New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-08
A MANUFACTURING PAUSE.

Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 6, 1860.
In the war of 1872 80 little manufacturing of wooden
goods vas carried on in this country, that when 5000
blaIl cts were wanted by Government for the shivene
IuGians tley could not lie found and the Secretary Of
War mcmoralized Congress TO suspend the famous
NoI-lnteroomse act, so to permit them to be im-
ported. Congress refused, but the importation was
wnb,d at. and tie blankets came in. The census of
1850 returns 39,252 persons being employed in tie
woolen manufacture, though many thousand operatives
aIe known to have been omitted. The present census
III show al least 10000 10 900 persons similarly
employed. In 1919 we were destitute of homemade
voolers. yet for years past have supplied Canada
with fatinef, and other countries with various wooden
fabrics. The first New England agency for selling do
nestic good, established in this city in 1905 the
second in 1872 In 1917 the rover loom took rank as
successful invention and BY its aid the production of
domestic goods became enormous. Yet brown sheet
rgs in Il year sold at 81 cents per yard Now they
se for 10 cents Previous 10 the power loom they
sod fol % cents, because the weaving alone cost l5
The power loom has been tremendous agency in the
march If civilization. From cotton goods it was
quickly applied 10 all descriptions Of wooden fabrics
om the finest deaines the coarsest carpetng Its
power in tie earth.
This city, with liz affiliated towns manufactures
nj lions Of doils worth of cotton and wooden goods
annually For wool alone, it il the greatest market in
tie Union. Its clothing trade Is immense In leather,
it Lar taken tie lead for near a century. All New
England looks 10 il for manufactured morocco and its
io'rade, intending what it makes at home and " hat
it distributes for other manufacturers is greater than
that of al Massachusetts,. Hence the army of opera
uyes anorG us is very large and any interruption in
salts mrst work dirastously on thousands Of families
IN lese four branches there is now manufacturing
pane. All are extensively connected with the South
trade. Tie shoe trade il undoubtedly oyercpwdcd
Will hands. In fact this has generally been the case
but tie overcrovd must be felt more severely every
year in consequence of the complete and comprehrn
elrc system OF machinery for making shoes recently
pL III cpelation in New England. IL supersedcs an
innense smoun Of hand labor and must ultimately
drNe oF Thousands of hands to other pusuits Part
OF lie Pescn dlilnese may be already traced 70 this
cau,e Many Lands have been discharged. So, also
III The clothing trade which IL largely dependent on
Southern market there has been great falling off in
Salcs by inquiry ut our Savings Ranks, where sll
c!atsfs Of workers deposit their surplus earnings
lean that more money is drawn 10y these two Glasses
than any Others showing that they are more generally
wilout current wages ana hence are falling back ON
ioiner savings. But il il in the great cotton and
wooen anufacue Of this region that the most exien.
tive pause has occurred. 1t has called the manuIae.
tnnis together on two three occasions 10 consider
what Is best 20 be done. The last meeting was larse
one and was marked by great harmony of views; the
general inioa being that too many goods have been
made Ion tie demand. Il came out that some Of the
mile have leen running night and day, ON the very
goods now IN excess Of demand There il no excees
exert N certain fabrics made for the South In cotton
lhls hce Is NO gut whatever while the stock of All
df Is rad TO tie no greater than at the same season
III former yean Incidentally the cure of long cred
i's came up for discussion and censure. In no other
country IN the world such long credits given on
fSlle goods as m ours. Practically, they amount 10
'NeFe month"; and that is equal 10 tariff in favor Of