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vertible by Mr. Dickson's process, would go far to see the cotton mills to work 

 again. Mr. Dickson has had long experience both in the growth and manu- 

 facture of Fla x, and his book would no doubt be of service both to growers and 

 manufacturers, were it widely distributed and read both in our colonies and at 

 home. 



The s pecimens sent to the " Gardener's Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette" 

 Office wer e in the prepared state, ready for being spun ; also yarn and cloth 

 that the patentee had made by the use of cotton, silk, worsted, and Flax 

 machinery. 



THE PEES TON PILOT, SATURDAY, SEPT. 20th, 1862; 

 SUBSTITUTES FOR COTTON. 



We wish to call the attention of our readers to a letter in another column 

 from Mr. J. H. Dickson of London, on the important question of cotton supply, 

 or the supply of cotton substitutes. Mr. Dickson has sent to our office a 

 book of samples, of yarn and cloth, made under his own patents, from materials 

 which he proposes to use as a substitute for cotton. These samples appear 

 to have been for some weeks at the Board of Trade, and to have been 

 brought before the notice of her Majesty's ministers ; they have also been 

 exhibited in Liverpool, and though we do not profess to be able to judge 

 of the value of this new production, or its .adaptability to cotton machinery, 

 we can say that from what we can see from a brief examination of the 

 material it seems to bear more the appearance of silk or wool than the short 

 staple of cotton, which accompanied the specimen, sent with it to compare 

 as to its strength. We shall be very happy to shew it and the wool which 

 Mr. Dickson has had spun on cotton machinery to any of our readers who 

 feel interested in the subject. We have also seen another fibre prepared 

 for spinning under Mr. Dickson's superintendence, which can be obtained 

 immediately in thousands of tons, and we are informed that in a few days 

 yarns shall be made from it and sent to our office for the inspection of the 

 cotton-spinners of this district or any other persons interested in the matter. 

 The discovery of an effective substitute for cotton is a matter of such vital 

 importance to the commercial prosperity of this county, that any proposal to 

 introduce a new material which shall answer all or any of the purposes of 

 cotton is deserving of the best attention. 



EXTRACT FROM THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY, 

 JULY 25TH, 1862. 



The Editor having examined the large Book of Specimens that had been 

 inspected by Her Majesty's Ministers, at the offices of the Board of Trade, 

 Whitehall. 



