Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-06-23
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.

Our readers will find amusement in the account of
the SEIZURE which the London custom house officers
have made OF the MANCHESTER cotton goods which
few weeks since we inserted an account of having
been sent as an adventure from Boston. A striking
and slnlar incident occurred few years since on the
arrival of the first bale of cotton in England from this
country which was seized in like manner and under
kindred expressions. A hint may be taken from the
amount 10 which that trade has since been extended,
as 10 what they may expect from the further results Of
American ingenuity and enterprise. Having the raw
material IN greater abundance and perfection than any
other people will not be long in fabrcarngs whatev-
ei can be mnde OF it. The annexed fact goes some
what to illustrate.
.."On the first day Of February last new pattern of
Mousselines de LANES arrived at New York. and was
offered y the importer at II cents per yard by the
case The agent ofa Rhode Island calico printing es-
Enlistment forwarded piece OF ihe new style OF
goods to- Providence the day after their arrival and in
10 days he had the same style of goods and Of equal
fabric in New York. selling at ten cents per yard
The manufacturer had but ~ DAYS to enerave the
new pattern on copper cylinder from which the en-.
CRAVING was raised on steel cylinder then hardened
and ready for impression; the compound Of ingred.
ents for color discovered by chemical experiments
the cloth printed, dried and cased for markent
The seizure Of the bales of cotton goods above al
luded to, was made on the ground that the mark up
on them, stark Mills, Manchester, N. H."-wa.
frauduently intended to designate them as manufac
| tured in Manchester, England The BOSTON Atlas al
udng 10 this lamghabe mistake of the British custom
| house officers, says:
Poor Johnny Bul!-It is a hitter pill for YOU 4
swallow this attempt of your offspring to rival you
your own home. The American tariff policy adopte
IN spite of your utmost efforts and those of your agent
IN this country, has enabled US 10 match our manu-
features with yours even IN your own markets. Tha
lnllma,ion in the cte, of Messrs. Earrings, that III
seized goods fare as dissnar as they well can b
in matter Style and execution" to the English brands
peculiarly significant. The goods are una es,ona
bly, of much better fabric than the same cla,s of good
turned out from England looms-and an mpnrIi,
exam iation would doubtless convince the examiner
that the marks which the American manufacturer
have attached to the goods, are legitima,ely the
marks, without the slightest idea of Initiating any
the English manufactures"
Another Boston paper has this paragraph on II
subject.
"SrA.Ks MILLS" II is sufficiently amusing IN,
John Bull should have selected the above stamp as
forgery Of British firm The present generate
must have forgotten the Battle of Bennington, whe
after whipping them soundy Genl Stark captured
detachment Of Burpoynes army. II was on that o.
casion he said to his raw mlitia--''We must thras
these resulars, or Molly Stark sleeps this night vii
ow." The fact is, the name of Stark Mills was eiyt
in honor Of the old hero, the establishment being d
iated on part of farm which actually belonged
him.-Niies Register.