International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Associations, Pearse, Arno Smith, 1872- · [Manchester] · leaf 84
way to Bombay, which is the largest cotton port of the whole of theEast. Most of the cotton arrives in neatly packed bales and is storedin the open air on the cotton green at Colaba onCotton Green, the south side of the island city. The accompanyingphotograph gives little idea of the magnitude of… … A small portion of the Cotton Green at Bombay. pipes. Some of the recent fires have been attributed to spontaneouscombustion consequent upon the exposure of artificial!}/ wateredcotton to the severe heat. This firing of the cotton seems possible, if a certain quantityof oil is present in the…
Cotton manufacture · Cotton trade
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