New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-14
SILK Convention.
FIRST DAY..


detailing their experience in the growing and
manufacturing OF Silk, and embodying a large
AMOUNT of information upon the subject. a CON-
nunicatlon was also read from the New Eng
land Silk Convention recently held In Northamp-
ton, Mass which gave cheering evidence of the
onward progress of this most important branch Of
American Industry: every attempt to cultivate
the worm and make the Silk had proved sue
cessiul.
The Convention adjourned to meet again at 4
O'Clock and proceeded, by invitation of the Ma
tional Institute in a body to visit the Far at
Nlbo's and inspect specimens OF silk, etc.
At O'Clock they reassembled, when some re-
marks were made by Mr.. Stebbins of Mass. upon
the practical workings of the manufacture of silk
and the raising of worms.
The Chairman of the Business Committee Mr..
Barbour, then presented series of resolutions for
the action of the Convention: when, without any
definite action on this, the Convention adjourned
to meet again this day at 10 O'Clock.
SECOND DAY go. October 10.
The Convention was called to order this morn
mo at II o'clock, when the minutes were read
and accepted. The unfinished business of yes
terday, being the adoption or rejection Of the reso
utions, was brought forward for action, but before
they were all disposed of the Convention adjourned
and proceeded to Niblos to hear the address Of
DR.. SMITH of Baltimore, before the American In
stitute The Convention will meet again this al
ternoon at 1 O'Clock.
Other matters Of interest came under discus
sion, but the resolutions cmbodylng them arc
crowded out of our columns this morning.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment,
at 1 clock, when, after some discussion, the re-
solutions of the morning were passed. Speci-
mems of silk handkerchefs, which were pro-
nounced by competent Judges to be of very ex-
ccllent quality, spun and wove by girls who four
months before had never seen a loom, were ex-
hibted by Mr.. Murray OF Patterson, n. J. A
vote Of thanks to Messrs. Allen ofthc American
Ar.iculturist, and Fleet OF the United States
Farmer for copies of Retrospective journals sent
in for distribution among the members.
The President read a note from Mr.. Allen say
ing that he would be happy to publish the pro-
ccedings of the Convention or any communlca-
ton the friends Of the silk business might make
on the subject and, as far as convenient with
other great interests to make his paper the organ
OF the silk interest.
Mr. Fleet was present and stated that he would
most willingly lend his influence to the noble
cause Short addresses were made by Mr.. Prince
and others, in which they stated that not only
silk, but cotton and WOODEN goods and cutlery
were labeled English and French in order to
make them sell in our city markets.
The difficulty was not that our fabrics arc not
equal to those Of Europe, but the idea had gone
abroad that nothing Of American production
could possibly be good as the imported article
Silk hosiery and servings of very superior
quality were exhibited by Mr.. Pratt, of Shell
burn, Mass. manufactured by his daughters, who
are only Is and Is years of age, and an invalid
sister.
After some remarks by Dr. Stebbins on the sub
lect of the manufacture of paper from mulberry
leaves the Convention adjourned TO meet again
in this city In one year.
I7 \. F. WILLIAMS, Collector at Baltimore, is
rumored to be on the point Of decapltatlon under