New-York tribune., 1868-08-08
NORTH. WESTERN W0oIEN EXPOSITION

OPENING OF THE ExPOSTToY-PRosPEcT OF
WOODEN MANUFACTURE IN THE NORTH
wEsT-THE CHICAGO STOCK YARDS
Corresp oudence ofThe ~ Y Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4-The First North Western
Wooden Exposition aud Convention OF WOoGrowers and
Manufacturers opened in this city at II o'clock this morn
ing and will continue three days The object OF the Con
veuton is the discussion OK questions OF mutual interest
20 both classes especially 10 the varieties OF wool 10 De
grown the best modes Of preparing for market ahd III
general the prospects of Western woOgowing and man
ufacturng The honor Of originating this enterprise be
longs TO Col Geo S Bowen ana Us rCessiSi DrCeseiTsi
and II has been brought 10 a suc'essiui
nanv ~ the most prominent men OF the North West Mr.
/ Young ScammOn gavc to the Exposition the use Oh one
l .o 6 dyc stoTss hjcb With the use Of steanpower
The progress Of this building illustrates the enterprise OI
Chicago Tie Oists and ronwork arrived n tne Guy on
the 10th OF June; aud wseK ago yosseiuay 'h$ tr oV
meuced work the roof which is now nnlsed 1esteE-
day morning when visited the room N which the Con-
yention met today comprising the whole lower story,
10 had neither hOOr EOr ceiling rms morning pOth hOO
with coat OF paint The story Of Aladdin has ceased
70 be wonderful TO the cuLeh rOl. SInHGago,
will long be greater wonder than any tale rec0unled pa
tho saud-and-one.NlghtS The attendance at the
bic Mayor Rice aud Gov. Oglesby welcomed the audi
enco the OF the city OF chicago ana OF tLe state
OF Illinois dwelling with just pride the present great
ness and magnfcenco OF the city aud state 70
which the Development OF naui ctres IS essehtay 70
brief address the subc OF manufacturing industry,
and the Of associated effort Herman Batter editor
u the SadfS ZeO gave account OF the Development
OF the wOOen manufacture IN Germany IN 1913 germany
exported 300J0 pounds oI raw %o9i 10 "a ~ ai c i
1926 the Quantity exported reached t0al of 25w0OO
ponnds Atthattme the Germans began TO foster their
own manufacturing interests ana the result was that IN
Imported, while only 100000 pounds were exported
sput 10 foreign nations To the true statesman,
said Mr.. RdftcT, the erection or one or TWO
dozen wooeunis in tue valley Of the Mississippi is OF
tuot IN
that suTOuLd the North Pole Col Horace CaprOL, OF
illinois, Commissioner Of Agriculture the Hon. L. b
WaId Of Detroit; the Hon. n b. Judd, OF Chicago: the
Hon Norton = TOwnshend President OF the NOoEOTOW
feary Of the national Association Of Wool Manufaetur
ers; Robert Coung'by Of Ensaud, ana e ChaIuan ,h
Mr. Bowen. also made brief addresses setting Grth the
necessity OF manuae ues to the heahF gioSt 9i Iuo
Phillips, esq, President of the Michigan southern X n
Co. the wool-growers aud manufacturers visited
city These ards 3i5 In extent There IS situ-
ated upon mem an So @ 1,n b,ve c,nSc,ti,
FOR 900 head Of cattle go hogs and 22000 sheep The
capJal OF the Association is 100000 and they have
commenced In June, 1865. Tomorrow more particular
exhibition aud examination of the goods Is TO be made
The American Association for the Advancement Of
Science will begin its sessions tomorrow Inc members
OF Association beside their foretaste to-day OF the
hospitaes people Of Chicago, have already been
invited TO banquet at the fremont House tomorrow
evening. and excursion the lake. The Association
will be In session here week
SECOND DAY-BUsINESS MEETING.
CHICAGO, Aug. "a business meeting of the
wool-growers ana manufacturers held last evening.
aud Mr. Bowen submitted resolution that merchantable
WOO should be the standard for price aud must be well
washed free from tags and all nth aud tied with only
what tWno is sufficient TO hold tho fleece cOmpactly TO-
geher and secondly, that on unwashed teeces heeces
stued with tags wool any other foreign sub
stance, black heeces and washed buck heeees dedue
ton of Onc-thrd shall DO made aud, third, that on un
washed bucks deduction OF onehah shall be required
resolution had been the occasion OF temporary
the latter have acted under them. and they have
been dead letter from the start. committee OF three
Messrs Carter Needham and Shields was appointed TO
Mr. g. Coulter delivered an address from which the
following extracts are taken:
proofs the oftue voolea should
wool trade past five years Chicago De.
o rd Milwaukee have constantly proved better markets for tie
ea proof b,t We have sent our ~oo 5gyoad ss center Of
s9,7mPnga hence ~ g l ~ oy s1 0 Moo h1 20 e. mar,
then Keep alive anie. The pres1 sbao.al condition e trade
Ed tc ioE. '.,e5 ] .le 2l 81 SI1 !e's,s & duIIf R se
Comparison Of relative cost anl pro Of voOn mills, Of
40u0. estimate cost q nil Low 4a0Ool wool eoasumed.
e oa sooi TetsGaed oa Loss West to be sold 80 100
G a. 81 80 Pl0 70 tJyl enA;ei value OF sane sAy $1,000
time eqaed a'po wool % Lowell Haaaac[re Iei1Io and se
10 per Ooo ay,siei Lowell saooOM per cent sSeoO
400 freight dyeyoo' and dyesaf' say 10000 b at Use RlCo
olaaee 10 ia,or Of Chicago s2i55O. Total. s5soO
vii Sil ls II ,Ss above S Sss bse1 % s @ against
community ever started manufacturing busaess With more natural IA
cs' 10 their f1oI a We have here since We have !se raw
hrpy Of advantage sors sufficient gusrans Of
Win the and the manufactures OF the Oh World
m.rsa per our favor compared NevBu:
gaB WITH the future soeing demand for products all and
accessible than other point need
especial protection Insure all legitimate attempts TO de-
Ie0p this branch Of Industry
Mr Sebbns, Secretary OF the National Association OF
WooGrOwers. also spoke at length dwelling the fu-
ture OF the wooden manufacture in this country Mr.
Bowen announced excursion the lakes for Thursday
evening The meeting then adjourned until this evening
at 5 o'clock
To-day the exhibition rooms were thronged with citi
Interested In the raising buying manufacturing and
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complete and those concerned In IL have every
to feel grataed. Beside the so odd Western man
ufacurers IS Eastern represented Fifteen
hundred different lots OF goods view, learn
from the catalogue published last evening. The wool
growers also interested and beside the distinguished
agricultursts mentioned yesterday, the Hon. Daniel
Eeedham OF Massachusetts, and the Hon. Peter Meendy
OF Iowa present and deeply interested In the objects
OF the Convention. The CrOmptOn Loom Co. OF WOrces
ter and the manufacturers OF the Stafford Loom Stafford
Conn, have machinery in operation In the building.
Specimens Of the wool Of the Angora goat OF various
cOlors greatly admired