CORRIEDALE WOOL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18129, 19 July 1924, Page 14

CORRIEDALE WOOL.

TO THE EDITOR 6* "THE PRESS." Sir,— Would "Tradesman" mind me having a say? I,am only a poor old Yorky from Bradford—a place wherethey know a little about wool. Now to business. A Yorksliireman, as you know, always likes value for anything he possesses, and does not believe in giving away anything for nothing,, and the information he wants to know is about kemp in wool. There are three kinds which are not beneficial to materials made from wool. Now, my price for my knowledge is a few pounds. I would suggest that "Tradesman" should deposit with you a sum of money, but not too much, as I am only a poor Yorky, and might find it beyond me to find a large sum. T would not object to double figures. When you have received same I would forward to you the same amount. If I failed to describe three kinds of kemps then you to hand both amounts to "Tradesman."" If I describe same, the total amounts to be handed over tc me. Will that suit "Tradesman"? Kc'garding his remarks about Corriedale wool. If he could see the fleece on the station'before the classer has had the defects mentioned by "E.J.W." removed, he would then have a little more knowledge about Corriedale sheep, and know what he is writing about. When the defects have been removed from the fleece the remaining portion of the wool is splendid and hard to beat. Kegarding Harris tweed: I woula like to ask him does he refer to thegenuine Harris tweed? My reason for asking, the following will explain: A few years back, when I was in the Old Country, a London tailor received a sentence of three months' imprisonment for advertising suits made from genuine Harris tweed. It was proved by evidence that genuine Harris tweed has never been on offer in a-retail or wholesale house. It is all bespoken, and confined principally to the gentry, and the demand for same is greater than the crofters of a certain noble family can supply. Kegarding . Byeland sheep (tna~ stupid comparison): Well, I do not think that 'iE.J.W." has the presumption that tradesman" has in contradicting such a high authority as.Mr Hollings, of Bradford, and Mr Bowman, who is recognised as the highest, authority in anything regarding wool, past president, and now vice-president of the Society of Dyers, a Straton prizeman and medallist. These gentle men-say practically the same about the Ryeland as "E.J.W." Would "Tradesman" tell me are there two kinds of Cheviot? He mentions a black-faced Cheviot. Is this a standard breed? The Border Leicester is the result of. crossing the English Leicester . ami Cheviot, and will find no trace of the fine breed in them.—Yours, etc., ALSO A TRADESMAN.