Austria has her own woollens and exports them; Riga, Lodz, and Moscow supply Russia with fine woollen cloths; and the growth of the woollen industry in each of the last-named countries calls into existence hundreds of connected trades.
Kropotkin points out the growth of the woollen industry in various countries and its impact on connected trades.
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