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<hildrenI>t hours.\uiounl,CHAPTER XLVISOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONSI. A SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS IN THECOTTON MILLS OF SHANGHAID. H. Kulp II( )\\ in<;to (lie difficulties of seeuring entrance into nuniyol the cotton mills, particularly those owned by foreigncompanies, this investigation is not yet completed. But inorder that others who are interested in this subject mayknow what is being done, and also that uniformity ininvestigation may secure better results from comparison ot!figures of different citios, the following material ispresented.The schedules used for the survey of cottonMl " S W< n> ;l<l;1 )te(1 j rom tlllse found ill thethcSurveybulletins of the U. S. Department of Labor.occupation in a spinning ;md weaving mill w;istrealed separately under the following items, with a fewchanges:!. Xiuuber in the mill I.Male_ . N<>.ConditionsVmalerr)l(H i ticii<iiiiilici jicidax Sitting allowedNuiulxT of da\s |MT \\cck >. of time for lunchTotal per weeks based onTimeMistyLightedPieceworkVentilatedei- I(lay 7. Forms of welfare worklowest to(<iive highest or S. Kemarks\. \\ a,mI(Attitude of employers toward workers )^ ie }lu ^ s visited are located in theLocationVangt/epoodistrict, Shanghai, which is probablythe largesl cotton Jiiill section of China. The districtextends for nearly two miles along the b;ink of the WhangpooRiver.