Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1893 — Inferiority of American Cloths. [ARTICLE]

Inferiority of American Cloths.

A correspondent informs us that the reason why American cloths are less lasting both In color and wear than those brought from Franco or England is because foreign manufacturers keep the wool intended for first-class goods for three years, putting it through a process of cleansing once each year. They thus get rid of all the fatty matter, and the wool Is left thoroughly shrunken and in the best condition to receive the dyes. The American manufacturers, on the other hand, do not thoroughly cleanse their stock. A portion of the grease is left in the wool, which Interferes with shrinkage and the absorption of dye. The clo*hs, may look well at first, but they soil more easily and are more likely to fade and shrink than the foreign goods.—Dry Goods Bulletin. W ill fam Gkeekwood, of Germantown, Pa., is willing to wager all he Is worth in the warid—about s2s,ooo—that he cm Peddle through tho rapids at Xlaftrc rails in a fiat bottom skill