The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-08

Washington, Sept. 7.-tSpecial. ]-Syd-
ney Smith preserves the legend of the
old Mrs Darlington, who, seeing water
coming into her house, Immediately
grasped her mop and broom and set
furiously to work to keep it cut. For
some time she battled against the At
lantic with such success that not very
much water succeeded in covering her
floor, but at last she was compelled to
acknowledge the resistless power of the
food, and to retire from the fray, beat
en-, exasperated and tired out with her
useless exertions.
In, this time when the Republicans
are again beginning their attempt to
fool the American people with their
glittering generalities and deceiving
rallying cries, that bespeak patriotism
on the surface and selfishness under
meath, it is well for them to turn to
this old story and begin to think wheth-
er, after ALL they can stem the tide OF
popular feeling that has set IN against
the entertainments Of aggregated capt.
tai upon the rights of the people OF this
country.
In Maine. where the Republicans are
to make their first big campaign, in an
.ticipation of the election which occurs
now in a few days they are beginning
again to preach their deceptive doc
trines. Their party has always been
one of bluff and rallying cries. They
have made the American people be-
lieVe for time that there was some
thing to fear in the face of the British
lion and his immense trade. But the
a aafa0 L,
glish in all markets. Here is what the
advance sheets of the consular reports
Tor september say regarding the chance
for trade in India:
How to Enlarge American Trade.
There is considerable demand for
the products of perfected machinery,
Tor boots and shoes, for patent medi-
cines, for notions of various kinds. for
umbrellas, but above all for cotton
goods, which constitute the universal
clothing of the people. The govern
ment has demonstrated, by elaborate
and repeated experiment, that cotton.
with a staple equal to the American,
cannot be grown successfully in India.
The Indian cotton is chiefly used. espe-
clally on the continent of Europe. TO
mix with American cotton, and to
cneapen the price of the manufactured
article.
1T certainly seems anomalous that
the United States, having cheap DOW
er.the raw cotton, and a labor so intel
ugent in the use Of machinery, that the
labor cost per yard of goods is less
than in any other country. should vet
be shut out by the manufacturers of
Europe from tEis great market. Such
few American goods as are sold in
India have an excellent reputation.
There are two points which chiefly
prevent the increase of sales of Ameri-
can goods. One. is, that most American
goods are of too high a class, and.
consequently, too expensive for the
people. 1t will be necessary for Ameri-
can manufacturers to investigate, and
then make such goods as the market
demands, noting carefully the fashions
and fancies of the people, and the
quality of cloth which they can af-
ford to buy. 1t is much less expensive
TO supply the people with what they
want. than to educate them to taking
what We think the proper thing
The other impediment seems to lie
with the manufacturers also. / am
informed by the merchants that they
receive no encoura cement when they
propose to put American goods on this
market. They say that the owners OF
the mills in the United States do not
take any interest in securing a share OF
this trade; that they are informed that
the manufacturers will sell to them as
to anv one else on the New York mar
ket. and if they want to sell American
goods they must buy them and export
them at their own risk. Now, the mer-
chants say that they can not afford ia
spend the required time and money in
advertising and pushing a hitherto I'M
known brand of goods on this market
If. when they have succeeded in getting
a position for the article, any other
merchant can secure the goods on the
sarie terms and reap the benefit OF
their work The consumer buying the
goods which are pressed on him by
the English and other merchants and
agents Of manufacturers. knows moth
ing of American products, and there
fore. does not ask for them. The re-
suit. if this system be continued, is
that there is no reason why the sales
of American goods should not remain
for an indefinite time, as small as they
are at present
IN order that American manufac.
turers may take the commanding posi-
ton in the market of India, to which
they are entitled, they must send their
own representatives out here to work
up business, or they must constitute
as their. agents such firms as are al.
ready established here, giving them ar
exclusive right in certain territory tC
special brands, q commission on goods
sold. or such other inoucement as viii
set them to work 10 advertise and gel
the goods on the market. 1t certainly
would seem that it would pay the new
southern states, and which are strug
CLING to obtain a footing in the mar
kets of the country. to look into this
matter even if the older and more
firmly esta blished mills content with
tho trade they have, should not care e
DO So They would certainly have the
advantage of location and freight
They could send directly to India. il
the shape Of cloth, the cotton which
starting almost from their doors. ir
the bale. meets the consumer here a:
= manufactured article after travelling
ali the way round by England or Ger
many, having paid much extra freight
and for many extra landings AS mat
fers are were it not for kerosene oil
the balance of trade would be ever
more overwhelmingly against the
United States in its dealings with In
dia than ID is now
No Need 10 Seek Far.
one has not far to seek for the rea
sons for this lack of enterprise on the
mart OF the American manufacturers
The nefarious system of protection fol
twenty years has been stultifying tbs
growth of the American spirit of de
Termination to outgeneral the world II
trade. The protective system is no
one that breeds the fearlessness tina
IS necessary in the extension OF th'
markets for our manufacturers; 1t rath
er breeds timidity and helplessness
The man who has once been an in
mate of poorhouse, one who. though
able to work, has lived by the charltl
of others or BY robbery, is seldom fit
ted, or if fitted, willing to again NEE
The strong competition he finds in thu
world ct labor and is always in favol