Country Life
Tim work of advancing village industries in Britain is pro- ceeding with a scientific thoroughness of which all countrymen ought to be aware ; and some very interesting things are being done at the moment. A special commissioner is now at work "getting together," as the Americans say, the very large number of little local textile factories, if the word may be used, in Wales. It is proved that these few country workers cannot compete with the great factories, which turn out immense rolls of cloth, bought for wholesale shops. On the other hand, both shops, even the biggest, and private customers are very glad to buy small rolls of cloth that have any special character or individual distinction. The idea that the big must kill the little—a prevalent fallacy—is only true if the little tries to imitate the big. There is room for both, in different spheres of work.
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