Wichita eagle., 1889-04-11

running order, and will employ 400 hands.
Inducements have been offered to Col.
j. D. Chaffee and Sons, OF the Natchang
Silk company of Willimatic. Conn, to re-
move both of their establ .shments to
Bedding, Mich. The Willimatic Journal
remarks: They hope he will not decide to
move for he is too good citizen to loose,
and moreover, Willamette can not AFFORD
to loose two such successful industrial
concerns as are o. S. Chaffee & Sons and
the Natchaug Silk company. The colonei
likes the west and the inducements offer
ed to make the change IS a tempting one.
Gould not Wichita make equally tempt
ing ones and throw in her superior climate
as wellO
The southern states are waking up to the
benefits to be derived from the production
OF silk and its manufacture An enterprise
was began in Nav last at Wadesborg, n.
c., by Messrs. Murray, Rose & Singleton.
and Incorporated under the laws OF the
state as the Wadesboro Manufacturing
company. Old Virginia is also waking up.
Silk was produced there by order of the
king in her early colonial days and sent TO
England to be worn with royal robes Inc
silk was of the very best quality, superior
to that of England. A rhyme of that peri
cd extols it in the following quaint lines:
Where worms and food do naturally
abound,
A gallent silk trade must there be found;
Virginia excells the world IN both
Ensie or malice can't gainsay this troth;
Her worms are huge whose bottoms dare
With lemons of the largest size compare.
q quote it as written(. Why cocoons
were called bottoms the poet does not
tell US, but he certainly must have exager-
ated the size Be that as it may. we know
that it was and is good country Tor
! the industry; ana we nave
sent silk worm eggs there
to be raised, the parties hoping to make 1t
an industry for the many helpless girls
! seeking employment.
| We also notice an item in the Journa!
above named 'that Mr.. George Stems, OF
| New York, has been prospecting with
view to starting silk factory in Peters,
| burg, Va" An enterprise has been started
| in Baltimore, Md, with capital stock OF
| $50 900 and been chartered by Lizzie r.
| Badly. Fannie f. Norfolk and others as
the Northern Land and Silk association:
| Cannot our women emulate this example:
! A company has also been organized at
jacksonville Fla, for the development OF
! the silk industry of that state on an ex-
tensiye scale. The movement is the result
of an exhibit of one Individual made at
| the sub-tropical exhibition. New 1orh
capitalists have subscribed So0,OOO to the
enterprise. The factory tor the reeilng,
spinning and weaving OF the SILK Will DC
! located at JaCkSOuFliAc
We will now note some of the advan-
tages to be derived by the young people IN
the vicinity of silk mill: A sort or
occupation during the long summer
vacation has been serious problem WIN
many parents to solve The Bralnard g.
| Armstrong company well known to all
our ladies for their superior embroidery
| Silks have solved the question. Ihey
have introduced feature into their mill
I - T hat iS
benefit to large class OF people, especially
the young people, and that is the employ
ment of girls and boys of fourteen or If
teen wears in light work during the long
| summer vacations. A large room mas
been fitted up on the ground floor, cooi
airy. and we'll ventilated and WIN
every modern sanitary improvement. Ihere
are employed every day large number OF
girls and bows principally chosen from the
| grammar school, and the work done by
them is the reeling of embroidery SILK.
The Young employees are paid good wages
and by employing most OF their vacation
in this work they are great help to theli
parents as well as being kept on The
| streets. Special care is taken III
affording all the comforts possible
so that no i'll effects can possibly follow
from the time spent in the mill, and the
| EMPLOYMENT ceases few days before the
school reopens so that the boys and girls
can prepare to resume their studies.
Comment upon this is unnecessary as al
can see thu benefits to be derived IRON on
such beautiful employment during tht
interim of school days.
Mexico would afford a near market TO-
our silks The Dry Goods Reporter Of
Chicago saws: There is no reason why
our American silks should not find Z
ready and profitable sale in Mexico. Oul
silk Industry is rapidly on the increase
and manufacturers must soon look Tor al
outlet for their surplus. mat they Cal
compete successfully with European ano
Asiatic silks in Mexico there is no doubt
The superiority OF their fabrics to those Of
French. German and Swiss manufacture
will when once understood give American
silks preference in Mexico Just as they
have done in this country. We nave th'
advantage of being several Thousand miles
nearer Mexico than the Europeans are
our manufacturers can also learn more
I Quickly inst wtat goods are wanted by
the Mexican trade and supply them witt
the greatest possible dispatch Let th'
field be explored and cultivated at once,
With all these facts before the enterprls
ing people of Wichita and Kansas 1t Is no
chImerical to say that III less than yea
the sDindles of a silk mill Can and VIII b
bumming in her suburbs. If the womeI
of Wichita take it in hand it Is an assured
fact.
DR.. L. s. Buck, who was recently ap
pointed silk commissioner, stated that Tn
invitation sent to the commissioner wen
to predecessor and he knew nothing OF IN
meeting until few days ago, so late II
. fact he had not prepared a paper for Tn
occasion He said be would endeayor q
extend all the help and aid in the depart
ment he could and would be liberal witt
, information to all who seek it.
The following resolutions were ofere'
and passed:
Resolved, That we most heartily return
our thanks to Hon. Philip Walker, of tn
| department of agriculture. for his assist
ance at this meeting; to Messrs Munsol
& Mcnamara for their beautiful displa.
of American silk dress goods, ribbons ant
laces: to the board of trade for the use o
their room: to the city papers for notice
of this meeting, and TO all others who hav
assisted US.
Resolved. That this meeting of sill
growers. IL national convention assem-
bled, request all senators and representa-
; tlyes at the next session OF congress to pas
a bill for the protection OF raw and reeie'
, silk.
Resolved, That on account of the grea
national importance OF silk culture ant
the special aptness Kansas has for it,
, government silk experimental statiol
should be established at Wichita, Kan.
! After the convention some time wa
spent in examining the exhibits and il
conversation exchanging ideas and infor
, nation on the question
DR.. Buck left last evening for home AM
Mr.. Walker also left for st. Louis and
will attend meeting in Missouri in Z
few days.