New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-29
WOOL AND WOOLENS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR; | have read with much interest and
instruction the chapters on political Economy" pub
llshed in THE TRIBUNE and especially the XXlt reat-
ing to "WOol and woolens." You have well said that
"neither wool nor wooens command prices so high
whether computed paper in cOn as they did when
tho Wool Tariff Of 1867 enacted" and this, too,
Notwithstanding the fact that the Tariff OF 1867 provides
both for specific and ad yalorem duties upon WOODS III
was thought by many manufacturers, when this Iarin
bill was passed. that the duties upon woods therein pro-
yided were high to counteract the oenehs OF e
apparently high rates for the manufactured
article The practical working of this Tariff has, how
ever shown q totally different result Within the snort
space of two years. foreign woods OF nearly all descrp
tons but especially of low grades have been imported
in oreafiy iplprored condition 1t is well known that
under tile previous exclusively ad valoren system,
largely mixed with sand and other foreign matter 10
Under present Tariff the condition Of nearly All such
woods has been greatly improved ana toy van W i p
chased to-day Ia NewIork or Boston as low as IN 300
While this true Of foreign wooS II is equally true mat
dOmestics have been greatly improved especially III hl
formty of texture and condition And the mannfac-
turcr Of carpets obtain without difficulty woods from
Texas, NewMeXcO ana California so graded as 10 chapie
him to select without difficulty woods suited for worsted
filling or telling and upon which as brilliant aud perlh
nent colOriug be obtained as upon any foreign
article. similar Improvement has been effected upon
domestic clothing woods" More time than frO years
will probably be required 10 80 improve the different
breeds of sheep throughout the West and Southwest as
10 fully compete with the fine woods OF France OF
Germany Very much has, however. been ac:
complisied by our farmers already, and II
protection dOWestc wool growers is continued for
few years longer they will grow as fine and desirable
qualities are produced abroad Not only are your
conclusions right to the beneficial results both to
woogrower and consumer Of the present Tariff but IL
has also given unprecedented impetus 70 our manu-
featuring ntcrestsnot perhaps In the additional guam
uty of goods produced much IN improved qualities
and methods Of production These latter features Will
more than any others enable us 10 successfully compete
with the foreign manufactured Inventions ana I'M
prOyemcnts In machinery for making ana hnlsh!ns
WOODEN goods are constantly being made and hppicd'
with astonishing results. Unt at present many kinds
wooden goods-cspecay those made from tie cohrser
qualities Of wOO-are superior III quality, sye coi9rs
and finish 10 any imported goods OF similar
grade ai-l selling IN our own markets Tor
greater price per square yard than the beet imported
article aud will drive the foreign article entirely from
our market. Let but the tar1h DO unchaugchbc Tor
few years longer let capitalists bc assured tha their IN
yesnents m manufacturing shall be annlhatod In
wear or two By frectrnde night mare let manu-
faciurers and merchants honestly sell their goods for
what they are and IN i've years shall make better
quality Of cloth, from better WOOL with better brighter
and moro permanent colOrs, and at lower price, than
similar forcig goods have been sold at IN THIS country
since 1870 lHOMA5 'kp'sL@I'
bridgeport Conn, Nov. g. 1869.