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 8HERRATT & HUGHES MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS. ECONOMIC SERIES. (Gartside Befobt, No. 1.) No. II. COTTON SPINNING AND MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. By T. W. Uttley, B.A., Gartside Scholar. Demy 8vo, pp. xii. 70. Is. net. (Publication No. 8, 1905.) " The writer gives ample details concerning wages and other features connected with typical mills . . . and the information thus gathered is of interest and value to the factory operative as well as the student and economist." — Cotton Factory Timet. " Mr. Uttley describes how he visited the mills in various States in very systematic and detailed manner. Altogether the report makes an admirable and welcome collection of information, and will be found on many occasions worthy of reference." — Textile Mercury. (Gartside Report, No. 2.) No. III. SOME MODERN CONDITIONS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION IN AMERICA^ being a Report to the Gartside Electors, on the results of a Tour m the U.S.A. By Frank Popplewell, B.Sc, Gartside Scholar. Demy 8to, pp. xii. 12Q. Is. net (Publication No 21, 1906.) "Mr. Popplewell gives a clear exposition of the results of specialisa- tion in production, of the development of ore-handling machinery, and Df the general use of the charging machine, features that characterise American practice. He shows, too, that the colossal blast-furnace with huge yield due to high-blast pressure, regardless of consumption of steam and boiler coal, is giving place to a blast furnace of more modest dimensions. . . . _ " The impression derived from reading Mr. Popplewell's report is that many of the most striking developments, admirable as they are, were designed to meet special wants, and are not necessarily applicable in Great Britain." — Nature. (Gartside Report, No. 3.) No. IV. ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. By Frank Foster, M.Se., Gartside Scholar. Demy 8vo, pp. ix. 106. Is. net. (Publication No 22, 1906.) " The report under review is of very great interest to those connected with the manufacturing branch of engineering in this country, many of whom will have to relinquish their preconceived notions regarding American methods, if Mr. Foster's conclusions are to be accepted." — Electrical Review. 84, Cross Street, Manchester