Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-01
INTERESTING TO WOOL GROWERS
LETTER FROM A VERMONT FARMER.


WA,nINeToN, July 10Th, A. d. 1912
MEssRs. WALToE Il Sous -
The last time was at your office, | promised
10 write you from this place. You will not expec
from me description Of this city, lis public bull
diugs aud its markets, neither have you reason tc
expect that shall comment upon the dongs o
the Senators or Members of the House of Repre-.
sentatives.
The Tariff Bill has been under consideration
for several days. This afternoon The question was
taken. The bill passed the House by four majo
ity, embracing what is called the Distribution
clause. The probability is that the Senate will
propose some amendments, particularly In rela-
ton 10 iron aud iron manufactures, woods and
woollens, and perhaps sugar and cotton. So far
as relates to wool, costing less than eight cents per
pound, which for many years has been imported
duty free, grand improvement has been accom-
plshed. On my way 10 this place improved an
opportunity offered 10 examine many bales of this
wool particularly Buenos Ayres wool, as that from
Smyrna and other places. At the time wool cos
ting less than 8 cents per pound was permitted to
come in duty free, it very coarse, designed
only for carpets, coarse blankets, nnd coarse wear
ing apparel for the Southern market. At that time
none supposed that this coarse wool would ever
come in competition with our native WOOL Ii is
with this, with every thing else that Yam
kse people have TO do with they improve it.
Hundreds OF bucks have been exported from
the United States to countries producing chenp
wool, particularly Buenos Ayres. The greatest
number Of bucks were exported A. ID. 1887 to
1889 Now this yankee improved wool comes
from Buenos Ayres and the Mediterranean costing
less than cents per pound saw Lutte impor-
tntion Of l54 bales, containing from GOO TO 700
pounds each. ! have good reason 10 believe that
of the late uportaons it may be divided fol-
lows: One third of the number of bales is the
long coarse native Buenos Ayros wool; one third
little better than wool shorn from whit we call
Irish sheep; and one third OF the number OF bales
as fine as wool shorn from our Merino Sleeps
These different qualities come to us through The
eustom-house as Buenos Ayres wool. Our Yam
kee Importers have their agents nj Buenos Ayres
This wool is baled by them, not siapled, and sort
ed only by the fleece. The long coarse Buenos
Ayres wool is SO called by the manufacturers the
next quality is called Mohtevideo wool ; and the
next and fines, is called Cordova wool. The two
last qualities more dirty than wool shorn
from sheep before being washed and contain ma
ny small burrs. Now, after the Buenos Ayres
coarse wool is washed, II i. contains bHrrs, il is
passed through n burning machine, and at prop
er time is permitted to pass through the W orsed
comber, or Drawer. This machine is construc.
ted that all The long wool is drawn aud roped, and
at the same time the fine or shortest is also drawn
and roped. The longest is spun for warp, the
shortest for filling
Now, as to the Montcvdeo WOOL or next corr
sest: after being washed, sorted, sc, it is passed
through the Burning machue and WOrsed draw
er. The longest is almost TOO fine for blankets,
say about one third. The remaining two thirds
is fine enough for common cloth.
The third quality, called Curdova wool, after
being sorted and washed is Buried, but with much
more difficulty. Much of this fine wool at pres
ent is buried by hand costing from six 10 eight
cents per pound. Yet an not to he disappoinl-
ed. The Yankee who invented the Burning ma
chine tells me that this fine wool can be buried
as well as the course; the machinery only wants
In al 70
machine is Of infinite value for the purpose OF
cleaning wool having burrs in it. Before this Bar
ring machine was invented, the burrs were con
sldered very great deriment. Let one of our
farmers look at this wool in the bale, as it is i'm
ported, and he would not buy it at any price, Yet it
will not shrink more than 20 per cent. more than
wool sold by our farmers. This Burning machine
IS patented; yet is rs simple az a corn-sheller.-
An Improvement on the English Worsted Draw.
err Tor Comber, is patented This is Il simple ma
chine and ought to be more extensively used
The lime will soon come come, when by means
OF this machine sufficient quantity oil Worsted
goods will be manufactured TO supply the United
States.
procured samples Of the Buenos Ayres wool
from the baes, ie the different processes TO the
yarn, and brought the same 10 this place. These
samples have been shown TO several Members OF
Congress. Other samples from New York and
Boston have been forwarded to distinguished
sneak plain English sneak no,hins bu, ,r',h "a.
only showing these samples, il has influenced the
House TO adopt ali entire new policy in relation to
cheap wool.
of the Yankees in relation 10 chean woods , P has
been discussed in an able manner. As you have
the daily papers Pr'n'ed in this place before you,
Sou gu" ,ea,n ,tont Nv; W,iaa source me propositions
IEror, IvI,;ns do hapi;a py ."e Col'uee'
rnised IN VINO, md wooIlens ~ rn "''1,
The bill will be passed and sent TO the President.
Many are Of the opinion that the President will
Veto the bill Then look out for a storm. The