Smyrna times., 1878-11-13
Spool Thread.

The demand for spool cotton is regular
and confined to the current wants OF trade.
There is considerable stir in the market,
however, concerning the dwdrdS given to
the manufacturers of this article at the
Paris Exposition. The Paisley manufac-
turers have enjoyed monopoly of this
business for long period. j. a. p. Coates,
Geo. A. Clark & Bro, John Clark and a
few other makers, have held undsputed
sway of this branch of industry until their
brands became familiar as household words
in all climes The breaking out of the re-
bellion in America changed the whole as
pect of trade. In the first place it checked
the production of the staple, and prices
went up to fabulous rates. This made the
manufacturers of Paisley look around for
substitute, but their efforts did not prove
very successful. In order to add to their
trouble the American Congress, in the hour
of their distress, placed a very onerous
tariff on spool thread and yarns-a tariff
which was almost tantamount to prohibi
| tory.
This had the effect intended-i. G., i'm
portations to be profitable must be re.
stricted so that high scale of prices may
be maintained in order to shield the pro
ducers from loss and enable the govern
ment to secure the lions share of the
profits. But in order to obviate this diff
ficulty importers had to have recourse to
importing the yarns and spooling the thread
here. But the subsequent placing of high
duties on yarns even prevented this, and it
became finally an absolute necessity to
erect mills here, import fine machinery and
| make the article on the spot.
The production of spool thread has
finally become so we'll established now in
this country that we can defy all competitor
This is clearly shown by the awards given
to those of our manufacturers who took the
trouble to send samples to the French Ex
position. All did not make an exhibit, bu
the few who did, obtained either medals OF
honorable mention.
Messrs. j. g. 2. Coats, of Paisley, Scot
land, and Pawtucket, r. l., rank amonl
the largest thread manufacturers in tn,
world, and they are as largely interested il
the manufacture of spool cotton in tn
, United States as in Scotland. At Paw
tucket they have established the larges
thread works in the United States, ant
) where every process of manufacture is cal
) ried on, from the raw cotton to the finishes
thread in all numbers, which has jus
, taken the gold medal at Paris. Thei
American-made spool cotton received til
award at the centennial, anu Wnlle Ihe
! have claimed special merit for their Amer
can.made spool cotton over that manufat
0 tured at their Paisley Mills, they have tn
. satisfaction of announcing that America a
/ represented by j. & P. Coats is still ahea
in spool cotton. Coats thread is as familia
e in this country as any household name, an
5 it has always maintained leading positio
e here as we'll as in the principal markets {
g the world. 1t is equally adapted for mi
/ chine and hand-sewing, as its superiC
v strength and finish commendsit to popult
E favor. 1t has received the very highest el
G dorsements from all the Unknown SEWN
q machine manufacturers in the Unite
d States. We are glad to announce tn;
}. Messrs. j. & ?. Coats received as high a
award as was given at the great Paris E
a position in 1873. Messrs. Auchinclo
s. Brothers are sole agents in New York f,
.e Mersrs. j. & P. Coats.-N. ]. Economist.