THE ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VICTORIAN TEXTILE FACTORY

Textile industry in the nineteenth century of the British empire was one of the milestone industries which center around cotton mills. The development of this industry attracted many people who wished to increase their life’ standard to migrate to area near the factories located in order to work there. As much as giving revenue for the country, these factories also gave impact to the environment as well as people living and working in it. There were three things behind the environmental impact during the Victorian era of textile industry, fire hazard, mills’ poor conditions and factory bill. Flammable materials, like raw cotton which mainly used in this industry, and high temperature room caused the factories engulfed in fire. The lacked protection from fire of the factories’ construction then led to a new building method being introduced and applied called the “Fireproof Construction”. Poor health condition of the workers who worked in high humidity and temperature of cotton mills brought a creation of factory bill (Factory Act) being passed. However, the act that was supposed to act as a regulation for factories owners to offer their worker a much more suitable place to work was hardly fully implied during this time. The writer used literature review method in collecting data. This article therefore intended to deliver the reader about the environment situation in the cotton factories while also giving the idea on how hardly an ideal comfort was achieved.

“My Father Doesn’t Love Me”

This chapter discusses Lewis McDaniel, “My Father Doesn’t Love Me”, topical songs, Virgie Bowling, cotton mills, and autobiographical songs

“Chain Gang Special”/“Walk Right in Belmont”

This chapter discusses Wilmer Watts, Frank Wilson, “Chain Gang Special”, “Walk Right in Belmont”, cotton mills, Paramount Records, and Harry S. Charles

“Lindy”/“Louise”

This chapter discuses Proximity String Quartet, “Lindy” “Louise”, parlor songs, stringband, cotton mills, and old-time music

“Cotton Mill Blues”

This chapter discusses Lester (“Pete”) Bivins, “Cotton Mill Blues”, topical songs, occupational songs, cotton mills, and Decca Records

“Cotton Mill Girl”

This chapter discusses Earl McCoy, Jessie Brock, “Cotton Mill Girl”, Byrum Lawson, topical songs, cotton mills, location recording, Columbia Records, and old-time music

Chinese Cotton Mill Owner's Association and the Construction of Information System of China’s Cotton Industry

The Federation of Chinese Cotton Mill Owner's Association is a very important national cotton textile industry group in modern Chinese history, which has had an important impact on the development of modern China's cotton industry in many aspects. Especially in the construction of information system of cotton textile industry, the Chinese Federation of cotton mills is the first industry organization to put forward ideas and put them into practice, which has made great contribution to the communication and exchange of modern technology and management of cotton textile industry. The Federation of Chinese Cotton Mill Owner's Association not only established the information construction of cotton industry at its institutional level, but also paid close attention to the information of American cotton market closely related to modern China's cotton textile industry. This paper will study and discuss the role of the Federation of Chinese Cotton Mill Owner's Association in the establishment of China's cotton information system, in order to clarify the important role of the Federation in the construction of modern China's cotton information system.