The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

tain all-Wool gods, but are defraudod aud del
thom. |
THIS charge IS wholly false. II originates in |
ignorance Of tho conditions and tho advance
of wool manufacture in all countries.
CENSUS STATISTICS
tured in the United Statos In 1880. 131, 1913, 1881
81 uaro yards OF Atwood and worsted goods, oil
tho mill value OF So. 3l4.1s3; Of MIXED goods
that is Of goods into the warp or filling Of which
shoddy or cotton was carded with wool--56. 6l2,-
$50 square yards. OF the mill value OF 81. 800 166
and "f goods woven upon cotton warps 14. s0s.
1877 square yards OF the mill value of So. 3S7 0S1
There was never a time whom the proportion
of allwool goods made and worn in this country
was larger In comparison with the mixed and
cotton goods worn than at present.
This is extraordinary In view Of the fact that
tho use Of shoddy or renovated wool has reached
a very high development within recent years.
particularly In England.
USE OF sHoDDY ABROAD.
shoddy 10 utilized abroad to an extent un-
dreamed OF and unapproached BY our own man
ufacturers. The quantity Of shoddy consumed
by tho British manufacturers 10 vastly in OK
both use nearly tho same amount Of wool Thoy
have attained skin In concoaltng Its presence.
in utilizing wastes We stlll throw away. and in
combining them with fresh materis. .naS no
mills In this country can equal.
THE ENGLISH sHoDDY MANUFACTURE
There were in Great Britain in 1889 (see off,
elal returns under the " Factories ana Work
shops aot') 125 shoddy mills, employing 4.5oa
lployod in our 80 shoddy mills in $780, No
IolRcial return Is made Of tho product OF th ESQ
mills but from other data accessible It 10 esti-
sumption Of shoddy in all the WOODEN mills Of
the United States.
While s.2ss. $50 spindles in tho United States
over 500: go spindies ia ito wooden and worsted
mills OF Great Britain consumed but $40 0OO. 900
pounds OF wool. considerable proportion Of
larger prodaction Of ane Counts Of yarn ia that
|oountry; but 1t Is evident that to keep these
Is 0,N. 900 spindles supplied shere must have been
enormous quantities OF shoddy and cotton pass
ling over them.
LES sHoDDY USED IN TH1 UNITED STATES
These statistics prove that the duty on wool
has nothing to do With tho comparative quaint
ties Of wool and substitutes for wool used
point Of Wow the same conclusion is irresistibly
forced upon us. The American people. With
taxed wool, use every Year two pounds Dor
British. enjoying tho advantage Of free wool.
and our per capita consumption OF shoddy 10
much smaller than that Of the English people.
CHEAP GOODS DEMANDED.
Tho manufacture OF adulterated goods 10 no,
primarily the work Of tho manufactures him
self. These goods. like others. arc made upon
orders; they arc made and sold because there Is
10 demand for them. There 10 . demand 70,
them because tho people who use them and tina,
able. and well worth the money they COST II
wool was free, this demand for fabric cheaper
tn An all-wool would continue, and would be me,
lin the same manner As now.
+ THE UTILIZATION OF WASTES.
This cry against wool substitutes Is mainly
founded on ignorance Tho utilization Of wastes
tis a. Legitimate in this industry in any other
lin every other II Is commended by tho vory
Economists who insist that in this particular Il
10 an evidence Of degradation and deterioration
EThe discovery that animal and vegetable nbsri
lean be- combined In . warm, durable and hand
lsome fabric has been q boon to mankind Ant
'lwomankind. not equsled. perhaps, by any thai
, has occurred since the invention Of automatic
textile machinery.
+ The utilization Of wood pulp IN tho manu-
fracture OF paper has enormously extended TT
use and Increased tho educating power Of the
;, printing press. Just 90 the uso of substitutes
ffor wool has added to the comfort OF humanity
There could not be paper enough made withou
l tho use OF wood pulp 70 supply tho demand, AM
q there 10 not wool enough grown in the world +
Z properly clothe the people inhnbiting rtgorou!
6lclimateo.-From tie Memorial addressed to ne Sen
ate BY ahs National Asssocatton q Wool Aaa4acsu,
& eTs opposed to tie Free Wool biU