Excerpt from Indian IndustriesDeeply interested in India myself, I have, since my return from thence - some years ago - collected as much material, from time to time, as I could, on the numerous industries of the country, with a View to showing of what vast natural resources our Eastern Empire is possessed, and how much there yet remains to be done in developing these resources to their full extent. My information I have obtained from well-known books on India, from Indian papers, private sources and my own knowledge of the country - as far as it goes, in all cases in which it was possible, having, I hope, acknowledged my indebtedness.For the convenience of those using the book for reference, the subjects are arranged, as far as possible, alphabetically.For sins of omission and commission, I can only crave forgiveness, pleading in excuse, for yet another book on India, my great interest in the country, and in its future well-being. My hope is that some may, from reading Indian Industries, take a greater interest than they have hitherto done in their development.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.