jan 24, 1880 - N capitalists made cotton mills in S (1880)

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S was better in manufacturing cotton textiles; S never liked shipping cotton to New Eng → (1880) N capitalists made cotton mills in S; Had better tax benefits and prospect of cheap & nonunionized labor;

Textile mills really helped S; Cheap labor = main attraction for investors → became v imp to keep labor cheap for S industrialists; Mostly in Piedmont region of S appalachia; Rural S wanted employment in textile mills; Didn’t include AA, paid ½ of N counterparts, compensated in form of credit at company store; Was first steady jobs and wages for S; Mills capitalize on cheap labor of women & children → mills offer poor farm families chance to be together

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