Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-07-15

ter OF domestic fabrics had rapidly deteriorated
and that tho American people can no longer OBJ.
'ceived by the adultsrated fabrics forced upon
them.
This charge I. wholly false. II originates In
Ignorance OF the conditions and the advance
u wool manufacture In Ill countries.
CENSUS srATIsrioA
The census shows that there were manufac
tnred in the United States. in 1890. TAI as8, 16S
sltiare yards OF Atwood and worsted goods. OF
tho MILL value Of $50. 3l4. 1885,; Of mixed goods
that Is. OF goods into the warp OK niitng Of which
lahoddy or cotton was carded with wo0l-56 ,6I2..
$50 square yards. OF the mill value OF e2A. 500. los
ASH square, yards. Of the Mil value Of is. Sci. osi
There was never . time whom tho proportion
OF ail.wool goods made aud worn In this country
was larger In comparison with the mixed and
cotton goods worn than at present.
This 10 extraordinary In view OF tho fact that
the use OF shoddy or renovated wool has reached
= very high development within recent years.
particularly In England.
Use OF sHoDDY ABROAD.
shodAy 10 utilized abroad to an oxtent un.
dreamed OF and unapproached by our Y man.
lufacturers. The quantity Of shoddy consumed
BY the British manufacturers IL vastly In Ok
lcess OF the Quantity used By our own, while
both use nearly the same amount Of wool. They
have attained q SKILL In c0ncoaling Its presence,
Ia utilizing wastes wo still throw away. and in
jcombining them with fresh material that nc
mills In this country can equal.
H ENGLISH sHoDDY MANUFACTURE
There were In Great Britain In 1889 (see ON.
Ielal returns under the Factories and Work.
Ishcps act"D lbs shoddy mllls. employing l.50s
lployed in our Is shoddy mills In 1890. No
lonctal return 10 made Of the product Of these
Imtlls. but from other. data accessible It 10 esti-
MATED TO exceed by four times the total con.
sumption Of shoddy in all the WOODEN mills Of
tho United States.
While $3.50. $50 spindlss in ne United states
consumed over 400. 0OO. 600 pounds Of wool In 1890,
over 6.o9O 900 spindies in the wooisn and vorsted
mills OF Great Britain consumed hui 40, OO0, 0O0
pounds OF wool. 4 considerable proportion Of
larger production Of nns coun,s q yarn In that
but IL II evident that 70 keep these
100000 sptndlAs supplied there must have been
enormous Quantities Of shoddy and cotton pass.
ling over them.
LESS szoDpY USED IN THE UNITED STATES
These statissics provs thss the duty on wool
has nothing TO do with the comparative quaint.
ties Of wool and substitutes Tor wool used
"a shs indastry. hsre OF elsewhere. From every
point OF Wow the same conclusion 10 trfesistlbiy
forced upon US. Tho American people. with
taxed wool. use every year two pounds Per
capita moro wool b the people Of Great
Britain. enjoying the advantage OF free wool.
snd our per capita consumption Of shoddy IL
much smaller than that Of the English people.
caEAP GOODS DKHANpEp.
b manufacture OF adulterated goods IL no,
primarily ths work Of the manufacturer him.
solf. These goods. like others. are made upon
orders; they arc made and sold because there ID
Ia demand for Thorn. There 10 . demand for
them because the people who uso Thorn md that
ablos and we'll worth tie money they cost. II
wool WAS tree. this demand for q fabric chsapol
than al.wool would continue. and would be mel
TN the eauae manner ~ now.
TIE UTILIZATION or WASTES.
This cry against wool substitutes IL mainly
founded on ignorance. The utilization Of wastes
lts - legitimate In this industry a. In any other,
In svsry other Il i commended b. the vory
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