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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG87KsCb1c0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG87KsCb1c0
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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
't is a pu#licBprivate
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'aternalism, or -ascism,
Figure 27: Charles . Cannon
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Fig
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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#$
2A1. 0rouest. )e#. 27 Fe#. 2A17.
Cherr$* Hevin. LCannon Mills.L Cannon Mills. NCpedia* 2AA7. )e#. 1@ Fe#. 2A17.
Clai#orne* (ac!* and )illia& 0rice. L(a&es ). Cannon 81/[email protected] North Carolin
(ohn "oc!e Foundation* 2A17. )e#. 2A Fe#. 2A17.
+a!ss* -rian. LMassive '&plosion Caught On Tape.L C-SNews. C-S 'nteractive* 2
2 Fe#. 2A17.
Ford* ?&il$. 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.
2A1,. )e#. A1 Mar. 2A17.
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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$* n.d. )e#. 1@
LNC -usiness 3all of Fa&e BB Charles . Cannon.L NC -usiness 3all of Fa&e BB Ch
N.p.* n.d. )e#. 27 Fe#. 2A17.
N.p.. )here +o =ou Stand. N.p.* N.p. )e#. 2A Fe#. 2A17.
Iichter* 0aul. LMurdoc! "etter +iscloses Cannon Mills Merger Tal!s.L "os ngeles T
Fullte%t9: 1. ug 1/ 1@/. 0rouest. )e#. 2@ Fe#. 2A17.
Stan Choe and Ti& Fun!. Co&p. (ai&e "ev$* 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