Any one interested in any way in the cotton, lace or hosiery industries will welcome the appearance "Skinner's Cotton Trade Directory." The publishers have not suffered from the handicap of coming on to the market as novices, heping, they have discovered the way to do things, but being compelled to wait for: time to show whether they have done right Backed by half a century of experience in the production of "The Stock Exchange Year Book," ''The Bankers' Almanac and Year Book," The Directory of Directors," and kindred reference works, they have a shrewd idea as what is wanted and their initial effort with a cotton directory is certainly a success. So far as the East is concerned, they encountered no little difficulty in securing all the information required, which will not surprise old residents out. here, but at that a wealth of information is tabled and arrangements have been made for amplification of it in the next edition.
The carlier sages are taken up with a series of articles on cotton, lace and hosiery, also the names of members of various associations engaged in the different sections of the trade. One of the. chief aims has been to provide more detailed financial information relating to cotton spinning and manufacturing, and lace and hosiery companies. There are upwards of 3,350 of such concerns, a large proportion of which are public companies. Combined with the finarcial details will be found important commercial information regarding each firm, such as the precise nature of the products or manufactures, the number of spindles and looms, and the make of machinery used, together with names of directors, managers, ete: Thus the inquirer may readily obtain all essential information' concerning the actual trade activities of each firm together with such financial particulars as may reasonably be required or expected. Thes sections are followed by an alphabetical list of nearly 8,000 directors and 1,200 managers of all such companies, so that the names of all who are responsible for the direction of the companies concerned_ are available.
A mill furnishers section provides a list of all those articles which go to constitute a cotton mill, numbering 336, together with the principal manufacturers of each article. A section of equal interest to Home and overseas buyers is that which contains the names some 160 fabrics, and_ their principal manufacturers. Lastly, there is a list numbering 6,550 of international cotton spinning and manufacturing companies.
The book appeals to us as 2 trade "who's who." financial guide and reference work all in one of much value and interest. It is published by Thomas Skinner Ca., at 12/6 nett, and the local agency is at 24 Nanking Road.
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