The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-03-19

raw six which annually take place in th
United Statss. ltsppearS from the Trea
|ury reports, that ID the year which eude,
on tho 00th s6cplember, 1898. raw iii
WAS imported into this, country 10 tho a
mount, converted into silk s'uAs, ,.woul
produ several millions, but would, 4
thu sanib time dsstsoy the hopes Of GU
agricultWists.' By nanS lasturins fcreie
silks, the Mexicans Jencourage their man
u(acturers and commerce at the expens,
l Of agriculture, am told; however, ths
they are beginning % plant mulberry tree
in the neighborhood Of Acapulco, on th,
Pacific but Il u probable they will no
succeed, Cor want Of good reelers, and be-
cause bad habits, when once fixed, ar.
With difficulty laid aside. think there
is danger ofths same thing taking place
in this country. Some coarse articles
have already been made in New Yorl
out off ign silks, and offered for sals
there and HI this city.
The English, It is true, have enriched
themselves by the manufacture ofsilk, al
though their country does not produces ~
raw material, which they are obliae(l "a
import from abroad; but there 10 no doubt
that they would be much richer If they
raised il at homo. Ofthis they are very
sehsible, and Il is evident from the efforts
they made 10 introduce the culture Of
elk into the United States while British
Colonies. They raise great deal of it
in their possessions in Bengal, which is
said to be the finest in the world, but il
comes to Europe badly rceled and other
wise III prepared, and therefore is consid-
cred inferior to oil others. (Scs tho Man
ual published under the authority of the
House Of representatives, in 1928, page
112.) In addition to this, and in support
ofthc Importance Of good reeling, / beg
leave to insert here the statement of an
English ship broker, communicated in a
letter tronl the respectable house Of Ratl,-
bone, Brothers & Co. Of Liverpool, to a
gentleman Of South Carolina, who pub
lished il IN the Sumter Gazette Of The let
Of May last ;" Although, says the. wri-
ter, " our importations from the Fast In
dies are great, and this trade Of vital i'm
portance to our successful competition
with the continent, Il is to te Regretted
that neither the East India Company nor
the private merchsnts have hitherto ems
ployed any competen. persons to superin.
tend the reelihg ofthe silk If that .was
done, ] have not q doubt but that silks
ofthe eastern production would render US
Independent Of France or ltnIy;
for it is an established fact that silk of the
best quality can be- produced in the East
Indies, 1t lower rate than. III Europe."
1t is also an established fact that Amer
lea produces silk ofthe best quality and
have shown that M. D'Hon,-
ergue possesses the necessary qunlifca-
ions for directing q fixture, and for Civ
ng instruction in the art Of re(|ips. In
addition to the evidence Nhieh results
rom these experiements,I beg leave to
'tste, that, in the course Of lasi summer,
'ome ss,all samplea Of Pennsylvania raw
'ilk, reeled by M. D'H0mtrgue, were
'ent to Lyons and Nismes, in both of
which places il wus mitch admired. AT
Lyons, the Chamber Of Commerce caus-
ID the samples to be submitted to the
roper tests by sworn assayer, who pro-
bounced If well reeled; and in the account
# these proceedings, which was inserted
n Lyons newspaper, called the Precws
sr, it was said to be worth there twenty
tx francs Tive doflars) a pound. At
Vismes, il was estimated at thirty francs.
have no doubt that II will produce at
east those prices in our seaports,to which
is understood that orders will be sent
'om France, as soon rs it is known that I
may be obtained insufficient quantities. 9
q England, the prices Of silk follow pref a
nearly those Of France. In. Mexico, G
nr raw silks Of the second and third quail q
y are most in demand and will produce
bod prices. 1t il a remarkable fact that 4
icy lay heavy duties there on the impor- n
tion Of raw silk, which they manufacture, Q
Id do not produce. With this system, o
ey are not likely soon to rival US, If we a
'ould adopt one cspaple Of bringing our q
tive resources into full activity
The only system, 10 my opinion, that n
n produce that effect, 10 the introduct- r,
IN Of good method Of reeIing elk, and Il
equal dissemination through the U IA
ates, This done, every thing else will Il
low. The agriculturist Will raise CO. n
ops, because he will find purchasers v;
a Az .. =, Ill, vv;lf ha aed hv Nhe /,