43. DAMPING MACHINE
44. CALENDER
45. HYDRAULIC MANGLE
46. FOLDING, LAPPING OR PLEATING MACHINE
47. CRISPING, CREASING OR RIGGING MACHINE
48, SEMI-MECHANICAL BAG OR SACK CUTTING MACHINE
49. OVERHEAD (LAING) SACK SEWING MACHINE.
50. SACK PRINTING MACHINE.




THE JUTE INDUSTRY

FROM SEED TO FINISHED CLOTH




CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY

The five main fibres used for ordinary textile purposes are cotton,
flax, jute, silk and wool; in this group jute has been considered in
general as being of the least value, not only in regard to price,
but also in regard to utility. It is only under phenomenal
conditions which arise from a great upheaval such as that which took
place during the world's great war from 1914 onwards that, from a
commercial point of view, the extreme importance of the jute fibre
and its products are fully realized. Millions of sand bags were made
from the year 1914 to the year 1918 solely for military purposes,