Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-26
The Cond it,on Of Manufacture..

WASHINGTON. D. c., December 18.-The
growth of exports is not limited to bread
stuffs or provisions. 1t is now seen to q
marked degree in manufactures. The indi-
cations all point to an unprecedented pros
perity to the United States, not only in aGrl.
culture, but in all industries.
1T is a fact" said Major Brock, chief Of
the bureau of statistics, ''that there has never
been time in the history of this country
when iron and steel and cotton and wooden
factories were turning out such immense
products. This greatly increased prosperity
in all of our industries has largely sprung up
within the last ten months. Much inquiry
has been made in reference to whether new
industries have been started under the new
tariff conditions. The information comes to
US from the most reliable sources that roll
ing mills, cord and Irvine factories and many
other new industries have been started all
over the United States. In the period con-
sidered, the past ten months, there has been
an increase of 175, 7O9 cotton spindles in the
northern and southern states"
Major Brock has received from one of the
best known textile experts in this country a
letter bearing upon this subject. The expert
writes: ga comparison of the old prices,
before the new tariff went into effect, reveals
the fact that prices of nearly ever article in
the textile line is cheaper now than at any
former period of which we have any record.
"Since was boy was in the dry goods
trade, in the capacity of reporting every
class of dry goods and merchandise gener-
ally, and in forty years experience. since
1851, never saw goods sell SO low as they
have since January l, 1891. l am speaking
from experience now, acquired by no other
living individual.
The pearl button business has started up
on grand scale. In Newark, N. j., thir-
teen works have got to work employing TO-
OOC operatives; large works have been erect
ed in Brooklyn, IN New York, in Philadel-
phia, in Connecticut, etc. At Paterson bot
any worsted mill has been started on large
scale, also mill for making fine Henriettas,
silk-velvet mill, and for silk ribbons and
piece silks. The surrounding country bids
fair to rival Lyons, France, while quietly out
In the nutmeg state Cheney Bros. are pro-
ducing silks which arc superior to any i'm
ported. There has been a mill started in
started in Poughkeepsie making moleskins
and 9 corduroy mill is making very decent
goods in Rhode Island, while cotton, wooden,
worsted and knitting mills have been erect
ed, started and improved on grand scale
almost in every state in the union, even
south and far away northwest. 1t Is fair to
conclude that 100000 persons have found
employment through the Mckinley tariff
that would under ordinary circumstances
have found no employment. With all those
new arteries producing new goods, and
Europe still sending forward large supplies
to our different ports of entry, the COMPETE
ton will be SO great that prices in all proba-
bility are liable to be lower than ever"
''1he tin-plate industry is beginning to
speak for itself. Notwithstanding the at
tempts to throw discredit upon tln-plate
making in this country" said Major Brock,
1.-THE industry has been established. The st.
Louis, Pittsburg AMI Demmler works are
turning out tin plate. Success is assured in
every respect. These establishments are now
furnishing tin plate superior to that import
ed from England"