The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-02-19
WORCESTER COUNTY .aGRICUL-
TUR.4L SOCIETY.

The Committee appointed to Judge
on Cotton and Woollen goods, exhibited
for premiums, have attended that SER
vice, and report
That no Cotton goods of any descrip-
lion, have been exhibited for premiums
or inspection, excepting a very hand
some Counterpart exhibited for inspec-
ton by Miss Almira Stockwell, of Hard
wick, who is entitled to much credit for
the elegant manner in which she has
bestowed much of her industry on this
article. Your Committee believe that
Cotton goods were not exhibited, be-
cause none but those of coarse fabrick
comparatively are made in our vicinity
The machinery is adapted TO this kind
of goods. Thousands of pieces of these
valuable goods might be exhibit ed, and
the best Judges not able 10 distinguish
any diffe renee in the quality of then.
TO exhibit such goods, would be TO show
| nothing better than is seen in every
house applied to the common purposes
of he family. But had duty in 1916
been imposed upon fine cotton goods
as high according 10 their value, as
was imposed on coarse cotton goods
according to their value, our mar
kets, from our own factories, at this
time would be filled with the most del
icate goods of the finest texture-and
the manufacturers would on this occa-
sion have taken pride aud satisfaction in
exhibiting specimens of them, as proofs
that they were not inferior to the best
imported goods.
With regard to Woollen goods, your
Committee were highly grah6ed with
the quality of the goods exhibited, al
though the quantity was not as great as
they could have wished. But on. this
head, they regret that our farmers do not
supply our manufactures with Wool
Large quantities of this raw material are
imported into the United States In proof
of this, (if proof be necessary it is only
to say, that it is stated from official re-
turns, that from the first. of January to
the 30th of June, e.e present year,
there has been imported into Boston,
from foreign ports, 197,904 pounds of
Wool. This quantity imported into one
port only in SIX months, what an amount
is annually imported into the United
States 1t may with propriety be ask
ed, why is this the case? Would it not
be more beneficial to the country to
grow this Wool. than to send the specie
10 Europe TO pay for it? Is not our soil
and climate good for Sheep? Have we
not land enough to keep them upon, and
people TO take care of them These
questions must be answered in the af-
firmative. Then sufficient duty on
Wool, and corresponding one on Cloths
would put this matter right
The Broadcloths exhibited for pre-
MUM were all of excellent quality
two pieces manufactured BY the Walcut
Woollen Manufacturing c.. of South
bridge, one containing eighteen yards,
and the other thirteen, were made of
fine soft wool, even thread, and well
woven, of beautiful blue colour, aud
handsomely dressed. The longest of
these pieces would have been entitled
TO the premium, had it been 90 wards
in length-no premium being offered
for less quantity than twenty yards
Messrs. Goodale & Co. of Milibury, ex-
hibited piece of superfine Broadcloth,
26 yards in length, answering in every
particular to the above described piece
of cloth, and very simGar in quality,
for which we award to Messrs. Gnodale
s. Co. the premium of Is dollars.
Cassimeres.
The several pieces of this kind of
goods were all made from Wool of the
first quality, well manufactured in ey-
cry process, and neatly dressed. For
the piece Of .superfine blue Cashmere.
manufactured by the Walcut Woollen
Manufacturing Co. we award to the
said Company the premium. of1o dollars.
Household Manufactm.
Carpetings.-A handsome variety of
this kind of goods were exhibited-they
were all four quarters wide, of good
Wool, well manufactured, thick and
very firm, several pieces Of them hand
somely figured with beautiful colours,
among which was the piece manafac-
tured by Miss Sarah Patrick, of .Wor-
cester, for which we award to he's
premium Of Is dollars. A premium Of
10 dollars was offered for the best piece
of Carpeting, three quarters wide. As no
Carpeting OF that width is exhibited.