, 1877-08-04
SILK.
its Manufacture at Paterson,
New Jersey.
Statistics Of the Business for Several
Years Past.
T8s Glasses II G,4as Naanlattured-fhs Strlks
Aussg the Nea.ers.

sr,et4l co.rrspondtnes sf Thu Tribune.
PATERSON, n. D., July .9.-Thc sa!k-mannfae"
turing interest Of tho United States has, after
many transitions. at length reached position
al protutnence aud Importance. Tho business
has achieved reputation throughout tho
world In equal proportion to other great and
distinctive Industrial pufsults that have render
cd American lnvcntiou and enterprise noticta-
bic. Judging from present Indications, tho
sfk.man,sfactuscrs Of this country arc destined,
cycntualIy to outstrtp foreign fabrtcators in Tho
production and marketing OF silk, aud the yart-
Gus lines Of goods made from Il.
For several years, owing to various clrcuu,-
stances, tho Industry, In all departments. was
very much depressed, and At one time tt WAS bc-
llevcd tho gloom cnvcloplng tho business would
never disappear; hut, within the past year, tho
improvement has been very marked. and 1t thta
time tho extent Of this great business. which u
now conducted 50 successfully In tho several
chief manufacturing centres Of tho United
States.
While there are sitk.producinE establishments In
various sections Of tho country tho facto-
rtcs Of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New Jersey, New York, Penn-
syl.ania, aud other States, ranking high
for the variety mud value Of their
productsl the Cty Of Paterson, n. J., Is tho
acknowledged principal manufacturing and
So extensive ia, bccome tho silk tradc In t.s
different branches, that Paterson Is now styled
| tho Lyons Of Amcricn. The fabrication OF silk
WAS tIrst commenced In this beautiful, populouh,
md wealthy municipality during the year 1Ss.
Rnec then the Industry has progressed rartsllT.
nn,l tho result fins been the establishment Of
numerous large and costly mills whicb furnish,
during the haey scas0n, employment TO s0tnc-
w.,crG 1car 1D,000 men. woine'i, and children.
wllusc WAGES reach e t00 annually. Tscpres-
ting buildings. rcnl estate, a.nl machinery. is
PLACED ut sa,oooooo. The value Of tho yearly
! production Is
The manufacture Of hilk has, In u compare
tircly short time, attained 50 large an extent
tia. the importation Of Frcnrh and ENGLISH
fabrics tlas icen considerably reduced. Il Is -.
goods markstcd In Amcsica arc produced from
Observation-Disclosures Discovering tho tn
j,ottancr OF such an enterprise, ard the
proat that must ultimately aeerue from
tcrmIncl tp undertake the production OF
the raw material. Numerous attempts Of tts
nature have been made befnro In various pla.es.
bat hare all pFSea fHt''s: whe p'sStsa tSe.a
having II in cI1args arc strougsy Of the opinion
that II vii! 90 through successfully.
Thu most prosperous pcrNl u tho interest
| VIA IN 1910. kuB "A6 AttE&Uuk2uiG LII u3AHf
causes, but tho Chief reason Of tho attty5t,y
spesial lines of .tlk goods -, Ihts h.s been
Haintaincd evsr since. Ihe manufacture
~ ~ broad soedsSwas greatly, enIareed;
and the fabrication Of small goods:
such as ribbons, l,andkerehtcfs, MILL.
| hers materials and slrnllar guDt,s-iar exceeded
| manufactures w0s
$N,t58,111.
The value Of tic tabrlcs produced In New
Jersey establishments was sio,An, ,GS-Patcr'
son m,ls ,euse'cnt'ng oseF ens-1alf Of tut
sAt Last YEAR,. yeaf, I.2sAsco pounds OF sl,x wcr.
manufactured In the Unite! States. Tue valu'
,ns fotdst ts . Eas ts t a4n9 M s s wa. etfs #.
extraordinary tluctuat!on IN value. In 1bs!
raw silk waa selling at the lowest figures tha
ruled eighteen years before. Francs. GERMANY
I'D ssa fnSsna :as nssssoy %sss '''SS s.. e s s'
tho importation Of raw sllk fruna Chtn
aud Japan was steadily Increasing. Dut an lt'
great mortality In thr skwortns. The As'att
. crop dcrlnca 10 ur ID per cent. 4 great ris
koon attcrwarh followed, Of fully 100 pvr cei's
Thu effect ot these sudden md utc1pccte'
changes IN prizes upon some American G,ant'
factafers l'as been. quite !njuFioan. fl1o *un
, LIBERALIZATION frauds" have aIHo been Que Of th
conspicuous Incidents connected with tho sil
/ [Enue uuf11r tlC pnhI year, n very laEk6 pr
portion Of tue American houscs formerly cn
gagged In inpurtlng silks lsavc withdrawn frutl
, the husIneas. The business aaa go1c Into tl
. hantls of fofeign tnanufacturera. who virtual
co.,stgn their Got,da to cUnlmissiou-h0uscs here
| Tho number Of
H1Lk.AANurAcTUAyHo COMPANIES
+ and individual concerns In the Unitrd States
30; aud 1t ts calculated that at cast four nc4
companies will cou net,ce opcratons In tho Eaa
? some time this seasuu, while stIll an0ther col
: po.ati0u will cstnbish wurks upon verT az
T tetslvo scnte In the BnnoIna Valley, California
Ihc quantity U{ raw silk required t0 suppl
| American fabTicntoFs 10 q,lite large. ~ ncl
! toned previously, l.o2a.SD pounila were ea'r
su1nsd 1ust year. III 1b15 the Import Of tlc ~
material was fully 80 per cent In c1ccss Of tha
j Of the previous year the quantity bcing l.33O,
the history u tho trAde), anil 35.6o1 puunst
4 greater than IN 1871, which was the banner yea
Q previous tu 1878
r The value vi tho crude material fabricated
Y this country, periodically, since 1881. IL ~ fl
lows: 1921. tl7l, ,0u0; 1881, $EU, ,00; lsks, 1sl0
0U; 1910, $a250.DU0; 1913, tl 40, ,0o0; 1hsO S5t
. 2I5j lso $sz,oooi ls7o t9o,oo; ls7e, tlu1 s9 "
lS16, $1NoW American manufactured sfl
fabr1ca have been sent to foreign countries to
In that direction may be soeu from tue snne1s
1 statement, which IL made frnin the busincsa {
D. this past slK years: 1b50, I'll 1,1B: ls7l, 3o7
beU: le7:3. *t, ,5!l: 1879, $d35t1; 1874, 351,5Ja
1875, S1lO.'0o; 1871. sloU,U00.
: THEIR AAk Two GENERAL Ct.AssKs
q OF goo.is Inanutaetured from stlk. Ono class
. made from Thrown stlk, and the other fEo1
i eo,np,sed Of threads n'ndo from or
Il or more 'sin.les," AZ reelod tEotn the cocoo
10 and twlsteu tuHether. Tho silk u cleaned ur,,lt
il two heals: 'Tram " and "otganxine." Th