DuPont: The Nylon King (years, comparison, ally)

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And instead of naturally grown clothing that is durable, breathable, and extremely tough, we get nylon. One other thing: Andrew Mellon is one of the 5 richest people in the last 2000 years

Around 1935 Dupont had patented a new synthetic fibre called Nylon, and a great deal of money was invested in an extensive campaign to market Nylon to the public. Hemp at this stage was still a legal crop, and though its natural attributes were many, it's labour intensive production process made it very expensive in comparison with cotton and the new, chemically-produced Nylon.

However, a machine which had been invented in the early 1900's and perfected around 1937 was set to revolutionise the Hemp industry. The decorticator would separate the hurds from the stalks, leaving the long fibres ready to be put into bails. What the "cotton gin" did for the cotton industry, the decorticator was about to do for the manufacturing of a wide variety of hemp products, especially paper-making, rope-making and as a raw material for clothing manufacture. Dupont stood to lose millions.

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