Glenco Remains

by Cynthia Wolfe

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Glenco Remains

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Cynthia Wolfe

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I absolutely LOVE going to the old Glenco Mills. I do portraits there, mainly because of the brick and amazing doors on the old loading docks. The river is absolutely beautiful running behind it.

The mill produced a high quality cotton fabric which was woven in many colors and designs. At its peak, the mill supported up to 500 people, and approximately half of them lived in the mill houses. The houses rented for 50 cents a week and land was provided for farming.

In 1889 the average Glencoe mill hand worked six 11-hour days, or 66 hours per week. Men earned from one to two dollars per day; women earned from 50 cents to a dollar; children earned 40 cents per day. In 1905 the average worker worked six 10.5-hour days, or 63 hours per week. Men earned from 75 cents to $2.75 per day; women earned between 60 cents and one dollar; children still earned 40 cents per day. By 1924 Glencoe employees were working 55-hour weeks, with men earning between $2.10 and $6.60 per day and women between $2.10 and $2.38.

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March 13th, 2017

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