The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-27
CoIors More Suitable to the Taste OF Our
Women Made in This Country.
SUPERIORITY OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
Labor One Hundred Per Cent Higher Than in
LyOns-WeaVerS and Communists.
PATERSON, N. J., Nay "a, 1877!

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but she could not overcome the experience OF New
England; she then tried worry hard 10 obtain a mo-
nopoly for making locomotives, but as the country
grew in capital and industry most OF her previous
customers Withdrew their orders from nor machine
shops, and large number OF Western railroads, es-
pecaliy, began TO make their own locomotives. With
an energy worthy OF all commentator she has been
trying, during the past lew years, to retain the silk
trade, and this to-day her principal industry,
a fair show OF still further increase
IN capacity Of her mills tho moment tho CON-
mercal system Of the country has adjusted itself in
manner that be beneficial TO all manufacturing
districts good work being done. In this silk
industry, above all, the student who watches the
stages by which the general welfare OF country is
promoted how enterprises that benefit the
masses may sometimes inJure the few, but always
only such extent to force the dormant energy
Into still greater activity and thus again, alter the
lapse Of short time, mako up for temporary loss.
While the CONSTRUCTION of The Pacific railroads has
enabled the Paterson anufacturers obtain their
material from Cnana direct through the New York
tea Importers while previous years Purchased
Europe, the aging OF the Atlantic telegraph again
dd them hurt for Time ~ least New York ware
housemen who desired supply Of SILK goods Of GER
coors In short space OF time had always taken
advantage OF Pat1rsons readiness to furnish them,
but the telegraph soon conveyed those orders ac
Curatcy ana ulsunctIy 10 Lyons. But Win tnat ID.
genuily and inventive spirit, which nowhere yet
have found wanting OF our industrial centres,
the Paterson manufacturers saw that they mad
TO gain their point in the colors OF fabric and
that spirit Is vet fnily ave to-day, as they know
that the peculiar and artistic tastc Of American ladies
detects new or charming color. The result IS
that Paterson possesses great many colors to-day
which even France does not know. This, added to
The constant decline In prejudice which only few
years ago almost insarmounsabo, has helped the
silk industry here greatly during these latter days.
II is not many pears since Tho good nalured manu-
iacurers here did dare 10 send single piece OF
ribbon dress goods market without adding ON
Some foreign label, but wherever 1t Is done the
warohousenan and not tho man uiacturer 10 TO blame
PUkRR SILK TARRIcs rAis COUNTRY.
Neither Is there any necessity Tor IT, as purer goods
are obtained tnom tho silk ufaclurers Patcr-
than from France. And here In, singular
10 say, feature which attracted my attention
al Lowell and Lawrence. There also told that
America produces nner cotton fabric than England,
aud there also. manufacturer maintained that
this purposeiy TO obtain good rcputa-
ton Tor the American product, while another equally
expert manufacturer assured that the Why
made purer cotton fabric was because NOE
know how, rather did not possess the machinery
make line article and yet allow IL TO contain
large percentage Of foreign substance such
US clay Epson SAILS Here in Paterson
have been shown purer ARTICLES OF silk the
mon grades, valued from 81 81 10 81 per yard, than
ran be Obtained IRON me Importers ut the same price.
The contains u smaller percentage
dyesLnls than tue fofelsn, anu hence purer.
When, however, you ask the higher priced goods,
notably IN tie bucK silks, the foreigners snow
relatively cheaper article, Tor the simple That
the art o the dy or Is more carefully concealed, not
whsiandihg Tue act that there less dyestul IN The
American goods Imam IN The foreign Nevertheless
uyeing IS dome mere pretty well, but lear that the
dculty as 10 the naer Qualities OF the cotton
10 be the silk fabric. lne dye, OF course,
rcDaers The fabric more weianty, but that weight
added 10 the SILK BY dycing Inc fabric wnen fn-
'shed. By repeated operations the dyeng processes
earned the SILK thread In the s'tnrowing
department." where 1t IS prepared Tor the looms
Aud IL Is here, apparently, tnat The American art
ci dyeing Is yes Denina the French, wien u
comes 10 tho qualities though several maa uiac-
turcrs dia .naI dyeing processes were
tusl As good Us the French. IL will remain tnen an
open question, Tie cotton man uiac-
turcrs whether II Id honesty alone which prevents
from ng silk containing thirty to forty per cent
oil dyo stlls. Or simple want OF knowledge now
conceai the aduiteraton aud stil produce Inc ar
tscle.
AngRIoAS SILK MACHINERY.
IL IL by our improved machinery, however, again,
that Pascrsoa Is NOW snabied 10 SELL alter year.
product Ior this year will probably for This
Manufacturing place alone less than !, 900
pieces vi ribbon, eacn piece containing ten yards.
and ABOUT j, 200, 600 yards Of dress goods which
means that Patterson alone curtais the importation
oil these goods 10 inc round ngufe Of ABOUT 0C0
per AMMAN, this beng about one-ourln .. Tho
eniirc SILK manuleture Of The United states.
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Paterson. and 10 considered Jar moro substantial and
more accurate lor weaving than thai used France.
II Is the ingenuity in Its construction dicatod by the
ever ready prompthess In American busness TACT
which thinks oil weaving on the same machinery two
handkerciisis who're the Frenchman only makes
thai helps TO make up whatever shortcomings yet
exist IN tho American struggle to control the home
market SIN, when u 10 considered thai this country
already to-day - manufacturing moro than one-haIf
In value oil the imported, the domestic article
standing TO the foreign IN our market like three TO
i've Is evident that Of this great
aud most doicatey artistic OF all Ioreign textile
fabrics Will crowd tho impor sations TO very low
AMERICAN VERSUS EUROPEAN SILK wsAvnRs
IL must DO remembered that thero at least dlf-
terence OF 100 per in price labor al Lyons
and at Paterson mat there further dlner OF
loo per cent la rents, local taxation and
expenses between the Two aces that the duty is ny
bixty per the foreign article, that
poTters take binary pay
very low invoices. II the Paterson uscturcrs
can, however, be only assured that the government
gets all that rs duo TO Il from those importers
tney are perfectly willing TO xecp up mo con-
ingenuity and energetic IN supply
INA tho demands OF the svor-povcty- waiting women
OF America II Is OF no use for tnom TO think OF
petng with France IN the neutral markctg tho price
OF labor here alone precuding such posi-
leading manufacturer to me, "that our oper-
atives should earn less than they are now re.
500 mon and women wo canno Of let tnem live as they
do among the mountains Of switzerland, where they
are weaving ior few cents day, black bread and
drink bad IL Is true Tho high prlcc OF labor
hurts Va, but wo must nsht way with our first
ca2s machinery aud We arc bound 20 make that tell
Should tho tarln DO reduced should be com lied
10 take The difference Out OF our people, they
would be tho nrst 10 suner, and certainly DO not
tbink II wise policy TO do TINS Just now. Times
indeed marc enough without at all disturbing the
tarin II they insist upon passing ~ not only would
we nave 10 reduce The prico OF labor, but would
have only WORK for throc-fourths OF our men. We
have bad tremendous struggle here during the past
few years, those who have been enabled TO
weather the storm should be made targets Tor
furthcr legislative attacks ut this crisis. Quito
. number have gone under Among tnom also
A tO1l ali
has lost his 500 GVO aud returned to Europe poor
nian. There are good many empty Bpindios IA
Patterson now. but VIC hope viii only be porary
nor have we any ears as 70 The iusure II Congress
will leave alone"
PATERSON PROCESS MASUpAcrrRn.
There only two estaDlisnmen ts In tho
United states where SHORT nbre Is made, or rather
ths silk ID prepared drecily from the
for tho looms Tbo Paterson manu- lecturers bay tho
rceied silk Ia skelns from The Importers ana