In this 1939 photo, high-speed spoolers are shown in use at the Fairfax Mill in Valley. Built in 1915, the mill in eastern Alabama produced towels and other cotton goods for the West Point Manufacturing Company. Photo courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives & History. Donated by Alabama Media Group. Photo by Roy T. Carter, Birmingham News.
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This article appears in the December 2024 issue of Business Alabama.
