The Democratic advocate., 1873-11-08


We have frequent inquiries concerning
the Angora goat and its products There
nave oeen frequent efforts to get up r.
rore 10 reference to these animals. The
iact, however, that an interest is felt In
,hem by 50 many people (of which We
nave abundant eyldenee) leads us to copy
ln1o ,ne ADVOCATE, t1e following article,
"hicn We nna IN the Coeorado -Agr'eatt'tr-
.se ana 'Se0cH Journal we by no means
inuVise .ne CONCLUSIONS OF the writer, Dut
pupiish ~ because oi the Iacts II contains
AS growing mohair promises very short
70 become ah important industry on the
acilic ovast, q rev iacls anu ngures con
eerhihg 'ha1 INDUSTRY may prove interesting
~ sosne u your reauels' on'ia within the
.ase iew years Tue proauetlon p OF tnis CLOTH
lns rils.er'ai mas oeen cohnneu chleny 10
sniall 1,slIlc'S q Europe ana Asla5TAugo-.
-, ~ pcn'ai I ASA Nin0r' peinS the Prin-
vlpai que; Inc WORLDS production oil
aoSoia aSo eoa heece amounts !" oniy ABOUT
',ooo,ooo pounus ahi'uany, as SHOWN by
s'''lS''os, anu IL = asscr'eo ol good author-
~ 'las 'ie niyl'Air ilanuiactuIers nulnoer
pa0 eieseh ~ lne entire wofio' a com
Par1'Ne mon9Poly gu 'he part OF the
Prouuoers mas peen the consequence, ana
y ooriesPvnVln5 % luvlopoiy On 'ne part OF
sne Iianuiae'ureis tne result. hence inc
,apuiouS "a prices % al ihonair goods. VI
''lese eie'eh liianuiac'VIies y iioiiaI s1Gus,
NJ, more 'han ~ t"o OF 'nree are IN the UNI
1eu ola'es' n Inc ProPrieeorS OF one mn IN
,sos ,5osiuence, hhoue is,ana, imported IN
ioo1 seventy .nousanI uol'ar > worth o.
ilayliihety ioI shc eAeiu7Ne purpose Oh
workins up Ansord neece' "i'nin year
ai'ei 's.,.ins sne iap eo'lsu.ieu al 'he
neece tna' couiu De op,aiheu u the coun-
fy' peins 'ne acGulh"','lois Oh zen years
ainong an oag wooi ucaiers, besides importing
1o,Ooo pounus irVln tNs'a M,nIr' ana sun
.ney woie shor, 2 .ne heeu!u' supply 70
Keep 'neir niachinery IN motion, WITHIN
W 'iie M iass ''lree ea's more 'nah my u,ner-
eht new varieties q inohar goods nave
oeen PToduced oy american manuiactur,
ers anu in'fo1uceu r ih'V tne commerce OF
,ne woriu' lhese lncluue watered cam,
iess, possessing 9eau.y anu prihAncy ol
surface unaPProached py iapries MADE OF
laSter WOODS ana Darely rlyaned by silks,
decorative iaces, buttons braidings, coat
trimmings lght ana durable cloths Of
elegant texture ana repeiiant OF water, hight
iustrous. rich artlcies oil dress Tor the wealth
lest ladies' Of fashion, and possessing an
une9ualed gloss, soitness strength and du-
rabiiity' In france a KIND OF lace is now
made wnlch IS substituted Tor the very
costly iaorics Oh Vaieneiennes and ohan.
tiily, said to Dc cheaper, more durable, and
equaiiy oeautiui' otreeht yelYets have
been Tor some years made IN the same
country, ana more recently ~ England,
for hangings, furniture trimmings, Innings
OF carriages, fringes, tassels, etc. Ten
pounds OF TINS halr thus manufactured
have been known to bring at retail i've
hundred dollars, while the best shawls
made in France and the East from mohair
warp, using the fur for the weft or filling
(the hair giving strength and durability,
and the fur warmth and sottness) sell at
retail at enormous prices, from $500 70
S2,oOO. The skins OF the young goats
are frequently dressed for furs, colored or
not, and used for trimmings, for the cost
liest ladies' dresses, cloaks, ETC., and for
muffs and tippets. A single skin thus
dressed has been known to sell for from
$50 to 500. Besides the fabrics made
exclusively from mohair, it is used in Irish
nnDlins hroeadas and in tho famous Naoh