LINTER'S STARTS ROLLING OUT COTTON TISSUE

SEATTLE -- Linter's here, manufacturer of Purely Cotton tissue products, has begun a national rollout of the first-ever bathroom and facial tissue made of cotton.

has a suggested retail price of $1.49 for four rolls, 170 two-ply sheets per roll.

Purely Cotton products are available so far in the Pacific Northwest, northern California, the Midwest and New England. The national advertising and distribution campaign will extend to New York, the West Coast and heartland markets immediately, the company said, and throughout the rest of the United States over the next 12 months. Target is already carrying the product nationwide, the company said.