The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-03
THE EXPORT TRADE
Five Hundred Million Cinnamon ReQuI-
Ing Cotton Fabrics.
LOWELL'S INDUSTRIES
A Manufacturers Opinion as to the
Consular Service.
PLEASANT AND CHEAP HOMES.

LOWELL, Mass, May /, 1873
The Boot Cotton Mill at Lowell Is one OF the iew
factories which tor years have been working what
called "dri" and this fabric Is mainly exported 10
China The average work OF operative in tho
single year furnishes dril enough ciothe
1900 Cinnamon giving each man fifteen yards, which,
1t has been ascertaned enough dress the common
laoorer In China large portion OF this drill how
owing TO its very substantial quality, used
for boat Sails tents and awnings by the enormous
population that lives exclusively on the rivers Of
China. The latest Russian estimate to be the
accurate places the entire population OF China
at 500 600 900 souls They clothed almost entirely
In cotton, spun and woven by hand. VI course the
commerce Cotton fabrics with that country must
future depend upon ability ind something
than We do now in exchange Tor our goods. II with
the increase Of our population and the return Of
prosperity there arises an Increased consumption Of
tea and silks export trade China fail TO
become enormous Whatever other neutral markets
may the Cinnamon least sagacious enough to
prefer American cotton English clay Of which
latter substance they id OF ato years proper
non OF thirty.nve per cent In what have been called
cotton fabrics shipped TO them from Great Britain.
The truth is that England and America combined have
as yet only touched the fringe OF China and to-day
these two great manufacturing nations supply only
Cinnamon. "China," said a cotton manuiactu rer to
me. zig next TO India tho largest customer Tor Great
Brain's cotton fabrics, ana IT is worth while 10
nurse and cultivate that trade, which ought TO be
exclusively our own"
AN UNNECESSARY CONGRESS-
or course had great curiosity to inspect the mills
whore most OF these goods for this China trade are
manu- fac. urcd and at the suggestion OF Mr. Gardner
Of the exporting firm Of Richardson 4 Co, Mr. A. G.
took pains Ia explaining to mo every detail Of tho
work and conducting mo over every part OF the fac
tory, beginning with the lott where tho cotton In
bales 10 brought into the bins down 10 The place
where the shirng ana drilling are packed either for
homo consumption or for expectation. should add
here that this Mr. Camnock was thirty years ago
boy in these very mills, rising steadily through tho
various departments, until now he has exclusive
charge OF over 900 operatives and controls tho
work OF 2 500 looms and 1l3, 900 spindles. In
versation with me he said 1.-THE government docs
nothing for Us, does not aid u.s. zoos not stand by
u.s. aud you gentlemen OF the prsss say increase
your exports'"
'.What do you want tho government TO do, then 2"
/ asked.
ave ask TO be left alone, that 10 all " said Mr..
Cumuock. Lot tncm stop their tnkering with
tarhs stop their tinkering with the currency OF The
country. Let Congress 20 home and stay home for
i've years, and you VIII see how this country Will
prosper IL would pay tho country to give these Con.
aressmen their salaries and got them TO away
IRON Washington. Neither do ask for any boun-
ties or subsidies We do want the govern men, to
stand by US, however, and give US information. Mr..
Evarts mas begun a very important rcorm In getting
our consuls abroad do honest work. Some OF
them may not know much yet but they viii leara by
and by We want to know exactly what the people In
ioreign countries need.
NEW WORK coSsULs ABROAD
1--WE have costly consular and diplomatic establish.
mens there. All we ask Is that they keep US posted
regularly steadily and Systematically Let them send
samples Of what Is required aud let these
pics be distributed by tho government to the trade
socattons other boards OF commcrce, of which we
Nil members, aud we VIII so1n make all that tho
world requires. We have the ssi here. better ma
chlncry than there Is TO be found any here the
world. and We make H. assure you A, TO tasin.
let Mr.. Wood other gentlemen who dos re- n
dusries to prosper remember that South America and
the great markets Now. no nation, how
ever backward In civilization, VIII buy from us
unless n can sell US something Look at
Brazii, Tor instance IN order TO protect some
OF our copper mines Lake Superior there Is heavy
duty on copper. Brazil also copper TO sell, and
not long ago that "A 6rm had cargo OF copper
sent over with orders 10 nd the vessel back 10 RIO
JaneiTo illcd with cotton fabrics Tho copper was,
however, not landed here. but was sent right
England, where IL was entered duty free. Tue result
was that the vessel loaded. up there with English
cotton fabrics, purchased with the money realized tor
the copper Take the sandwich Islands Why should
England ue permitted to nave tiie advantage
even there? But lew OF our Manufacturers know
what Il wanted there. nm not speaking 81 my own
Why not our government tell US through
cousus what Is wanted there and how
IL must be made II we want tc know something We
have to 20 ourselves must ind by hook
by crook from England as We did the other day on
the pacsing question. II takes time TO find out al
such matters, when our goverpmcnt might help
Vi In " the consus would only go among The people
there ama Van .na,, ~ luz - uay recently
In improved Duraps, which he happened TO ascertain
while in Manchester. We now pack our goods "a
these so-calod rubber burlaps, aud We not
required any more TO make allowances Tor aims,
the goods nov arrive out all ssic There reason
why We should not have known thus long ago ~ our
copsus had been any good TO u.s."
MODEL FACTORY
After thus unbosomng himself Mr. Cumnook
corted your correspondent over tho vast tract OF
ground covered ny the SIX factories, constituting The
Boot Cotton Mills. Tho nrst thing that strikes tho
visitor Is tho system the order the cleanliness No
dismal crooked alleys, besmeared with aith and
ART. ike m Lancashire can be met with in any OF
the wide Lowell yards, where the flowers OF spring
and the green grass appear 70 be as carefully guarded
the machinery IN the loo ioet buiiunss.
All looks cheerful aud pleasant, moro than choer
fu even. especially IA tho largo engine room. wnere,
to my astonisbmc0t l noticed thu the walls we're
irescocd do not believe that Ia tho whole OF Lanca-
shire there ~ a room more lifted tor RECEPTION
ball tnan this engine room In the Boot
cotton Mills would DO " the immense Corss ma
chiacry Vi 1000 horse power wore iakon out; and
here let add Incidentally that the t.lopb one Will
have much o a show IN the cotton mills. wnile
In tho engine room Mr.. Cumnock tclegraphed 10 a
In charge OF tho water power 700 iuvt distant,
with tho aid Of loud alarm bell aud tue OF the
machncr great as almost 10 deadon tho sound
OF me bell IL was here pointed out 10 me how much
VIC ara ahead Of Eneiana 10 cur method Of conveying
rate OF Que mis por mirute. New highlands system
and cleanliness we're, however, not confined TO tho
outdoor part Of tho mills In Of the where
900 ooms we're making rightfui racket, aud where,
Ia order 10 be beard man must speak loud MS
lungs permit him, women were scrubbing the pant
aud the floors the time mat i5v girls were
working shsir very hardest nj the looms Through
out tho various l. 400 girls.
women over thirty years, but The great majority be.
tween twenty and twenty-five, kept steadily nj weav
nd In theD.W or