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Newspaper
Rosetown Eagle
Location
Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
9
In Eastern Canada dew retting yields inferior fibre while Western Canada's short season and climate prevent profitable linen production. Mechanical retting fails to produce spinnable fibre, remaining gum-laden and decay-prone, challenging commercial value. A large American corporation attempted to make binder twine from crude fibre.
Vermin damaged flax twine and field stocks undermined by decay yet the Flax Fibre Development Association formed in Regina 1917 pushed flax fibre research. Government funded factory tests proved cheaper than linen equivalent goods and a Saskatchewan firm with a $1,000,000 capital planned a cooperative company to market spun flax products.
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