Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-30

with foreign goods and TO supply the
demend for clesp clothing. Further
more every pound Of wool raised in the
world ia neetld f.r clothing, blankets,
etc ana an enormous increase over the
present amou,t would find ready mar
Gel at such prices IS consumers CT cloth
ing can afford to pay.
6. The increase mss been erC-mous IN
the past fifty yesrP, and this increase has
been much greoter il some otter
countries thsn In our own, although they
have no protective tariff GA wool5. be
Clip CT Austraiis is seven fold the amount
raised in 1860
Z. Wool Is the best fibre yas discovered
for the use Of the million, and its use
will extend IS fast IS he supply. Tle
Question is, shall the U1ited
otstes make their fair proportion
Of these goods, OF shall they de-
pend upon foreign TDGnutsciurere? Ex-
cept for the res riG'i0n Of cur tariff we
should be now making more than half o.!
all the goods that are imported. Thts
incre ssed home demand would keep up
pric OF domestic wool snd raise the
price abroad. Except for inc advance in
Europe the past few months the recent
sGv,pce n prices Of fac domestic woods
would have beer impossible. The I'D
vxrces seldom coms when the wool Is ID
the hands CT the growers.
5 States east Cf the Mississippi must
depend upoD the csTcsss and no: OF the
wool for t6e;T profi II raising sheep;
either sheep for Breeding purposes 10 60
| 10 other localities where wool can be
raised cbeap!y, or fog lambs or mutton.
7 rl,, IN,
or Tour months, will bring five times as
much SIS the fleece after feeding Twelve
months; and where farmers are properly
situated N this business, it is profitable.
| Ne .iDo sheep OK lUsively fer wool
can only be raised OF chesp lands,
snd WITH the lowest possible cos. for
lsbor, ibough not necessarily low priced
Iaoor. these labcfers in Australia are
pro)so'y better psid than any others in
The world who devote their whole time &c
agricultural pursuits. Three to five meu
u Aussr1iiS Will take the whole care ot
$1,000 to 100 900 sheep. Their wages
vii probably average fully ESQ yesT,
and all their EXPENSE paid. The sheario
is done partly by machinery and by gangs
OF men who make It heir whole business
Everything is done with system, for put
| LlpS Iueil NUCi OotoTS Vie CUusuueIS III
the best possible condition. OF course
it is very popular with manufacturers, SIS
il runs very even in qusli;y through the
bale, and each bale Is graded to contsir
only its @ wn SORT. In every flock Of any
s.zs six to ten grades are made snt
packed separately.
9.Ihsve no doubt that portions of T. xs;
will De found where this business can ht
carried on in competition With Aus.rsli:
or any part of the world, but we mus
first build up the mills for manufacturing
the class OF goods which require thif
particular wool. This embraces very
wide range OF goods. especially mer!nos
etc., for lsdids' wear, and the tiaer broad
cloths. There are no mills cow in TIL:
country, making these goods Eve are
getting the skill SECURED, gradsuily, and
Il we had the m.se,ial it would come
TheJ cannot be established unless EheJ
can have access to different kids Of
wool. For nearly ell WOODEN fsorics mors
than one class of wool is required. TIE
skin Of the man uiscturer consists largely
in making the proper blend for producing
:. ceC,sia desired effect. The