Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-03-15
Weaverville, March 10, 1879.
OUR MANUFACTURES ABROAD
A Tribute to American Skill and
Industry.

/ N AEADutc ~ tAuhtEiCuh ShEAA ouss
Industry.
| General w. B. Hazen has written q
long letter from Vienna, on America as
seen by n citizen abroad, in which he
! finds much to encourage faith in a great
and prosperous future for tho country.
He says in preference to the rapid in
crease of our exports, the Swiss Cor gress
called to investigate the cause Of the de,
cline of domestic industries said the peo-
pie "could not compete with American
industry" The English press says:
The story that American cottons are
sent out at a loss can no longer be urged
| They are seen everywhere in the shops,
and they are better, cheaper and please
our customers better than any other :"
and of locks and hardware, "unless bet
ter forms are adopted in our manufactor~
les with better finish, the American article
will supplant them"
In Germany, it is sail generally, and
particularly of mechanics tools and ma
chimes "the American article is so practi
cal, tasty, good and cheap, it must come
into geEerfl use" And in all European
countries, tho remarkable adaptability OF
our labor saving machines, performing
their work perfectly and rapidly, is rec
ognized and commended, and whenever
practicable the- are being introduced. i
doubt if it is realized in America how
successful our people have been in their
manufactures. am informed from the
ception Of kid gloves, Hosiery, fans, Gne
porcelain mantes, and class OF hand
work, such as laces and embroider-
les, the United States can compete with
all European manufactures, only requir
ing now the establishing of their markets
for an unlimited production of an i'm
mense variety of manufactured articles.
Our locomotives already go to Russia,
Brazil and Australia, and for the reason,
as given by the latter country, that they
are cheaper, better, and more durable
street railroad cars are sent to Europe,
because-as the buyers say-they are
twice as enduring as those of home make
And our steam fire engines go to Europe,
because while much lighter than their
own, they can be got ready for action iE
one third the time, and then do twice the
work. Our cutlery is coming into use all
the world over on account ofits cheapness
and good quality. while American NOW
ing machines are finding their way into
every civilized neighborhood.
Even the American wind mill, cheap
and tasteful, may be seen in every coun.
try. Already the annual export of butter
and cheese amounts to S35, 900, 600, and
that of fresh meat, trade just upon the
the threshold of its existence, has become
large. The export of salted meats has
been an interest of immense proportions
for many years, but recently canned
meats and Others of delicate variety OF
preparation have found a large foreign
sale, with reasons for expecting the ex
port to greatly increase. The sending
abroad of live animals is also new de-
parture, but it has proved practical and
renumerative. Horses are exported for
foreign cavalry, for street railroads, and
better grades for carriage horses. In
view of our facilities for raising them on
our western plains, the possibilities of
this trade increasing are immense.
The demand for our agricultural imple-
ments is slowly increasing and amounts
TO about one million of dollars annually.
A merican electro plate ware is superior
to any other kind in tho world. Our
hardware of all kinds is in grea. demand,
and is OF acknowledged superiority, while
our slaves, hollow ware and pressed glass
are coming into use in England. We
have an increasing trade in carriages,
furniture, car wheels and fixtures, paints,
dyes and chemicals. Our ere crushers are
considered the best in the world, and our
small weapons and cartridges are sent to
supply foreign armies Of the first magni-
nitude. The respect all men have for
labor in America has INDUCED good men
to work, while nearly every one person.
ally manages his own affairs. This has
raised up largo class of learned invent
ors, who have adapted methods and ma
chimes of very superior kind fer doing
almost anything. In fact machines do
the work Of hands, and do IT better. This
has given us an advantage which for
long time must in many things put us
practically beyond competition"