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PROGRESS OF A POUND OF AMERICAN Cor
TON. The following is the history of the ira
vels and adventures of a pound Of manufactur-
ed American cotton. The cotton was sent
from the United States to London thence to
Manchester, where it was spun into yarn. 1t
was then sent to Paisley, where it was woven;
next to Ayrshire to be tamboured; afterwards it
was conveyed to Dumbarton, where it was
hand-sewcd. TWAS then again sent to Paisley,
when it was conveyed to distant part of Rem
frew to be bleached, and then returned to Pals
Icy; 1t was afterwards sent to Glasgow and fin
ished, and from Glasgow it was conveyed per
coach to London. From its shipment in Ame-
rlca till its arrival in the London warehouse, it
must have been conveyed 5000 miles by sea
and 92O on land. The value was increased
1000 per cent by the processes of the manu-
facturer, whilst no less than $50 people were
engaged in its carriage and preparation.