New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-04

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entertained that in tho then disturbed siato OF Europe,
tho emigration from tho silk producing conntries
would b,Dg cfowss ~ Skilled coltiyaors our SHORES
md hal fresh impuISe would thereby DO gwen W VI"
branch II industry These expectations, however, were
mt destined 10 be- realized
IN The year ISly public attention WINS attracted ny
foine eRsays published ~ The National Go1cne ~ Mr..
DIiomerguc, of Philadelphia, gentleman iorneryen
Fsged IN The cultivation II elk in frnuce In which he
pointed ont the repeated failures aud con
iended that the fiasye system the only means by
which this culture Of pik could be mnde source Of
profit 10 this country The popularity oihcse letters in
duc,d the writer publish them in the form Of pam
pLlet which attracted the notice of Congress, who
loncd IL to their Committee on Agriculture with power
10 enter fully upon the subject and report the best
course to be pursued The Committee Immediately
appreciated tbs importance Of the suggestions thrown
Out by Mr.. D'Ilomergue in bis pamphlet, AMI
unanimously determined to establish a normal fnture
for the instruction Of the people
Before We proceed TO notice the further steps taken
in this matter it will lie necessary for us to explain
briefly the views Of Mr. ID. Everywhere in Europe the
conversion of raw silk into sewngsik is the business
Of the Mrorsfer. The farmer confines himself 10 his
cocoons and his reel and leaves the rest to those
cLanics who have acquired sufficient degree Of skill
in their respective arts, and employ competent ma
chinery. In this country, the contrary everything
spinning twisting and even dyeing had been up to this
time done by the hands, and with rude instru-
ments not at all fitted TO the purpose. The silk was
reeltd from the cOcOons by the common spinning wheel
and was twisted into inferior sewngslk which could
not stand competition with thatmpcrted from Europe
That the imperfect node of Keeling, more than to
any other cause the inferory Of our home produced
silk and the consequent failure Of our attempts to give
importance TO this branch of industry, owing,
clearly demonstrated by Mr.. ID Homergue. He showed
from the returns OF two counties, Wlndham and Toll
audCt which he visited for the purpose 0nquiry, that
il was impossible under the then system of manage
nent, HAT the production Of either or manutac-
tuTed ELK could be attended with other than loss to the
producers This statement is so curious, and Illus
tratos so perfectly the general Ignorance and careless
ness that prevailed throughout the Union in the treat
men Of the cOcoons and the general economy OF the
manufacturer that we cannot do better than give 1t in
his ownword3:
with the business If the place and worthy Of lul credit
tat the sales Il sewing silk In these two counties
amounted annually to sl5ocO or $4,000. That amount
YVES produced by OC0 b- Of silk, each made ont OF
20 lbs. of cocoons which make in the whole 100000 lbs
OF tose balls. Now beg 10 be allowed Jew ober-
vaors on thee important facts In tho hrst pace "hH
a small sum i $4,000, he highest in he computation and
Il nominal too for the proceeds o 100000 lbs OF CO.
coon to which 10 be added al the labor and expense
put spcn that material into sewing silk
Were the farmers TO st these at only 20 cents
ID the lowest price for good that we can think
Of they would produce S.cli nearly ube the an)unt
above mentioned ard that 10 ready cash. for they ere
cash article without the labor and expense attending tn
reelng, twisting ard boiling, and the dong IN various
cOlors.
State Las allowed to the reelors bounty Of hy cents on
every pound silk Ceed improves reel which
they should produce We .hal say nothing of the se-
pforfd o but we say that even With that bounty which,
on eCCO lbs Of raw silk which have shown above q
BE- their yearly production would amount TO ony 9igo'
they would make ess than by the SAFE OF their c9coons
for $4,000 added to $4,000 the admitted produce OF their
wrought into sewing silk make only s'@DJD nni
theircoco at 20 cents per pound would produce sJoo
difference slo,lC0.
IT, on The contrary the cocoons sold for ready
cash that money would circulate among the people stm
lae their exerO increase tie quantity Of ,A and enTcn
~ .l,l., he nt
neichborhood and the State Of Connecticut thrifty
would experience the highest degree OF property We
hope II not too late AID that these ai prospects VIII e
1t might peihaps be enough to have shown that ih
domestic manuac Of sewing six aiter al the lapor
end expense bestowed upon H. produces III is results Ifon
30 to 20 PER cent less than tie ht raw material ne co
cooIs) would IICdHce in an open MARKET bat we think It
" II not b. nmfs to show what the causes OF Ai
enormous dltertnc We can easy demonstrate shat it IS
tirey be Uscibed to the hnperiecOn Of he nipple
meuts used and the methods pursued al OF WHICH atsa
from amcItghe ignorance IT tho lrt OF Keeling end me
mechanism If throwing, by which alone the rd" material
can be converted into good and nc hana6ie wing SIX
few reflections on the iacs HooVe .ts'ee WIN Dc sun
cen 10 convince the reader OF the truth OF this assertion
l. Twenty pounds OF coco NJ employed In making ono
pound Of SIX double the quantity employed IN
Europe FOX the same purpose Here then los Oh one
80 Tie sum Of $4,000 which on the h.ghe. calcula-
ton is ;he amount OF the annual proceeds Of all Sc wing
Fix made in the two counties above mentioned az the
current price Of 81 apound represents only 4ooJ polnls
6 SEWN silk and that Is made above stated out Oh eOOO
pounds Of raw silk here again loss OF neayyJfy pr
cCtt =, ,
1h loss is almost entirely produced by the imperfect
rceing If the raw sik in technical language 10 rs caeh
uosh We know that thrown siik loses something OF tl
wesLt Iy tie dissolution Of tie gum in boiling but that
eds twenty per cent nj we know that ts lOs
or less compensated by the dyeing parteqHry IN
black In Europe, when sewing slA Il dyed IN DaA, me
dyer is obliged to return the same weight OF elk thet ne
Les received that the greatest part and soneimes mo
Whole Of Ibis loss 81 Connecticut m1si %, "'Dl
led IL waste cccGsopsd bN bedrenug
r. l.. 81 -. Efrar the hest +