Souvenir commemorating the visit of the National Farmers' Congress to the White Oak Cotton Mills

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This booklet commemorates a visit to Cone Mills by the National Farmers' Congress on November 5, 1909. It begins with a detailed history of Proximity Manufacturing Company. Next are illustrations of both mills with photographs of the "Card Room," "Spinning Room" and "Weave Room" at White Oak Mill. The booklet concludes with a photo of White Oak School and an essay titled "Educational work of Proximity and White Oak Mills" about the mills' contribution to children and families.