The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-12
NArIaEaL ASSOCIATION OF
WOOL MANUFACTURERS.
Annual Meetlngin Philadelphia
I~nterestIpg Statistics aud Reports

The annual meeting of the National
Association of Wool Manufacturers was
held in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Pre-
sident E B. Bigelow, of Boston, in the
chair. The first business transacted was
changing the time of meeting from Sept
ember 10 October, and making the PreEi-
dent and Vice President and Secretary
eligible for reelection. The S~ecretAry's
report was next read, giving q brlet his
tory of the Association, from the first con-
vention in October, 1856, to the present
time
The report sets forth thst it was regard
ed by the Government that the hrst ana
most important duty of the association was
IN obtain information of the actual conol-
tom of the wooden manufacture through
ont the United States. With great labor a
list Of all persons known or believed to be
engaged in the wooden manufacture was
prepared. Circulars containing such IN
t~errogAtions as would draw forth the de-
sired information were sent to sl persons
on this list, about l, 700 in all 93l returns
have been received, representing Ais sets
of machinery, and returns are coming IN
daily II is believed that by this means
the association will be In possession OF COM
piete and accurate statistics OF the Woolen
machinery in operation in this country, tne
amount and description OF WOOL
and the quantity and character Oh gooos
manufactured; information Indispensable
for wise and just legislation In matters 81
fecting our interests. It is believed that
no INQUIRIES at present pursued by the
National Government will furnish 9 basis
for such legislation. Il IL the object of the
81 ~lo0a eho oaanaIalfOn nnOu
such q basis that il shall have weight In
our national councils, and that the interests
of all the wooden manufacturers In the
country shall be fully represented and
cared for. The government believe that
thew have accomplished all that could have
been expected in the few months ofthe ex-
istance Of. tha association in completing its
Organization and arranging lts machinery.
They have not deemed it wise TO attempt
too much or to make q disply OF their
operations. The value Of such an organi-
cation exists most in its silent and hardly
Observation-Disclosures and time and patience
are necessary to secure that which Is really
useful and permanent The association
consists at present of POI members, q num-
Der which it is hoped may be greatly in
creased when u "objects and plans are
mere fully known.
A table showing the value of WOODEN
goods manufactured in the United States
for the year ending June 30, 1864, was resd,
stating the aggregate amount 10 be $l2l,-
86s, $50 SO. OF this SUN Massachusetts
produced the largest amount, $~4o,603,654i
and Pennsylvania the next largest, $l6,.
599, 7l3 80. The following statement of
aggregate results, obtained up to Septem-
Der 1, 1865, in reply to 3 circular of Febru-
airy "a, 1866, and May 80, 1866, addressed
to wooden manufacturers in twenty-five
States, was read: l
Returns received, 93l; sets reported,
4,O73; weekly consumption Of secured
wool, in pounds 2~,275,s55; weekly con-
sumption of domestic woods, in pounds,
1885, s2I; weekly consumption of foreign
woods, in pounds, 639,034; per centage of
foreign wool, % 3 5; weekly average per
set, 556; mills to be heard from, sos.
Statements from q number Of mills were
read, giving the annual consumption Of
wool in each, from which it appears that
the Pacific Mills, Lawrence, Mass, snnu.
ally worked up three millions of pounds.
The Committee on Manufactures were in
strucled to inquire into the validity of any
patent brought before them, and report 81
some future meeting. Mr.. Gsrsed, of Phil.
adelphis, made some statement relative 70
spinning mules. He was the owner OF q
pair of them, of $50 spindles each. Their
cost was less than half of hand spinning,
They have been running six months, and
had cost nothing for keeping them in order.
The following tables show the aggregate
amount consumed, so far as returned in the
several States, with the number of sheen,
pounds of wool and yield per head in the
Atlantic IOval Statas