The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-09
Flaga For tho Nation.

"What can you tell about Fl .gs that is
interestingly" was asked OF the proprietor
OF one Of the largest factories in New
York.
| "a great deal," he said. "The trade is
booming; thatt interesting to us. The
Fourth makes the trade lively lust now, Of
course; but trade tor the last year has been
much better than it was last flags form
one OF the necessities of life. They are the
most prominent outgrowth Of American
enthusiasm. We get married at an altar
draPed with the national colors. sunday
schools parade the streets and 20 plcnlck.
ing with flags IN the hands Of the children.
Christmas trees arc decorated with them.
The advent of book beer or the opening of
bar-room calls for tho use OF the patrio-
tic emblem OF freedom. We nominate
political candidates IN. fag-draped halls.
ihe opening OF the great bridge called for
| thousands of flags. Wu honor the memory
Of the soldier dead by decorating their
graves with the flag they fought tor. We
listen TO stories Of the wrongs inf cted on
the oppressed IN another land III halls
where the stars and stripes are twned with
the emerald field and the harp. Every
| thing that cxcitcs our emotions soils our
llsgs. There is no place like America for
nags; there is no flag 30 beautiful as tho
American flag"
"Have you any Idea how many flags are
made and sold in year 2"
mot very accurate one. They. arc
made by the million. Our concern turned
out million and q quarter last year. There
are doZcus of other hrms turning out other
millions. We fill orders for thousand
gross OF the small ones We keep hundreds
or thousands constantly in stock. Flags
are pcrlshabe. When the present excite.
ment is over the flags arc thrown away.
When the future excitement comes new
ones are bought. They arc 80 very cheap
that no one cares to keep them. Thus we
make small paper flags, one by one and a
half inch large, mounted on pm, that We
sell at thirty cents gross. From that
hgnre the price runs up to 1900 for a very
large and elegant silk banner handsomely
embroidered The largest bunting flags
seldom exceed 36x50 feet in SIZE, Such
flags are used by hotels. Then there are
the streamers, the burgess or banners with
notices, the signal flags for merchant
ships and yachts. Those may be called
side issues to the flag business, but they
are large factor in the trade.n
what DO you make your flags of -
"Slsk, bunting, muslin. and paper. Silk
- $50 olS houdliJ ula'lC w OTUCC. we Keep
u great variety of bunting flags IN stock.
These flags are made by sewing the dit
ferent colorcd clothes together. The bunt-
ing was formerly imported, but a number
OF years ago Gov. Ben Butler, OF Massa.
chusctts, made up his mind that he could
make better goods for less money. The
opposition he encountered encouraged
h'm. de now sells the best bunting in
~" ','H"''- 49, - o>.> 80 .P,ooo. l..
tcrlor imported stuff costs $l4. The next
| cneaPcr %ra'lo OF nags Ia made bY printing
the colors on the white cotton CLOTH we
can print ihcm us large as six feet in
length. They arc printed on hand presses
much the same as newspapers were printed
years ago. All attempts to cheaper the
work by steam power have failed"
"Do you ever make foreign fl .gs2"
"Ihousands OF them. They are wanted
for decorating purposes chiefly. Ships
buy some, but not many. They get them
abroad. The foreign consuls give US orders
for some very elegant flags.
ITO what territory do you look for your
traGc2"
"Thc whole country, New York sup
plies the nation. although many flags are
made elsewhere. Here is au order from
Cincinnati. Over there is bundle for
San Francisco You can say that in the
new trade, as in great many other things
New York city leads the world.''