Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-12
PROVIDENCE.
MANUFACTURERS, MEETING.

MANUFACTURERS NEE TING.
On Monday evening" large number of the citi-
zens Of Pawtucket, assembled ~ Edwards hotel, for
tho purpose Of making arrangements, to observe the
sixteenth day oi January, and Ia celebrate lis return,
by proper display Of circumstance and pomp, IN hon
our OF
HENRY CLAY.
General JOSEPH H,wrs was unanimously cleo
ted Moderator aud William II. SturfeUant, Esq.
was appointed Secretary. Al The opening Of the
meeting, the Moderator stated that the object Of the
meeting was understood TO be TO make suitable and
proper arrangements to celebrate the sixteenth day
Of January, IN honour Of the HonourIble HENRY
CLAY, Of Kentucky, the present Secretary Of State,
p, the United States, and The ~chaaipion oil American
Manufactures.
On motion il was pOted-
That The c'rlzenso OF Pavtucket, will celebrate tho
10th day OF January, inst. in honour Of HENRY
CLAY.
On motion il was UOted-
To elect a committee to make arrangements for
the celebration poted-that a committee If nine be
aipOintcd 10 make arrangements for the celebration
and that the following gentleman compose that com
miiiee, IGrid HiHinson, Niles Manchester
George Uiikiasoa, John kennedy, Dw,gM In.
graham, samuel Jaco5s, IViHiam III Sturtevant,
James {. Starkweath,r, and LABEL Lgraham.
Gf-The Committee. appointed b the citizens and
Manufacturers al Paw'ucket, to make arrangements
for a. ce ehratIon OF The 10th instant, commemors-
tive of the services Of that abe advocate aud support
or OF Domestic Industry, aud Internal improVcnc MS.
and Domestic Mlnuiac'u'es. The Hon. UEsRY
CLAY, throuoh tins medium. aDnouuc- To tho pub
lie. and Hooi Gro,oers, Manufacturers AID Dig
rtcuEaratists, general y, that on WEDNESDAY,. The
l6l, instant, al 0o'clock, A. VI. an Assembly will
be held, IN the village of Piw'ucket, In discuss The
subject of DosEsTIc MANUFACTURES, To memo.
rialize Congress, aud TO adop' such resolutions, as
may be approved of. The Committee request The
albanian AZ all ,nt.rpHtaH
DAVID WILKINSON. Chairman.
Pswtucket, Jan. 8, 1923. For the Committee.
Dinner will be served up at 2o'clk at EDWARDS
Hotel, and a Ball will close The events Of the day
Further arrangements will be made known by the
Commit &c.
The following is the Memorial adopted by the
Manufacturers and Farmers meeting at Ccntrevile,
of which we gave the proceedings in our last.
To tie Senate and House of Representatives. of
The United States, in Congress aSsem5ied.
The memorial oithe undersigned, in behdlfofa meet
ing OF citizens, the wool growers and munuta cturers of
wool, in the County OF Kent, State OF Rhode Island,
convened by public notice, in said County, on the
9th day Of January 1929, respectfully represents:
That the growth and manufacture of wool, involving
one Of the most important branches of American in-
dustry, has lonv been laboring under a depression
and gradual depreciation, which, without the further
intervention Of the General Government, must ulti-
matcly, and speedily produce a total inability on the
part Of the farmer to furnish his wool, or the manu-
facturer his cloth, in competition with the foreign
article. They view the question presented to Con.
grcss from nearly every agricultural, and from every
manufacturing district III the tnion, as of more ii.
portance to the nation than to themselves. though
involving their present best interests, for in this
country where there are so many resources for
the application of labor and capital, a ruinous BUSH
ness for the improvement of winch there can be
no reasonable expectation, will not long continue
to be pursued. If, therefore, it is for the interest of
the United states, to encourage the productive labor
Of her own citizens, rather than that OF the citizens OF
a foreign power which furnishes no market in return,
for our agricultural products, it appears PLAIN to your
msmorialists that the true policy of the government
dictates u sufficient encouragement TO all branches Of
domestic industry, requiring such AID, TO enable those
engaged therein Ia supply our own market at as re-
6uccd prices, and with as valuable an article, as can
be furnished through the medium Of importation.
Your mcmorillists do not consider merely that be-
cause a great amount o~fcapitali is already invested in
the growth and manufacture oiwool, the farmer ought
TO be protected from sending his sheep to the shambies,
and the manufacturer from letting his machinery
rust-bu, that this protection should be extended be.
cause It is for the interest ofthe country to encourage
the disposal o~fcapital, skill and labor, 10 this branch
of industry.
Aware that this subject in all its relations has been
presented to Congress, and al! the arguments in avor of
AN extension oi protection to domestic industry, re-
peated!y urged, it would not become your memorial
lists TO enter into an enumeration of those reasons,
which in their opinion so clearly indicate the Justice
and policy of atiording present relief to the growers
and manufacturers Of wool. They would, therefore,
respectfully represent that they unanimously approve
Of the proceedings oithe Convention, holden at Har-
ris5urg, in Pennsylvania, on the .Olh of July last, and
fully accord with the general views and statements
presented in the memorial from that Convention to
the respective Houses of Congress, and further pray
that the same may meet with their prompt and delib-
crate attention.
Uarlcick. inn. 3, 1929.
CliRiST'R. HliODES,
THOMAS iOL DEN,
T.