The Story of the Industry in China: The Millions Required by the World interesting statement in regard to the hair net industry at Chefoo has been received by the local office of the American Commercial Attache, which brings out certain facts which are generally known only to dealers. The hair net industry, it says, originated in the northern part of Austria, in the district which is now. Czecho-Slovakia. A supply was bought by a German there and some of the nets found their way to the American market where they immediately became popular. That part of Europe was at that time the source of supply for raw hair, but as the net industry enlarged other sources had to be found and finally the industry reached to China.
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