Cannon Mills Presentation

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The Reign of Cannon M

Aaron Febre, Zaria Franklin, ChouathongLoProfessor: Lynn Raymond

Course: UWRT !"#!$%ue %ate: A&ril "', "!(

Figure 1: Overview of Canno

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Figure 2: Cannon Mills Throug

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Introduction

Cannon Mills was a ver$ successful te%tile co&pan$. 't was created #$ (a&

Throughout its reign* the ownership was inherited #$ his son Charles . Ca

passed Cannon &ills was #ought #$ various corporations. 'ts final owner w

+avid Murdoc!.

Figure ,: Cannon Mills at Night

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-orn in 1/2

)or!ed on the far&

0resent during the Civil )ar

James W. Cannon

Figure : (a&es ). C

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Brief History of Cannon Mills

Founded in 1

Started off s&all

Tur!ish cloth

-iggest producer #$ the end of ))1

Consolidation of &ills #eat the

reat +epressionFigure /: "ittle -o$ )ho )or!ed

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Cannon Quiz

1. 3ow &uch do $ou thin! $ou get after retire&ent per &onth at C

2. )hat do $ou thin! was the average ti&e a wor!er wor!ed at Ca

,. )hat do $ou thin! the 5ualifications were to have a supervising


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Working Criteria


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%aily Life of an )m&loyee

)histle #lew

"o$alt$ -an5uets

+o the right thing

6accinations

Cannon Newspaper

Figure 7: Newspaper 3eadline

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Job Occupations

)or!ed different &achines to #rea! down thread

Spun it around a spindle

Office wor!

Supervisor

(anitors 8-lac!s9 8Under 2/ to prevent unions9

Figure ;: )o&an at )or!

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Contributions to the Community

0rovided


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Early or!ers Opinion

3ad ever$thing the$ needed

)or!er>s support

?as$ route

Sense of stronger co&&unit$

Figure @: Necessit$ or "u%ur$4

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Mill Hill

0rovided housing for wor!ers

Could #e rented out to wor!ers

Too! stipend fro& chec!

-ills reduced

Figure 1A: Mill 3ouse

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"he Chan#e of Onerships

1. Cannon Manufacturing Co&pan$ 81 B 1@219

2. Cannon Mills Co&pan$ 81@21B1@,9

,. FieldcrestBCannon Corporation 81@, B 2AA19

. 0illowte% Corporation 82AA1B2AA,9


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Figure 1,: 0illowTe% "ogo

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Figure 12: Marshall Field Co&

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Figure 11: Cannon Mills Corpora

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$a%id Murdoc! and Cannon Mills

Murdoc! #ought Cannon Mills Co&pan$ in 1@2

Na&e changed twice

Cannon Mills Corporation to FieldcrestBCannon Corporation

FieldcrestBCannon Corporation to 0illowte% Corporation

Murdoc! was the DdownfallE of 0illowte% Corporation

Figure 1: +ave M

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Mill House "ruth

Onl$ used for supervisors

Ter&s of convenience

Selective privilege

Figure 1/: -o$>s Feet

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Wor!ers& Opinion under Murdoc!

The supervisors were treated well

Those underneath were treated horri#l$

3ow hard $ou wor! how &uch &one$ $ou get

3arsh wor! environ&ent

So&e people ratted on others to get #etter pa$&ent

+on>t the$ !now snitches get stitches4

Figure 17: (i&&$ lecturing 3enr$ 8o

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Figure 1;: )or! Me&e

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"he Wor!ers& Opinion

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Figure 1: 6ideo ?%plaining the )or!ers> Opinion a#out Cannon Mills

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"he Closin# of 'illote(

Corporation

"argest wor!er la$off in North Carolina 3istor$

#out *AAA e&plo$ees were fired

3alf of the& were residents of Hannapolis

Man$ wor!ers learned a#out it over the radio rather than

their supervisors

Man$ were given the opportunit$ to go #ac! to school

Funded #$ the govern&ent

So&e people refused to head #ac! to school

Figure 1@: )-T6 News Coverag

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Figure 2A: Hids On Their 0hones

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)oan*Cabarrus Community Colle#e

0ossi#le +egrees

0har&ac$ Technician

Medical Coding and -illing

Medical Unit Secretar$

eneral Construction

Custo&er Service Certification

Figure 21: 0ie Chart +epicting the Courses ta

0illowte% ?&plo$ees at IowanBCa#arrus Co&

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$emolition of 'illote( CorporationThe following videos show a section of Cannon Mills #eing

de&olished courtes$ of C-S and another #$ a #$stander.

Figure 22: Cannon Mills ?%plodes

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Figure 2,: +e&olition of 0illowte% Corpo

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-implosion-caught-on-tapehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edAJazqlIgAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edAJazqlIgAhttp://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-implosion-caught-on-tape


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$a%id Murdoc! and +C )esearch Cam

0art of his philanthrop$ acts

)as #uilt over the re&aining site

Mills

The Iesearch Ca&pus was #uilt

research over food* nutrition* and

diseases such as Cancer and lJh

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'aternalism, or -ascism,

Figure 27: Charles . Cannon

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Figure 2;: +avid 3. Murdoc!

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Figure 2/: (a&es ). Cannon

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In Conclusion

Cannon Mills was a te%tile &a&&oth that was esta#lished for over 1AA $ea

an econo&$ #ooster*


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'n Me&or$ of Cannon Mills


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)or!s Cited

-eatt$* M$ra* +ouglas "ong&an* and 6an Tran. Co&&unit$ Iesponse to the 0illowt

Hannapolis Closing: The LIapid IesponseL Tea& as a Facilitative +evice. N.p.0+F.

-o#a!* (onelle. L)U Series Features "ecture on 3istor$ of Cannon Mills.L Shel#$

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Cherr$* Hevin. LCannon Mills.L Cannon Mills. NCpedia* 2AA7. )e#. 1@ Fe#. 2A17.

Clai#orne* (ac!* and )illia& 0rice. L(a&es ). Cannon 81/[email protected] North Carolin

(ohn "oc!e Foundation* 2A17. )e#. 2A Fe#. 2A17.

+a!ss* -rian. LMassive '&plosion Caught On Tape.L C-SNews. C-S 'nteractive* 2

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Ford* ?&il$. L0illowte% 1A =ears "ater: N.C. Iesearch Ca&pus -ehind Schedule -u

Stea& B North Carolina Iesearch Ca&pus.L North Carolina Iesearch Ca&pus.

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)or!s Cited 8cont.9

Mecia* Ton$* and da& -ell. LCOM0N= '6?S U0 ON I?-U'"+'N* I?TUIN

-NHIU0TC= COUIT.L ?ditorial. ?d.Moc!* ar$ N. LCannon Mills.L Cannon Mills. Te%tile 'ndustr$ 3istor$* n.d. )e#. 1@

LNC -usiness 3all of Fa&e BB Charles . Cannon.L NC -usiness 3all of Fa&e BB Ch

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N.p.. )here +o =ou Stand. N.p.* N.p. )e#. 2A Fe#. 2A17.

Iichter* 0aul. LMurdoc! "etter +iscloses Cannon Mills Merger Tal!s.L "os ngeles T

Fullte%t9: 1. ug 1/ 1@/. 0rouest. )e#. 2@ Fe#. 2A17.

Stan Choe and Ti& Fun!. Co&p. (ai&e "ev$* Charles "unan* Iic! Iothac!er* and

rrants. The Charlotte O#server Charlotte ,1 (ul$ 2AA,* Third ed.* Main sec.

News-an!. The Charlotte O#server* n.d. )e#. 27 Fe#. 2A17.

6ander#urg* Ti&oth$ ). DCannon Mills and Hannapolis: 0ersistent 0aternalis& in a

Hno%ville: The Universit$ of Tennessee 0ress* 2A1,. 0ro

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