New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-21

imnortant town. With the single exception OF
Chicago | have never seen many buildings
in the course of construction and just COM
Melted as in Roubaix. Half century ago
il had about 1900 inhabitants; to.uay'
with the immediate suburbs, it has loO,oOO' our
rounding it in every direction are large newly
built factories with the latest modern machinery
Dyeing and designing has become science ootn
the municipality ana the National Government con-
tributing generously to the industrial schooS %
Roubaix Bows with brains and aptitude Tor inc
work are furnished with food and clothing WINE
they perfect themselves in their trades. \ Tour
Going there are over fifty factories Tor ca'Po's'
material for curtains and tapestry. The goods
turned out here exhibit an immense amount VI
taste especially in designing. Ihave already given
he wages in the textile industries of France. lhey
will average HIGHER in this region than In any o'her
part Of the country,
The consumption Of linen in France is very great
II is generally used for undertaking. rs 'n'
linen blouse either dyed or undged, Is the uflFet-
sal outer garment, the consumption Is reckone" d.
seven wards per annum for each person OF "o"i'
oG6 900 900 yards The Official statisuoS s"'"
that 40 900 out of the 10000 persons ehPioSei
in the fax, jute, or hemp industry belong 10 INC
Department. of the Nord. Lllle' Canorai aI'
Tourco;ne are the principal centres OF the indus
of woollen goods found by census agents are re-
norted in the Nord. OF the 10000 reported as en-
Gagged in miscellaneous silk manufacture 20'ooo
belong 70 this department centring at Lille
This whole district is dotted with interesting
towns abounds in thriving industries aug onS;;eS
necmnious Charles H. sold to Louis Quat0rze Is now
one of the ceanest towns III France. WIN :P otV
forming an outlet to this manufacturing u!S,,".'
II is famous for sugar refining ute manufacturing
It's belfry SOC feet high, and ITS peal Oh ueLs'
Dnuai with wide streets and large gardens cele
brated in childhoods memory Tor fs III" The
manufacture Of lace gau2e. cottons linens tn!t"u,
etc and is still enriched by scientific nstitntohs
on clear dav YOU can soc the white ellis OF eng
land. Ypres and Ostend. Belgium and NUMBER Hd
French towus-a view OF tare9 I,a hn sund in
good preservation the original Gallo'koman
walls and twenty-eigbt watch-towers. grim rim
spa ~ar-, df e this " old town is broken
nv the hum of the spindle and the c!atter OF ths
loom VaenCenneT once th s So has caught the
medern progressive fever, and this dark ana III
iii town has taken up with iron ana coai' mo-
in accordance with its appearance thau INC o'""''-
II Turning mi to the pas-de-Caais we have Bouogne
and Calais both noted sea-ports thongh tS All
| has become noted for tho manufacture u tu ;
Over 10 600 persons are en- gagged in this fabrication,
| and the value of their product annuaIy - % =;
| 600. OOO novel industry may be found at 81;
| 0mrT where annually 100000 900 pipes are turned
onI The basin Of coal underlying this department
| beoins ne FAR east as Ax-la-Chapelle running
| westward through Belg am and thence bencaIh tn9
Channel to England. where It seems TO nave dllPe pen
| It's most precious load. Bouogne makes 3,OOoooO
gross of pens annually. Shp-bg'lding Is carried on
here at several points. 1t is the most Important
sugar manufacturing department. producing ABOUT n
l50,O00O00 pounds OF sugar ana 'o;oo.V,ooo
| nounds of moasses. The fine Old CITY OF hIas,
with ts Gothic gable houses supported on arcades'
something like Chester is the centre OF tDs TRACE
Arrds had the honor of producing Robesplerre prob
ably the most sangmnary despotthe w0rid mas seem
| and vet who made his entry INTO puoilc hlI uuel
the aCis of couple of benevolent priests OF Arras
-eloouentlv contendiug for the total abolition Of
| CAPT al punishment. III,
Such is the Northwest of France to-day. The
| chimneys perhaps are not quite so hlgh ana the
niles of bricks and mortar not quite SO MASSIVE as
! IN thc North of England. Certainly the French
towns are not so closely packed with factories nor
| 40 gloomy ORGANIZATION is undoubtedly better IN
England but in spite of this advantage the 1 rehch-
| man is moro economical and thrifty IMAM tno
Englishman, aud in matters where tastI III Soi"i
or designs are important factors, the fTeuch
| manufacture has the best of It, Inc great auNah-
tage in the industrial districts OF France IS that the
| w0rkirVman can obtain land to build MS mouse
upon IN the country. lie cannon 40 tLis III
iob1 Bright has so recently shown that the British
| workman is obliged to herd with his whoie I2lniy
In a single rocm and ono reason Tor TINS 49, thlnR,
| the fact that the landed arstOcracy would never
permit the laud to be used there as III france or
| GERMANY Cor the benefit CT the tollcrs-lt might
| disignre deer park In England the land must be
walled or fenced; to walk a field and pull hand
| fnl OF curn-howeTs or peoples or npening gram
| would be a crime that fine or Imprisonment would
| alone cxpidte In Northwestern France ana IN Ter
Jn1nv have shown in previous letters that many Of
the workers in the various industries llTe anld the
| fields In the race for supremacy the COntnenta al
countries all have this advantage over Great britain
| ROBERT Z. PORTER.