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heretofore made in the United States. We are exceedingly glad 

 that these arts are making such progress with us, they will fur- 

 nish employment to a multitude of workmen, and retain at home 

 large sums of money which heretofore have been annually ex- 

 pended abroad. To whatever extent we are enabled to indulge 

 in luxuries, let us produce them at home, and theircost may be 

 counted as clear gain. 



MANUFACTURE OF LINEN THKEAD. 



The display in this department at the last fair, surpassed all 

 former exhibitions. The report of the judges is very full, con- 

 taining facts of sufficient interest to warrant us in publishing it 

 entire, which we do with thanks to the committee. 



" The committee on linen thread are happy to announce the 

 triumphant success of Messrs. F. W. Farnham & Co., in produc- 

 ing an article of thread, (as exhibited in numbers 1877 and 1878) 

 which, after a careful examination, we have reason to think is 

 in all respects not only equal to the best foreign brands, but vast- 

 ly superior to the great majority of imported threads so largely 

 consumed in this country. This company having availed them- 

 selves of the latest improvements in Hax machinery, and aided 

 by the ability and practical experience of Mr. G. K. White, have 

 thus, at the outset of their enterprise, surmounted every difficulty 

 in producing an article in this new and important branch of 

 American manufacture, which challenges the admiration and 

 merits the patronage and good will of every friend to American 

 interest. This thread possesses, in an eminent degree, the fol- 

 lowing essential requisites : 



1st. Strength; 



2d. An even, glossy, wiry surface j 



3d. Pure, brilliant color. 



In the dying department, this company have accomplished 

 wonders, not only in the great variety of shades presented, but 

 in the richness and delicacy of a large majority of the colors. 



