The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-27
ANOTHER NEW INDUSTRY HERE.


Henry lister q Son Remove Their Plush
Factory TO the United States.
A fresh illustration of how the new
tariff Ii stimulating the material great
ness of the United States Is the recent
removal to this country OF the large es-
Enlistment of Henry Lister g. Son, Of
Huddersfeld, England, manufacturers
of silk and mohair pushes. Perhaps no
plush manufacturers are more widely
known in the mercantile world than the
firm of Henry Lister g. Son, who are
now erecting magnificent new factory
at jamestown, N. Y. In their fac
tory in England they employed about
1900 hands, but expect to do business on
a much larger scale in this country.
Prior to the passage of the Mckinley
tariff Lister & Son marketed nearly
81 100000 worth, or 90 per cent. of their
annual output, in this country, but the
effect of the new tariff was to deprive
them Of their entire American trade. In
an interview In the Buffalo Commercial
relative 10 the effects of the late tariff
upon their business Mr.. II. r.. Lister
said:
"When the Mckinley bill became law
our business was paralyzed; orders were
Cancelled from here land 90 per cent. of
our trade was with America); the value
of all our stock went down and down
until the stuff was hardly worth any
thing. Tussah silk, which has sold for
aiphfv canta mar ,Nouod J,-np,>ad a. al
teen cents within twelve months, and
the manufactured articles declined in
proportion, and tussah silk products were
q largo factor in our business. The re
suit of this depreciation was q loss to
our concern exceeding half a million
dollars, with worse prospects at the be-
ginning of the second year than when
the act was passed. We continued bust
ness, though at loss, hoping that the
bill would be repealed and that we could
again get control Of the American mar
ket. The showing of the second balance
sheet was so much worse than that of
the first that father and I at once de-
cided to try America"
Mr.. Lister says that his goods can be
=.
Of the American market he says:
"Our experience is that it is the great
est and best market in the world, and is
continually improving. The population
is not only immense, but the per capita
consumption is greater than in any other
country, which is accounted for by the
fact that the American working and
/
anywhere else and buy more freely,
while in England, am sorry to say, the
buying capacity of the masses is seriously
decreasing"
For the kind of labor employed in his
business, Mr.. Lister says, he will be
obliged to pay from so 10 100 PEI cent
moro in this country than he paid in
England. The weekly earnings Of war;
dressers in their Huddersfield factory
We're SO shillings or s. per week, while
in this country they will have to pay
$3.50 for the same work. Unskilled
laborers they paid in England less than
s. per week, but here they will bt
obliged to pay from So to so per week
In their English factory they paid loon
txers Sc per week, but will have to pa,
$40 and SIS for the same work in theil
jamestown factory, ..E....
Mr.. Lister further says that labor
ing man can live as cheaply in this coun
try rs in England Meat, eggs, butter
cheese, -four, fruit and vegetables are
cheaper here. The only things dearel
are house rent and the finer grades o.
clothing. -....
OF the comfortable condition of GU,
working classes he said:
"When came here and saw the com
Portable quarters occupied by your worl
people, could not help thinking that
man leaving the conditions existing OF
the other side and acquiring those her,
must feel this country to be heaven
When asked to account for the fact tina
SO many foreigners vote for free trad,
when they come to this country, Mr.
r Lister answered; =.....
II cannot, unless upon the theory tina
; they do not understand what they ar
I doing Free trade in this country, or
material reduction of the present tariff
Q is as sure to reduce the rates of wage
i as the sun is to rise tomorrow.
:. Laboring men, here are few cold
: glittering facts upon which it would b
: well for You to ponder between now an
r. next November. Here you see you
: country enriched by the building of
new industry-which is but one instanc
among undreds-brought here. as 20
}. are Informed by one of its proprietor
T. by the the influence of the new tariff
p Ho has also desc ribed the wretehed cor
y ditions Of labor in England, and assure
e you that to lower the tariff sis as SUI
is to reduce wages as the sun is to rise t.