両大戦間期知多小幅綿織物業における賃織工場

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to reconsider the relationship between the chin'ori factories and the wholesale dealers in the interwar period by analyzing the development of business activities of the Fuki shokufu Co. Ltd. in the Chita region. The Chita region is located in the southwest part of Aichi Prefecture. Fuki shokufu was established in September, 1919and was a comparatively large-scale chin'ori factory with 120 power looms.Fuki Shokufu suffered from the long depression after the panic in 1920, as well as many merchants and factories in the Chita. As a result, Fuki shokufu was put in the disadvantageous condition with wholesale dealers. Traditionally, factories have been considered to be always disadvantageous against the wholesale dealers due to shortage of money. However, Fuki shokufu negotiated over terms and conditions with a wholesale dealer and got an advantageous condition. In addition, Fuki shokufu chose another wholesale dealer when negotiations did not reach agreement. So, Fuki shokufu won the benefits.Due to the recession since the financial panic in 1927, Fuki shokufu was driven into suspension of business because of the short-term business relationship with wholesale dealers. However, Fuki shokufu was able to continue the operation on the base of the fund through the stocks recruitment from the village and borrowing from the financial institution. Fuki shokufu maintained negotiations power to wholesale dealers in the basement of strong funds.