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Letter from Jacob L. Watkins to Richard Harvey Wright, August 28, 1890: Electronic Edition. Author: Watkins, Jacob Lawrence, b. 1850 Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Funder: Funding by the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO. Transcription Information: Text transcribed by: Trudi Abel Images scanned by: Digital Production Center Text encoded by: Katherine M. Wisser Transcription Edition: Edition: First edition, Date: 2006 Publication Information: Publisher: Duke University Libraries Date: 2006 Availability: ©This work is the property of the Duke University Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Source Information: Title: Letter from Jacob L. Watkins to Richard Harvey Wright, August 28, 1890 Author: Jacob L. Watkins Date: 18900828 Note: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Note: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Class: Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company Class: Millwork (Woodwork) Class: Correspondence Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Watkins, Jacob Lawrence, b. 1850 Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Class: Durham (N.C.)
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Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company Millwork (Woodwork) Correspondence Durham (N.C.) -- History Watkins, Jacob Lawrence, b. 1850 Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Durham (N.C.) T.D. Wright, Sect'y & Treas Durham Bobbin & Shuttle Co., Manufacture a Complete Line of Wooden Supplies for Cotton, Woolen, Silk, and Jute Mills Mr. R. H. Wright Yours of 27th received and noted As regards to selling to a Syndicate I am in favor of it for as it now stands it will be almost impossible to make any money from the mill for all the mills up North are doing all they possibly can to break us down they are cutting prices until there is very little margin left & if they all go into a Synicate prices can be raised & kept up which it is impossible to do under any combination except a Trust or Synicate. I don't think the mill had lost any money this year think we are in a better condtion than we were at the first of the year but we are not yet is as good fix financially as we were when we started but our trade is increasing & think we are turning out work at a
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