Excerpt from The Woollen and Worsted Industries This general sketch of the Woollen and Worsted Industries is the first of its kind. Therefore there are sure to be some mistakes and omissions, though every effort has been made to make it accurate so far as it goes. But it is a sketch, not a fully finished picture. I shall be only too glad to receive criticisms and additional facts from any source. I have received help from all sorts and conditions of men and from some women. Most of the manufacturers, merchants, trade unionists and others who have given me information prefer to remain anonymous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.