Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-06-14

and silver, and you would not take what we
had 10 sell you. As you would not take il,
necessity compelled our people TO turn their
attention to manufactures. The German
grazier now exchanges his cattle and his
beef fabrics with the home manufacturer,
and the corn dealer and miller provide bread
for the manufacturer, and take his goods in
return. This was the common saying in
Prussia, where every man is Intelligent, and
where every man thinks, and where, as soon
as he sees an effect, he Immediately inquiries
into the cause" Are we incapable OF as
high degree of discernment as these Ger
mans Cannot we profit by their inteli-
gence and experience 2 German broad
cloths are now successfully competing with
English in the markets of the world, and
with ours in our own market.
England, ever watchful Of her interest, as
nations should be, has turned her attention
to new source Of self-supply. Having as
certatned that her farmers will not use the
fine woolled sheep, and that supply from
the continent was too much a state Of de-
pendence, attention has been turned TO her
own colonies. At the sale of the Marine
| flock of George ILL.,, in 1904, of which
have spoken, few were purchased By Cap
tain Macarthur, which were carried TO New
South Wales. In few years il was ascer-
tanned that they succeeded well in that
country. A large quantity Of the Saxony
sheep were then sent, and so rapid has been
: the increase, that in IS4l, there was impor-
ted into England, Of this fine wool, from
Australia, that is, from New South Wales
and Van Dcman's Land, 5000, 600 lbs
This Australia wool has been imported
into this country in large quantities.
We will now take brief historic view Of
, wool in this country. Up to the commence
nient of the Revolution, very little attention
was directed TO this subject. Our people
f had few coarse wool sheep, more kept for
mutton than wool, and all woolen cloths
were furnished from England. Immediate
ly before the commencement of that war,
and in anticipation thereof, some exertions
: we're made TO arouse attention to domestic
manufacture of wooIlen cloth, but the efforts
were but in very slight degree successful
Through the long protracted agonies of that
struggle, no one thing more contributed tc
l the severity Of its sufferings than the want
, of clothing and blankets. In few year:
after the close of that war, Europe became
involved in wars which continued, with but
e short interruptions, until lSl4, and during
all that time, until we became involved il
1912, we were the carriers of the world anC
: Europe readily took of us, at high prices
: whatever of agricultural produce we had Il
: spare. In this condition of things, we coult
: buy woollens easier than raise DOL, and lit
tie attention was given to the subject. Ou
d coarse wooiled sheep naturally increased
: and some large Irish sheep were introduced
i but Of no finer fleece. In 1902, Chancelo
e Livingston, then our minister in France
y procured from the Ramboullet flock, o
# which have already spoken, three Marin,
sheep, and sent them unto bis farm in New
e York That number was too small to pro
s duce any immediate or great effect. With
II in four or five years after this, Gen. Hum
r, phries, then our minister to Spain, succeed
is ed in getting out of that country consider
e able number of Marines, which were sent Il
o Connecticut.
: As the troubles in our foreign relation
e began to tbicken for a tempest, our Deepen
If dent condition in regard to clothing wa
II impressed on the mind Of every discernin
l. patriot, and the scenes and sufferings of tn
e Revolution were recalled to memory. Muc
d anxiety was felt to put the country in bel
1t ter attitude in this respect.
If In 1869, at the second invasion of Spai
i under Joseph Bonapar,e, the Supreme Jun
If ia was driven from Madrid and retired t
re Badajos. Being without money they wer
II compelled 10 sell four Of the first hocks i
g Spain, among which was the Paular flock
Y. previously owned by the Prince of Peace
in Those sheep were sold with the license {
RS taking them out of the country. Hon. Wi
RS liam Jarvis, then our consul at Lisbon, no.
m living in Vermont, purchased three thou
ir and six hundred fourteen hundred of whic
e. were of the Paular flock. Other genileme
il purchased for other countries, and fe
e. more for this country. Al these sheeI
as amounting TO over four thousand, were shiI
o. ped to the United States in 1909, 1910, an
lis fore part Of 1911, and were landed aud di
r posed Of in Richmond, Alexandria, and ii
We various cities as far north as Boston. The:
to sheep were distributed into the countr
IS, and purchased by the farmers with avidit,
e and | have seen small buck sold for fol
lr- hundred dollars. Our coarse woolled shet
IS we're crossed with this breed and by Co
he tnuing to use only full blood bucks, Il
to whole has become as fine as three-quarte
to blood Marine. Some flocks have been Ike
of pure blood Marine, and the wool has II
NJ deteriorated.
i'd, The war of 1912, however. took pa
Ter before any considerable progress had be-
ny made in this enterprise, and we were col
is, PEELED to endure its sufferings greatly
he pendent on foreign supply and on our ov
ed enemy for woolIens. Some gentlemen pr,
ro- ent may still rccolect the consequences.
Set will merely say | have known fourteen d.
or lars given for a soldiers blanket; and I
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