, 1879-01-14
LACKADAY FOR ENGLAND,

A Commercial Travellers Observations on
Her Retreat Brfore AnrerIca-she VII,
Not Keep Up with the TImea, but plods
6turdlly Along Drserted Ways.
.ttic FORK |'rid. Jda. II.
afr. Alfred u. Hollis, who Representa- several
great Engitsh trns, fas for five years made
regular trips to .h[s country, travelling frotu
New York to sau francisco. An article recent
y published in u New York newspaper concern
inK tie fatling of In the demand for Epglasl,
goods in tlfs country, anil the tucscascd detuand
fur American manufactures tu England, was
shown him hv I1iorti reporter recently.
~. HOLLIS hcsttntcu moment. aiId llen saftl:
"Thss really ahnoys me. Until recently | found
really dcu'und for English manufactures.
American superiority sn design In every
tEattt III manufacture has wrought change III
commercial intrrrsts. 4 few years ngo En-
United States In return for her manufactures.
Now tho tables arc turned. There Ia lardIy
branch OF trade fn England TINT Ia lot repro.
scntctl In the United States. and to vt,otl ac-
count. Now, while She Ia successful tn cxcep-
tiona ffnes, Il, the majority American inanufAct-
urea art In demand, Ari for unc-as Il ttnyclcr
with ful! acquaintance with the European.
Indian, aud Australian buyers. think that
agencies u American manufactures SHOULD F,c
Wales. scyrn wears ago Kiudertn MISTER sent
twenty satest'cE to this country III tho Interest
Of her wesl-known carpcts- Now 10 ono IL
sant.
"Csn that abatement be substantial Can a
stn9le town like kitirrmtnstcr, ,oTcr with twenty
travellers In the United statcs, have now lost Nil
ruprescntaticn asnunE ust''
"Thut !s Thu Gaxc," answered Mr., Hollis
Tie stntcinCHt applies generally, not pnly 10
ktdderMnstcr, but tu Sheffield, Leeds, Htr-
1nnghnln, Halifax. nlu Matchtatcr. il. Caii-
fuEDis recently met bl!sluesEInau of uallarat
Australia, Just returned fraIn curope. Ile TX.
preascd hts surprise tint English manufacturers
still obstnatey cling to this oltl pattcrna nnd
styles Of ecntury ass2, giving IN opcn licll fur
ths inventions of M thy uEited States; Ny iriend
and said that there were ,one In usc In Aus
lsalla except Ut Aulerican make, aai that they
were far preferable 10 those u English ruanu-
faeturs-a century bchin,l tllc ace: lters has
Nj. Hollis. "Epg!ish manufacturers Will cIn.
tn design Which their great-gramIlathers
may t!nvc considered tho best, md Oh.
tt'aately refu.s to meet n.ose u.lysnre.l
requirement. In the United States tl.r tul-
trary u tfuH; the buyer hus nlalte lsunwu his
waits, and they atu met. 'tlns, EIviau.l'a
great trade has trel, 1npWtl on ur II continually
declining through The slIpcrior atiuptktlity of
goods coming from t!,r Alucrieut. markets,
American manufacturers will make Muy urJrlc
that the!r cus.!t!eEn osk fur, will. tho EnglIah
stick to tAelr ohl sanlpIes"
'titve so!na llIssGI!tc fegar1iE this falllng oil
Of EpEtash tra1c. lluw nas 1t been viii refer
encs to soine OF ths positive necessar'es Ut
lifot"
~ 4H4taHc@ luG lEt4lE III northampton Win tuG
United statca In shCcs," rep'scu Sir. Ilnltt..
Fur years tlAs hccn many thousands Ut pounds
for EnUaani, md now 1t Il lnamv llIousands Vi
ts,tl,lu. tsIr otllrr way The English market Is
supplied with -tn,erca.t, lcuthrr fur thu su4nu-
facturo Ut thocs, but even with this tile
american st'oe. are. preferred! IN
tho English tuurket, un1 nfe looked upon
as reaIiy u sut~rinr Workmanship. Ny wife
un1iuusy lootss loe supply Ut American bs,ots
u1HIn my return. tnr hcF uwn lise. .An,er!ra.,
icwelry, d. to tlesC, has palpat,1s SUPREMACY
ayeF tllat of Eurnpcan manufacturc. 1nn
steady demand f.ir }rn.ya wats,lr. llas subsidized
anu taoba If American, thAku uru considered IT
ths hest. lhe ul!!cal. OF thu, tun,uu Il !Sortl.-
western Rstl~aY arc supplied wlh American
watches. isac officers Of oar arnay IN India,
think, would p,efrr tho -sIncrican rifle II they
wcru acquainted with 1t; and IN sporting a'.ot-
gutt4 Uun AinertcaM tr'II IL FIST Oh thu heels Ut
English makers oi high reputc. American re-
yolYrrs are estren.cd III England At wonderfully
cbeu3, alld well ,na.le, aud there ~ ltts ur no
4a!u fur tllose III English ,nakr III the United
hla.cs. IL tt.!s may could luke up nearly
every hrancl of tratls. All will teu.l tu shaw a
decline IN English manufacturers un,l the begin
i,lng OF ,luw er4 fur AMereau manufacturers
in tie trade Ut Europe ual tbs Australian culu.
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