Business Journal . 88 eljr lusutrsa Journal. Continued from page 27. An important industry and one pe-culiar to Spain is the manufacture ofjute and hemp sandals called alpar-gatas. Practically all of the workingclasses use this cheap and comfortableform of footwear almost exclusivelythe year round. Alpargatas are alsopopular in Latin America, to whichthousands of pairs are exported annual-ly. The alparagatas is made by windingthe hemp or jute rope around to forma small foot shaped mat and by thenfirmly fastening the cords together astrong rope sole about a quarter of aninch thick is made. Whit
Business Journal . 88 eljr lusutrsa Journal. Continued from page 27. An important industry and one pe-culiar to Spain is the manufacture ofjute and hemp sandals called alpar-gatas. Practically all of the workingclasses use this cheap and comfortableform of footwear almost exclusivelythe year round. Alpargatas are alsopopular in Latin America, to whichthousands of pairs are exported annual-ly. The alparagatas is made by windingthe hemp or jute rope around to forma small foot shaped mat and by thenfirmly fastening the cords together astrong rope sole about a quarter of aninch thick is made. White and blackare the colors generally preferred,though red. blue and brown alparagatasare also sold. The leading type foundry of the farEast is located at Tokio and producestwo series of Chinese type. The firstseries, consisting of 5,000 characters,lias in combinations a total of 150,000separate pieces of type. The secondseries has 3,000 characters and 100,000combinations. Pen Drawing by a Student of Frank Krupp, Austin, Minn. The producers o
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