. Louisiana and Arkansas railway; its territory industries and financial condition ... INTERIOR OF COTTON COMPRESS, HOPE LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILWAY 43. COTTuN- AWAll ING SHIPMENT bobbins on which the cotton is wound revolve at almostinconceivable speed, some making as high as 9,000 revolu-tions per minute. From the mule the cotton comes inthe form of finished yarn, ready for weaving into cloth. The threads that are to form the warp of the fabric arenow wound on a drum and the ends passed through a seriesof combs, while the weft is placed in a shuttle that travels

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