New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-31
SILK CIRCULAg.y
AMEkICAS i*sTIICTE.
N.w.Y ork, August - 1913.

SILk ClRCCLAHl
American lssTIICTy.
N=w-York, August -, l7i3
s,s: TI- American Institute the City Of NewY oEk
STAT n,titu,oa for promoting ricultuIe and ,h- Arts
in tn United s,aes Is d-sifous for beneficial public uE
po@s OF obtaining information respecting the progress and
condition n e culture and naafe;ur- OF silk asd ;s
growth quality Of ths Mulberry IL The United sts'ss
For this purpose have invited Geisdi s''o' o
Sk. r5rsrs and Manufacturers from all parts OF NE
ud S;aes % meet N'yY ok on the l2th snd l3ih oi
c.oJo e1t during Sixteenth Annual Far OF the LAST
mt conspicuous place iil provided foT fall dP!sy
f American Silks and extraordinary Efforts made 20 pro-
such d:.play The statistical returns Of iscrea.ing
Quantities the Lass vars together with III very aTorabe
results ia feeding The present f. as we have bad
opror,ua -arn bring inevitably 70 h= conclusion,
tia, , precious commodity Is destined soon 70 rank with
and wool in iii importa nee as an American staple
For the purpose of accurately a.cesiung the present coz
don and the future prospects Of this branch OF domestic
ndpstrr every sk.cul,urs: and anufacur- IN the In
ION invited 10 attend and brug h- best specimens ~
III the correct Ga: their cornmsnd ffo:n winch Report
will be compiled and distributed through Ii. country that
Will y, trust Tor ever ser,- the question favor Of the
cultivation Of Silk the United States We call upon all
skculturs,s and Manufacturers sd t audable OBJ
@ct The CIV is from all quarters load aad often repeated:
Give US new staple 10 diversity labor and employ
lear for ,h,; which machinery has displaced. aad con'um'
mat, our practical national independence,
In ,be growth Of SILK have article provdentially
ad1p,ed to all our varied soils and a,nd-s well calculated
10 coun,erac, sectional rfHess ard 10 produce hatmo-
NOUS ,no.. uzace aad the ven; for II in the markets OF
n. world will exceed abilities produce for centuries
"a come LIT us ii the Six culture and manufacture are
feasible and can made advance at once 10
the pom; required And how this be better ascertaned
than b. collection Of facts by OF the coming eIhti
ton and eouvention'
We happy 70 know thai The N-".Ensand SIX Con-
veB,io j. appointed Northampton
October 4h and We would respectfully suggest the friends
Of his cause in Ohio Ken,ncky, Tennessee, and other
States thai ,hey hold county aad Other iconvsnton a;
III. same a, previously and collect all the facts posi-;
BIZ. and fo.w ard De embodied IN the General Report
We earnestly urge that every Six Grower and Manutdc
,r furnish written statement desired. If you
attend the Conventions send by mail Do decline because
your operation, small because you no, be
toned 10 wrtng small experiments teeH as large ones,
rightly conducted settle genera! prnciples and any
writing which We may discover! te convention VIII
correct; only gJce the facts
To aid correspondents present two sees OF CUES
non, 10 he answered If you are SilGtower, ask IS
follows:
l. How long have You fed worms? and what have been the
general results each year!
J What kind of building do you use! and how Is the
temperature regulated If regulated al allf
Have YOU fed in open shed OF tent II So state
the results.
J. What variety OF silsworm DO you prefer
s. W'ha, Kind do You and how do you
H,y YOU tested and found anv difference between early
Can you state the cause Of bad feed
ing cases among your acqusn'anee engaged
IN the business
5 Have you tested the Of th- mulberry leaf il,
green or dry state e,psr' Ii NOT will YOU do this
season, aud communicate 10 me the results
Have YOU tried process by water or dew.roIting TO
~. l,ri .f ~. m,
woody ibEes mo paper silk fabric.
# will you do the present and communicate
above!
To- Any O.hsr information any par, Of silk cultae,
any suggestion on The general subject will be thankful,
cei,ed
If YOU are AlaluactuGer please answer 4, follows:
How long have you been engaged manufacturing silk?
= Waa, varieties Of sill, goods do you manufacture
Wha: amount OF raw silk do you work up annually
What OF capital have you Invested IN the bns-
uess!
do You employ
6 As manufactures, wha, Is your opinion IN regard
the quality American silk properly ree!ed compared
with the foreign .r,ice2
: As m,nuiactur-r wha IS yorT opinion The
plraye quality OF the six made from the different kats Of
tree, in comnoa us,. the .iUlticaui.s C.us Asa,ics
Brusa's Alpnes Italian Whites, aud the native American
| Mulberry
5 Ia the pr-seat tariff on silk any notifications ueeded
oleI make IL the designs contemplated IN esab
9 Wh. are Your views in regard The whole silk
ness prrulauen; branch OF American industry Is the
| trEpgise feasible
In conclusion, we earnestly press this whole sub
ect upon your attention. Come 10 the Conven.
,ion. At least send US specimens OF your labors,
and the FACTS which we ask. To every person
who will give written statement, desired, and
to every Editor who VIII publish this Circular,
sending US paper containing 1t, we will send
copy OF the contemplated Report.
By order,
JAMES TALLMADGE. President
ADONIRAM CHANDLER
WILLIAM lNGLiS, Yic- Presidents
SHEPHERD KNAPP,
r ). WAKEMAN, Corresponding Secretary
G J. LEEDS, Recortin. Secretary.
E T. BACKHOUsE, Treasurer.
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Nv Preferences for Nh Van Bursu; bu, 10 not ~
=ve that IL diracts from any mans democracy % prefer
iohasou and believe The Colonel viii carry The Western
! States
So said Col. Benton in recent speech in Ms
sour, reported in the Usage Mo- conan.
ST. JOINS CoLLEGE.-H will be seen, on re-
ference 70 our advertising columns, tina; ,hi, excellent
'einn.r the annual he 9Th Sept; when