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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2127113, member: 73555&quot;]Except in New England, where many of the mills were located.&nbsp; Checks and sight drafts in the thousands of dollars are fairly common for bulk shipments of cotton (mainly) and other agricultural products.&nbsp; Before the Civil War, mill workers were among the best-paid non-professionals, earning as much as $1.50 per day.</p><p><br /></p><p>People underestimate that cotton was the lifeblood of the South, and slavery was &quot;necessary&quot; to make growing cotton economically feasible.&nbsp; At the other end, child labor was &quot;necessary&quot; for routine unskilled jobs in the mills, such as bobbin-changers.&nbsp; Year of this photo, unknown; my &quot;guess&quot; is 1885.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]404298[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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