Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-26
MANnrAoruRERs, MEErINe.



Gathering of the Associatie" ~
the Hall Last Might.
Tho meeting of the Manufacturers
...,.. a.. NIGHT was proceeded by
AssociA"on '"s. oo,,n;ttas
session OF the execu''e 0.ss.
auditing bills and doing other roasihs
hns;nass Of the Society
.' ~,,'-.-. ,ba, called the meet.
Inc Shaii .,.
ing to ORD La inviteu 'noS' p'essA : ,
NO. s.,..l.. 7fmbers, to come forward
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~. 4, '. -. .,.''''.'. zee Oh tne oeore'afy
oe' No eeasl last meeting were
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job lo1s -. .....'' o,,o. An. ,,-as.
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.......- .-..-'' s.sls artshorn' Oh Troy, new
, -. ~. manufacturer in that city,
= Iegd to address the nesting.
se'''''''-', ~. eifa been for twenty years a
D.. of hemp goods. He
started wltf an output OF loo pounds
day and now his firm is not satisfied II
they fall below 1000 pounds per day.
There are $50, 000, 900 worth per annum
Of fax goods imported into the
United States. Dundee and BEL.
fast exercise too much influence 2,
Washington, and therefore contfoi
the finer goods. In this country there
IRE srr o00,0 900 worth of TAX mannlao o.
x~-o far % they CO. the nhes'
y 4 sv sA's,s7' = produced here as wen a. any
where3 A number Of English manuiso'
.s-rsx are removing Their "orks 70
- ..11ica. At home, Frencn, 1erman
go sven Russian spinners ian.'" y T,i
. sshe Belfast and Leeds weaveIS. ria5
growing is greatly depressed around
kseds. This is what rree !raoo mas
ione TOR England. Inere rs no max
grown there. Inc Marsneiis nave
closed up their wo1ks =. Leeus anu 70.
moved to Newark, new Jersey; In
Louisiana last saturday q sugar planter
said II the morrison Dali snouia pass II
would demoralize the sugar planters OF
Louisiana. The law Will hurt nearly
every State In the Union.
II free trade prevails America can
manufacture only heavy ARTICLES. on
which the transportation - greas
charge. Our labor 10 well paid. II has
been reduced three times ID the speak.rs
own mills, aHd yet they are paying
three times as much as their competis'
ors in Belfast. Tax the import goods
until the cost is equaled between the
labor Of Europe and the better paid
labor OF America.
The speaker here produced pamph-
let issued by the Golden Club OF Lon
don. There are gsod maay Americans
on the list. He pointed out tnat In
nearly all American schools Engiisn text
books are used, or English principles OF
Free Trade written by Americans. There
is not to be found in the stores or In the
libraries book written from the stand
point of protection. Such literature
is needed. Such club mas been organ
lied in New York and they Will ramiiy
in their system 70 All parts
OF the country and put ,nso inc
hands of the people nIera'ure
on the other side OF shis industrial ques-
ton. In the twenty-one oirecso.s snere
are as many Democrats as hepupilcans'
and the society VIII De kept noh'Ponu-
cal. There Is . tarin on max ano iis
products now. On the raw materiai tne
lowest 10 D per cent ad patorem: On the
finest manufactures the nignest duty u
40 per cent al vatoren'. In Troy We
make mostly twines OF all sorts. we
make mucn OF tine WINES nseo nere W
sew up grain Sacks. Cahiorn's uses
enough OF this to run good sizea rae.
tory. We pay for children OF ~ 70 10
years 80 cents per dsy, up 70 o. cents iof
spinners. We used TO pay snem ~.
The best help now gets " Q day and un-
skilled LOO to LILO; Inc workers are
in the mill sixty hours week: al
the family must WORK 70 earn hsing.
The children get Their scnooi'ng 81 nign,
schools. 1 would rather nave my cniid
IN the mill WORKING IMAM on INC sIees
doing nothing. The Mayor oil Erie,
Pennsylvania, large manufacturer was
asked TO tell little about manufactures.
His factory is mostly engaged IN wood
On articles for household use. ne does