New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-09
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AN ENGI1sHMAN STARTING A LACE MILL
THE INDUSTRY LANGUIsHNG IN MOTIF NGHAM
OWING TO TIE M'KISLEY ACT-FUTURE OF

Of the lace and lace curtain industry; millions OF
dollars are invested tile business there and each
year products Of the mills ~ the value OF millions OF
dollars have been sent this country. But before
long the few lace curtain manufacturers now IN this
country say there will be a different STATE Of Affairs
England instead of having the greatest lace curtain
industry in the world. viii have 10 oe content, they
declare with taking place after the United States.
Tho Nottingham lace companies realize that America
Is the place for suc all industry. and some OF them
are already preparing to bring their plants heic'
and to give employment TO thousands OF American
wage-earners.
- The cause OF this turn in the tide IL the Mckinley
act Before that became law there was
really lace industry in This country that was doing
what could be called business There were few
Minis In Pennsylvania and elsewhere: but, with Il"
protection. they struggled for existence and did not
become established industry until the Mckinley act
was passed. There are not many more mills In the
country now but Il Is the prediction OF men who are
In a position 10 Know that within few years II the
Mckinley act IL permitted TO stand. the United States
will lead the world in the lace and lace curtain In
dustry.
The most recent example OF the benefits Of The MO
Kiney law Is the corporation Of the Wyandance Lace
Company, which will soon have plant al Wyaho"nco'
L. l., which will give employment for several huhoeu
people, who will receive American wages Inc com
pany corporated only week ago under 'ne h'"s
OF New jersey but already the worlmen are engaged
in putting up a big biick mill on the Oh acre ana
half of ground which the company owns The officers
OF the company J. F. Forth, OF Nottingham f'e
Iand president: J. p Chapman OF the firm OF ihnoh'
Hughes d Denning New York. treasurer, ana H. D.
Langley, No. o5 Broadway. secretary. Theodore L.
Steele James McCrosker and several other New'hofh
business directors.
IL Was In the lace curtain business IN Nottingham
and was doing good business There nhh INC VI"
Kinley act passed." snid MI Forth YESTERDAY
Z" but when America 1T to place duty on lace
and lace curtains tie company | WAS interested '"
could not anord to send shipments 10 TINS c0"l'F
As We exported slich a large quaDHty Vi ne" "b
,oce curtains 10 the United states II naturally GRIP
pled our business. and our profits were CUT o""h'
l. as an Englshman, thought ii WIS an on'r"se Z"
prevent M from doing business with Americans u"
I now see that it was n smart YANKEE loeA 10 Eo'
tie industry over here. The Americans, Know
want TO have plenty of lace, hut they also want I"
no made I'm this country. As II WAS simply i cas-
of america proposes 10 have the INDUSTRY %' aD'"
to take hand in starting IT. Tie result III NY
case is the Wyandancc Lace Company, Win "o'.N
On Long Island We shall! not start on Sn'a''
scale. We shall have machines with all tnr
subsidiary machines, and within twe'Ve-mohin ni''r
we start hope TO double the hummer Vi 'h"''i''''
and more than double The output
@When l came over here ! soon found America"
capitalists who ready TO make soou li.N'S'
ment The result Is that not more thaH FIo"" VI
the 100000 stock which we Issued remains Oh oar
,al in the concern but the American does not oDe't
IN having Englishmen coming over here with cap'al
II they only pay the workman American wages VII"
the money they bring across the water
4The wyandnnce Company will be I'm full work
ing order three months from now lhe rc'so" We
hail be ready so soon is that We shall nave COZ"
nlo,e plan, brought over from Nottingham, Ensatd'
Nv. should have had to have the machines mace IN
Enrnnd ANYHOW us they not yet m"nuiHe'ur'c
an this country. In few years. no DOUBT, 'ne
machinery will be made here. The seven machines
that are coming have been nsrd at the ms Ill No'
tingham, but they are as good as new anu % ''o
Nottingham people have not lad any use Tor theih
o,ncs the Mckinley net was passed, they might JUST
az well be over here. Each OF the machines "e'e"9
five TONS and is IN 10000 pieces, so a pcrso" e"'
Imagine how complicated II Is, ana no" heoee'"i'
o,ter awhile it Will be to have factories here ""eIc
these machines are made. II would DC eAlriieNc !"
have 10 send to Nottingham every time piece OK tne
a.. cb,rn brohe The delay would be expensive,
too. -, a., ,.o,, attn
awe are already at work on the big DICK mn
which we shall need at Wyandance' ana IL VIII "
ready by the tame the machines reach this country
Then we shall betu 10 turn out Just a. me FACE as
made 10 Noting CHAM, and In time l know we siiali
snn onr lace In London Everything to our I'D
y.n.aoe | now know Is In this country. The bulk
OF the cotton used In making lace articles Is prV'uceI
here We shall be able to compete with Eng
Msh makers and the price OF lace Will 20 dow" Oe'oi
lon Pha only thing shall Dcu III tIt way VI
protection Is q small duty after we get start "
overcome tho cheap labor Of the other SIDE Ehgaho
I, she couM or the lace companies at Nottingham
would cut down tie wages Of the w0Thinen 10 XIII Z"
growing industry here, and that Is one reason why
heavy duty Is required now. Three or four year.
hence after the Industry has han a cipuiSe 70 ~
good grin on American sO only the smallest Hhd VI
a duty viii be needed just enough t,E1n to pay Ihc
lh ,Sy s eonsamef Win no Le Imposed upon Az
lace articles will b. cheaper and In the emu Decr' '
entity Will
The Mil at Wyanuance win not only make lace
curtains bat lace PILLOW Sam lace oea ap ' n
Iuaiv exported from England 10 the ulated states
the value Of million sa of S91s e.. Md RST ' INV
ss not at all pleased with The mckinley act, They they
vs. ever passed in the United States They know
that it viii deprive Enganf OF a. large pf 81 ib,,
mills would be started here, but now they know thai
they wi and they Also rsi.e that theg are Of
s'c@ used 10 be champion OF free trade but since
have been in this country and have seen what
country the protective p9sy ms g@ sne 10 ' de
cannot but admit that the policy America is pu a.
suing is the right The Mckinley act Dos not
, m Swners but brings money into this
country IL gives employment to many more, II iaHes
first the people may no, the prices 90 down in
the The protected articles are c.eapes nr Ionpe
If the Mckinley law had not been passed: ! feel
certain that there would not have been lace OF
,are curtain factory or mill IN this country. nave
iooied over the situation thoroughly and Know 0e
truth OF what say. The United states Is the great
esf market in the void for lace and IL stands 10
resson thai lace articles shonld he made here
- There are now two lace mills at Wiikcsb:ifTe
Pom three In Philadelphia, two large ones az
istchogue ana with the Mckinley act to keep 9a'
The Nottingham lace, they can do Il ioir Dnsliess
,rnl' soon b. other mills 20 Join them. Tie company
I was connected with In nottingham Is not the onN
ono that has been looking around for an opportunity
20 transfer It's entire plant 10 America There are
others who will soon have to make q cmanee aiH
90 thov do come. IL will be bringing English chpltai
ana English property into this country: A.
my" aTTe finest Grade Of cotton yarn from the sea
leland md the Egyptian yarn has to be SPIN In
England at present and that is one more reason WHY