Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-03-25
agricultural.
For the Journal.
WOODEN MANUFACTURES.
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WOODEN MANUFACTURES.
Upon rhat depends ths permanent property of our
Wooden Manufactures.
Mn Enron Now appears to be the time, IL ever
place wooen manufactures a basis Of peTmA.
prosperity, by placing such duty wool as will
create an abundant supply of the domestic raw material
not liable to be interrupted at any time by the events Of
civil connections, or the changing policy and per
suits Of other nations, the cotton supply now is in
Europe, by the influence Of accursed rebellion
Woolen manufactures have doubled their capital by
profits since the war began and woolgrowers Of the
country are inclined to increase their focks. On this
point, the example Of England is very instructive An
eminent English author that for three centuries
free importation OF foreign wool permitted by our
government and that II not till 1903 that English
became alarmed the unequal Development
Of her In wOollen manufactures and wool
growng-aarmed the extent Of their dependence up
on foreign nations for the supply Of the raw material,
and the uncertain tenure by which they held the prosper
ity Of their wooen manufactures, liable At any time to
be interrupted by the events Of war, civil connections,
In 1900 her r-sghted statesmen foresaw the future
greatness Of her woolen manufactures and that cotton
aud wool, were one day as they SAID TO become the
bread Of England" They took immediate measures 10
England from the calamity which nov has overtak
her cotton manufactures, which by similar policy
she will avoid In the future.
In 1890 there were about 10 600 600 Of sheep in the
United Kingdom and duty high as " IL cents per
III was subsequently laid foreign wool and by 1857,
she had hfty millions Of sheep at home aud annual
clip Of hundred million lbs estimated at the rate Of
four lbs per head, oneourth more than our smaller
sheep will average. This was not enough to accomplish
her object The mean while sheep were exported to
Australia, Van Demands Land, New Souh wales
Cape Of Goodhnpe and British India. Government farms
were established and stocked with the best Of sheep from
Europe, aud every sumulant applied 10 woolSro~ng
that In 1850 she received one hundred on lbs mo e
wool from her colonies, enough TO supply herself with
clothing wool Of the best quality, and only de
pendent foreign nations for heavy woods and
iha wool 81 the Alpaca In 1868 she grew at home and
M her lunies only abundant supply Of her
wool bot about one hundred millions lbs. to spare TO
Continental Europe aud the United States.
In 1925, Mr. HusknsOn altered the tariff on wool sub
jeciing coarse hify wool to light duty Of penny
10 and rival fine clothing feng wool, to high rate
Of duty aud wool pc mitted 10 be exported though
deportation was once declared felony In 1884 the
duty ranged ON half penny N six pence per ID aud in
1888 the duty WAS As high a in the United States
England by fine statesman like policy regardless Of
the clAmoT OF shotsghtcd present interest doubled her
imports Of wool from her colonies every Ave years Let
Us follow her example accomplish sim magnificent
fesults place manufactures on perm nent basis OF
prosperity aud develope the best wool crossing resources
81 the United states Then let what will happen, our
.pudles will run.
81 sound aud statesmAn-like reason Tor doing
thsi government needs the revenue and by thus
raising H. two great departments OF NATIONAL industry
Involving Investment Of more than four hundred mil
lions ofdollars, vii be benehued and made permanently
prosperous.
on, Of the largest wool dealers in the county says