A 1899 article on the new foreign-owned cotton-spinning mills at Shanghai. It traces how the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki opened China to foreign manufacturing, then describes the five mills, their spindle counts, English machinery and the Soy Che mill in detail. It also covers wages, working hours, labor organization, Chinese versus Indian and American raw cotton, yarn counts, import figures and the mills' financial prospects. The focus is industrial and economic, with no weaving instruction.

A 1898 magazine article arguing that the depression in the American cotton manufacturing industry, especially in New England, stems from over-production for the home market. The author, drawing on four years' residence in Colombia, proposes developing export markets in South America, with trade figures for Colombia, Chile, Brazil and Argentina compared with British, French and German exports. He recommends cloth cut in the lengths buyers want, proper packing for mule transport, credit terms, and competent sales agents.

A 1901 magazine article on the rise of the Southern cotton-mill workforce and the child-labor laws then pending in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina and Mississippi. The author traces how white tenant farmers and hill people entered the mills after cotton prices collapsed, and reports mill managers' views, wages and family earnings. She also covers worker attitudes, illiteracy, and the schools, churches and village amenities some mills provided.

A 1901 magazine article arguing for the exclusion of sheep from the United States forest reserves, especially the Sierra Reserve in California. The author, drawing on John Muir's remarks and accounts from mountaineers and ranchers, sets out charges that sheep destroy seedlings and grasses, compact or pulverize the soil and cause runoff, contribute to forest fires, and contaminate town water supplies. He concludes that government exclusion of sheep is wise and has majority support.

A 1901 Forum article by Earley Vernon Wilcox replying to C. S. Newhall's earlier piece condemning sheep grazing in forest reserves. Drawing on observations in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, Wilcox argues that sheep rarely graze in timber, do not destroy sod or cause erosion, are not a main cause of forest fires, and that pollution of streams is not unique to sheep. He defends sheep raising as a legitimate industry and suggests grazing might be limited by cooperation with the Government.

A 1899 Forum article surveying the U.S. textile industry between the 1890 Census and 1898, covering cotton, wool and worsted, and linen. It uses census and state statistics, with tables on woollen machinery distribution, Massachusetts machinery values, and wool consumption, and discusses tariff effects, the Northrop loom, mercerization, and Southern cotton growth. It estimates gross product values for the wool and cotton industries.

A 1898 magazine article arguing that New England cotton manufacturers face real competition from Southern mills because of cheaper labor, lower cost of living, lower taxes, and longer hours. The author disputes economists who held that cheap labor is always inefficient, citing wage and rent statistics for the Carolinas versus Massachusetts, and comments on Southern mill workers, the prospect of employing Black labor in mills, and labor relations. It is economic and social commentary on the textile industry rather than technical weaving material.