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Joseph E. Wiley brings Theodore Roosevelt’s attention to his plan to develop a cotton mill that will train and employ African Americans in Dallas, Texas. He believes the development of the textile industry run by African Americans will benefit the workers, the South, and the nation at large. He already has support from other textile estates in the north.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-12
Heinrich A. Paffrath, a factory owner in Germany, informs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that he has ample evidence that Salt’s Textile Manufacturing Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has underreported their yarn imports. After being contracted to produce yarn, Paffrath details how Salt’s sabotaged his business and how business relations broke down. Paffrath explains that the company has done irreparable damage to his own factory, resulting in its closure, and asks if the U.S. government would consider compensating him for the losses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-19
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Prospectus outlining the plan and financing for a new cotton mill in Dallas, Texas, the result of combining Mill City Mop and Twine Factory with Mill City Yarn Mill. It will employ African Americans, lease houses to operatives, build a school, churches, and store.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-12