Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-29
LACKADAY FOR ENGLAND.
She VIII Not Keep Up With the Times.
but Plods Sturdily,, Along Deserted
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New York World
I Mr.. Alfred 3. Hollis, who represents
several great English firms, has for five
7 years made regular tri ps to this country,
travelling from New York to San Fran
CISCO. An article recently published in
a New York newspaper concerning the
falling OF IN the demand. for English
goods in this country, and the increased
I demand for American manufactures in
England, was shown him by World
reporter recently. 5I H. loo
! - Mr.. Hollis hesitated for 3, moment,
and then said: This really annoys me.
Until recently, [ found ready demand
tor English manufactures. Am rican
superiority IN design in every branch of
manufacture has wrough q change in
commercial interests. "A few years ago
England drew large sums of money
from the United States in return for
her manufactures, Now the tables are
turned. There is hardly branch of
trade IN England, that is not re presented
IN the United States and in good &C
count Now, while she is successful in
Exceptional lines, in the majority
american manufactures are in demand,
and for one-as a traveler-with a full
B acquaintance with the European, Indi-
an and Australian buyers, I,think that
American manufactures should be es-
tabllshed in London, and Sydney, New
South Wales. Seven years ago Kid
dertninister sent twenty statesmen to this
country in the interest of her we'll
known carpets.1a Now no one is sent"
Can that starement pc substantial?
Can single town like Kidderminister,
once with twenty travellers in toe United
States, have now lost all representation
among us % q. ..H ua
? 'That il" the case," answered Mr..
Hollis. 1.-The. statement applies gen
orally not only to Kidderrninster but
to Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham, Hall
tax and Manchester. In California / re-
! Gently met business man of Ballarat
Australia, just returned from Europe.
tie expressed his surprise that English
manufacturers still obstinately cling to
the old patterns and yles of a century
ago, giving an open field for the inven-
tons Of the United States. My friend
spoke particularly of agricultural i'm
! plements, and said that there were none
In use in Australia except Of American
make, and that they were far preferable
to those of English manufactures CEN
| fury behind the age. Here has been
I the great cause of this change" contin-
ued Mr.. Hollis, English manufactures
will cling to a design which their great
grandfathers may have considered the
best, and obstinately refuse to meet a
more advanced requirement. In the
United States the contrary Is true; the
buyer has made known his wants, and
they are met. Thus, England's great
trade has been Topped off or is contin-
ually declining through the superior
adaptability OF goods coming from the
American markets. American manu-
facturers will make any article that
their customers ask for, while the En-
gllsh stick to their old samples" pun
Give some instance regarding the
falling off Of English trade. How has
it been with reference to some of the
positive necessaries OF life ?" s"@'
81 Instance the trade of Northampton
with; the United States in Shoes re-
piled Mr.. Hollis. For years 1t has been
many thousands of pounds for England
and now it IS many thousands of pounds
the other way. The English market is
supplied with American leather for the
manufacture of shoes, but even with
this the American shoes are preferred
in the English market and are looked
upon as really superior workmanship.
My wife anxiously looks for supply
of American boots upon my
return, for her own use. American
Ijewelry, as to design, has a palpable SUI
premacy over that of European manu-
facture. The steady demand for Gen
eva watches has subsidized, and those of
American make are considered of the
best. The officials of the London and
Northwestern Railway are supplied
with American watches. The officers
of our army in India, [ think, would
prefer the American rifle if they were
acquainted with it: and. in sporting
shotguns one American firm is fast
on the heels of English makers of high
repute. American reyolvers are es-
teemed in England as wonderful cheap
and we'll made, and there is little or no
sale for those Of English make in the
United States. In this way could take
up nearly every branch of trade. All
will tend to show decline in English
manufactures and the beginning of a
new era for Am rician manufacturers in
the trade Of Europe and the Australian
colonies" #a9f
~ Popular Science.