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Show AN EXCHANGE states that two or three manufacturers owning silk and lace mills intend to bring to this country about 300 Swiss weavers; skilled workmen in fine lace and delicate fabrics, who do the work in their own houses. It is the plan to select cheap but good land at some distance from a railroad but near New York, where the weavers cannot be interfered with, and to divide it into lots large enough for a house and garden. The women do the house and out-door work, as the men who weave are obliged to keep their hands in suitable condition for the delicate work. |