The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Fabric of Civilization, by Anonymous This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States Author: Anonymous Release Date: June 5, 2009 [EBook #29048] Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION *** Produced by Audrey Longhurst, ronnie sahlberg and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States Guaranty Trust Company of New York 140 Broadway FIFTH AVENUE OFFICE MADISON AVENUE OFFICE Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street Madison Avenue and 60th Street LONDON OFFICES LIVERPOOL OFFICE 32 Lombard Street, E. C. 27 Cotton Exchange Buildings 5 Lower Grosvenor Pl., S. W. PARIS OFFICE HAVRE OFFICE BRUSSELS OFFICE 1 and 3 Rue des Italiens 122 Boulevard Strasbourg 158 Rue Royale COPYRIGHT, 1919 GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORKHE cotton industry touches the lives of the vast majority of the peoples of the earth. TThe ensuing survey does not pretend to cover the field in all its diversity. It aims to give, in brief compass, such general facts concerning the industry in the United States as may enable the reader quickly to ...
MADISON AVENUE OFFICE Madison Avenue and 60th Street LIVERPOOL OFFICE 27 Cotton Exchange Buildings BRUSSELS OFFICE 158 Rue Royale
Produced by Audrey Longhurst, ronnie sahlberg and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Guaranty Trust Company of New York 140 Broadway
FIFTH AVENUE OFFICE Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street LONDON OFFICES 32 Lombard Street, E. C. 5 Lower Grosvenor Pl., S. W. PARIS OFFICE HAVRE OFFICE 1 and 3 Rue des Italiens 122 Boulevard Strasbourg
The Fabric of Civilization
A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States
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Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I The Importance and Power of Cotton5 II Where Cotton is Grown and Spun and10 Why III The Raw Cotton Market17 IV The Cloth Market27 V Financing Cotton and Cotton Cloth33 VI American Cloth in Foreign Markets38 VII Some of the Grower’s Problems41 VIII In the Cotton Mill45 IX The Finishing Operations57