Arizona republican., 1919-01-15

Between 200 and 500 bales were /
ginned ut another gin in Tempe the
grade and staple percentages of these ]
being fully equal to the 2112 bales.
The records of the government clas-
sificaton to date on the present 1918
1919 crop shows that 81 per cent of
the cotton classed TO November %, had
a length Of fiber 134 inches and As per
cent showed Il length of fiber / 1l-16
inches.
Because of the growing commercial
importance Of this cotton, exhaustive
spinning tests have been made which
show that the American Egyptian cot
ton is u very practical substitute for
Sea Island and Sakellaridis Egyptian
cottcnS. 1t may be successfully used in
all fine cotton goods and knitted fab
rics requiring maximum wearing quail
tiles. The principal uses in which it
has proven its value are automobile
tire fabrics, sewing thread, fine quality
dress goods, knitted fabrics, and dur
! ing war conditions it has been consid-
erably used in manufacturing airplane,
balloon and gas-mask cloth. Results
of tests indicate that there is no reason
why this new variety of cotton is not a
desirable substitute for Sea Island and
Sallellaridis Egyptian cotton as its
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other particular seems to possess equal
characteristics This is substantiated
by the testimony of several large man
ufacturers Of fine goods.
During the summer and fall of 1915.
the Department of Agriculture made
( comparative spinning tests of Ameri-
/ can-Egyptian cotton with Sea Island
and Sakellaridis Egyptian cottons at
/ the New Bedford Textile school, New
/ Bedford, Massachusetts. the results of
/ which are given in Department Bulle-
I tin No. $50 which may be obtained upon
I application to the Department of Agri-
culture. These three cOttOns were Drac-
/ tically the same in grade and character
and Were tested under the same me
chanical conditions. A series of yarn
/ numbers ranging from 10 to zoos We're
made from each variety of cotton. Re
suits indicate that the tensile strength
and oher manufacturing properties
were practically the same Bleaching
dyeins and mercerization tests We're
also made which show that these prop
( critics were also practically equal.
During the fail of 1917 and spring of
1918, the Department of Agriculture
made comparative tests OF the three
varieties previously tested. These tests
were made at the NashaWena Mills.
New Bedford Massachusetts,. primarily
I to develop 4 satisfactory cotton airDlane
fabric All of these lots We're treated
practically under the same conditions
IN making these tests. Two standard
fabrics, weighing about four ounces per
square yard, were made-one from
2-60s yarn containing so thread per
inch in both warp and filling and one
| from 3-SOs yarn containing 6S thread
to the inch in both warp and filling.
All Of the fabrics made came within the
required specifications issued by the
Bureau of Aircraft Production Board.
which required a fabric to have a maxi =
mum strength and a minimum stretch
IN both warp and filling
The results of these tests show that
the strongest fabrics We're obtained
from the Sakellaridis Egyptian cotton
and that the fabrics made from the
/ American Egyptian and Sea Island
cottonS We're practically equal to each
other both in strength and stretch.
Arrangements will be made bv the
producers to store in New Bedford a
supply Of this cotton so that mills viii
be able to purchase for immediate de
livery through a local broker.
We are submitting the foregoing in
formation regarding this cotton to the
cotton manufacturers using long staple
cotton because it has been deveIoped
largely under government supervision.
1t IS believed that domestic Drodyc-
ton of all extra staple cotton should
receive proper support at this time in
order to stabilize its further growth ard
development.