America Is Down to Its Last 100 Cotton Mills

(Bloomberg) -- Among the marvels of American industry on display at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 were the original Ferris Wheel and the world’s first zipper. But for many of the exhibition’s tens of millions of visitors, it was the 200 cloth and fabric manufacturers, including more than 60 cotton-specific ones, that really stoked their nationalism.Most Read from BloombergUS Homebuyers Expecting $10,000 Savings Face Tough RealityFed’s Powell Ready to Support Job Market, Even If It Means Linge
(Bloomberg) -- Among the marvels of American industry on display at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 were the original Ferris Wheel and the world’s first zipper. But for many of the exhibition’s tens of millions of visitors, it was the 200 cloth and fabric manufacturers, including more than 60 cotton-specific ones, that really stoked their nationalism.Most Read from BloombergUS Homebuyers Expecting $10,000 Savings Face Tough RealityFed’s Powell Ready to Support Job Market, Even If It Means Linge
(Bloomberg) -- Among the marvels of American industry on display at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 were the original Ferris Wheel and the world’s first

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