, 1870-02-25

To the Editor c| The Chicago Tribune:
Truer words we're never wsltten than those In
your ssue OF Saturday, the 18Th, on the Su51ec1s
OF "Wool and the Tafi1." Such statements,
ceming t1om Journal hsviRg 10 vaaE An influence
as your, will nave double weight With the pub
Mc, AEd Euks COMMAND the atte1tlon OF pro-
dcces1, napufacsntezs, and consumeza- The CAL
did mild must admit the uuth Is well ~ admire
the comp,ehenalveneaa OF 1nur statements on tae
ede cts OF tbs taI5 Oh dne wpols The sheep pro-
ouctpg theae Hooh mtJ, IN this country, be H.
n ost looked upon II an e1tlnct species; The ter
remnants Of Ss1ony nocks are to be fouDd tn
Northwestern Virgins, Eastern Ohio, and small
district OF Peuusylvaula, and the WOO, ptuducaa
BY thtm would, probably. not AMOUNT to more
tnau 1,o30, ,0G0 pouDdA These wools, At the rn!lls
attempting to nake fne goods In this country,
command from Is 10 50 cents per pound, or about
what the nne foreign woods can be imported tor.
CT what The tcou1ed wools OF Germany were pro-
cured n, previous to the present high tatl1.
Several causes have prodnctd this resnl1 The
grower regards the Spanish netoo a hardler
sheep and more productive IN wools which ID IN.
tloubtedly 10, bnt tic article ia coa1sers or
narahe1 te1tnre, AID thus s1ells she amount q
nedum Woo.s less Affected h5 The tartn
Fortunately for the American manufacturer, the
style OF cloh.pg to1 men aimee tho e1tstinK high
ta1in haa betn Of The coA1aeT te1lnte. requiring
little u no rntsh- Except the great taott OF
| shrinking when in The nAuds Of the tailor, cur
| wool could he uHed with toleYahle 4uccea&
Ffom our improvements In the Anefsrau fancy
loom, and fs superiority TO tue 0ld.Atyle European
"Jacquara, :" We Utmost rival The French ID figure
ard dea'gu. Ia color, cleaning, and shrluktng
| We have Jet something to Learn Wtre we called
upon to furnish line OF arm ssce flushed goods,
which the eIigenctet Of fashion may at any mo-
| nent demand, with the present tarlr Oh due wool,
We should be very poorly prepared to meet the
! requirements Of a cap11cioua public taste. That
these ere the goods thss now bring reuunerat.ye
prces you csn see BY VISIT to aoJ good merchant
tailoring eatahlishmens Fine clo!hA from Europe,
at present range, from l6 70 - per yard, for Ga
Pools, and IN the asue s,oret 5ou may see Nne
OF American mike raging from 81 TO IS, saue
width and atsles, made BY Eidfg, SeegreAves.
Halrif, Ltppitt, and Globe M1I1a. nnd tho best ul
American Manufacture. Why this di1erences Is
II pecsaxe the merchant prefers pAtronIz'nR the
foreign nArket7 Has he any interest ii doing 20
all thipgp be.uE equal; but ns business viii no
admit Of II. TIE trade demands q well.feltes
cloth, made Of ntm wool, well seasoued heiora
color:nE. and which In the cloth vii
not thziLE or fade. To fecuse thes
qualities the Sool must hare aEe
! by which II loses the animal nil parts with II
vital principle, ard gets nd Of these quAlttte
which make al new woods liable 20 shrink. Ca
We obtain these bepe ITS by spy number Of pct
. 1iona to Congress Or would It not be wise to a.
l thst ho1o.able body u repeal the sas!1 On vot
ard HI materials connected nth lis man1sAesurs
AID then provide ourselves with the reQuislt
machinery and skilled werkrtnt
Tue q1ea'lons at labor aud wages aya argue
u by some, and The effects of the xRr By other
q These objections are esAy co1uoarted; waKea ~
II s1sl1,lattug to the Eur0pean standard and VI
10 prtces are no moro. The retess2fte2 OF Lie a.
10 more moderate IN price, aud dollar now IA eout
II slept 10 much higher e1m ZONE si1 yearh az
III the wages Ct A. good mechanic ID Eugis1d
Z, Wsles are Ahous 60 cents OF 81 per day: IN T.
n country, except In large cit1es from $l.bo TO g.
y II the average The man with one dollar a d
70 iu England can buy u mAny OF the necessar.es
Oh u1e III An be procured for the larger sum nel
Of This ] an Do:pfepared 10 deny.
tive admit inas tho depression Ia owing 70
as wRr, We must deny the 1ecupersttre energies
d. this n1ton a. applying 10 the Hoollen branches
- tndustfy. .
ds TEE war IL NOW thing Of the past, aud all q
at eae1Res ought TO be employed in paying
u debt incurred. This, prontb.tory duty on 4
YER kind Of import Will never do. Throw open :
Isl trade Of the world TO u aEd ta1eA will be I2
'te eued By tho cusloma lecelpts: trade Will nour
ter under healthy competition; labor will be pisl
to | ful when We can obtain the raW materlal for
MY goods on fair aud reasonable terms. We want
ofe leading stfipgn or nre. e.Eua,ds. We are 20 lou
md chntren, but tullG1owu Eeo, and Ahou!d
or ashamed 70 admit sDaF, ~ Americana, We can
sa e1eelled By any oody In the world 10 any branch
o..c production or manufacture. an yours, respe
! fnFr TCaRp ~ r.