New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25
The Economic Movement.
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SIR: TO the numerous applications made to US
v oil paris OF tie country for specific Informs
or ugon the varions topics and particularly Tot tle
bet mod. Of carrying Cut tho objects of the vcnens
patriotic movement, which. Under lie different names
u national covenants economic leagues. and woneRs
patriotic associations have been inaugurned with the
purpose ~ Gmiai,hrg e1iravagsaoe encouraging
home manufseiaTos md preventing the continual d'-
prcciailon OF currency by tie Export Of gold IN ply
nelt fUr iItlgn gIurlcs We tse have 10 answer ihas
the p,rt Of the wosien oi TIE country Ne have hnd
the mos. Substantial ev dencr o. eir determination TO
rarry ont ,he,~ objects but that have been met by
din euitlcs chion. 80 pm o! tie manufacturers
merchants and real dealers, which "e III bFeiy e1
.Inin-
manufacturers whose rance could be obtained IEe.r
o!rcuars frn..nlng almost without exception uutoce.
the ladies Interested AZ these eenis became att
fed that there some secret case for II. and deter
hi ed To- institute sere ~ inquiries Ia ascertain the
rason. Tie result OF these Inquiries was, that they
informed by the AGENT oi these manufacturers
Lat ney entirely Independent Of any srch move
ment OR the part II the public aud hat they already
had man, orders they cGd execute they took 1T
r Interest N Tho matter. cv, moro homo IT frankly
admitted that u not their Interest u Jet their fab
rice be- rown American; that the, were dispoeed o.
"a the jobbcs alG Importer vino directed what iysls
should DO placed nrpD them. and Iha they were u-der
IRON Sc 10, "a disclose who're under what bBuc3
socres wac great IL many ihstaer' They hern sod
as fOrei- guOGr.
The trn.h of tie matter g. Ira. content with Ten
or fifteen rer cent regular profit like THE European
neuGfscturor AMI Icing thus entirely irresponsible 0r
ind ineIcrt ~ ~ the reputation Ol Af bies, the de-
msnd inoToases ~ a. present. tie American lnnIiace
turer the fore IN article !. almost excluded ~ the
high pro. ~ which 1t il raised nv the heavy tariff.
his prices The euhsu, cd price OF the foreign
Article. elcl though hs goods ma, be Inferior he Is
apu do by the pruton'on of tie tsIif Thus immense
tlr mi si b, !rV NJ
Me aud tho country Indcvd tue ladies' were told IN
occasions that tie demand was now 40 great for
every any Kind Of wearing 9!ie..al, iaai aHiiy
not quality. was al tiai Sss aimed ~
1hi, desire % making rnpd fortunes on The part o.
our manufacturers tre!or: ia the req. canse ~ The
prrad!cc agslnsi Aile goods OF which hcy CON
PLAIN. As can be sutc ~ rtceying the same ~
better quality Of goods year si.ef year whcn puichG
ing the make they can whru purchasing sron
the European Eanr.nc' rcr tf" ladies OF the various
orr I-afloLs no lODyeT conceal .'"in thrnssii't
~ q. prbic flat II connscfed win te making aud
the selling Of domestic gO.sl- have set he!f faces
aseins, the movement. On several occasions, Wien
different members o. the associations made personal
inquiry 81 the manufacturer or agent e. "a where The
goods which they sew on their shelves and handed
could be procured >. etai or By :Ic piece OF by ths
Are they sod ~ American
We do not know. Nogil The ladies give ~ much
FOR item II sod Il, American
Until tar;o.oe, oote1t with c,e eaorb.lant proht
manufacturers. t'Lbers AID retail merchants viii
consent 20 sell home fAhtics under thor tru"
lihe- the Mr-furaniDg hid patriotic s.sncrs OF The
different pledges III Wv YORK, DstoD. Philadelphia
Washington. Chicago Prtsbrrg, Rochester. Blngom'
ton rud other psots must eLGrhvcr by thew economy
10 consume lt6 possible OF iorigG ouOds and uI-
Grie- Icrse,crinyiy AK FOR American fabrics, regard
Lss Of the irony and sometimes .mporiiscDce v,si
uhich thor demands ma. Ia many stores giving NE
pfoc renee .c..iOs 5ly In al eases % such where
good. at American make ar. acknowledged and sold ~
suo. And the f'rent organizations sno9lJ onrrinly
noio such storcsecper> VIII do is IN their respective
cities, md publish tier names fI the heneit ~ tfr
community. Ey thus appealing 20 their interests Ne
shpl compel Aner,Can goods 10 be sold under tseI
proper labels.
For sho comfort, however of all Interested IN these
different Ofya.nIzisioe we eau nssuIr them that ther
efforts hove been In al other very successful
They heso called tine sftgtion n, IA. weaiLer glasses
the necessity ofD wise economy non patiiotc mo.
lives and ny makiIv IL good tssts u De- cheapy ana
plainly dfe6red. many who before would have been
nshnr ed say 4" I cannot afford thing. nov vcnf
VITA prido oil bonAets renOaeled and old dresses ~
ed. and d.pree,te "a. illpDtation OF having w
d!gcd in the purchase Of expensive article OF dress
Those who have lees woalIh 8nd upon whom economy
enforced by the present b pric"s are tnus ser u
count.nancc and relieved OF many an unpleasant fecl
ing Of modification LIe those hO In tLs crisis stu
parade their eXiravscance befnle tae public expose
themselves invdous and c0niemp;!be distinction
when few ase Inclined la initiate.
H0tsns P,onc,.es 1ssoftas,on No t"a Efoea5np Roc~
NO. g. November. IL