New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-19
THE TRIBUNE
Behold the Effects OF .he Tariff.


A correspondent Of the Northampton Gazette
furnishes the following facts in relation TO the
aonrshng village of WARE, Mass.
The factories are all in full operation. The
Wooen factory. formerly owned by the Hampshire
Manufacturing Co. is nov owned by Aiessrs. Gil
bcyt s. Stevens, two very erterprislng young men,
who purchased the establishment, including the
,snemen.s &c. belonging 20 it, in lSil-a period Of
extreme pecuniary embarrassment all ever the
s,un,ry-ior $4,000 II could not now be bought
probably, for more than twice thar sum. They
employ about 100 hands. male and female, and
work up about 5000 pounds Of wool per week.
They manufacture fine fennels, fancy cassimeres,
and robroys, or cloak Innings. Their articles are
most beautiful specimens Of workmanship. An IN
tarestiog fact is connected with the manufacture OF
The robroys. Until very recently, they have been
wholly imFofied from England. About year
since, liessrs. Gilbert Il Stevens commenced the
manufacture OF them, made better article than The
imported and Offered it in our markets % cents per
yard cheaper. Hence the iorei gn article has been
driven out OF the market This fact strikngl y
shows the benefit OF The Tariff. Had ii not been
for Tie Tariff the American manufacturer would
not have ventuIed TO make the article and the con-
sumer would have been compelled TO pay former
prices for an inferior fabric. The hands employed
IN this factory make good wages. The men average
about 81 per day the females about 81 per week,
between the keepers Of the boarding houses and the
propre,0rs Of the factory, the females are boarded
ior 81 % per week. and the males for Sl.75. Poor,
oppressed operatives, thought J. who need the SYM
patty of the kid-gloye democracy
This establishment CONSUMES, as before stated,
5000 lbs. of wool per week. Tho proprie,ors pur-
chased in July 10000 lbs. in New-York and in
Berkshire county, at an average price of about ii
cents per 10. Last year-so they informed me
they could buy the same quality of wool at least
80 per cent. less So much TO the farmer in conse-
qaeDco OF the Tariff. But how is it with the con-
sumer7 He gets his cloth just as cheap as before.
The pr;ce on the articles manufactured by these
gentlemen has not advanced u farthing. Is their
business, then, as good now as it was! Yes be-
cause their sales are quick, and for cash. Then,
they had stocks of cloths hand, with the interest
on their cos, and depreciation by change OF styles,
ea,ing up the profits. Now they have orders tor
their goods in advance, and cash for them as soon
0s thev are done. Can any facts more fully show
the benign influence Of the Tariff?
The cotton mills, as before said, are in full ope
ration. One is run on fine fabrics, such RS cam
brcs aud the white fabric OF Mousseline de LANES
and in the other three coarse cottons are made
Five wears ago, the spindes were running III only
a mart of enc of these mills Dwelling houses
were then teuautess, merchants sat listess behind
their counters, mechanics were but halt employed.
and every thing, in The wey OF business, was gloomy
indeed But now rents are in request, merchants
lay in heavy stocks OF goods, the mechanics ger
full employ menf, the neightoring farmers find
ready market for their produce, and every ining
.go.s merry Is q marriage bell What has pro-
duced this change1 The TARIFF, and nothing but
the Tariff; wish every free trade man, or every
opposer 10 the Protective Policy, could visit this
village and learn It's history for the last five years.
Ii he did no, become CO WINGED of the benign lniu-
ences Of the american System, he must be more
stubborn than the animal which troubled Balaanl.
History informs us thai, Ware remained unsettled
for many years after the adjoining towns were
settled, the soil being SO hard and rough that ii
was considered unfit for cultivation. Al an early
The town was granted by the general court 10 a
military company from Naragansett, as a reward
for exprlling the Indians from that vicinity. So
little value was placed upon it by The company, that
they shorty ef!er sold it TO John Reed, Esq OF
protective policy tits made 10 bud and blossom as
The rose.