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Show I north on tho steamer Victoria. Rug Factories In Peking. Thero nro Blxty rug factories In F king, China, employing over 200 wor men each and with capitals rangti about 910,000. This is n rcmarkat increase on tho figures recorded a f( years ago, and is explained by tho i creasing popularity of Peking rugs the United States. Direct buying now done by many largo Amerlc firms. In addition to this numb thero aro numerous small establli ments estimated at over a hundred which each employ a few scoro woi |