Parts I and II are practically revised editions of “Cotton and Cotton Manufacture” and “Wool and Wool Manufacture” which were written by James Paul Warburg in 1921 and 1920, respectively, and published by the First National Bank of Boston, with whom he was then associated. We take this occasion to acknowledge the extreme courtesy of the First National Bank of Boston in allowing the use of this material. Part III, dealing with Silk, has been newly compiled by Benjamin Strong, Jr., of the International Acceptance Bank, Inc.
No attempt has been made in these studies to enter very deeply into the technical processes involved, the purpose being more to give a condensed outline of the subject from the layman’s point of view. While actual survey and observation were extensively made in each case, a great part of the material has of necessity been obtained from standard works on these subjects. In this connection we wish especially to render acknowledgment to Professor M. T. Copeland of Harvard University, whose studies were freely used by the author of Part I on Cotton. In the case of Silk, we are particularly grateful to Mr. W. D. Darby, whose “Silk, The Queen of Fabrics” has been of invaluable assistance. To the many friends in the textile trades who have provided opportunities for first hand observation, as well as a wealth of information, we tender our sincere thanks and grateful appreciation.
INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE BANK, INC.
New York, N. Y., October, 1924.
PART ONE
COTTON
By
James Paul Warburg
Vice-President
International Acceptance Bank, Inc.
Photographs by courtesy of the
Pacific Mills and
Keystone View Co.
Cotton Field
CHAPTER I
THE RAW MATERIAL
1. The Cotton Plant
Derivation of Names