Botany Mills

[1] The company was a key target of the 1926 Passaic Textile Strike, which lasted almost a year.

The business is significant for having survived the Great Depression while continuing to be a leader in its field in the decades afterward.

[4] In June 1932 Botany Mills formed an independent bondholders protective committee which called for immediate deposits of bonds.

[6] In October 1948 Botany Mills announced that it would absorb higher raw material and labor costs without raising prices on goods.

[8] In late 1955, Botany left the textile business and transferred its Passaic plant to an affiliate company, Clarence Worsted.