New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-25

those who may be disposed to embark in the
Flax manufacture, urging them to consider
all the facts which may he accessible, and
ACT. But LEI US hear DR.. l.
To n, Ee,'ory of T&r N Y T-7s--,.
llnclose ysu a small sample OF linen yarn, made
BY my process from uIrotted hemp, and spun by
machinery. By this process, linen fine enough Tor
the best shirt-inen, De produced from the IN
roited hemp. while the unroited fax VIII to the
very finest numbers, and Is cheaper than hemp
though fax linen Is SAID not 10 DC quite a. durable.
] The Germans generally prefer hemp for their DO
nestle uses, and In some parts OF Italy the linen
manufacturers, knowing the preference generally
gwen IN the market to hempn stamp theirpieoes
/ " Warauied ali hemp
II Is perfectly demonstrated that linen can be pro
duced as cheap cotton goods OF the ineness,
when the cotton : not less than cents per %.
| Then there be no doubt but, by Claussens pro-
valuable substitute FOR cotton be produced
from fax, and these two processes render all the
fax growing world independent Of the cotion-grow
ing BY neither process Is fax wanted in - rotted
state but IN the very condition most convenient for
The farmer. and IN which he produce the great
est quantity.
The general introduction Of linen IN place OF cot
ton goods, which must result from IL being manu-
featured here, as well from reduction IN puce.
must be Of great advantage to the whole country.
Over s6OOOOo0 now annually sent abroad for foreign
linens VIII certainly be expended IN the country.
manufactures must revive at least for many years
cotton VIII De kept down al a unifoSmy low prce
unless the crops shall be greatly diminished .
Slavery Will lose of It's principal supports, and It
may be hoped that. by the expected change in manu-
featuring and commercial matters that must arise
from the substitution of fax to any considerable eX
tent FOR cotton, exports may soon equal our I'M
ports. and We be relieved OF the constant dread Of
crash among the importers and general CONNER
| cIal revulslon.
If linen were manufactured here as extensively as
II the British Islands, even by the present expensive
mode Of manufacture II would be used here far more
generally than 1t Is. Our Summer climate more par
iicuarly demands linen ior outside Summer cloth
ing and the low price Of cotton compared with linen
Is the only reason for cotton goods being used here
as extensively as they for such purposes During
residence of three months in the United Kingdom.
did not see any cotton ablecl0ths, towels sheengs,
tlcbngs awnings, sacking or bags and found that
English gentlemen were only Just beginning 10 use
cotton shirts. Now 1t VIII be admitted that these,
with sails, constitute the far greater portion OF the
articles made OF either cotton OF flax. and that max IS
far superior 10 cotton IN IT'S intrinsic value.
On account OF the high price rent OF the land IN
England or Ireland. the fax straw cannot be pur
chased there for less than $40 SIS per tun while IN
this country II can be produced for - or so vast
quantities beng now thrown away, the seed alone
paving the farmer well for the crop On this account,
1t is very probable that fax-coon goods can be pro
duced cheaper than cotton here, since It j. admitted
they cannot be IN England. II certainly deserves
tIal, and, unrOtted haxstraw can be produced
here so much lower than II can be IN England or
Ireland the probability l. that We alone may sue
coed with Flax Cotton the British Islands not Celng
able toproduce II. low. SO We, and not the British
Islands vii be able TO produce linens II Will now
ever take many years TO get mp the necessary
machinery and build the requisite number OF iacto-
res here, TO enable the United States 20 export, IN
place of her present vast amount oil raw cotton iul
four times H. value in linen yarns and iahrcS, WIN
perhaps FlaN-C Cotton fustianS for the Engush people
But this result Is certain. IL viii be secured by our
/ cheaper lands and cheaper food. ana iTomThe TACT
that flax straw cannot bear expectation. n must be
manufactured n, he rcHfy of ITS erotcth contrary
To the opinion OF many, flax cotton VIII not oe pro
duced for expectation to any extent nor VIII II DE
found advantageous TO partially break out the max;
and dvest II OF say three fourths OF the wood ana
ship IN that condition for any great distance be-
cause will require three pounds of flax IN TINS con
diilon to produce OF 1axcotiOn thus beng sub
/ iected TO three times the freight of cotton.
cannot but think too that ClauSscn'S mode OF
preparing Flax Cotton Is far too expensive but am
very deslrous Of seeing It attempted IN this country,
and upon large scale a 10 make II iair test II
Is found difficult or too expensive to prepare bt
Claussen's process by those who may attempt 1t, |
think can show them a mode sufficiently cheap anu
simple. and without any interference whatever with
his patent, though IN all my manpuiallonS Oh hemp
and fax the article he produce Is the very one am
careful TO avoid II Is difficult 10 any object IN
producing an imitation of Cotton, and which must
sell for less price. when for less money, pure linen
can be produced worth twice or thrice As much a.
Cotton
1t Will require a large number Of linen factories to
reduce materially the prce OF linens IN the mdrAct
agd Is plain then that those who first engage IN the
business on the plan, which reduces the cost OF
production TO that OF cotton, must make fortunes IL
VIII of course be said. however that this Is an ex-
..r,tx ,tffe4 tain u - u.
must be admitted, l. the only safe view for persons
TO take who unwilling unable to make any IN
veStlgailOns Of the matter for themselves. let VINO
would not like 10 see a test made on large scale
and who. having any loose means al command,
would not be willing to invest small sum ICf the
purpose AnoppOrtUn.ty Will soon be afforded such
persons as 1t IS proposed to invite subscriptions OF
stock soon to the Maysyille Linen Company, an ex-
cellent charter for which was recently obtained, 4
copy OF which send YOU.
first linen factories the new plaza II thls country,
may perhaps re.er 10 printed calculation recently
made by a gentleman VINO was desIous OF getting
I'D a cotton factory for brown sheelngs IN nelgh,
boring CITY, running 10000 splndles lie estimated
the capital $4,000 used up all for buildings and
machinery but 81 COO which was resef ed for work
ing capital. II was proposed u produce thiee mt
hon yards OF sbeeungs, 10 sell 1t C. Inng s2lOO'p
using l.lC0,cC0 lbs. OF cotton az &c Amounting 20
$lO45CO On this a proht was estimated oil s-'iV'V
Now tins same quantity Of sheetln2s can be pro
duced II linen for less money And WY mol lhere
are many districts where the raw material can De
nroducrd .ay unroted fax straw enough 70 make
aCCOCC0 lbs. OF cleaned fax. which VII be more
thsn snefrentto make 20Oo 600 wards "A linen sheet
mqs. which should weigh about halt pound 10 the
ward for one per cent. per ID or about n'e dollars
per tun for moved or Graded fax straw, unrotted'
d he tInd desired This would amount for raw ma
teriaI 10 ONLY $4,000 or say $4,000, against the
sc4 Geo required for supplying the cotton mil o. me
] same capacity Now oy calculation We nave more
,ban doIbe tie amount LEFT Us 10 pay out for wages,
wear and tear OF machinery, sc than they 70 orng
cur linen up 10 the cost OF their cotton sheeDgs ana
Is II at all surprising that. with margin OF si5OO
week allow ed TO pay hands with, beside inc same
amount paid BY the cotton factory, We can get
through without making our linen cost more thAn
the cotton
Now suppose We produce these brown sheetlngs