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. 564 THE MARINE REVIEW October, 1920 Cutting down a manila tree in the Philippine islands and drying the fiber, the first steps in making manila rope Filpino boys _ stripping hemp to be sent to a clean- ing plant and baled for ex- port to American rope fac- tories Tiemp grower hauling crop to mar- ket in Cebu, Philippine islands Assorting manila fiber to insure that: only first- » class raw material is used The fiber after assort- ing passes through a breaker in which it is straightened and combed