New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-14
WOOL INTEREST of AMERICA.

American Institute, yesterday afternoon an able paper
on the Wool Interests OF America, of which the following
is On abstract;
The duty OF developing national industry Is not
question for argument it is sentiment like patriotism
or al love- While the proposition OF the importance
OF a diversified native industry, in the abstract is gen
orally accepted the avors which special industries de-
mand from national legislation are frequently the sub
ject condemnation We have seen quite recently the
"copper" the ron the Steel the woolen the salt industries
each reproacbed for the special consideration which they
have invoked in legislation.
Appearing before YOU the representative OF special
industry Offer the apology for my position. aud find tine
guiding thread for my remarks in the subject to which
now beg your atentioE-iho sOdart-of tho Industries
as illustrated by the relations OF the wooden manliac
ure Let me at the outset exclude the inference that
the wooden manufacture is not OF ITSELF ana independ
emily of its relations TO other interests Of the highest
national Importance. manufacture whose direct
annual product in the United States is by the most
full estimates of the value of sl75OCOOOo making
sary an importation Of only SG5O000, thus supplying
nearly thrce-quarters OF the whole consumption OF
wooden and worsted goods in the country which en-
pOys directly at least 10000 operatives, and supports
twice as many more which consumes the fieeces Of
35,CO0OOO sheep which supplies with cheap and sound
clothing the great Of the furnishing nearly all
the cassmeres trcOtS and cheviots for business suits
the beavers moscows and cloakngs for outer garments,
the knit goods for underclothing, and the hannels
and blankets for bed coverings which furnishes all the in
grain carpets consumed here produced from twice the
number of looms that are IN England making the Aneri
can wOringmans parlOr and bedroom the most cheer
full and attractive That labor ever found for repOse
largely consumed OF the cheaper fabrics Tor w0nanS
wear; which daily producing new fabrics FOR female
attire such wOrsed. pOpns, scrgcs cOakngs printed
cashmeres, alpaca and m0alr busters; manufacture
which furnishes hastings for our shoes enough Tor 5000
n week in single establishment, reducing the price or
the foreign article In TWO years from ITO cents 70 GO cents
yard; which supplies for our furniture all wool ana
nf4l
and beautiful colors an industry which has torn down
tional ships and has run mp real American Gag made
of woods and in our own Imlls-a nag when
means not merely political but industrial independence
manufacture which in the last live years has made more
progress than in any twenty year. before and more than
any other branch OF textile industry las done ana when
10y its own grand exhibition I'm tai, ba Last year Won
the reluctant admiration of your shrcwd importers and
the generous admiration Of q diplomatic representative
Of Great Britain IN industry like this, say, has claims
itself alone, Tor grateful appreciation 10y the American
people, ana for vigorous defense by American es slois
The whole direct benefit to agi culture from the con
sumption OF wool in manufactured products y measured
estimated by NJ Mol at 3,OJ0OO00OOfranCs or SC0j00
The estimates Of Mr. Lynch, approved by Mr. Bond pm
States in 1865 at 100000 pounds. At 10 cents perpound
the direct value OF the American wool manufacture TO
American agriculture is S7l 00OODO.
The direct Is very far from the only or even chict
benefit accruing to agriculture from the wooden Industry
The sheep in countries most advanced in agriculture has
become the most important source OF animal food
seeds, and the vegetable textiles, including cotton, can
known, be produced aud exported indefinitely
than that sheep through the peculiar nuriti0umcss 0
their and the facility with whchit Is distributed
found TO be the most economical ana certain means
Of solving the highest problem agriculture at Of con-
santly renewing the prOduotyeness Of the land Their
digest better they cut their food finer, ana chew IL
better. They void less vegetable fiber, ana their eNcr
ments are more converted in gcine. one thousand
sheep folded of ground day would manure
it sufficiently to Oi sheep; That by thi process
land which The fir, year can feed only 1000 sheep mas
tie next year, result OF their own d0PpEss, leed
1866.
rttgn N u.
England from a very carly period has produced sheep
of two distinctly marked cas-es-a snort, comparatively
fine WOOL adapted solely for making fulcd cloths and
which supplied the cloth mandatory established at
Winchester in the time Of the Romans; ana wool
characterized by greater length strength and ustcr,
! and its moderate telling properties, fitted for making
sergcs and other stun fabrics, adapted especially Tor
female wear, called comins wool IRON Inc instrl-
ment used 10 make the iDers straight anu palalcl, pre-
paratory 10 spinning Until about the tlGe OF Ezanel,
bE ds t T0d INTO ioSs but exported nearly ali her
combing woods, far the most valuable OF her agricultural
he wcrkmen of the Low Countries In the time Of Eiz
abeth the prosecutions Of the Duke Of Aya drove the
from the Netherlands into gaud. THE wor.; manu-
upon the industry oi England and prepared me way for
COusImDtOu ~ al Lcr woods upon her own soil Tie
domestic consumption of all hGT woods was made ga, M
pOriaOu OF wool. which were in force nom &c otto 1873.
,rLe prohibition Of expectation was espec-l7 etacOns
iu 6:YeioNIn- tLeAg0is;gl tld1sir- az F4,i,,t tie
manufacture 40 home Of the cUmbIg woods formerly cX
ported. TIE number Of sheep during This period was
nal Has doubled As the TorsSd industry became
developed, and agriculture became more prosperous
from the home markets opened for its products, the
wooden industry aad agriculture Hded 20 react upon
each other the wool manufacture making increased de
mands for comhns wool or nat PRODUCED ~ te heayi-
c.t sheep, and agriculture taking direction To- supply
this demand sIu the mean time the artificial or rnip
the means were provided for trebling the number Of
sheep which OF land cOud support. The results
at tht present lle 10 llt LhgH'h WOODEN Manufacture
are lhat tAG Woi'ied manufacture far surIa.ses tht
clothing wool manufacture, the two together supporting
population OF over lOJ00O ana the towns which nave
been tug enters Of the wCrstcd manufacture have rsade
The statistics o. domestic animals published by the
Royal Agricultural Society show that Great i ain had,
IN 1866, 5Ol sheep, 5,4zj98l cattle, aud 29 pigs
The sheep Is literally the basis Of English hushondry
The agriculture Of England whole, 10 very himuie
order constitute her great staples. TUrnips, barley
grass and wheat are said u he The four magical words
at which the earth unlocks her treasures 20 inc British
farmer the fourteld or iour-sift system which per-
Vades me greater part OF the khgiod cQhs N OF tnis
succession. The pIOdt is in the barley and wheat alone;
fnruisn uttan and wool 10 SUPPORT them i'm their most
II IS this function which / wish 10 bring iut5 special
prominence Recent agricultural writer's III England
affirm this 10 De- the main object Of English sheep nus
baDdy. Prof. Coleman OF the Agricultural College Of
CrCeuster ina paper recently read before the Royal
Agricultural Society ON the breeding and feeding Of sheep
says: cit Is not difficult to show that sheep alone apart
from their influence on the crops, will not pay
living profit after all the expenses OF growing the crops
are collsdercd Other practical writers for the same
journal declare that tltre profit in growing sheep
in England simply for their mutton and WOOL but that
the culture OF sheep still indispensable necessity
there Is no other means OF keeping the land The
same lesson is taught by the best practical agrClturists
OF the United states
There other relations Of the wooden industry 70 ag
rcnre much less broad iu their scope but interest
ing and illustrative that cannot pass them by The
first which alude TO- because connected with the topic
which We have just considered, is the achievement which
chemical science has1tcenty effected in sayug potash
contained in the yOlk OF 1ceces IN such form chat 1t
may be returned to the soil used IN the arts. Tie most
Important of the akaCs obtained is potash which is re-
covered in state of great purity II is computed that II
the hceces Of all the sheep of France estimated at
100000 subjected 10 the treatment France
would derive from this alone ali the potash she
requires ia the ants enough 10 make about Il 900 tuns ~
commercial carbonate of potash, convertible into 1850
tuus of saltpaer which would charge lS700O0oO cart
Tid 81 ne Ia tiem Of