Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1918 — Leads in Silk Manufacture. [ARTICLE]

Leads in Silk Manufacture.

As a result of “he effects of the war on the silk Industry in the several countries engaged in it, the United States has become the leading nation in the manufacture of that commodity. About 20;000 tons of silk and silk waste are used in America each year. In the far East silk is also being manufactured more extensively, while Japan leads the world in its production. —Pathfinder.