The sun., 1890-10-12
MANUFACTURERS TO MIGRATE
The Now Tariff Draws European NIL
Owners to the United states.


Owners to the United States.
A lot OF English, Scotch. Irish, and French
men are running about this country now
looking for favorable sites on which to erect
mills and factories whore linens, hosiery. and
woollen dress goods can be made. They are
hunting, too. for mills that have been shut
down or they are willing to purchase an in
terest in American mills where these goods
are manufactured. They are the agen1s Of
the owners of mills in Europe. which have for
years been supplying the American market
with all the fine linen consumed here and with
stacks and stacks OF woollen dress goods
and hosiery that have been sold by
tho American storekeepers. Tho new tar
iff Is responsible for the agents raid.
The new rates OF duty on the product OF the
European looms threaten to ruin their trade
with America, and Just as a matter Of SELF
defence they are going to move over here and
manufacture their goods. They won't shut up
their European mills. but none of the product
Of those mills will be put on our counters.
Most OF the agents who are footing about
the country have been here ever since 1t be-
came pretty certain that the Mckinley bill was
going to become a law. Some OF them have
succeeded in finding what they want, and it
is only O matter Of a little time, perhaps a
year, when mills will actually be opened.
The first OF these new founders. as far as can
be learned, is J. Carmichael Allen, who has
been in the linen manufacturing business in
Ireland nearly all his life He came over here
himself at the beginning Of the agitation. He
decided that It would pay to be American. and
30 he organized a stock company Of Amer1-
cans. With part American capital he is going
to build linen mill In Minneapolis. The
money Is all subscribed, and site in the
northeastern part Of the city has been pur-
chased. The work OF building will be begun at
once To start with there will be fifty looms,
and fax fibre grown In northern minnesota
into into the Mil will be Of Americ ican manufaeture,
and the mill hands will ali be American and
will get American wages.
dyeing concern to 9e run ~ Louis Hermsdori.
the famous Saxon fast black" man. In his
ploys 800 hands, and he makes black dye for
all kinds Of hosiery, gloves. and trcot cloth.
aS IS SS9g to setS IN His
factories: He SAID + tey days ago that
would have place here in a few months.
mS5h 59 S0nG t9 move
@ asked Of man nan who knows all about the linea
industry in America. and who has been con-
suited by many European manufacturers or
T6at Is hard to say" he replied. but there
Is considerable number Of them looking
1know Of a good many. but ] am not at liberty
to mention thelr names have received al
sorts OF letters from linen manufacturers ask
Ing what the prospect 10 for making money,
besides putting numerous other questions, and
know that any namber are considering the
already sent their agents here. It's all
poppycock to say that they cannot make
thsr fs in ths
THnay GTSHuntry car cannot be be utilized to make linen.
was and asssss to nn AK
same as IL Tue ncd sY states o Is n9as ore Of the
greatest hax-producing countries In he world.
Last year % more % p, than milliop acres ol land
Why! Just because t6e. farmers didnt
one reason. and for another, that there were
not enough linen manulactoEes in the coun-
hsx as IL at present cuitVated. Is otpG6 RoeS 10
make the hnest linen, but It can be made 80
with little more care ana study. AS soon as
beat the world, and these EuropeGns who are
coming over here know that or they wouldn't
requires the most skilIul work men 10 handIs
has almost TO 70 born 10 & 10 naldlS II without
their N Us and factories will make In them. 10
begin with only the c9arser grade Of goods.half
th.y vi III make the liner grades
VIII tn buy Amerl,an machinery TO put
10 their mills Z" asked III Iepor or.
them may, but think hat for = few yea 3
EnRland will send over to u, machinery Whero
she used 10 send linen And Tho like"
W VI they Eet around the lllcully Of secuF-
ing sk led labor BY i'm porting men and women
from Europe who haye been brought uD in the
No hey will not" the ma replied. They
Will dsDfnd on tho super or Intelligence OF
hme1sHn abOT, Del u - the wOTk n II Will
not take the average Anne iGay nj u or woman
lonE ~ ~, hinsSll ~ herself 20 II and 10 bO-
Dggn born IL tho business "
Tbef" ~ no question about the sucG0 0ss Of the
WuOlI0u dTe6s 70 dB men aud Os cry men who
So 10 here. JhsI VIII com" IN eVmlMitlOn
With the American mRnulA uTeTs. Woo lon
thar they WI lsVo 70 hUs 10 20 K o. aIonG.
They nlll nYI maxi any better goods tIaH ne
already hslng mad bsT", hroAYss Hs goo
woOl0h olpih 10 ~ de q 10 DOwiAs y iIala any
EtI EhyIIS ~ t1s ts T"rd; TRo men ~ ne tpporll6E
eIsa'@ % no prndue' II Ills heIs. tLslT Dusl
nesB slides away ~ ~ them
, ILsn" trades hfS not tbS only EuiopsGn 0nrs
thai are g0Bg 70 ssitl0 here on aoeOuDt Of Ihs
t9nn ,Thg1r. - Ialk OF ~ mGlyf4 unTs =
coming gnd ~ other .bus lssssy bu1 tLss bHts
no. 80 far ~ gDoed No bays fho linen aud
Hogllsn aud hOslsfy mud dyr men,
49, TINS emigration lsni " had hing for Amer.
Ica.' rHb WOrib s.reet niHr DaHL ims1
Yil 10 smD.oys1 % IuIld do Gctylls Win
Amsflehn material, .AmrTIeiH ma 'hlnery ln
RON II aud AmsHan raw nEtSrlsL Mi
SiLngv!AIe business generally