New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-10
BROUGHT By THE HKINLEY BILL,
SIR TITUS SALT, BART, SONS & co. OF SAL
TAIRE, ENGLAND, OPEN FACTORY
AT BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

SIR TITUS SALT, BART, SONS CO. OF SAL
TAIRE, ENGLAND. OPEN A FACTORY
AT BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Bridgeport Conn.,, March 0 SpecaD.-On account Of
the Mckinley bill OF the largest and best known
manufacturing concerns in Europe has Just established
factory for the manufacture of all grades Of silk
pushes In the United states. This company. Sir
Thomas salt, Bart, Sons 4 Co imted), OF SatalTe,
England has purchased the large factory Of the Howe
Sewing Machine Company, at Bridgeport, Conn. 10
which IL has made extensive additions. and As already
manufacturing goods. When running full capacity the
concern will give employment TO some GOO hands.
Much SKILL experience and knowledge are required TO
make silk plush 1t being the most difficult Of au textile
articles to manufacture. This company has achieved
the reputation Of being of the best manufacturers OF
these goods in the world, and through lis New-lork
selling agents had secured, previous TO the passage OF
the Mckinley bill, an enormous American tahe' Inc
Mckinley bill virtually cut this trade off, and they
must either come the United States to manufacture
or lose their large American business.
The history OF the founding and building up Of
saltaire England, by man. and the great gifts and
benefits he conferred on the working people and COM
munty at large is interesting one. Sir Titus SALT
whose title not hereditary, but reward OF merit
WAS born in Yorkshire England and was associated
with his father. Daniel Salt in the business OF wool
staples at Bradford. The firm, Daniel salt &c sons,
dealt In Russia Donskoi wool, which up 10 that time
had only been used In the wooen trade. Young salt
conceived an idea that II could also be used to adj
vantage In the manufacture Of w0rsteh goods lie
visited all the worsted manufacturers, endeavorng 10
get them TO introduce ii, unsucceSsfuy. however. as
they all only idiculed the idea Being firmly con-
WINGED that he right, he took small factory In
Bradford for the purpose. 1t finally so slccessfI
that he bought four large mills addition. in Bradford
1t in 1886. however that Sir Titus Salt laid the
cornerstone OF the great fortune he aferwaN anassed
by bringing into practical use the hair OF the alpaca
on a visit 10 Liverpool he In one Of the ware
houses lot Of odd-lookng wool wool Of the Llama)
which had shipped there from South America, ana
as no one could il, it lay there practically value
less Sir Titus salt experimental with It, and nnay,
| BY his great ingenuity perseverance and indomltaos
| WILL eyrmounted all obstacles and produced from II
O beautiful fabric known as alpaca dress goods.
lie bought up all that class of WOOL and practically
| had for some years monopoly and thus ainassel
large fortune. lie pioneer Of the alpaca industry
which to-day contributes largely TO the prosperity
and wealth of Bradford, England.
sir Titus then began to take the first steps TOWARD
Carrying out Idea he had formed years before Oh
establishing a model manufacturing town, with me
! highest possible advantages and comforts for the
operatives lie bought in 1858 large tract OF land
I'm the suburbs OF Bradford, and named it Saltaire,
after his family salt and the River Are, which runs
through After twenty years Of building and continual
improving, sir Titus had the satisfaction OF seeing
saltaire become the model village OF Great britain
| a world wide reputation They give employment to
about 1900 hands. The operatives houses (abous
900 in number built entirely of evenly cut stone
and are of handsome and substantial appearance. They
| are constructed sanitary principles, and have all
modern improvements These houses are let TO The oper-
| atiyes AZ low as they obtain poor and crowded
| quarters elsewhere.
sir Titus salt died In 1876, when the active manage
| rnent of the concern devolvoi upon Charles Stead
who ia the present chairman Of the board OF directors
and one of tho principal shareholders. Mr. stead
| was associated with sir Titus salt almost since
his earliest manufacturing. lie Is man Of rmarkdoie
,agacity and bushes, ability, and the success OF me
| company, present and past, i much due 70 MS man
| agellent. Mr. stead though seventy years DID, IS
| as active ~ most men OF fifty. 49, -,
| such is the concern that the Mckinley Dill has
brought 10 the United states. After the duty on u1
| patc and pearl buttons. few items were attacheu
with more violence than the duty silk plush. by az
| tho froe-trade and Democratic press. NOtwlthslan
ing that an extra duty Of 90 per cent has been adued
| 10 upholstery pusheS, the prices remain TO-DAY eh
actlv the same a. they previous 10 the passSso
| ~ the Mckinley bill on other grades, wheTe w
duty has been advanced 40 10 80 per cent there mas
iecn an advance of only 10 Z per cent-an a1vanCe
| or decline Of this amount occurs almost yealy itOu
market causes. Furthermore. 1t l. predicted DN wei
informed persons that In year or Two an SIX pusn.
nod in the United states will be made IN me il'eu
states and AT prices far lower than over couIu haro
been under existing conditions previous 10 the passage
| of the Mckinley bill.