New-York tribune., 1867-05-03
MACHINERY AND MANUFACTURES.

Az meeting Of the National Association of Knit
goods nanufac in ths city SOME facts worthy or
uoo were brought toght First were shown the benefits
arising from narrfactoles being organized by doing
they become informed of the amount each Is making Of
any Indof goods and hence they enabled to their
works OF fabrics most in demand In England they
arc wei organized and often for tbs reason alone, have
been abo to control markets. and even TO break down
some Of establishments The case has been where al
cur manufactures have run their mills at the Same time
in producing article and the consequence was they
glutted the market and met with rrinous losses
That Protection is blessing any country was shown
In tho case OF patents. Az the English manufactures
have been built up and sustained by the use Of patents
free trader Is grossly Inconsistent II ho do not repnd
ate the protection which government extends to patents
Nothing is more certain than that the protection which
chanical power and 1t has increased our agricultural
The froe trader SAYS that demand for duty implies
increased price Such is not sought nor Is IL obtained
one chief object IL that home industry may not be over
wlelmed by heavy shipments when there arc giuts IA
foreign markets. Our prices should depend on domestic
not on foreign competition We can nave no sue pass
well clad and fed must produce ninetenths oI Iher
supplies themselves. When we attempt to purchase
more than one-tenth, on the downward road
AS regards knit goods. the first stockings were woven
In Boston in 1884 IN few years $500 dozen were lnahe
and it doubtful whether they could be sold In Some
parts OF NewEpganG al the women are busy IN knitting
mentaIy work. they knit much more than tley dd slAty
years ago During five years so bentneai was pi9lee-
m9ny Improvements that the cost OF weaving Has been
reduced oneha The consequence is we are able 10 en-
competition with the hest foreign establishments
Had not protection given Us the Impulse, VIC cou4u HUI
have attained this supremacy.
The TO be said Of the manufacture OF most OF our
staple goods BY having protection we have been abe 10
perfect our machlrery now We can make drlh5s, geH
ims srting and all that class OF goods so low as 10 dc
competition With regard 10 goods which require inucn
hand work cannot well compete because we 40 nOt
have cheap labor. Some people have IIncy 10 Dua
foreign fabrics only because they arc scarce ana dear II
such wish to DC exclusive and better than the common
people IL Is proper that they should be taxed IN me sDape
OF duties In year, New England has brought up tle
number OF her pndeS to 1900 persons, equal 20 tieat
staple cotton fabrics which manufacture they Woud
become dear silk This IA what protection mas uole
for u.s. and have tho advantage reSaIuinS uc
laincs. ilanuels, and blankets.
Unfortunately, the iron interests have not been pro
tcced against foreign cheap labor and our losses can De
footed up by tens OF millions OF dollars.
We use moro carpets than any other people In inc
world. This IS mark OK high civilization. Very large
embellishments ard heavy investments required 70
manufacture carpets. IN 1872 by thc inducemcIt held
than 600, inventors went 10 work 10 perfect the ma
chncry and nOw result Of tariffs ana patents the
p,co less than formerly In gold; ana more tbah ths
the hes. carpets made In England aTc wOyeD or Anere
looms. Such change las machinery made that carpets
which cost for the weaving 2i cents yard now arc
The fhoe business is another example BY means Of
protection early granted, have gradually introduced
machinery II has ceased a haHdicraft and shoe
ablshnents have been introduced uo Europe with our
machinery For these reasons and on account OF the
dearncss OF tanning materials all urOpe can not supply us
SETS so IL Is with hardware Formerly American ard-
ware the exception, bnt tho business was protected
ard vcsyts ~ our shelfgUods are Hade by Ourselves
Livery year. through pOteciloh VIC are uI1Nhg oIe VI
cle after another of EuOean mGuufacture out OF the
market. 1ne hDd o. Free Trade want Is among our
selves which - based upOl tl.i, aud Inll0 6tr0 z,
81 that We can compete with tho world Cheap ifHp6T:
t.tUIa alle frOm our course, l, 40 MS rreparabe
damage byFreyentng rs from crcting our machinery.