New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-16
Netu1Dork Daily gtihnttt.
THE EXHIB TION
AT THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.
XIV.
COTTON.

plete assortment of Cotton goods. There many
stores in the city where much greater variety Is
rent We win here give the result Of our observations
in the American department on the Cottons and Cot
ten fabrics -,
The Brown and Bleachcd Shirtiags of the Goddard
Brotbers of Providence, RI remarkably nne, being
100 saie and pick There are twelve samples very
handsomely packed Some OF them are as hne as AZ
,la;e and I40pick We examined them carefully under
cas and the threads will compare tsyoraby VIE ans
linen twist and when powerfully msguned sui appear
ueretv even and regular and have all theluster OF hne
linen The brown goods are particularly worthy oil
remark They l20 saie and 40 pick, and are made
O; well selected cotton Every packet IN this case Is
worthy of special examination They are packed IN the
style Of linens bookOd, snd in this respect and some
others will compare fvoraby with the best linen goods
The specimens Of Brown Sheetngs aud 0snaburgs as
well as Cotton Warp Yarn, exhibited by VI Canhed Il
Co. are from OF the Southern States, aud are inte
resting showing that the Cotton growing states are
making an effort 10 manufacture their staple at home
There is 10 reason why the Southern States should not
compete with the Northern especially IN these heavy
goods except il be that the Of Slavery keeps skill
mi mechanics from going tn live there. The Seamless
Cotton Bags OF the exhibitors look we'll but are
placed out Of reach, so that we could not examine
them.
Mesers Fitch & Co.. of this City, display samples of
beached urbleached and indigo Blue Dls and Sneet-
ngs, from the mandatory OF Asa Fitch, fitchville,
rear Bozrah Conn. The bleached and unbleachad
goods are not we'll manufactured; the cotton is moasy
being filed with srecks while the samples have shop
worn appearance The dressed goods are very coarse
filed up with starch and for the credit OF the manuac
turer and agent ought to be removed. The c0lored
drills look better the dye rendering the specks In the
cotton Invisible. The light Of the Palace, however
has changed their appearance.
The specimens Of Shrtings and Sheetings from the
Atlantic Cotton Mills, Lawrence Mass are snihcIent
" good to sustain the reputation OF the establishments
but are not equal to what they produce the pieces
selected being unusually moatl lhe! are ho"e'cr'
heavy and strong fabrics. 80.
Mcssrs Parker wilder & Co, of Boston, exhibit
sanples Of Nonadnock Beached Sbeetngsthe ~ ia
are very credable articles They count 65 picks, are
made OF excellent thread good staple and are OF very
The Cotton Sheetngs and Shirtngs Of the Masonyile
Manufacturing Co. Providence. h. L. do great credit
10 American industry. The motto OF this Company 10
Excelsior" and if tbey perseyere as they nave
begun they will soon be able to take the premium
in Iny country on the globe.
TTe W1amsyIe Manufacturing Co, Providence
II /. exhibit fOme cotton goods of heavier descrip
on which are neatly done up but the glass OF the case
being broken we could not examine the goods WITHOUT
the danger OF doing mischief
Coueetoea Steam Mills Lancaster, Pa, are wen
,.o,s,.pted. The two.yard-wide heavy Brown Sheet
inc is the heaviest We have seen anywhere III maze
of ynrn No A. count 50 BY SO. These are admirably
adapted for the purpose for which they are
They are goods which, in consequence OF the weight
lf d.
country than English goods Of the same quality would
cott -, that they are imported into TINS country
ard vc depend entirely upon our own manufactures
6or our snpply Of these substantial domestlcs Inc
shifting Of TIC same quality, 70 inches wde' Is al
i,.ll, sd.pt.l for laboriHg mems shirts. Ihe 50 n
Me. al tine Jean ia made from No. 80 yarn, are light,
preify goods. Their Drill, made OF No. il yarn Is
extra heavy, and very strong. The samples oil Bed
tek arc made q No II yarn, are heavy strong goods
Tle tick is very nicely woven, aud ooth
I .f.a tvfp %
The ELL bound Cotton Blankets ere beautiful proalc-
tlorr well woven ard well cafded
Mc.srs Merriam. Brewer a Co. OF this City, ex-
hibit frora the Amoskeag Manufacturing Co, Nan
cLestsr \ H., some very slightly Drills, which are de-
,errire con incubation Their Brown sheetng Is the
be-, We have .ecn OF this character being without
.r.ek The Cotton Flannss full nap. Their
penns and Ticks such Ia we'll sustain the repu-
t.ton Of tho Company. They have wisely made these
selections from their usual productions This Com
paIy eeserycdy obtained Prize medals OF the bAhio
IT, in Iondcn.
Mr. Thomas Bennett exhibits in glass case ysrl-
cty Of Blcachcd Ccttons which from their appearance
We should Judge TO be 6ne wellhni.hed goods but
icing Locked up We could not say whether their fine
re,. Was nut on In the dressing whether Il was gen.
uire We should incline 10 believe however, that they
are the true article. They are manufactured at am
sutta Mills New-Bedford. Mas.
Messrs J. H. Dudley a Co, OF this City, exhibit
scme scyencghth sndiourquarter Brown and bleached
Coions made of No y or 80 yarn 40 picks or threads
10 the inch The lour-quarter goods are quite heavy
weighing about $50. They have also specimens OF
Jean which are wolmanulactured goods and do credit
10 the manufacturers, the Reading Manufacturing
Company Pennsyysn
Mr.. Joseph S. Gladdng of Moosup, Windham CO.,
Connecticut exhibits various samples OF Brown and
Beached Cottons which are good OF the kind, but do
not possess any novel qualities His colored Drills are
of hight shade stresky and not ut all creditabe pro-
ductions.
Messrs Mills n Co. display Brown and Bleached
Goods of very firm and slightly description, manufac-
tured by the Great Falls Manufacturing Co.. somers'
worth, n H. The goods are heavier than the hadiey
Falls productions The bleaching of the Great Falls
Co is done under their superintendent, and they
have succeeded well in their efforts to combine this
department with the manufacturing. Their style OF
finishing and doing up is highly creditable
There il bale of Cotton Printing Cloth exhibited by
G. w Chapin. from the Saunders Mills, Grafton, Mass
Ii 10 fine even article, and well adapted Tor tne pur
pose.
There are some good specimens of Book aud Forms-
ton Muslin exhibited by the executors Of the late u
MEwing, which are well MANUFACTURED Inc sahc
remark will apply to the narrow crown oucArsln
and musketo nettings The cotton twist and NIL
ing are well spun
Ne,srs Mills & Co also exhibit book Of patterns,
of what they call Canada Plads from the Written
ton Mills, Taunton, Mass They consist OF panta'
loonerv or eottonades in imitation of fancy cassmeres
The patterns are neat and credtabe but are all made
to contain the same stripe of blue, which however
convenient to the operations Oh ne
turer conduce in no way the credit Of the sample
book The imitation of cashmere, however, is sreet-
lent and although there Is not particle Of wool In the
fabric our impression, rst looking at the patterns;
was, that they belonged to the wooden department
We should like to know how these goods wear, be,
eause the application of cotton to the manufacture OF
mems outside garments Of this description 10 novel
and interesting experiment
The manufacturers for Msssrs. Mason & Lawrence,
Boston deserve great credit for the enterprise and