Cotton mill in northwest Georgia is America 's No . 1 producer of denim . The company has been making jeans since the early 1900s, and it still makes them today. Most U.S. cotton mills shut in last decade , unable to compete with China . ` ` This mill here it feeds my family , '' says Christopher Wolfe , 31 .
Cotton mill in northwest Georgia is America 's No . 1 producer of denim . Mill has been operating since 1845 . Most U.S. cotton mills shut in last decade , unable to compete with China . `` This mill here it feeds my family , '' says Christopher Wolfe , 31 .