Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-12-21

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Of dress and other goods. But as many
persons grew flush ofmoney they purchased
and displaying in public their gorgeous
finery, Juror was created for such foreign
articles, and he had been told by an impor-
ter that Notwithstanding the high prices
never before were so many imported goods
sold. As 20 the strength of the staple OF
foreign woods, it was as good as our own.
Some instances might exist of wool dam
aged by shipping, which would make cloth
like Yankee shoddy but these cases are
rare. DeLaines, for instance, imported or
made at the Manchester mills, were of the
strongest fibre. The English preferred
their colony woods to our own, for strong
fabrics. Worsted goods imported were of
higher price because made of stronger
staple Perkins and John Brown, the
John Brown "whose soul is marching on, )"
some years ago assorted and exported car
60 our best wool to England. The English
would not buy it. 1t was brought back.
Mr.. Goodridge said, the farmer could not
be protected by duty on wool alone but
it must be upon imported cloths also.
Manufacturers would be projected by u
tariff on cloths alone. If prohibilory du-
ties were imposed on woods alone, we
should soon be paying English manufac-
turers and laborers. If on both, then
the price of labor would rise and of all COM
modilies. Foreign emigration would set
in. A tariff, like an intricate problem,
must be nicely adjusted to a great variety
of interests to work well. II was not
merely, give US tariff on wool and ex-
pect the evil is cured. We must not have
ups and downs in the wool market, S1.00
per lb. this year and 80 cts next.
MIR. Davis thought cloths were protected
enough, if not, manufacturers were rich
and influential and would see to il and as
for emigrants, we had enough unless we
could have better class. Who makes the
money, the wool growers or the manuactu-
rers? Here Mr.. Davis cited many cases
of manufacturers who have risen to great
afiiuence in short time, and were still
amassing, while wool growers, with diff
Guilty, sold their fancy sheep at $3.50 per
head, that year or so agone brought from
SO 10 $40 apiece. Mr.. Goodridge re-
joined that it was a harm to no one that
Others were making money and wool grow
ere were best satisfied with the price of
wool when manufacturers made most
money.
Mr.. Grout said, even if the wool grow
ing interests of Vermont must 90 down, he
still regarded the prospect of the State
hopefully. She had other great interests
and resources. She should turn her whole
energy and wealth TO various kinds of Man.
ufacture and mechanic arts. 1t would
furnish home market for the many pro-
auctions which the Vermont farmers can
raise upon well titled grounds and supply
US the necessities and many of the luxuries
of life at our very doors. Sheep farming
was in one view injuring us. 1t turns ten
farms into one. Our sons and daughters
are driven from the State for want of that
lucrative employment and means of live
lihood at home which is furnished else
where. Houses are left tenantless and
decaying.
The wool grower is monopolizing all
our interests and over shadowing all
our lands. Lands ale being concentrated
in the hands Of few. If this continues,
nothing but an agrarian law will save the
State for generation to come. Our Leg
islature and people must turn their atten-
ton Immediately to fostering the interests
of various kinds of manufacture in our
midst.
Other farmers ably participated in the
discussion and Committee was appointed
to draft petition upon this important SUBJ
ject to be transmitted to our representa-
tives in Congress, expressive of the wishes
Of the Westminster Farmers Club,-said
Committee to report at the next meeting.
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