AND USE IN UNITED STATES. 6 1 



Commission, of Messrs. Finlayson, Bous- 

 field, & Co., flax spinners at Grafton, 

 Mass. They say in substance : x 



1. Flax is not grown in America to any 

 extent for textile manufacturing purposes. 

 The bulk of it is produced only for seed, 

 the fibre being destroyed. None is pro- 

 duced of a quality high enough for fine 

 linen thread or yarns. 



2. The manufacture of linen does not 

 receive any encouragement by having raw 

 material of sufficient quality grown on the 

 spot. It would not develop, but cease to 

 exist, unless supplied with material from 

 abroad. 



3. The development of the manufac- 

 ture is the only means of encouraging 

 the production of superior flax. The 

 market must be. created for the farmer, or 

 he will not attempt the growth of a crop 

 requiring care and skill. 



4. The manufacture of linen can best 

 be encouraged by the introduction of 



1 Rep. Tar. Com., p. 1526. 



