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A short encyclopedia article on the American linen thread industry in the early 1900s. It describes the dominance of the American Thread Company, the import of Irish-spun tow yarn and flax, and quotes the company president's testimony to the Industrial Commission on wages, hours, housing at Holyoke, Massachusetts, and attitudes toward profit-sharing and labor conditions.

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1906
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English
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