, 1877-09-14

spally for tp!unta a,.1rin'. and mt f,r homo
ttl" III EhGlHrl. luz r"!son gwen itr ifit, pref
fIf!i rI Aih"Fi'aH tb Hriush tutt''ns IN th.,
t''otir* is*rrycS the >rrr'us confederation of
manufacturers, The A1ncrtcans AJl..st- much
t'nlr surIr,-,, that '' alle greater instinct II
nratncsa which the lal,ts III colonial life rr-
life nearer tn nature DEVELOPS, Rsins Il prefer
er' fnr American grtterns as wrl Il. K'1rls; frr
tho former. because II t!.tr srln.sIor :altty ami
finish, while that for the latt:r fs given u their
wasl. as well u. ours, owttsg u the quantity Ut
Sizing put into IT, while John Hull, AZ n.ani,-
fnttnr.r. h equally indifferent IN rcsprt to TINT
quality tn s,HriA uplo fur n foreign market rs
lie Is Ia tho stllctlri.m Which, IN n cru'lc state,
cracs mt against pa,ttly carf, although ita un-
tUt'rest prrfercsnn yet rcal'es nut =, plain yell
Inv AMI rcd." We cannnt decide upon tic
asth.tic taatee of colonist.. or uf the superior
tAsts which tfc ErGc1ntn of Colonial life engcn-
dcrs. VIZ suspcctcl It was the other way.
I'nt We car, trom experience, state that the
American manufacturers nra quite currect tn
Stating that An csiortnous quantity Of pa.tc Or
etzIug IN Put tnt> the fabric OF tstt,n cloths by
our manufacturers Cloths Which aecm II, be as
thick rs n hartI, tccnHsn ~ limp a. damn tissue
paper "tNc they aFe nctlcd. Tie Ehtnese found
out tlIe British art afu u "t'i[ekcnhR
cnnfsc, rough, Iat durable ctton cl0ths to oufs.
The aasIle tuay t,c said uf purchasers IN the In
dian market. These are extending their own
tI,tton ma,,nfatturcs ranhllY, and very nnnny no
through spirit of patriotism, but simply bc-
esuhe their own manufactures consist uf cotton
alone. without plaster of Paris, or thlck dash
os size. Ut course plaster Of Pans atid paste,nr
size, IA cheaper than raw cottan, tbw ~ the
prize II, amt manufacturers who persist In Using
this stiffness may make money fnr tine.
But, ~ tllr Americana write. "thefc 10 more III
ul's than John Bull thinks, and he may find It
10 Ga the very tncans Ut l1sEng part Ut 4 very
profitable tra'te Thus WI have solid ground
for encouragement tu rcgafI u our (lle Amer
ttnn1 export trade Is, cotton cloths. We are
bow al,'u to manufacture cheaper than ever t'e.
lore, aud with erery sppenra1tn OF Ratlsfac-
t1ry iahor-tnarket THAT Is, clscap 1aborI for
btfne ttne To come, VIC mar hupc tu continue
manufacturing at snch figures as will enabe Il.
u pusll our competition into every ctanncl af
staHcch.h
Tie official statistics prove that this Amesi-
ems arc msually manufacturing cotton g1stls
iar cheaper than they ever .ti'i lrfnre. The
harc dime LII reducing the Gust Of production:
yeal isS' snd .!nso is7s a yssf of tne psniey 10 10
TIC cloee Of 1870:
;:|' " ';5' II &c &c :': r. u, e
:: i: / {: :; !
These figures tell their own tale, and need
no further cutnmcnt from us. Consti!crtnC TINT
fur generations t'reat britain supplied nil tic
markets Of the known world with cotton rnnnti-
fact,lrc,l goods. md possessed an absolute
npoy Of tile tr.ulc, Ii In not plcaaant 10 discover,
on rGlIahic auttrly, that one.thIra Of the total
weekly exports Of cotton roodf goes fro,n New
York to Liverpool md Glnsgow, while South
America ctrca next in the orrlcs VI buyers, tho
balance being shared between the West Ind[ca
nnl Canaja Tie removal of a triiling duty
upon Manchester goo<!s tmp0rtcl Into In.lla
will not recover the trade which has been lost
with Amcfit.1 stcr)c,