WOOL SUBSTITUTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 146, 17 December 1937, Page 12

WOOL SUBSTITUTES

(From "The Post's" Representative.) .LONDON, November 27.

Reference to the great efforts being made in Europe and elsewhere to manufacture a fibre possessing the characteristics of wool was made by Sir John Sanderson, chairman of the Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Limited, at its annual meeting in London this week.

"It is claimed that considerable progress' has been made," he said, "but while I am not aware that either manufacturers or users are satisfied that the fibre yet produced has qualities which will do more than enable it to be mixed with wool for certain purposes, it is undeniable, that long-con-tinued consumption of any substitute strengthens its position as it accustoms people to its. use. Nevertheless, it is very desirable that the wool industry should spare no effort to improve the technique of production and manufacture and to make known the value of its product, while for graziers it is all-important that constant and continued efforts should be made to effect economies in growing wool."

In' this connection the International Wool Secretariat, set up as the result of a levy on wool in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, to promote research and publicity, was. of great importance, he said.