Factors influencing cotton and other fiber selection by the El Paso apparel industry

Introduction; Purpose of the study; Procedure; The El Paso apparel industry; History; Production; Plant scales; Styles; Reaction of customers to cotton, synthetics, and blends; Market production; Factors affecting fiber selection by mills; Apparel plants producing for large national department store chains; Apparel plants producing for regional chains and independent stores; Quality control; Market competition; Permanent press; Price; Processing costs; Fads; Cooperative advertising; Present status and future expansion of the apparel industry; Type of ownership; Industrial expansion; Summary and conclusions; AppendixBulletin containing the results of a study into various aspects of the textile and apparel industry in El Paso, Texas