New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-07
FINE COTTON SPINNING.
RESULTS OF THE M'KINLEY ACT.
q SUPERIOR CLASS OF WARP AND YARN MANU-
TACTURED FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIES
COTTON PLANTERS IN NEED OF PRO-
TECuoN-A PLAGUE OF EGYP-
TAN CHEAP LABOR.


TAN CHEAP LABOR.
tTBox spEcIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THK TRiBuSk'l
Windsor Locks, Conn, Sept. Gone OF the mos' p'O
nounccd successes in business which have arisen from
the indirect effects of the Mckinley act Is tnst oi
spinning cotton warp. This has peeh ior 20"
an established industry, but the demaho nus oee,
small for cotton warp I'm NUMBERS oe'"ec" ~ o
TO- and from 20 to 100 there mas beeh none VIM
ever The cotton In the coarse numbers Is USED
for dress goods where the warp is OF cotton ana
the filing OF WOOL The manufacture OF this class
OF goods before 1900 was limited in 'he n"er
numbers the thread warp is used TOR Isle 'nieau
hosiery and underwear. There was no demand wh"'-
ever for this thread. The Mckinley act raised 'he
duty on hosiery, underwear and dress goods. ana
the demand for these yarns has correspondingy IN
creased.
In this village OF 5000 population the spinning
OF cotton yarn In the coafse numbers Is carried on
extensively BY the j. r. Montgomery Company.
A new fvestory brick building. so feet wide
and 100 feet deep. has been filled with machinery
Of the most modern type and has now been IN
active operation since last winter The building
and machinery cost $4,000. In addition TO this
building there three other mills. Before the
Mckinley bill passed one Of them was surhcieht 10
supply the demand for cotton warp. The remaining
mills are given up to the making OF fine novelty
cotton yarns. They are manufactured In all hhus
Of patterns tinted loopcd knotted and In variegateo
coors The duty on these fancy yarns was Increased,
and the competition with the factories OF France
Italy and Germany has been reduced. The compe'i-
ton now Is confined 10 domestic manufacturers, anu
this has had the effect of making the prices lower
than they were. Here, everywhere under fro-
lection, domestic competition has more TO DO WIN
reducing prices than foreign conpetinoh
These works OF the J. II. Montgomery company
we're started in a small way In 1873 10 mnDulacture
cotton yarn The company has now paio up
capital of S35OOOO employs $50 hands pays out
81 900 a week In wages ana Is running u" Jun
time 10 supply orders. The wages Of the working
people have been increased and are double ana IN
some cases treble She wages received by operatives
in Germany and Italy. This Is business when oe-
pends entirely upon the prosperity of the domesuc
cotton and woollcn mills. When they are ousS tne
cotton warp Is in demand and Of course the reverse
Is Tie case when the mills are Idle or running Oh
half ,me Before the Mckinley bill went INTO erect
the cotton and wolen mills were practically nj a
siandstill The foreign supply flooded domestic
markets. Now that the bcnehcent effects OF mat
hill are being felt by the domestic manufacturers
the mills are hummng with ACTIVITY ana uiiS NC
pendent Industry has doubled It's capaciV. me
officers OF this company, who have put "IooVoo l."
their new business, assert ahat the Mckinney law
enabled them 10 make that venture. The spinning
of fine warn for Isle thread goods has been started
nv the willimantic Thread Company. There Is
growing demand for this kind Of yarn which the
present plant. enormous us 1t Is, VIII MOI De ACRE \"
SIMPLY. Another establishment in the eastern part
OF the State Is about to begin operations with p"h'
specially fitted for the spinning d hhe yarns
In the c1arser numbers. used for dress goods ee'r
Ally INLAND cotton Is used almOs entirely, but for
underwear the Sea Island cotton raised on the slanos
along the Carolina coast, Is used This coUoh IL VI
the finest grade. and there is none better. "hen II
Is in blossom the moisture seems 10 nave INV o''
of softening the fibre and maldng 1t Npen IN
s,,perior manner 1t is curious fact that the cotton
nc GOOD In
IN nor cent IN qualify In one years time. But me
as this cotton Is strong competitor for nis' hohors
has come Into the market In recent years IN '1le
Egyptian cotton. II has yellow unt when MAKES "
desirable for underwear, but is not as good IN qnaiS
as the Sea Island cotton. The natural color OF the
cotton Gives the goods better tint than any aye
med II Is considered preferable In another respect.
There Is not so much waste and lint as there is IN
domestic cotton This is accounted Tor py the cheap
labor Of Egypt. and the care and ume taken W o''
the cotton before II is mled. This cotton c"h pe
boucbt In Liverpool much cheaper than American cot
ton and as IL comes In free OF duty 1t Is bonght eX
4ensiyely The cost OF transportation OF cotton nom
charleston 10 NewYork is about the same as II Is IRON
LIVERPOOL to New York. This competition mas oihS
assumed formidable proportions In the last year ahu
n half Before that King Cotton was as supreme ana
as majestic as he had been south OF Mason and
D,xon's line But since Egyptian cotton has begun 10
come in and Peruvian cotton as we'll organizations
have formed In Texas, Florida, Alabama and south
Carolina TO petition Congress TO give protection 10 1e
native growers Of this staple prodnct OF the South
A cotton-seller who here short time ago SAID
that these petitions already prepared and would
have been presented 10 Congress last session IL
National election were not TO occur this year.
Here again comes In the question OF cheap labor
which never before has affected the South In the
raising Of cotton. That has been one reason why
The south could compete with the world. Another
reason is that the natives OF Egypt never understood
how to manage the cotton crop until the Engsh GOT
control OF the Government. In that time the iidsry
has been developed and now the product OF Egypt on
account OF It's cheapness, has In a marked degree
cost OF Egyptian laborer like the toOe labor on the
island OF Sumatra. Is inhntesimal. 1t Is the same
with Peruvian labor. The cotton Is raised Tar
hack In the interior and Is packed across the Andes
10 the Pacific coast. When II comes here II Is stu
packed in small bales and be bought cheaper than
American cotton. ,. ,.
One large buyer OF cotton said: We use Thousands
OF bales OF cotton every year and have bought EgyP
tan cotton in large quantities. II answers ceTsln
purpose very well. so does the Peruvian cotton. but
there is no finer cotton than The Sea Island. Now,
although we import this foreign cotton which we cal
would be willing and glad TO have ihe American
producer protected. believe in Protection although
In this instance It would hurt my Pocketio4k
There thing he added, 4 want 10 say
South In relation 10 the duty on cotton binders. u.
urged that they should come In free OF duty Well,
do You know those poor, poverty stricken Iarnl'rs
buy that iron for or ID cents pound. and sell
II TO us at the price OF the cotton? They MAKE
about 400 per cept profit on the transaction
THE OUTLOOK IN THE IRON TRADE.