STRENGTHENING THE WOOL POSITION

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 128, 24 February 1930, Page 11

STRENGTHENING THE WOOL POSITION

INFLUENCE OF VAGARIES OF FASHION / SCIENTIST SUGGESTS A REMEDY (United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Rec. February 23, 1.5 p.m.) London, February 22. “A ‘Use More Wool’ campaign will not materially assist the industry unless the vagaries of fashion are also met by methods of production and utilisation founded on the same bases as those of its synthetic rivals—namely, a full knowledge of the scientific fundamentals of the fibre itself,” states Dr. S. G. Barker, director of research to the British Research Association for the Woollen and Worsted Industries. “Thus a diversity of effects and an enhancement of variety of products, meeting the market demands will become possible. Wool is the finest possible material for body clothing. It Is light, has tensile strength equalling castiron, and creates heat in itself when wetted. British manufacturers can through scientific investigation link up with their Dominion colleagues to exploit wool perhaps on entirely new lines, thus leading to an assured future.”