An Important Innovation for Obtaining Set Standards in Silk Making A new industry was on Monday added to the many already so firmly established in Shanghai, and if it were not for the fact that very serious work is intended, one might almost say that a most interesting show place has been added also. Most interesting it cortonly is, whether one can thoroughly understand it or not, but Monday was the only show day, for time and machinery are both immensely valuable.
The new institution is the Shanghai Testing House. For a long time there has been firmly established in various cities of America the United States Testing Ca., which tackles all. kinds of laboratory work in connexion with the textile and chemical trades. Some years ago, when an American silk mission was over here, hints were dropped as to the advisability of establishing a silk testing house in China, but the matter did not go any farther until a Chinese mission went to America just over a year ago. They then put the proposal forward seriously and plans were quickly settled. American an Chinese silk merchants ce-operated for the provision of capital, competent engineers and laboratory men were sent here and within 12 months a testing house has been opened.
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