New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-16
TOCAL MISCELLANY.
AMERICAN SILK PROTECTION.

| coyrrprNCE OF MANUFACTURERS IN OPPOSITION
| RI TARIFF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hooSho
| FOR SEASONING SILKS.
. large number of the silk manufacturers
~ this city, NewJersey. and the Eastern STATES ne"
meeting IN the salesroOm OF Messrs Hami " boo' NJ
No. 81 walkerst yesterday afternoon TOT inc ppo'o
NJ discussing the bill now pending IN Congress ior ec
[ ,no tariff on s,k from GO 10 80 Der cent Ward Chee-
ney was chosen Chairman and Vim. Strange Secre'ry.
Ira Dimck OF the Norwich Conn, silk Company s"u
that he was authorized byi tho factory opci"oo u.s..
the manufacturers OF silk throughout oon'e0', "
state that any petition protesting against 'hi
OF tariff and any reasonable action the meeting nik'
take to prevent the passage Of the Dbl III" o0io'S
gress would be heartily sanctioned by the"'
Thos. n Dale of the Dale Manufacturing company
Paterson n j. said that he had received e''er iron
Senator Frelinghuysen stating that II nc "isnoo
hibt silks and ribbons OF American mahn'ao'"'o .o
would give him the use OF his parOr III "asiiHS' w.
that purpose Tie further stated that II this oer o'
accepted by the silk manufacturers In general tio"s
out America II would give the members OF 'oneroSs
favorable opportuny 10 compare American silks WIN
| those OF foreign manufacture. .
Mr. Lambert said that he believed Americans coulu
manufacture good quality OF SIR rs couu c ,'
ported These importers he thought ought 10 be seu
with the tariff at 60 per cent for they would manage 70
steal no per cent however low the tarh might be- CON
press had always been willing Ia listen 10 any pVti IN
manufacturers might present, and he hoped thal ts
petion would not treated with contempt He Thought
that Mr. Frehnshuy offer oncht to be accepteu io
| the merits OF American silk viii bear examination
Mr. Dale said that II IA petition should DC cIrcu''Nu
| among the operators IL would add strength 10 Vhor
| case. -. .,.....,,o,, .,,o
East as he had been able TO asceTtalI were WIZ
ing and anxious that such petition should he sent 10
Them that they might express Ia Congress the lnleIst
which they felt in the protection OF American industries
Mr.. IIanil said that In Paterson. y. j., there were
COCO silk operatives, and they had called meeting,
which was largely attended 10 express their disappfO-
| baton Of the bill under consideration. go
A committee of three. representing the SILK nat
| manufacturing Interests of Newark, n. j., asked
! that the clause ia tho petition when IN.
could not be manufactured in this country They also
stated that several attempts had been MADE
thousands OF dollars expended 10 manu-
factnre flush that would endure the heat or the Smooth
uC-irou This proposition not well received Oy Tue
| silk manufacturers present
Mr. Dale said that although all attempts thus iar hli
nroycd futile he was confident that haters plush conl
! be manufactured hy Americans. lApplatsrI " had
cost him $4,000 10 produce the dye win "hcn nc
coored his silk to say nothing OF the loss OF time
A long discussion enSucd relative 10 the feasinty
Of erecting Condition" house. similar 10 those used IN
TurOpe the purpose OF seasoning silks before thy go
hands OF Icti dealers. NIX Dale sara mat NC
had upoted Fix in bales and put u IN the top story
of his gtOrv where the temperature was sO' Fahr ana
fouud on weighing IT, after It had been stored Tor some
time that II had srunk per cent. He strongly az .o-
Gated the idea of compelling exporters 70 dry cr FIX
hefore snipmen for az il T. the Importer ~ obliged 10
nav duty on rice water with which the oer is saturated
further remarks tins subject. commit &c Oh
five was appointed, consisting OF McssfS Dale, hcTd
son skinner, lambert and strange 10 prcse NJ inc pro
| test to Congress. The meeting theB adjourned