Linen . urer—put it that: A country emerg-ing from paganism calls only for thread in its crudestform for the roughest hand sewing. Gradually ascendingthe scale we see the mechanical replacing the manual,and with the evolution of mechanical means of produc-tion comes a growing consumption of the filaments offlax upon which nearly everything material long, therefore, as the amenities exist, so long will thethread industry flourish. Herein lies an importantdistinction. Rightly or wrongly, many products of thelinen industry in general are regarded as luxuries forwhich substitutes may se
Linen . urer—put it that: A country emerg-ing from paganism calls only for thread in its crudestform for the roughest hand sewing. Gradually ascendingthe scale we see the mechanical replacing the manual,and with the evolution of mechanical means of produc-tion comes a growing consumption of the filaments offlax upon which nearly everything material long, therefore, as the amenities exist, so long will thethread industry flourish. Herein lies an importantdistinction. Rightly or wrongly, many products of thelinen industry in general are regarded as luxuries forwhich substitutes may serve. But not so with linenthread. Where strength and durability are essentialin tailoring, in footwear, in saddlery, in carpet-making,in netting, in sail-making, in tent-making, in airplanewings, in hospital fabrics and countless other utilities,there can be no adequate substitute. Demand isunchecked, and the fluctuations to which the generallinen market is sensitive do not rule to the same degree. 118. The Spinning Mill The transition stage of reconstruction is thus beingbridged with less inconvenience than in the staple tradeof woven goods. How important linen thread is in the commercialworld may be judged from the export figures. Thus,during 1916, 4,238,200 lbs., or nearly 1,900 tons, wereexported, and the value was as much as £842, a very considerable portion—£74,871 worth—wentto the United States, the great bulk in that eventful yearwas exported to our fighting forces in Europe. Assuredly, the part that thread has played in winningthe war would make quite a fascinating story. Intrench boots and tarpaulins, for machine-gun tapes, andin hospital requisites, it was indispensable. Linen netscamouflaged our heaviest guns and lent themselves tohighly decorative foliage. Every department of thefighting forces, both our own and our allies, had warcontracts with Ulsters thread mills, and the samesource could have furnished a speciality in the hang-mans stock in tra
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