All Cleveland County Cotton Mills Reopen, But Wages Cut 20 to 40%, Jan. 22, 1921

Shelby, Jan. 22—All cotton mills in Cleveland county are again operating on full time with reduced wages from 20 to 40 per cent. There is a better feeling among the farmers and business men as to the future outlook but farmers are swinging on to fully 15,000 bales of cotton. Less than half of the crop is unsold and it is estimated that 1,000 bales will be left in the fields unpicked.

(From the Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 22, 1921)