Flax Culture An Outline of the History And Present Condition of the Flax Indust
Flax Culture An Outline of the History And Present Condition of the Flax Indust
Edmund a Whitman
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Even Mr. Sisson ad- mits that " it would not be much help. " If, then, an increase of fifty per cent in the duty on raw flax " would not be much help, " why retain the present duty, which, so far as can be ascertained, is no help at all? There are linen-manufacturers, however, not connected with the Spinners' and Growers' Association, and not, therefore, under the spell of such sophistry ; and a most fitting summing-up of this whole discussion is to be found in the recom- mendations and suggest...ions to the Tariff AND USE IN UNITED STATES. 6 1 Commission, of Messrs. Finlayson, Bous- field, & Co. , flax spinners at Grafton, Mass. They say in substance : x 1. Flax is not grown in America to any extent for textile manufacturing purposes. The bulk of it is produced only for seed, the fibre being destroyed. None is pro- duced of a quality high enough for fine linen thread or yarns. 2. The manufacture of linen does not receive any encouragement by having raw material of sufficient quality grown on the spot.
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