The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
IS
HELPING COTTON
MANUFACTURERS

Washington, Dec. 26-American man
ufacturers. who are desirous or capturing
some OF tho trade in the Orient. South
America and other countries, now en-
toyed by foreign manufacturers. says a
report OF the bureau OF manufactures OF
the department OF commerce and labor.
should apply TO that bureau for its varied
lines OF samples OF goods, which find a
ready market In those countries.
These samples have been gathered
primarily for American manufacturers.
and consist OF cotton yarns. piece goods.
belts, braids, handkerchiefs. gloves. laoes.
towels. etc. which are manufactured In
foreign countries and sold In China.
Japan, India, Australia. Turkey. Egypt.
South Africa and South America. Any
and all OF these samples, the report states,
Will be sent upon application by manufac-
turers. chambers OF commerce and other
commercial organizations. located In cot
ton manufacturing centres.
A list OF samples OF cotton goods
briefly described and classified by coun-
tries. is given below:
From Shanghai, China--English gray
shirtings. English white shirtings, soft
inish; japanese Il cloths, sheetings. cot
ton prints, Turkey red camb1c. black
cotton Italians and mixtures, half wool
and half cotton. figured cotton Italians,
lastings. Turkey red shirtings. Japanese
cotton grapes. cotton reps, plain native
made cloth. corduroy. Ningpa cotton
cloth. German and English plush, velvet,
English and Japanese towels, mosquito
netting English handkerchiefs. Indian.
japanese and English yarns, cotton and
thread, gold and gray shirtings, English
jeans. Manchester sheetlngs, Tienstin cot
ton. English drills and Il cloths. Chi
nese hand-mad cloths. rice cooker,
needles, trepang. From TtentsIn, China.
samples OF German, Dutch, Austrian ana
French toilet soaps.
From Japan--Manchester drills. gray
printers and shirtings, white shirtings.
gray cambric, twilled shirtings. cotton
ilannels. printed cloths, bath towels. fine
yarn. muslins. pants worn by japanese
school boys. samples OF Dutch weayes OF
various widths from England.
From Bombay. India-Gray dhoties,
gray yarn varying from 81 10 80 counts.
colored cottons and tweeds. black and
white cotton checks. fancy colored cloths
and striped shirtings. muslins and colored
prints OF various widths. Manchester gray
and bleached yarns white muslins. print
ed and striped muslins, cotton-cOlored
striped shirtngs and colored cloth, cot
ton embroidered cloths
From Egypt-Italian and Manchester
brown and white calicoes native manu-
factured and Manchester printed calicoes,
Egyptian raw cotton OF various grades,
fez hats. tarbouche. a cap worn inside OF
the turban.
From Australa--White Dutch and gray
English shirtings, English and Japanese
T cloths, English camlet, English woolen
lasting. Chinese and japanese cotton
yarns and shirtings.
From Zanzibar, Africa-Khangas gloves,
English and Chinese cotton thread,
striped unbleached scarfs, pipes and sam
plies OF calabash. unfinished. from Cape
Town.
From Manchester. Eng.-Burnley and
Glossop print cloths T cloths, India
shirtngs.
From Turkey-Colored cotton prints,
various styles and designs.
From BrazI-Englsh sheetings and mus
llns. Brazilian cotton suitngs, black
musuns samples OF Brazilian goods made
in imitation of fabrics forlSerly coming
from the United States.