Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-28
WIG PROPHECIES NOT YET
FAISIFllD


liar captions, lnSnnccs ure frequently nd
duccd By the l.oeofoco presses OF the pros
perhJ Of the country, which they seem to
imagine arc the eoA,tgscHct, Of the election
Of Mr. Polk TO the Prs ncy instead Of
ruin which they state, his orpooen,s proph
estes would result iherclrom. They seem
! to iotRet however, that II wus not tho mere
,i,otios Of Mr. Polk whlch his opponents
drprecnrd ~ the probable cause Of di.as.
rous consequences 10 the country, but the
policy which his friends, or portion Of
them, malnta AIMED that he would pursue -
The prosperous state of the country IS to be
attributed 10 the policy adopted pro- ions IN
Mr. Folks election, md is, we hesitate not
10 say, dependan, for for It's continuance up
on that policy remaining unchanged
A paragraph which lately appeared in
the "Ncw York Morning News" brings
forward the establishment ofthrcc different
starch factories in the town OF Slnrk. IN the
State OF Maine, rs a3 proof thu, rum has not
ovcrlakrn our manuflclor les in consequence
of Mr.. Folks election Nobody was foot.
Ish enough to suppose thnt the mere elect
ion Of Mr. Gay or Mr. Polk, or any body
else, to the Presidency would, Of itself, have
any affect, either Tor good or III. upon our
manufacturers The administration Of NJ
Pclk is not entitled to praise or liable 10
censure for the present state OF our manu-.
featuring Interests. He has hitherto let
them alone md il he and his friends will
continue to do so, we shall be satisfied
giving praise where il is due, to the fra.
mcrs and suppo rters Of the tariff Of 1912
and feeling thankful that the present ad.
minls,rntion is wiser ,hon the prognosticn-
tons of many OF ito friend. had led us TO
anticipate it would be. II isl good max
i'm to- "iet rery ,reH alone" We hope
that the present administration will con,in
ne TO think so II it should not, and the
n, sen tariff should be s,crnfccd, the taun,
my observation Of the "News" may be rcit.
Grated in he spirit Of sober conviction, that
there will be no cnd to the ruinous r'suls
Of the election OF Polk aud Dallas"
But npropos 10 starch. |, appears that
"boro now ,oo c,oroh f,-.-ties undc r
) way IN Somerset county, Maine" Starch
is used in grca, quantities. in s'iining mus
Inns and other cotton goods it Is calculated
, that in England no; much less Than oac
, miIion SIX hundred thousand bnsh,ls o.
wheat nre annually employed IN the pro.
duction Of stnrch Encouragement was.
previous to 1912, given BY the British tnrIif
to the home made articles by the imposition
c Of a duty Of IS los (Si2 22) per cwl, npon
: the imported article THIS duty was IN
e SAP reduced TO merely nominal one and
n of course il could then be probably export.
E ed from this country, and this would b. one
e reason why factories should be erected for
= IT'S fabrication We do not find however
2 that any starch has yet been exported, bat
y on the contrary the last annual statement
e OF Commerce and Navigation cnumeratcs
y among the nineteen thousand five hundr'd
: and nInc,yIhree pounds Of starch. W.
e canno, accoun, for this nor cnn we mag
n me from what pau o(the world II could be
! imported into the United States, so MS to an
5 swer the purpose Of the customer better OF
S cheaper than the home made nrlclcs would
!, have done but however being so stated n
the official document no doubt It 10 So Wa
II do no forget the fact that the starch which
: is made al S,arks, IN Maine, is mnnufactur
h ed from poiaiors We do not know whelh
:. or any Of our factories make starch from
WHEAT nor do we know how far the po;a
t. toe starch would answer for expectation
!. but wc are quite certain that II the nh'a
2 starch be needed hero il will be msnufac
Il turcd here, aud not for home consump,io
t only, but V supply to a considerable ex,en
is the immense amount wanted for Eng land
n where il ran DO now received AT a nier
ii nominal duty But let US look al our hom
I eonsn ptiou OF starch We nrc, unfouu
- naiey, without guide as 10 the consumr
e tion Of lercign u3e oaIeb for ~e do no
q end any srnen,ion OF II IN the annual state
E. mcnt, except in The instance above quoted
n I, wa. probably included IN The very eIlen
slvc and still increasing lis, Of non-snurier
" a ted ARTICLES Oar only guide MS TO III
. consumption IN starch Tor domestic pufpos
4 {. will be the increase Of population aud
q as 10 that which is used ~ manufacturer
=. the increase in the quantny Of raw maIena
q. manufactured
a. Now. the population Is Increasing a, th
, rate of about SIX hundred thousand annuity
,. Good housekeepeu will easily calculal
Or how much additional starch vii b. snuu
n. ally used for domestic purposes. B1l ih
n, increased Consumption ~ m7nn'ac'urcf
/, will also be- great We do no, know th
=, quantity Of starch used OF The proportion n
n. different occupations, but our readers sal
}, p-rcoive thu, n n gIr'n quantity WAS Us"
T. m 1910 when our manuhctofi"s consume
, two hundred md nins'y five thousand IN
in hundred and nlndy4hrre bales Of c0uor
n there would BE- much more used IN 1874
IN hen the dome,..e consumption Of couo
., wss tfee hundred and iouyslr thouss1
"a seven hon tied louy-lour baiu Here hsI
are snficirnl reasons ior the rst,tiHhmor
N Of more slaIeh mannisetorifs, sti,iog frof
be- the inc'sass Of population and tue 'nefeA'
. Of msnufae;ures