A one-page 1917 trade journal article by R. C. Lipscomb of Spartanburg, S.C., urging cotton mill manufacturers to get more efficiency from raw cotton, which makes up about 70 percent of manufacturing cost. It covers extra waste and fiber damage from compressed cotton, choosing cotton by testing it against the mill's own work, and tracking card and spinning waste. It also recommends hiring a cotton specialist and running small-scale mill tests with daily records.