New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-07
THE GREATNEss OF AMERICA IN THE NDUsrRfL ARTS

THE GREATSEss OF AMERICA IN THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS.
Mr. Jenckes Or. H. bore the following testimony to
the progress OF invention IN the United States IL may
be fairly claimed a tribute to The principle OF Pro-
There nothing which this may be more iuly proud THAI
Ssueaess; results gsHin attained whole l.ioY q
i6feeqasters ee1qry in, tbs .,antr. n :.
ar. surprised to see bow aeage and barren compared wiz what hAs
. Been 'hs st ' so wsh Il. citizen. have acquired The Gsoa
,sl Pie ~ me coIl %, , ever 4, m as sls
g. sny nation or in any age knows that great
.@, S }Sd ,o Of l ao s Re- e o. t g
the contributions Of i inventors to seAe AID tbs
PROTECTION AND THE HEMP INTERPRETATION OF
INTERESTS.
Mr. Rurdett CIo) pleaded In favor Of protection to the
hemp industry:
l. That the farmers Of Missouri had discovered that 10
does not pay them to depend on wheat crops alone.
o. That continued protection VIII EIge8 incfe'so tne
service to the people Of the whole country. ....
g. American campaigning is supersedng that manu-
The farmers OF this country destroyed in 1868 nearly
soCoQ tuns Of fax staple; En- they simply burned 10
nils IN ia now being used in connection With hemp,
and machinery has been invented by when TIE LABOR III
the production OF hemp has been economized
RESULT OF DEPENDESCE on FOREIGN MARKEIs-c0LoREp
MIN "A MANUFACTURERS.
In the debate on the duty hemp Mr.. Beck Of Ken
tuclv a Democrat, pointed out that II strko down
this hemp interest I'm America shall be at the mercy "
Russia In 1854 1885, and 1858, during the Crmean war
and while che preparing it, Russia alone furnished
beIuu of character fit ships liked cOTdage At that
time her hemp rose In value nom cents 10 heafl 10
cents and lost in these three years than the
Protection asked for would amount to In 20, Simply
because we had other Of supplying our vents
Again during the in 1854, when labor In MISSOURI
and Kentucky diverted from the raising OF hemp
the price OF Russian hemp rose to 90 cents per pound Or
1912 per Of 22l0 pounds The price has now alcn 70
~ cents per pound, labor is becoming more avail
There are over 1000 people in the City Of Lexington
who making living or being snppor1eeu ~ a1
manufacture of hemp In It's various forms blaH -
and bows many Of whom earneda dollar Oh
hemp factory in their lives are now regularly
81 g. and Of them - per day Inc IdIH 10
are likewise Interested by the cultivation on hGnp
thew get regular employment all the year, Whlch lhty
could NOS otherwise have and they receive BheI Nase4
remarked the specially OF the cOlOred popuation WHO
men rarely work at it, The COOrcd people or iayette
County where he lives had last year taNable PROPERTY 70
value of S164OCO and now they have property 7" 10
value OF $204O0O They are entrely dependent oh h'
industry
WORTHLESS MATERIALS MADE VALUABLE BY PROTECTION
Speaking Of rattans, Mr. Banks Aass) stated that for
half century they have been imported for tbs
purpose Of seating The four sides Of the rattan
are stripped the polished bark leaving pith, which is
in size about threehs Of the whole stick, intact and
perfect Vs pith for long time regarded as worth
less Ii could he burned in the field where IL was
found IL could not he used in and IL was wlth
diligently IL could be Cartcd one or Ills
stitueHts Mr. Cyrus Wakefield, conceived the idea OF
weaving this into mats and other useful household arti-
ces He conceived for the first time the idea OF putting
manufacture; invented new and ingenious machinery
for the purpose arranged the means OF getting his artf
ces market and for the supplies which he required Tor
their mauufa 3ture. In this way he has established one
OF the euccessful rd moot interesting and novel
manufac IN the country. He has thus given EN-,
poyment to hundreds "a men ana women, ana mas IN
creased the prosperity Of the town in which he resides.
industry has been built out OF what was con-
sidered worthless material.