Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26


has been dwindling regularly, and is
now reduced to onc-sixth of what il
was only four years ago. II is obvious
that the next step for the Americans,
after supplying their own market, is to
compete in other markets.
The productions Of the Swiss dairics
are priced in all the markets of Europe.
Last January, NJ. Grenier, at meet
ing of the Agricultural Society Of the
Canton de Vaud, informed his associ-
ates to what extent the dairy produc-
tions of the great establishments OF the
Northern States and Canada were over.
flowing the home market. "Therc are
thousands OF these establishments" he
said, "with capital amounting TO s25,.
100000, already producing to the
amount OF s31 900, 900 annually. The
export of cheese was $4,000, 900 pounds
in 1868, and 96,00O,000 pounds in 1874.
The export of butter has grown TO 20, :.
900, 900 pounds year. The competi.
ton is getting formidable, for the man.
ufacture ofcheese has been so perfected
in America that, unless VIC look out, it
will be utterly impossible for us to
compete with il"
A very large dealer in leather, NJ.
Bally, declares that the same is true OF
this article. Europeans no longer
control the leather market. Prices
are now set by America. Every little
tannery feels the influence of the i'm.
portations from America, our own OK.
portation to the New World has dwin.
died almost to nothing
Atfirst thought il was supposed that
the superior advantages oil Ameri.
can manufacturer arose from his use
of machinery for operations that con.
tipue in the Old World TO be wrought
out by handwork. II this were all, or
nearly all, 1t would be an easy matter
to import or TO initiate the machinery
there are no patent laws in Switzcr.
land-and, by combining capital in
great establishments, 10 20 on with
their business with the double adyan.
tagc of the low wages and abundant
skilled labor of the Old World and the
organization and appliances of the
New.
One eminent American house. how
ever with annie capital. had made this
bopeful but EXPENSIVE experiment The
fnest hnsiness edifice in Geneva was
built three or four wears ago by Ameri.
cans and stocked with the best Ameri-
can matchmaking machinery. The
most skillful Geneva watch.makers
were sought for at bigh wapes-higb
that is for Switzerland but low for
America-and the world looked for A
splendid success. But the beautiful
building is now LET ont in lodgings and
the machines are advertised for sale.
'Fvidentlv the secret of American suc.
cess law IN something else
have followed the conieetures and
PROPOSALS of the Swiss newspapers on
tbis noint with great interest They
demand natent laws for tbe encouroge.
ment of invention. schools of technical
instruction for artisans. relief from the
interruption of work by militia service
and other governmental palliatiyes bu;
they do not touch the main point Of
the superiority of the American manu-.
factories. and that is the personal s,,peri.
ortiz of the American wortmdn.
The secret is revealed in an extraor.
dinary pamphlet by M. Ballv. whom
we have already quoted. and who il
the proprietor of the great boot and
shoe factory at Scboenenwerth. in Ger.
man Switzerland The pamphlet is
printed both In German and in French.
and has made a profound impression
abroad. II qiyes | will not saw the
impressions. but the shrewd and care.
full observations. of a practical man on
his visit to the United States during the
Centennial wear. The title is sensa.
tiopal-Garde a Vousl (aLook ont
for Yourselyes') )-but the matter of il
is solid.
Our travellers first wonder in Amer.
ica is TO see bop much is made of a man.
in business point of view. He gets
into a stage on Broadway. 1the most
crowded thoroughfare in the world"
and is struck by the contrivance of fare
box and door.strap. which enables one
man to do the business of three on A
Paris line. In horse.car he admires
the belI.puncb. which saves the COM
pany the salary Of a controlem. and does
his work more effectually. On rail.
road train he is amazed TO find only
one conductor, and nothing of the
army Of watchmen who on European
roads stand guard az every curve and
crossing. lie recalls the starting of a
Swiss train each one of a series OF con
ductors cries successively. a Fcrtig -
then the chef de train calls, "Fort ~
then he whistles then the bell rings
then the locomotive whistles finally
the train starts. In America, the con.
ductor surveys the whole train. When
all is ready. he makes a sign TO the
engineer, and off she goes. 1t is the
travellers business to know the time of
starting. and if hc gets left once he il
likely 10 take better care another time.
All this by way of showing how,
everywhere in America. each mans
labor is made to 20 as far as possible.
You find tho same d;st;nction between
the manufactures of the Old World and
and those of the New. ain Europe,
as business increases, the proprietor en-.
larges his establishment in dull times