New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-05

on them, which, Of course sells them at once
The high standard Of goods made here in Rock
vile may be exceptional The Globe Mills, of
Utica, probably turn out fine a product. In
England the high grades Of goods made at Hud-
dersield more in the same line, but at present
there is but little competition with them. The
competition with English goods is more confined
TO Bradford than to lIuddersiield. In Bradford
worsteds, inferior in quality TO the Rockville
make, are even now coming here in great quanti-
ties. ShOddy is used in them extensively, and
even with high duty upon them, they are sold
at surprisingly dow figures. To maintain apy
foothold in the United States it necessary
for the Bradford manufacturers to cheaper the
quality of their goods and to reduce the wages
paid. Since the Mckinley bill passed wages have
been reduced II per cent by the English manu-
facturers / was told by a Rockville manufacturer
that he had just received letter from Bradford
saying that there had been four large failures
there in the last six months Not one of them
was for less than $250,O00, and one amounted
to over 81, 100000
Before General Harrison was elected the woollen
business all over the country was terribly de-
pressed, and even In Rockville, Where the custom
is of superior kind, some Of the mills for months
were running on halftime. If the Mckinley bill
had not been passed TIE depression would have
caused as many failures on this side as have oc
Cured In England But that bill has brought
about a most wonderful change. The Rockville
mills are now running on full time, sixty hours
week They are filed to overlooking with
orders and even at this early stage of the season.
three weeks after they began to show their
samples for the trade next summer, the capacity
of the mills, for a year in advance, has been
taxed to the utmost. Further orders de-
clined and none but regular customers can be
supplied. Only last week twenty-six new looms
were put In one of the mills and improvements
and additions are constantly making. The
American output has nearly doubled. More wool
is being used than before, and never in the
history of the manufacture of woollens in this
country has there been such heavy demand far
American goods 1t is estimated that business TO
the extent of S4,000,o 900 will be done by the
Rockville mills.
The prosperity in this country and the de-
preston In England if continued, will probably
bring about the settlement in Rockville Of sew
eral Of the largest English manufacturers of
fine woIst,ds. In fact. the firm OF Lcdgc q Sons of
Huddersfeld, whose goods are the finest In Eng
land, now have the refusal of mill site in
Rockville Whether they come or not is contin-
gent upon the election of President Harrison
One of the members Of the firm has practically
abandoned his business and has been employed
in one of the mills here for some time as a de-;
ssper of STYLES lie SAID that ,rd nG 9a ,bs1
firm The only thing for them TO 40 was 10 CONE ra
as his partners. that they will have TO pay double
thew arc willing 10 do So They will start in
Rockville on account of the skilled labor that
can be found there. -,
I had n short talk with q weaver. He said that
there was no question about the increased earn,
ings of the operatives Inc Prices wre AZ al
made BY the manufacturers. There was no
union to amount to anything, he added in koGk-
Vile The workmen preferred to deal indlvlduialy
with their employers. Most of them own yn,. their
All work is paid by the piece, cut. of cloth
Of sixty yards. In Bradford woman weaver yer
gets 81 % or de oyer N two G ock or
to the inch In Rockville the same kind OF
work done by man brings eleven cents yai id
SS SE for n sns hs same as the The
| weekly wages here are about double what are
maid in England. The following comparison Is
siVon' WAGES OF wEAvERs.
% %::ys!: f fsS SO
In England the working day is ten hOurss:
| In Germany working day is twelve hours IL
| is understood that this difference In time en-
ablcs the German manuiactIer TO-, 10 ser "an be
made at Bradford. So Free-1rade England Is
learning what it is TO compete with cheap labor
| and the manufacturers ao wen as 'hC oPc'"' .
S Snu no. o take kindly TO the competition Can
Of this &C COUNTY, tRey n sSn doctrne
would not Affect wages here Would . non
Free Trade have 'le crcct Of i3oa ar fo ,s
| country with the wooen products OF Bradford
As it is. that city finds lie principal marker IN
this country. II It ccu SEND IT'S ou'P hr
| unTcs,ra,ocd what would rccon'c "i the american
supply i seeks no foreign % mark cv and Under III
;or. nTotnctjye tariff would not many OF onr bnS.
looms stopped as they were , two S years b2og
afont n corresponding reduction in wages Ire
%orkmcn Of Rockville are firm IN t1 g , D",,eI
hat Free Trade. or a low protective tann would
no., benefit them. They are now satisfied s,e; ana
hannv They save their money ana own tnelI owl
hh aprss Many OF them have become Joint owners
Of the mills in Rockville; r ho% tI!'e The h SON
rnnains a weaver, the same as his iaIhef ,a,l,.
srndfather The earnings of generations macv
| 60 led 10 buy home. The contrast DEVIL VII
FREE Trade and Protection is too marked 10 heeu
| to be explained TO the wcavcis OF i'oo nv
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