CHAPTER X 



Socks and Flocks 



THE "Knit Club" met here today. 

 I do not wonder that there is a 

 world shortage of wool. I have seen 

 acres of automatic looms weaving 

 cloths and fabrics by the mile in times 

 of peace in great New England mills. 

 In normal periods they are heavy 

 buyers in Melbourne, Sydney and 

 London of the fine Merino and Cross- 

 bred wools of the southern hemisphere. 

 Our top-makers and yarn spinners 

 have been able to fill but a small 

 percentage of their requirements from 

 the domestic clip. And with the 

 enormous war demands for woolen 

 goods added to the civilian consump- 

 tion, it is easy to understand why our 



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