,COTTON & ,CLAY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! COMMISSION APPO9T$ BY GOV]NM5T TO 9QUIRE 9TO ! 
SANIT>Y CONDITION ( ! WEAV+ %$S :]E ! DELICI\S COMP\ND ( FIL? 
CALL$ HEAVILY SIZ$ COTTON IS WORK$ UP 9TO CLO? 7871 SAYS AMONG O!R 
?+S3 0,! AM\NT ( SIZE US$ TO A GIV5 WEI<T ( COTTON W>P C\LD NO 
LONG] BE ACTUALLY DESCRIB$ AS BE+ FROM #e TO #i P] C5T42 #a1 #a#b1 #ae 
P] C5T4 ( SIZE IS N[ NOT UNFREQU5TLY US$4 ,WE CONV]S$ ) ONE 
MANUFACTUR]1 :O ADMITT$ ?AT TO EV]Y #a LB4 ( W>P HE PUT #b LB4 ( 
SIZE2 ANO!R HAD GONE AS F> AS #b#c4 ,9 ONE FACTORY VISIT$ BY US ! 
MANUFACTUR] WEI<$ 9 \R PRES5CE A PIECE ( COTTON CLO? WEI<+ #h #c_/#d LB4 
& ANO!R WEI<+ #d #a_/#b LB4 & REM>K$ ?AT ! LATT] CONTA9$ BY F> ! 
L>G] AM\NT ( COTTON40 

,! COMMISSION1 ) T\*+ FIDELITY TO ! 
DOCTR9E ( LAISS] FAIRE1 REM>KS ELSE:]E3 0,:ATEV] NATURAL REGRETS MAY 
!RE=E BE FELT AT ! DECL9E ( AN ANCI5T /APLE1 !Y >E AS UNAVAIL+ 
AS IF !Y W]E EXP5D$ UPON SIMIL> DEGRADATIONS ?AT HAVE LONG S9CE TAK5 
PLACE 9 SILK & WOOL5 MANUFACTURES40 

,UNAVAIL+ 9DE$1 :ILE ! 
PR(IT-MONG]S >E RUL+ ! ROA/6 ,BUT ?\< WE MAY SMILE AT SU* 
B>EFAC$ & CYNICAL RASCALITY1 IT IS NO LAU<+ MATT]4 ,A WORK+ MAN ( 
\R ACQUA9TANCE :OSE WIFE WAS A COTTON-WEAV] A YE> OR TWO AGO TELLS US 
?AT %E SUFF]$ T]RIBLY FROM RHEUMATISM 9 ! %\LD]S BR\<T ON BY ! 
DAMP AIR ( ! %$S :]E ?IS FIL? IS WORK$ UP2 S9CE /EAM HAS TO BE 
BL[N ?R\< !M TO S(T5 ! W>PS3 HE SAID ALSO ?AT :5 %E GOT TO 
WORK 9 ! MORN+ EV]Y?+ AB\T H] LOOMS WAS DRIPP+ WET1 ! RE$S & 
SO =? RU/Y2 & 9 CONSEQU5CE %E NECESS>ILY MADE BAD WORK = ! 
FIR/ FEW Y>DS1 = :I* S]I\S D$UCTION WAS MADE :5 ! GOODS W]E 
TAK5 TO ! W>EH\SE2 SO ?AT 9/EAD ( MAK+ #bS4 A WEEK :I* W\LD 
HAVE BE5 H] NORMAL WAGE AS A 'F\R LOOM]1' %E W\LD BR+ HOME NO MORE ?AN 
#a#dS4 

,MEANTIME1 & :ILE ?IS RACE TO FRE% & HOPELESS SAVAG]Y IS GO+ ON1 
! ,TEXTILE ,MANUFACTUR] LIKE HIS BRE?R5 ( ! ,PLUTOCRATIC PRESS HYMNS ! 
PROGRESS ( ! COMPETITIVE COMM]CE 9 AN $ITORIAL ATTACK ON ,PR(ESSOR 
,RUSK9 & 7Y\R HUMBLE S]VANT7 ! ,TREASUR] ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION4 

,:AT WE HAVE TO REMEMB] IS ?AT !SE SO CALL$ 'GOODS' >E =C$ ON POOR & 
HELPLESS P]SONS & FROM ?AT =CE COME ! RI*ES ( ! MANUFACTUR]S1 ! 
REF9EM5T ( !IR SONS1 ! PE]AGES ( !IR GR&SONS2 IF IT W]E NOT = 
! POOR :O >E =C$ TO BUY1 & ! POOR :O >E =C$ TO MAKE IT1 ?IS 
CURS$ HEAP ( FIL?1 7! WORDS >E US$ DELIB]ATELY71 W\LD NOT BE MADE AT 
ALL4 

  

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