History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . antee. In the finishing of the woven goods,steaming, shearing, and burling play im-portant parts, particularly as applied tothe pile fabrics like Wilton, Axminster andvelvet. The steamer raises the pile which is distributed—by direct solicitation of themanufacturer, by selling agencies, throughthe jobber or middleman, and through themail order houses. The United States is, by force of circum-stances, obliged to consume its ow^n productin addition to several millions of dollarsworth of European and Oriental rug
History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . antee. In the finishing of the woven goods,steaming, shearing, and burling play im-portant parts, particularly as applied tothe pile fabrics like Wilton, Axminster andvelvet. The steamer raises the pile which is distributed—by direct solicitation of themanufacturer, by selling agencies, throughthe jobber or middleman, and through themail order houses. The United States is, by force of circum-stances, obliged to consume its ow^n productin addition to several millions of dollarsworth of European and Oriental rugs andcarpets imported each year. The neces-sity for buying abroad the great bulk ofmaterials used, and the much higher wagespaid in the United States for manufacture,make it impossible to compete with GreatBritain, Germany, and France; consequent-ly there is practically no exportation offloor coverings. The wonderful growth ofthe United States with its enormous con-suming power has been sufficient warrantfor the increased number of factories andadditional looms in recent Chenille i Axminster Loom 30 Feet Long may have been crushed, the shearing ma-chine trims it to a uniform height and thewomen burlers remove and repair all theminor imperfections, such as knots, threads,etc., that are bound to creep in to a greateror lesser extent. In the old days, the days when the handloom was the limit of efficiency, the man-ufacturer would bundle a roll when com-pleted, carry it to the nearest shop wheresuch things were sold, and after consid-erable dickering dispose of it to the dealer,always losing money on every roll!The journeyman weaver was generallyboarded and lodged by the small factories were in many casesthe foundations for the big establishmentsthat we knov^r today, through which thesons or successors of the originators gainedmuch wealth. In modern times there are four principalways in which the product of a carpet mill There are two seasons in the year
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