New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
SCOTCH MILLS TO START Up.
MANUFACTURERS ON THE OTHER SIDE
DELIGHTED WITH THE NEW TARIFF

UNDER THE MKiNLEY At AMERICAN MANI
FACrURERs GOULD MORE THAN COMPETE
WITH TIE FOREIGNERS. SOW. II IS
IMrosslBIE-wuAT \ wErL~KNowN
BUSINESS MAN SAYS
The effect OF the tariff OF the woollen trade
and manufacture. and It's pernlclous results. are
graphically shown In the experience Of Thomas y
Crossley. now OF East Orange y j. and formerly
an extensive Scotch tweed manufacturer. Mr.
Crossley. who seen the other day by a Tribune
reporter said that In 1883 AMI while the agitation
regarding tho Mckinley tarh was al its height. hc
came to Ne%-York to see what the chance Yer"
Of establishing himself In this country. lie real
izcd that with the duty o. ~ per cent al yaIorcm
on woollens and the specific duty Of - cents per
pound the chances of manufacturing AZ
profit on the other side AT a end. and he re-
turned home AT the end OF years visit 10 this
country with the conviction that IN view OF the
passage Of the Mckinley tarin bin. his only course
to close ny his business In Scotiani. anl To-
turning to this country. manufacture his goods
here II. found that the cost Of heavy
weight goods greatly increased IN this
country under the Mckinley tariff that II was
practically impossible for the Scottish and English
manufacturers to compete in any the Hight
weight goods. The foreign manufacturers were
actually debarred from selling goods in the Amer'-
can market over twelve ounces to the yard He
found that the foreign manufacturer under the
Mckinley tariff could not compete with the Am"g-
lean goods weighing fifteen to twenty
ounces yard. Az result the opportunity was
given TO the American manufacturers to gain cx-
perience in making these goods. which they largely
took advantage Of There are now In this coun-
try eight nine firms that can make this line Of
goods almost. II not quite. well can the
Scotch and English manufacturers th. difference
being largely one Of labor and free wool But.
after all. the labor question was the great one
that determined the cost Of the goods In Eng
land and Scotland the wcavers mostly women. re-
ceved rate OF wages by which they earned from
eight to twelve shillngs a week, equal TO from -
TO 3. This was average. In this country the
wages paiG the weavers averaged from IS so
per week
At the present time there was n great amount
OF machinery standing Vile In Scotland and Eng
land and many firms had gone out OF business for
the that they not able to produce
their goods and place them In the American
ket that would enable them pay In
tcrcst on their capital Now with the reduction
Of the duty and the removal Of the qpcrinc duty ~
~ cents per pound the ms would be able to
start mp again. and the manufacturers were greatly
one large firm the Crosslcy Woocn Company ~
Barry. Mass. had its mill burned down some tia"
and was In no hurry TO rebuild. The
pany preferred to let matters stand still FOR
while and see how the tariff legislation was going.
Now they have rented small mill and have not
yet decided 10 rebuild When asked for the reason
of the members or the company said frankly.
you scotch people viii come In here and soil us
out, You work FOR nothing. and We don't and that
is the difference
Under the Mckinley tariff there was an enormous
amount OF invested capital on the other side that
lying idle. but now under the tarifi.
these mills beginning TO start ~ and make
goods for tho American trade. Under the McKin-
ley tariff they could only make few goods FOR
dudes and Anglophobists Now they could compete
with the American mills In the ordinary grades OF
goods
Mr. Crosslcy ended his remarks by saying that
he glad that he I'm other business,
and not wooen- goods manufacturer under the
new tariff.