The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-13
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NNANA Wv NNHNMNNAW VI AAN -" "hAH AH"H
trial railroad visited, two or three weeks
ago, the county in which they have invest
ed considerable money, they took VITA
them Mr.. Ch.ric1 g. Smith, OF the Now
York chamber o. commerce who opICd out
toe land In hehhil of the Afkwright club,
OF Boston. Mr.. Smith has made a.
interesting ropo, ubout the testilo iLdug
tries OF The republic ard the outlook
Tor the sale OF Amt-icIn cotton
goods. HE views, 90 inr aa tlcy go, we
lind, reree tubs'antin'lY th those exc
pressed iu a recent letter from our CORE
SpcndcLt ln Mexico. "AB rule Hr.
Smith says, only otpent!vs Goods ior the
wealthy aud the lowest rrf1ts OF mer.
Chaudiso for tho work nE clag-el ere sold
iu Mexico. Oar largo MIDDLE c'g7q. which
consume, the iabII 8 of Nav EGglSld
mills, Is wanting" Moreover, under
the present pr1hibl.ory tf'iH there %
lttlo prorutcg Of any considerable ir.
crease N our Legitimate trade la textile
fahr.Ol.'
While, under the circumstances, this laa.
conc uaion iB correct, the circumstance
may change. " the mountain will not
come 10 Mnh0me.. Mphomet must 20 TO
tha mouutair. II the Mexic,ls do not
come 90 the United Ststes for fabrics,
Americans may 20 20 Meri , With them.
The MEXICAN mile, Notwithstanding The
tatif, do not idllv tupply the Inhabitants
with cotton goods. There rre importe.
tons every year. Last year the United
yards Of uncolored. nDd upwerd OF GEO.
eco yards OF colored ootions-smsll guam.
tlties, n is true, bat yet something, There
Is not 3 mi IN the republic making fab.
rics known tO US ns "coloref goods"
The number OF printing machines does
not eI ed fifteen, or Gt tho most twenty,
Tine production Of prints Is iniuitesimal.
A I'D got tv4 fhfHAa ~ Inn wTOnIru nsInF.
ely wclr c~alicofs. Large stocks OF English
and American prints a'e carried bv the
shops a the City or Mexico. "Pnn,s,h Rs
Mr. Smith puts Il, "seem % be in unive,s-l
dempud." There Is only one blec.hefy IN
tne COUNT; the bulk o~ the bletchti
goods sold-a comparatively smell quau-
tiiy-iq OF American or English manuieC-
ture Tho principal cotton fabric woven
aud worn ia tbe mautR. o. brown ehirtirgi.
SO long rs cotton goods are imported ~
al, the supply must come from E1gltHd
or the United States. As to pouHda end
yards, IL ia true hat no Considerable i"-
crerse in the trade IN 10 be expected. Bug
may not the American experts DO ir-
CreHsed relst'ycl}P lH 10 u0t possible for
present clat0me-7 %. Rr,trh uil't? This
tl q most impos ant question, End oac
which Mr.. bmitb, strangely tnOurhi Ices
not touch. Ills report contains jille ya.l
Information which na could uot have $50 .-
ten in New York - well be ore es sl.,r ftg
journey. He ahoEs thst there arc "n1
Americans in tho CITY 90 Mexico repro .2ut'
inc israe e..11 he'd C)mr or
ciol in'e-en's ,"that "the rruo.-
pal whoil...e Guainegslu dfygocts j. We tho
hands OF German, - nat "tne Frerch
are occuuie1 centrally by the smaller
shopi;' tnst ",no Wcglthy Cllssog Of ggu-
t'omen are dressed in English aud French
g 80. .H. -. r. conditional ~. H.
maud for loT English SUITS that 'con.
siderable stocks OF EIglish hosiery end
underwear, blsaohed goods, o%retonnes,
cotton damssk, Turkoy.red handkotohiels
and spool threads are Displayed in the
City OF Mexi'o," and that French fabrics
are for sale in the caDltsl or the larger
c~ities"-almost everything in these direc'
tions, French, German or English, nothing
American, and no information concerning
the problem how 10 make them American.
Mr.. Smith, however, let's fall a suggestive
or two. One OF them hiss been
quoted: "rhe class which consumed the
staple frBbiics Of New England mills Is
wanting" Well, then, # the owners Of
mills want Mexican trade they must
such fabrics as the Mexicans wear.
the lower grades OF shirt
ings "sro weighted IN the usual style
OF the English goods destined for foreign
mprkeig," And SO, ii the Mexicaus prefer
clay to cotton, QUE manufacturer must
it--or surrender the business to the
The great obstacle 70 be over
by American exporters, not only OF
textiles Oat ., al OtA~r U~lfcA@ndiyry y
heir Ignorance of what the Mex.
want, when they want T. aud
how they want g., and their indispositlon 10
Exert themselves so satisfy the whims OF
purchasers, even when they know what
hey are. IN some lines, also, the cost OF
production and the range Of profits must
oe reduced il Ameiic8ns ere TO drive
Europeans ont of Mexico. Tbs field is
lie 1t to be occu pied?-[Globc-Dem
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