New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE SILK TRADE
NETTING OF SILK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vs.
AMERICAN SILKS.

tacturers Of Ncw-York and the Eastern states was "o
Yesterday at the Office Of g. Is SKINNER w. W. o.
s, -, .to ,urnose OF hearing details TO the
.,, - .U. culture ON the Pacific Coast and pro
- an native silk trade. Mr. J. Neuman, silk eul-
it and manufacturer Of san Francisco and Mr. D. y
A Warren honorary member OF the SILK aSSoc'alonso VI
Id and France were in attendance to lay before the
.,,. the details ~ their experience. The following
aims we're represented, and pledged themselves TO pro
-. ,ho native silk trade: McsSrs. J. \. Dale, T. W.
-. 1nxter Lambert & Co., Borckman Bros, A.
so1cI,es I y Stearus, Cantrell & Chaplin j. Newton
o. No,otuck silk Co, j. Dimock Co., b. Richardson
: Go. and W. J. Watson.
Nv, the commencement of the proceedings, Mr..
No,p,ap exhibited several specimens of SILK manu-
fct,red Nv himself Of Californian growth and it was
CONCEDED l,v all present to I've equal 10 any foreignmade
lk AT present in the market. Some time ago. Mr. Neu-
man manufactured two flags 10 commemorate the hth
NJ the California silk trade and presented one to the
authorities at Francisco and the other to the senate
al Washington Each flag was valued at 5000 ana inc
Senate accepted the flag and rendered Mr. Neuman the
,h,pts ~ mar bodv Mr. Warren also exhibited samples
M native and foreign and Of raw and thrown
sut together with the Common CecropiG and Bombyr
Ctlf species winch feed upon oak leaves and thrive
I'm France other parts of Europe also. the B0h6gr
also the BopbgT Pcrng which are nearly as good as the
cocoons fed upon mulberry leaves. . $3.50, -,
object, of the meeting. Mr. Richardson said that though
an informal meeting the gathering was OF the utmost
Interest involving as II did the beginning Of a new
trade. The question was What could he done 70 open
up this new OF industry and national profit Mr.
Ntnman one of the pioneers OF California had directed
ais energies toward this branch OF industry ana ne
had certainly succeeded TO a great extent lie was a
OF undauntcd courage and n they gave nm assist
aud encouragement he would improve 'ue suOVcsS
Mr. ErTm,n s1id that what they here long sought for
hay had found at last. In NewGork there were lOcal-
ties where silk could be raised Just as well as III L.TO@
but California possessed advantages over all these
Wherever the mulberry tree was properly raised ,hee
silk culture could be carried on ana IL was PaIT Hi
branch industry II not expected mat those VINO
subject would help them, but they must go forward
Themselves and lay the foundation OF this new branch
reared woven aud DIV ed in California; he had exhibited
10 them specimens silk goods presented to the Govern
qualify The question that affected the Caifornians was
matter of dollars and cents and they would give Their
whole attention to silk culture if 1t was remuneratye
ie' H f S 111 lar six goods when thew could
obtain at their very doors. Lyons most successful
i'm the silk trade, because she nonopolzed the pest
cocoons would not be the case when California
entered the field California would be successful rival
with onS, and would beat every thing before her,
Mr.. Stuuer remarked that there was no doubt of Cali
forna producing this silk, and he thought it highly
cOurasng The question was How nj Oh could she pro
ducc aud how iaSt could her sk trade ne deNeIoleI,
Nj NeUuian had experienced great many dihcul-
ties, but mad overcome them all He knew tlat Cator-
MIA would vie win france ana japan IN iline 10 Vohc
California entered the held that which cost 81 in
Japan would come down To 30 cents For some time tey
imported eRs' n ia IIS my WO'I.u oiio 90 80,
and &c trusted that California would not export any
more eggs, but cLdeavor to bmld up the native trade
The recing should bc performed here This year they
had hand material enough to manufacture over 5000
lug market 10 be created and in ten years he
ycnturcd 10 predict that they would not import any SIR
magr ~ In lsG. tie state offered premium OF SSoO3
for The hrt 100000 c0coo since vincent mas bch reuuceI
10 $50 or each 5000 mulberry trees and $500 for each
1000 COeOOns and this eudanscI the business OF specla
tive .rss the simple fact being that producers raised
the trees and premium and fora good
and marketable article. The state of California llad
been formed ON a gambling business and manifested
recc,>urss all they dld and the SILK business was no
rlcCUrun 10 the rule 4 cocoon Of silk could be raised
for 81 cents and reel would cost about 81 to = go
White labor now employed, a. ne was not IN favor
Chinese labor. girl can reel about elght reefs d
Mr. Warren could ihdorsc all that Mr. Neuman had
stated. he that many geInents h,.
Dut no doubt they would be removed. He was present
at the exhibition at Hamburg. IN Germany, ana pre-,
tie silver medal He also had an interview with the
King at Brussels, aud showed some specimens 10 hn'
y nch excited unqualified admiration. one thlnS was
rcI in tbrv could not raise silk in England with any
success, unless 1t was raised Dy auu'ih means, Will
~ curse would not pay. In California good quality
of silk could he raised with and II conceded IN
fornia could produce the best silk III the world.
II has been asserted thSt Inc oeS ttrst yoT
and California; hut since the disease called me
Wi has broken ont m the Two former pac,s ~ git C d
f0rua in the possession OF the field. great rear existed
that tlc disease would break out there, hut le trusted
- iid h.. s,ertcd undcr iuiicOus precautions. The
coconus shipped from Yokohama almost worthless,
and great falling of IN the export trade had taken
place. few years ago company was started IN Iaris
with capital OF 10000 francs 10 import eggs IRON can
A. I1,no TInarrd that one thing was in favor Of
California SIX culture and that that whereas in Eu-
s,rr I, Was an absence OF these elements in Cali
fOruia which retarded the favorable deVelomeAl VI inc
Mr. warren observed that the question was not simply
CHEAP silk but they wanted good silk II they used te
advantages OF the soil and climate wisely they would
Mr. Eciarlson proposed to erect condition house for
the benefit o. thrOwsters and manufacturers Ana y
vote of thanks then passed to Messrs Warren ana
The Chair was requested to appoint committee to ar
range for meeting and the assembage dispersed