J. Č. Moore, work; each earns $1.10 per day. Rent, 75 cents per week.

Daisy Autrey, aged 14, has worked two years-14 months in Fayetteville and 10 in Duke; earned 60 cents per day. Oldest of four children. Father, Chas. M. Autrey, earns $1 per day. Rent, 75 cents per week. Evidently necessary for child to work. Ruth Ryals, aged 14, has worked two years; earns $1 per day. Oldest of five children. Father, A. D. Ryals. Rent, $1.10 per week; 4-room house.

Walter Page, aged 13, worked two months during summer. Second of six children. Two boarders. Father, P. T. Page, earns $2 per day. Rent, $1 per week.

Kelly Rouse, aged 13, has worked two years; earns 65 cents per day. Younger of two children. Father, J. A. Rouse, earns $1 per day. Rent, $1 per week.

Gervis Nordan, aged 14, has worked eight months. Alton Nordan, aged 13, has worked eight months. Second and third of seven children. Father, J. E. Nordan, earns $1 per day. Caro Nordan, aged 18, earns 60 cents per day. Rent, $1 per week. Ada Whitman, aged 13, has worked two months; earns 30 cents per day. Second of four children. Father, J. D. Whitman, farms. Rents a 4-room house at $1 per week, jointly with another family, each occupying 2 rooms. (The following letter explains itself:)

Miss EUNICE SINCLAIR,

296 Claredon Street, Fayetteville, N. C.

THE ERWIN COTTON MILLS Co.,
Duke, N. C., October 23, 1915.

DEAR MISS SINCLAIR: Your letter is received, indicating your desire to return to Duke next week. Before coming, however, will you not kindly write me and give

me the substance of what your report to your committee shall be based on the investigation you have already personally made at Duke? We would be very glad to give you any reasonable assistance in arriving at facts to be properly treated by you pertaining to the condition of our people, etc., and our mill village here; but we are sure you must know that we are naturally interested in the facts being correctly obtained to enable you to intelligently and fairly collaborate and embody in the report that you make to your committee. Will you therefore kindly write me before resuming your work here what your report shall be from the facts already obtained at Duke. Awaiting your favor with great respect, yours, very truly,

(The reply:)

Mr. THOS. H. WEBB,

THE ERWIN COTTON MILLS CO. By THOS. H. WEBB, Manager.

RALEIGH, N. C., November 4, 1915.

Manager Erwin Cotton Mills Co., Duke, N. C'.

DEAR SIR: Replying to your letter of October 23, I inclose you herewith a copy of my report of my work at your mill. This, of course, speaks for itself. I should say, however, that there are one or two other matters which came under my observation which I will probably have mentioned in my report after completing my work at your mill. These are:

First. The school facilities. It seems to me that these children ought to have a better building.

Second. The crowded condition of the rooms demand attention.

Third. I was impressed with the fact that in the village life the people seem to lack individual initiative, and whatever is done is done largely by the mill company. Fourth. Wages seem to be a little better than I have generally found.

Fifth. I found, however, that most families are not saving money to any extent. I found one family that appeared to be in want owing to prolonged sickness. Sixth. I covered about one-half of the mill village and should like very much to canvass the entire town.

I trust, therefore, that upon reading this letter you will write to me that this may be done with your permission. You understand, of course, that I can not tell what my report will be until after I have finished the work.

I do not know what I will find.

Yours, very truly,

NOTE. I received no reply to this letter.

EUNICE SINCLAIR.

OXFORD, N. C.

General conditions in Oxford appeared good. The situation of homes is excellent; repairs are kept up and people appear well satisfied. I learned by chance that the mill authorities had been informed concerning my work in Duke and of my probable rounds in the State. It also happened that they knew of my arrival in town and that I was at work there, so I can not be altogether sure that I saw true conditions in the mill. I remarked upon the peculiar dearth of doffer boys and after considerable delay two were produced. I saw no very small children at work. However, it appears from all sources that the mill is exceptional in its management. I do not consider the school facilities good. It is partially supported by the mill and held in a small building erected by them. It is crowded to some extent and they have only two teachers. Mr. R. H. Lewis, secretary, took me over the mill and discussed various phases of the question. Mr. Lewis professes sympathy with the movement and assures us of his cooperation. I visited all the homes as usual and found no children under 13 at work.

ST. PAULS, N. C.

Walter Davis, aged 14 April, has worked one year; earns 50 cents per day. Has two older brothers and one sister who work, and there are five children younger. Father, Edgar John Davis, earns $1 per day.

Susanna Robinson, aged 15, has worked four years; earns $1 a night. Goldie Robinson, aged 13; earns $1 a night. Has worked four years. Gertie Robinson, aged 11, worked six months. Bell Robinson, aged 12, has worked six months; earns 60 cents a night. These children have one older brother who works, earning $1 per night. He is only 16 at present and has been at work for four years. There are two children younger than Gertie and they have one boarder. The father, B. B. Robinson, is a painter. The children worked in Lumberton before moving here. The mother takes much pride in the fact that all have worked at an extremely early age. She

referred to Gertie as "help-hand"; I asked her how she was paid and she said: "Yes, ma'm; she is paid, but she aint on pay-roll. They let her pay go on her sister's for helping her.""

Johnnie Sawyer, aged 12 last March, has worked six months; earns 50 cents a day. He has two older sisters who work, and there are four children younger. Father, John Sawyer, earns $1.25 a night.

Carrie May Stubbs, aged 12, has worked ten months; earns about 40 cents per day. Has two older sisters who work and there are four children younger. They have one boarder. Father, J. E .Stubbs, earns $2.50 per day.

ST. PAULS, N. C.

NOTE. I counted three boys and four girls who gave every indication of being under age. Mr. McDonald, superintendent here, gave me all assistance possible and appeared in sympathy with the child-labor movement. In regard to the Keating bill Mr. McDonald said: "I am in favor of the bill and do not doubt that southern mills can afford to run under such law. I should be glad to see the bill passed."

BLADENBORO, N. C.

Minnie Pittman, age 12 last July, has worked three years; earns 70 cents per day. Riley Pittman, age 14 last March, has worked three years; earns 83 cents per night. These children have one older sister, 16 years old, who works. Their stepfather is an invalid, so the mother, Mrs. David Pait, is head of the family. The stepfather owns the home, so they pay no rent. The mother explained that after death of children's father she had to move to factory in order that the three oldest children might work, and in view of her circumstances the authorities had employed the children before they were of legal age.

David Parker, age 12 last June, has worked one year; earns 60 cents per day. Oldest of four children. Father, J. E. Parker, earns $1.25 per day. Rent, 45 cents per week. Lether Bowen, age 12 last September, earns 30 cents per day. Lucy Bowen, age 14 last April, earns 50 cents per day. Father, B. R. Bowen, does not work, probably owing to fact that he has five children in the mill. There are two children younger than these and they have four boarders. Rent, 75 cents per week.

Charlie Guiton, age 12 last October, earns 25 cents per day. Youngest of five children, all of whom work. Mother, Mrs. Caroline Guiton.

Hattie Hester, age 14 last January, has worked three years; earns $1.05 per week; second of three children; older sister works; father, B. A. Hester, works "off and on. Rent 45 cents per week.

James Shoe, age 12 last May, has worked two weeks; earns 50 cents per day; third of four children. Has two older brothers at work. Father, J. H. Shoe, earns $2 per day.

Zebulon Pait, age 14 last June, earns 50 cents per day; has worked two years. Robert Pait, age 13 last May, has worked two years; earns 45 cents per day. Lotta May Pait, age 11 last June, has worked "off and on " for two years. Worked last summer, and though in school, now works on Friday nights; earns about 60 cents per night. There are two children younger than Lotta and one older than Zebulon; the latter works, earning 70 cents per day. Father, J. C. Pait, earns $1 per day.

Theodore Thompson, age 13 last June, has worked three years; has two older sisters and one brother at work. There are three children younger than Theodore. Father, B. O. Thompson, does not work.

Grace Bullard, age 14 in November, has worked two years; earns 90 cents per day; has older sister and brother at work. There are three children younger than Grace. Father, W. A. Bullard.

Francis Britt, age 12 in November, has worked irregularly for three years; has older brother at work, and there are four younger children. Father, Joe Britt, earns $1.30 per night.

Mary Dix, age 14 last June, has worked two years. John Dix, age 11 last June, has worked two years; earns 50 cents per night. There are two children older than these who work and two younger who are in school. Father, J. E. Dix.

Ina Ivey, age 13 last July, has worked nine months; earns 60 cents per day. Waylon Ivey, age 11 last April, has worked nine months; earns 30 cents per day. Lloyd Ivey, age 10, has worked nine months; earns 30 cents per day. There are three children younger than these. Father, E. H. Ivey, earns $1.25 per day.

Percy Vause, age 14 in November, has worked eight months; earns 50 cents per day. Minnie Vause, age 13 last June, has worked eight months; earns 60 cents per

day. Two older children are at work, and there is one child younger than these. Father, J. I. Vause, earns $1 per day.

NOTE. As seen by above report, this mill works a number of young children, but I think this includes all, as I counted only six girls and seven boys under size in the mill at the time of my inspection. The school building is very poor and they have only one teacher. Houses are in very good condition.

DIXON MILL, LAURINBURG, N. C.

Pearl Lockey, aged 14 in May, has worked two years; earns 75 cents a day. Ray Lockey, aged 12 in March, has worked one year; earns 50 cents a day. These children have one older brother at work, and there are five younger. Father is a photographer. Rent. $3 a month.

Johnnie Frazier, aged 13 in May, has worked three months; earns 50 cents a day. Has one younger brother. Father, Ed. Frazier, mends shoes. Family live with grandparents. Rent. $2 a month.

Daniel McFayden, aged 12 in April, has worked one month; earns 50 cents a day. There are three younger children and four older, three of the latter earning $1 a day, and the other 60 cents. Father, Alec McFayden, earns $1 a day. Rent, $2 a month. Rosa Russ, aged 13 in November, has worked three years; earns 50 cents a day. Had two younger sisters, and there are three older children, two of whom earn, respectively. $1 and 50 cents. Father, J. A. Russ, is merchant. Rent, $2.50 a month. NOTE. Here I observed only two girls and one boy who appeared under age. One of the former was distressingly small, however. Living conditions here are very good, and people appear contented.

SCOTLAND MILL, LAURINBURG, N. C.

Arthur Maness, aged 13 in March, has worked two years; earns 50 cents a day. Mother, Mrs. Flora Maness.

Rogers McQueen, aged 13 in July, has worked one month; earns 20 cents a day. Older brother earns 70 cents a day, and there are three children younger than Rogers. The mother is Mrs. Freida McQueen. They rent a three-room house at $2 a month, and have accumulated rather heavy debts.

Naomi Fields, aged 13 in May, has worked six months; earns 50 cents a day. Three older children earn, respectively, 80 cents, $1, and 50 cents a day. There are four younger children. Father, David Fields, earns $1.25 a day. Rent four-room house at $2.50 a month.

Lillie May Sealey, aged 13 in November, has worked four weeks; has older brother who works, and there are three younger children. Father, Charles Sealey, is unable to work. Rent three-room house at $1.75 a month; have recently moved here.

Bonnie Craven, aged 13, has worked three weeks. Walter Craven, aged 12, has worked three weeks here, having worked before in Rockingham Mills. There are two children older than these and three younger. Rent three-room house at $2 a month; have recently moved here.

Belle Woodall, aged 14 in June, has worked three years here, and prior to that in mill at Raeford, N. C.; earns 50 cents a day. Mother, Mrs. Maggie Woodall, asserts that her eldest daughter, Lelia, aged 16, has worked over six years, first in Raeford, then here. Lelia now earns 80 cents a day. There is a younger sister who is mentally deficient. They rent a three-room house at $2 a month.

Rosie Terry, aged 13 in December, has worked one year; earns 50 cents a day ; eldest of six children. Father, J. E. Terry, earns $1.50 a day. Rent three-room house at $2 a month.

Major Williamson, aged 13 in September, has worked one year; earns 50 cents a day. Has one younger brother and one older. The latter is married and lives here with his wife, helping to bear the family expenses. Mother is Mrs. H. C. Williamson. Rent three-room house at $2 a month.

Eunice Brigman, aged 14 in November, has worked two years; earns 30 cents a day. Father, R. T. Brigman, is chronic invalid. Has one younger brother in school and an older sister and brother who earn, respectively, 60 cents and 50 cents a day. Mother says they fell so deeply in debt this fall that she was forced to take the little 8-year-old boy into the cotton field, where by picking cotton the two of them earned enough to temporarily relieve the situation. They rent a four-room house at $2.25 a morth, and it stands in great need of repair.

Frances Simmons, aged 14 in September, worked nine months at Lumberton mill, and has been employed here for something over a year; earns 50 cents a day. Has one

older sister who works, and there are two younger children. Father, Pink Simmons. Rent three-room house at $2 a month.

Raymond Brinkley, aged 13 in December, has worked "off and on" during past summer. Has three older brothers who earn, respectively, $1.10, 80 cents, and 70 cents a day. There are two younger children. Father, W. M. Brinkley, earns $1.25 a day. Rent three-room house at $2.

Emma Core, aged 14, has worked two years. younger than Emma. Father, Ellis Gore. N. B.-Information given by neighbor.

There are three older children and one Rent three-room house at $2 a month.

NOTE.-Mill under same management as Waverly, but not so satisfactory in some respects. The new electric power is the cause of much complaint among operatives, who say it is not properly regulated and that it causes them great trouble. (It has proven highly satisfactory in Waverly.) I counted here six boys and four girls who appeared under 13. The houses in this village leaked almost without exception, and great trouble was caused by falling plaster, etc., though the mill has repairing done every few months. The moral condition is very good, due to the strict surveilance of the authorities.

WAVERLY COTTON MILLS, LAURINBUurg, N. C.

Ella Danford, aged 14 in January, has worked two years; earns 75 cents per day. Rosie Danford, aged 13 in October, has worked two years; earned 50 cents per day. Is now recuperating from typhoid, having been unable to work for several months. Father, A. T. Danford, earns $1.25 per day. There are two children younger than these, and one older sister who does not work. An older brother, his wife, and two young children also live with the family. They have a four-room house, which costs them $2.50 per month.

Marvin Russ, aged 12 in January, has worked during summer months of past two years, attending school in winter; earned 50 cents per day. Father, John Russ, works for Standard Oil Co., earning $1.50 per day. There are four children younger than Marvin, but he has an older brother and sister who earn, respectively, $1 and 75 cents a day. They occupy a four-room house at $2.50 per month.

Rosamond Stanley, boy, aged 13 in March, has worked eight months; earns 80 cents per day. Robie Stanley, girl, aged 12 in December, worked during last summer, earning 25 cents per day. Father, J. B. Stanley, keeps a small store. There are four children younger than Robie. Rent four-room house at $2.50 per month.

Jonnie Collins, aged 13, has worked about two years. Father, S. D. Collins. N. B.Information given by neighbor.

Proter Ward, aged 12, began work one week ago. There are nine children in family, four older and four younger than Porter. The older children all work, averaging about 50 cents a piece per day. Father, J. R. Ward, earns $1.25 per day. Family recently located here. Rent four-room house at $2.50 per month.

Haynes Herring, aged 14, has worked two years; earns 50 cents per day. There are two younger children, and one older boy who earns 75 cents per day. Father, N. E. Herring, earns $1.25. Rent three-room house at $2.00 per month.

Joseph Carlysle, aged 13 in June, has worked one and one-half years; earns 80 cents per day. Curtis Carlysle, aged 12 in October, has worked one and one-half years; earns 80 cents per day. There are three children younger than these. Father, K. S. Carlysle, earns $1.25 per day. Rent three-room house at $2 per month.

Maggie McDonald, aged 12 in March, has worked one year; earns 50 cents a day. Oldest of five children. Father, Fan McDonald, does hauling, etc. Rent three-room house at $2 per month.

Ethel Walters, aged 12 in March, worked two months during summer; earned 25 cents a day. Has one younger sister. Grandmother also dependent upon family. Father, Jack Walters, earns $1.35 per day. Rent three-room house at $2 per month. Carrie May Tatum, aged 13 in January, has worked one year; earns 60 cents per day. There are two younger children, and one older brother, who earns $1 per day. Father, J. H. Tatum, does shoe repairing. Rent three-room house at $2 per month.

Ada Florence Cassion, aged 13, has worked one month; earns 60 cents per day. There are three younger children, and four older, earning as follows: Marvin, $1 per day; Ruth, $1.05 per day; Emma Iren, 80 cents a day; and Annie Eliza, 60 cents a day. Father, H. L. Cassion, earns $1 per day. Rent four-room house at $2.50 per month.

Daisy Suggs, aged 13 in June, has worked one year; earns 40 cents per day. Father, D. B. Suggs, works here and yonder," according to mother. Rent three-room house at $2 per month.