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twine manufactory in the world. Some idea of the import- 

 ance of this trade to Belfast can be formed when it is stated 

 that the output of cord and twine alone amounts to over 

 loo tons a week. Since its incorporation under the present 

 management in 1876, the progress of the company has been 

 most rapid. In 1879 there were under 100 employes ; there 

 are now 3,000, of whom a large proportion are women and 

 girls. The consumption of twines and cords has greatly 

 increased in recent years, and their titles are almost endless; 

 but, as indicating merely the great variety of purposes for 

 which they are used, the following may be named as a small 



ROPEWORKS. 



representation : fishing lines and twines of all classes, 

 adapted for floats, cod and conger lines, Manilla lobster 

 twines, Italian salmon twines, deep-sea lead lines, log lines, 

 boat lacing, garden and hammock lines, tobacco lines, 

 tethers, hemp sealing twines, sisal lines, etc., etc.; and an 

 inexhaustible variety of twines for packing, sewing, heddle, 

 and harness, .Tway to the fine and fancy articles used in 

 shops and warehouses, and also employed for household 

 requirements. 



