The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-21
omr YEARS RECORD.

mo,~ New WOODEN and Cotton Miiis bsus ,
In 1875 Than In Is9s-Texttie Industries
Yiourssh Under = Low Tarin-So sesu TOT
= Rssura 20 NcKt0ieytsm.
The American Wool and Cotton ke-
porter published in special number
issued on January its annual state
mept Of the new textile mills built and
inaururated during the year ls95. Its
carefully compiled statistics show that
the total number OF new mill enter
prises launched during the past -
months was 357, an increase OF ~ Owe,
the previous year, 20 over 1922 anu
one over ls9s the year claimed oy NC
Kinleyi,es as the most prosperous IN
the history Of the country. oi these
ENTERPRISES 81 were WOO len mills lso
cotton factories: 90 were knitting mills;
d silk works, and the remaining =
miscellaneous In addition to TINS
record for new mills. manufacturers
generally have made important adur
tions 10 their buildings and machinery;
in many hundreds of instances the
changes being of such size as TO De
practically new plants Worn out ana
old-fashioned machinery has given way
IN the newest and best that money can
buv. and American mills are now
nearly all equipped with facilities LOT
producing the maximum amount u
goods at a minimum OF cost
Thi, summary of the progress made
during the first year OF the wilson
tariff differs so widely from al tne
predictions and statements OF the
hiph pro,ectionists, and is so encourage
inc to the friends of tariff reform that
IL might be supposed that the WOOL
and Cotton Reporter Is a democratic
/. raper. But on the contrary II Is an
' imnartial trade journal owned and
edited BY Massachusetts republican
who has on several occasions Deer
= elected to the legislature OF his stats
on the republican ticket There car
he no suspicion that its statements arr
EXAGGERATED. for it publishes the name
- !, and location of each new INDUSTRY %
y. ;,s list The facts are, therefore, be
:! yond all dispute
er This showing rs to the NUMBER
= new mills started in one year Is In i
ne self the best proof of the prosperou
2. condition of the great American &c,
I'd tile industry. shrewd capitalists
not invest millions of dollars In cree
ing new buildings and equipping the
with costly machinery when the CO.
d;tion Of trade is not such as to wa
ant the investments. Republican p
ncrs which have tried TO show IN
nrsiness was no better in 1895 than
,ss3 and the first half of 1894, will no
have to explain how 1t comes that
.hasa peyv factories have been starte
~ Thav viii also be called on TO she
:: Via, basis there is for their whini
=. stories about the injury caused
-, lower duties. when 357 manufacture
r and corporations found such aema
@ for goods that it was profitable 70 I'M
a. gurate large enterprises IN oroer
VI suppiy the increased markets.
AZ that number of new mills many IN
IN sands of additional operatives n
- been given employment, and the 70
Tsr outpu: Of textile products greatly
INV creased. Are the American pusir
n men and workers afraid OF this kim
~ sfree-trade RUM
MI Additional testimony TO the ret
~ ~ prosneritv under the Wilson Ia
IA = aiso furnished by the Wool and
-@N ton Reporter in its annual review
,ty The wool market and statistics reg'
IN inc consumption for 1856. The In
show that the Soiuue - SAA'~' -.
~ the pas. year have broken all prev
records The amount OF domestic
foreign wool disposed of in the u
leading markets of the United sta
mn 20 December IL, 1898. was 3i'.'
los pounds. as compared with
e6i. COZ. 22e pounds up to Decembe
1892. or over $4,000. 0c0 pounds n
than in the banner Mckinley
This means that American mills
American workers were kept busy
verting this greatly increased quan
of wool into warm clothing Tor
American people. A policy which
only builds new mills. but enables
ASH and old 20 use 50. 900, 900 pounds
rave wool per year than was used u
ight. high protection. needs no defense
-ence democrats The trade papers "
'iven, truthfully reflect the Industrial &C
rode ton of the country are all camp
ished documents in the interest OF tarin
oupn form. With these conclusive proc
.n,,sd the benefits of free wool, what ca
said in favor Of the attempt by tn
,et.e publicans in congress to restore
ELI tax on the raw material Of the peo
Lar, clothing? NHIDDES uhAh4