Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-01

4. STEPHEN b. CORNELL, Of Portsmouth.
s. CYRUS COOKE, OF Glocester
!. THOMAS WlIIPPLE, Of Coventry.
9. CHARLES ELDRIDGE, Of East Greenwich.
Q. GEORGE ID. CROSS, Of Westerly.
TO- GEORGE BURTON, of Cranston.
ALBERT c. GREENE, Attorney General
THOMAS G. PiTMAN, General Treasurer.
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
Taken before the Committee on Manufac-
fures.
[Continuedf from eur last1
Answer. They do find the cotton bag Of
more value, because it is again worked up into
coarse cotton, and sold for balf price, il is con-
sidered too valuable 10 work into paper, to
which latter purpose the hemp bag is usually
applied.
Question. Is it likely that large quantities
Of bagging would be manufa ctured from cotton
in England and imported. if it was admitted in
10 this country free of, or at small duty; and,
this would increase, TO great extent, the con-
sumption Of { he raw material?
Answer would not he likely to increase
the consumption in England, because the profit
would not be 'ikelv 20 pay for the labor bes.ow-
ed cn il. aa Of opinion, however. that II
mi.h, be manufactured IN the United Statas TO
grcnt advantage; and If this be done to Gny
great extent, it would necessarily lead to a
great consumption. l have heretofore comtem-
plated, and have not yet abandoned. establish
ing factory for that purpose. have thought
we could make il as good could be wished,
a, inches wide. and sell il AZ II cents.
Question. so far as your acquaintance ex-
tends, what is he difference in price Of manu-
featuring labor, generally, IN England and in
the United States?
Answer. The prices Of the various descrip-
tions Of labor required in manufactures are dif-
ferent, and The prices, both in England and in
the Uniied States, ia different places and differ.
ent factories, vary so widely, that would be very
difficult, if not impossible, to arrive at an ex-
act relative scale Of the different descriptions Of
labor in the two countries, and o: the relative
prices Of each kind; but labor, generally, IN the
manufactures in England is lower than 1t is in
tho United States.
TESTIMONY IN RELATION TO WOOL
FRIDAY, JANUARY IS, 1928.
The Hon. Aaron Tufts admitted and examined
Question. Where do you resde'
Answer. In the town Of Dudley, county
Worcester, State Of Massachusetts.
Question. Are you now, or have you lately
been, concerned IN the manufacture Of wool! !!
and, if yea, when, for how long time, and in
what capacity?
Answer I am now, and have been, concern
ed in the manufacture Of wool. ! began the
business, in which am now engaged, in 1924,
and have been interested ever since as a pro-
prietor and agent Of our establishment.
Question. What is the name Of the establish
Inent in which you are have been concerned,
where is il situated, and is it an incorporated
company, or an individual interest?
Answer. 1t is usually called the Tufts
Mandatory" and is situated in the said town
Of Dudley. 1t was not an incorporated COM
pany, practically, until the first Of July last,
though we obtained an act Of incorporation the
last Winter. On the first of July last we as
sumed the name of the " Tufts Manufacturing
Company" which is the corporate name, and
since that time, should be considered cor
porate company.
Question What is the amount Of capital en-
tai employed in the manufactory Of which you
speak?
Answer. The capital actually employed is
$4,000. Previous to the first Of July last,
the capiial employed by the persons interested
was about $40, 900, Of which about two thirds
was property actually paid in by the individuals
interested, and the remaining one third was by
Q loan to the company, paying an annual inter-
est Of six per cent.
Question When was the manufactoiy first put
iato operation? or, If dh incorporated company.
.nder its present charter!
Answer. In the Summer Of 1924. The latter
part ofthis question have answered in my an
swer TO the third interrogatory.
Question. Has it continued in operation frsu,
the time il was first started TO the present time
II no, at what times, and for what causes has il
ssesed its operations!
Answer. Ii has; but from June, 1925, to June,
1877, II was not carried on so extensively. Dur
ing 1925, we had contract with a contra ctor
t. supply clothing for the Navy and then found
h necessary to employ others to do a portion Of
tho work. Alter that time, we used our own
tnashinery.
Question. What is the average expense. per
pound, Of cleaning, asserting, picking, oiling,
eardng, and converting the wool, from the
state in which il Is purchased, into rolls or
bsttsl
Answer. I am not prepared to answer this
question, for the reason assigned in the latter
part Of my last answer. believe no separate
accounts Of these processes are kept.
Question. What is the average expense, per
pound. Of converting the rolls or bats into
yarn, and Of cleansing, sizing, and preparing tho
arm for weavingl
Answer. Ian, FOR the same reason. unable
. answer this question.