The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, November 05, 1967, Page 8, Image 16
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Clinton, S. C.
Permit No. 59
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BAILEY PLANT blended
ibrics leave Clinton as un- ri
:slicd (i rcy goods. But bi
iey (ind their way into some le
( America's finest men's, cl
omen's and children's ap- ct
are! fashions. tv
The plant produces three (1
asic fabrics ? voiles, batistes
nJ broadcloths ? all in a C
lend o! (iS per cent Dacron Y
olyester and 35 per cent w
jmhcd cotton. d
Sheer, cool voile shows up n
r wrinkle-iree sport shirts ir
eft) as well as dresses for a li
ase-loving little girl. p;
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lir-conditioned. with over C
bOCO ions of refrigeration. <_
rhis huge air system is so t
Precise that differing lem- i
oeratures and relative hu- s
midilies can he maintained i
i! different parts of the c
p'.ant, oven 1 hough there r
re no walls between them.
15ecae.se "wo-1 birds of the i
slant's fiber consumption is *
n man - made fibers, and i
because a comprehensive t
air eleanim; and waste re- ;
i-overy s y s ! e m operates
L-nntiiuious!y, the plant is 1
t>rae'ica!'v lint-free. Lint c
and loose 'ibers plucked
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: -m inacnmrs anu me air (
by this piaid-sizod "vacuum 1
cleaner" is carried through
air ('nets to a central recov- i
rry bin and can be repine- I
es.sed for other uses. i
The plant uses 11,000 KVA 1
of electrical power, water
from tbe company's filter- i
:no system, and heat and ]
steam from a *100 II.P. ^as- c
! ired boiler. 1
NOVEMBER 5, 1967
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EMBER, IP ?
Broadcloth is a favorite fabc
for sport shirts in popular
old, masculine prints (lower
It). The young man is ex
itiiiymy a buy yiaine wnn a
jmely cood wearing a shirirpo
shift of printed batiste
ower right).
Bailey fabrics are sold by
linton Cottons. Inc.. of New
ork, generally to converters
ho have the fabric bleached,
yed. printed or finished as
ceded. The cloth is then sold
\ turn to apparel manufacjrers.
who shape the final
roducts for retail sale.
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Collection Systems (DDC)
electronically monitor pro
lucuon, ciowniime a 11 ci
naintenance status of each
;pinning frame and loom
n the plant, and automatically
report this for each
nachine on each shift.
Forty-foot service cor idors
containing machine
.hops, storage areas, and
aipporting equipment exend
the full length of the
)!ant on front and back.
The main office and two
/end-a-terias are located
>n the front.
Employees also have ac ess
to locker room facili
ION.
The landscaped grounds
include visiters' parking on
he front, l.r>0 lighted parking
spaces for employees at
the rear of the plant.
The plant uses about
">0,000 pounds of Dacron
polyester fiber and 72 bales
>f cotton, to weave about
2110,000 yards of blended
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