Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-21

uring cost per pound 40.25 cents. Mr..
Schoenhof says that be only introduces this
statement in corroboration OF the first,
which he had examined personally
and obtained the items in more specl-
fed form. The latter account was
mailed TO him after ne left Leeds. The
close approximation Of two accounts from
different parties unknown to each othsr a.
furnishing the information, be considered
valuable confirmation Of general correct
ness, "Mathematical accuracy" be adds,
''can only be obtained where, as IN America,
one mill makes one class OF goods only, ana
then only with mental reservations, as even
here different kinds OF goods, though Of the
same class, are turned out IN the ysar's run.
But II we come within a fraction Of cent
for each manufacturing operation In all WOOL
dress goods 70 reliable Information OF com
p2ratIve values. we have covered all that
can 30 reasonably expected for the purpose
OF this inquiry
Air. Sch0enhof SAYS:
The weaving wages per pound Of finished
cloth are nearly the same a. IN America.
The running yard shows more difference.
Tho American goods of which INV samples
are fifty inches wide; tho English are fifty
four inches wide. The ifty-iour-inch goods
are, however also largely manufactured in
America, but as q rule about an ounce
heavier per fifty -four-inch yard than this
cass The English wages of a weaver in
wooIen mills, mostly girls, are from rs. to
los. week-not one-half the American pay.
That the weaving cost to tbs manufacturers
is the same as Is due TO the greater working
power and qulckness OF the American ope-
rative vino, matter what their original
nationality may be, soon learn TO take up
the quckness and sprightliness OF their bet
ter trained American associates. ! have Of
ten been tod by English manufacturers,
when speaking Of the phenomenon OF small
output, larger numbers of hands and similar
| disproVortions in che two respective working
| worlds, that lbey knew 1t well. They say,
| and my informant in this limo among the
rest, that an English girl is satisfied II she
earns 12s., or, If she is clever, los. q week.
| and does not exert herself 10 go beyond that.
| l have found. however, exceptions to the
| rule. and We find in England variations OF
| an almost unlimited number, from the most
| progressive to the stsgnatlng method.
"Ihe manufacturing cost per pound OF
| finished goods is 50 cents in America, against
| 80 cents in England, 5 cents less in America;
| but the wool costs IS cents more In America.
| i'll part on account Of the wool duties. In
other words, if we had the wool at the same
| cost a. the English, We could produce at
| IA. 81 cents what it costs in England 69. ~
| cents to produce. Our woods. of course, sell
at as much higher rates over foreign woods
as the duty and charges amount TO. The
| cheaper the foreign woods. the greater the
foreign wool price. Tho woods used
| in England, cheap colonial cloth
| ing wool, though very short,
are admirably adapted to that class OF
| goods. They give Q much handsomer face
| and have a lustre and lilo which ours seldom
show. Most Of them are even Of smaller
shrinkags than ours Of corresponding nature.
| Some Of them, however, as the woods used
| by the manufacture &, are absolutely pro-
hibited. There the wool costs II cents in
the grease but the manufacturer importing
the wool has to pay fine At the custom
| house of 10 cents, not alone for the wool ne
uses, but 10 cents for each pound Of grease
and dirt. which he has to import along with
| the wool. and 10 lost in the securing; con-
sequentiy four pounds Of wool, a.
in Exhibit G. are required to produce
| one pound Of cloth 4xl0, or 20 cents on
this sort, would cnst the American manu-
facturer fully III cents more per pound Of
greasy wool as not alone the duty but also
the extra freight and charges, brokerage
commissions, ETC., have 70 Dc counted, 20
that the II cents in the 4 pounds required for
| . pound OF cloth would COST him ~ cents. or
104 per cent, more than the Engii-h manu-
facturer has TO pAyl Our Custsm- house
statistics only show the rates paid On what 10
| imported, and never on what Is excluded by
| prohibitive duties. The excluded materials
are those which mako the sucesss or failure
1
| on the contrary. however, always dad . way
into the United Staten in the form Of manu-
featured goods. 49, No.
The dysing il done IN America in most
mills by the manufacturers, in England By
separated dye houses. In AmsrieA large
quantities OF similar goods, and frequently
Of one color, are dyed in . days work; in
England large and small Quantities OF dis
similar goods are sent to the dye house from
. large number Of firms. A large wooden
mill in Massachusetts,, dyeing in the wool
only, gave me a. the daily average quantity
Of indigo blue dysinE, $500 to 700 pounds
Of wool. For this they employ from forty i've
the larger number, they would pay t57. 50,
and with the head dyer say, in round num-
bers, $50 q day. These mon, however,
do the securing likewise Of the same
| quantity Of wool. The dysing AMI
securing therefore costs In labor only
| mill il known for paying smaller wages than
| - general. On the other hand, this state
| ment shows how much saving can b effect
| cd when operations are conducted on 80 large
! q scale a. In this mill and with no changes in
| the dye, etc.
| Whatever the causes, whatever the ad-
| vantagss or disadvantages in regard TO the
| ultimate result in the character, quality, or
| appearance Of the goods one thing IL certain,
that SO far a. the cneapening Of price IL con.
| cerned our manufacturing system seems TO
have the honors. only alluds to this phase
now infsrentially. reserve to myself the
task In summonlng up the result Of my in
| Quiriss into the manufacturing cost and
| working methods Of different nations, to re-
turn 70 and uOrs fully treat this very i'm
| portant subject In the economy Of produc-
ton. My present aim only Is 70 report the
facts. T.B. X"
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