The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-28

reiterated during the debate in the House Of
Representatives, is that tho wool tariff had
and other substitutes for WOOL that the charac-
tor OF domestic fabrics had rapidly deteriorated.
and that the American people can no longer OBJ
tain all-wool gods. but are defrauded and de-
ceived by the adultsrated fabrics forced upon
them.
This charge I, wholly false. It originates in
Iof wool manufacture in all countries.
CENSUS STATISTICS.
The census shows that there were manufac-
tured in the United States, in 1890, 131 93S 263
square yards Of all.wool and worsted goods. OF
that is. OF goods into the warp or filling Of which
shoddy or cotton was carded with wool-5G, el2.
1872 square yards, Of the mill value Of $2 800 1856
and Of goods woven upon cotton warps 1874 e08,-
487 .Quare yards, OF the mill value Of $685. SS7 081
There was never q time when the proportion
OF all wool 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 is utilized abroad to an extent un-
dreamed OF and unapproached by our own man
|ufacturers. The quantity Of shoddy consumed
| by the British manufacturers is vastly In ex-
cess OF the quantity used by our own, while
both use nearly tho same amount OF wool. They
have attained skill in concealng its presence,
comb ining Thorn with fresh material that no
mills in this country can equal.
THE ENGLISH sHoDDY MANUFACTURE
There were in Great Britain ia 1889 tsee OFF,
lelsi returns under tho Factories and Work
shops act'D lbs shoddy mills. employing 1903
persons, as compared with the 1865 persons en-
tp!oyed In our % shoddy mills in $780, No
oaicial return is made Of the product Of these
mated to exceed by four times the total con
sumption Of shoddy In all the WOODEN mills Of
the United States.
While a.2ss, 2sO spindles in tho United States
consumed over 4eo,0o 600 pounds Of wool in 1890
over 5000 600 spindles In tho WOODEN and worsted
mills Of Great Britain consumed but 40, O00. 600
pounds Of wool. considerable proportion OF
this great discrepancy may be explained by the
larger production Of nne counts Of yarn In that
country; but it is evident that to keep these
|s 900 spindles supplied there must have been
enormous quantities Of shoddy and cotton pass
ing over them.
LEES sHoDDY USED IN TIKI UNITED STATES
Those statistics prove that tho duty on wool
has nothing to do with tho comparative Quanti-
ties Of wool and substitutes for wool used
In the industry, hero or elsewhere. Prom every
point OF view the same conclusion 10 frresistibly
forced upon US. The American people, with
taxed wool, use every year two pounds per
Britain, enjoying tho advantage Of free wool.
and our per capita consumption Of shoddy is
much smaller than that Of the English people.
CHEAP GOODS DEMANDED.
Inc m Anufacture OF adulterated goods Is not
primarily the work OF tho manufacturer him
self. These goods. like others. arc made upon
orders; they are made and sold because there is
10 demand tor them. There Is o demand for
them because tho people who use them find that
whom we'll made they arc slightly and service
able. and we'll worth the money they COST II
wool was free, this demand for fabric cheaper
tn an an-woel would continue, and would be met
In the same manner as now.
THE UTILIZATION OF WASTES.
This cry against wool substitutes Is mainly
founded on ignorance The utilization of wastes
10 as legittmat ate in this industry in any other
In every other IL 10 commended by tho very
economists who insist that in this particular 1t
lie an evidence Of degradation and deterioration,
THE discovery that animal and vegetable fbsrs
lean be combined in . warm, durable and hand
some fabric has been q boon 10 mankind and
womankind, not eQualed, perhaps, by any that
has occurred since the invention Of automatic
textile machinery,
| The utilization Of wood pulp in tho manu-
fracture OF paper has enormously extended It's
use and increased the educating power OF the
tprinting press. Just 50 the use of substitutes
for wool has added to the comfort Of humanity
There could not be paper enough made without
the use Of wood pulp to supply the demand. and
there 10 not wool enough grown in the world to
properly clothe the people inhabltlng rigorous
china tes.-From the Memorial addressed to ne Sen
ate by TIE National Asssociaticn Of Wool Xan4factuy
/ ers opposed to the Free Woo! bill