New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
THE WORSTED INDUSTRY.
MANUFACTURERS DO NOT WANT FREE
WOOL
THE JAMESTOWN FACTORY OWNERS AND WORK
MEN OPPOSED TO THE MILLS BILL

TIE JAMESTOWN FACTORY OWNERS AND WORK
MEN OPPOSED TO THE MILLS BILL
Jamestown. n. Y. Aug. 10 (speciaD-Thrco active
industrious and enterprisng cities adorn the southern
borlor Of tho state Of New-York, Binghamton Elmra
and Jamestown. All have railroad connections whlch
run down into the State Of Pennsylvania and therefore
arc rather Intimately related in a business way with
the Pcnnsylvanlans, which may tend 10 siiay any
envious feelings the part Of the keystone s'a'e
jamestown, indeed, looks with much hndDness across
the boundary line, only few miles Distant d u
from Pennsylvania that she gets the natural gas "ch
heats her dwelling houses and gives fire TO her manu-
| factories.
ANY one who should vslt jamestown now for the
first time could fail 10 perceive tho brisk business
air Of the place, many buildings obviously ne" anu
large factories indicating prosperous existence
Now In the height Of the summer season OF UaVci
jamestown has an especially an mated appearance III
consequence OF tho presence within It's limits daily
of hundreds Of men, women and oh dren either gong
10 or coming from the Chautauqua Lake resorts.
This summer the traveller wandering about James
town observes that the city IS largely Repubhcah III
politics. Upon the chief thoroughfarc large wigwah
has been erected and this wgwam has over us
front door large portraits Of Benjamin Harrison an"
Levi p Morton; with the inscription beneath inc
portraits Homo Industries, home labor ana homo
markets., The wgwam Is large one, IS feet wide
and 100 feet long and VII scat 1,sOO persons. He-
sides the large hal there is committee room IN 'ho
building Of considerable size. Here the Kepuol can
| County Committee of Chautau1ua County meets ara
here one can find on file the chief Republican news
papers OF the State. From tbs room there has al
ready gone forth the impulse which has led to the
formation of Republican clubs in Chautauqua County
One Republican club here In Jamestown the Young
Mems swedish Republican March nS Club, composed
wholly OF Swedos has 125 members The swedes WIZ
vote unanimously for Harrison. book at the wig
VAN opcncd on Saturday already contains over wv
! signatures, many Of them those Of Democrats II
has on its first page tbs declaration We inc
undersigned citizens Of Jamestown, believing thar me
election of Harrison and Morton VII best promote the
prosperity Of ocr common country and the welfare OF
our people hereby pledge ourselves to vote Tor 'hch
and use our best efforts TO secure their election"
The peorle OF jamestown, both Democrats and Re
publcans, have good business reasons for Voune ~
| sustain the Republican protective tariff one OF ther
chief industries the worsted mills, Is threatened by
the free-trade policy of President Cleveland IL nap
mems that the founder Of that industry, William Broad
bead.i an Engllshman, and yet there Is no hrmer
opponent Of English free-trade ideas than william
Broadhead. Many years ago, during VISIT 10 MS o'
home al Bradford IN England, he dsccrned the value
of the machinery used in the manufacture OF worsteu
goods I'm that place and resolved that, II possible, ne
world have similar machinery in America and create
an additional industry He studied the machinery
until he understood IT, Then he returned to james
town and endeavored to interest cap'dHs"
in his Enterprise He had little money
but he succeeded in convincing william hall
Of this place, OF the feasibility OF erecting
worsted mills in the United States which could be
worked at profit A small worsted mill was built
and the maxi, of worsted goods was begun. Through
Nlr Broadheads skill aud energy the enterprise proved
successful and the partners were compelled 10 enlarge
their factory The jamestown Worsted NILS became
famous all over the State, they we're the only ones
that made a particular style of goods. Alpaca was
made but now worsed dress goods arc the product Oh
| tho mills Some years ago Mr. Broadhead and Mr.
Hall dissolved their partnership, the latter retaining
the narent mill and Mr.. Broadhead building for him.
self gigantic factory in another part of the city
Han & Co. who now the Jamestown Worsteo
Mills. employ 500 hands and have $50 looms while
M Broaehcad at his mills employs GOO hands Ihe'
are therefore, LOO persons interested IN the "e
Of these woisted mills. Politics with them has become
decidedly practical They are not supporting NE
Mnls's tariff bin.
Stocking about the proposition OF Mr.. Minis TO tax
of the duty on WOOL 3lr y. 5. Broadhcad said las
week: at would not help us. AS for the sheep
raisors ard woodealcrs it appears to me that 1t wou
:, about ruln them The wool We in making on
goods we used get right at our doors here IN James
y town-at least seventy-fve per cent Of It, Farmer
around here got good price for thor wool and 1t Qa
them to raise sheep. Then came the act Of l7s3 re
o ducng the duty uron wool, and farmers near her
/ ceased to raise sheep Now We get our wool from
distance from all over the United States; and we bu
large quantities Of IT, We have three to four hudIe
| thousand pounds Of It on hand now All this busl
/ ness The farmers of this vicinity have clearly lost
. the act Of 1883 reducing the duty on wool The &C
~ 1888 also hurt the manufacturers OF worsed goods
especially those who manufacture goods all worstec
because there IS more labor involved in their manu-
| facturc
The chief defect in the present tariff, so far
u orsted goods are concerned is that It does not CIV
sufficient protection class goods those which II
vove good deal of labor The cheap labor OF t.uiul
comes IN competition with ours IN ne maIuIact III
Of that grade of goods. Some OF the lapor on HtAiii
worS ed goods IS already done I'm Europe. MahuIae
" urcrs import yarns and weave them here The caus
OF that IS that The yarns must be spun me, ana neces
earlv a great deal OF labor IS involved As lauor
cheaper in England than it + here the msnuiac tuc
. have the yarns spun there and then weave them hei
into CLOTH a.,
How do the wages OF your men, Mr.. Broadhen
compare with those OF the doing the same kind
work IN England ?" .
n. Our men, Mr. Rroadheai replied. receive dou0
= what the same class Ce wOrklngmen receive IN mi
a land In England the loOmXers receive on the ave
Y age 81 80 a week I'm the United states they rccelv
from sI3 TO 81 a week English weavcrs make on r
average only - so week here women wcavcrs NAL
SO 10 70 q week.. Then the supernfendents In Nh
all lines of work In fact get double what q
same class OF men receive in In gland"
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