New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
BOOM IN THE FLAG TRADE.
ONE EFFECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COMPLICATIONS.
PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO DISPLAY THEIR PA
TRIOTTsM-ORDERS FROM ALL OVER THIS
COUNTRY AND FROM ABROAD-A
SHADOW OF THE CON-
mo CAMPAIGN.

SHADOW OF THE CON-
mo CAMPAIGN
Just one week prior to Washington's Birthday
Southerner Of the old school. evidently Of the
sturdy Virginia type, called at the warerooms
OF big flag mandatory In New-York City.
He said:
Gentlemen I have read your advertisement
regarding the National colors. and have come
all the way from my Virginia home to arrange
for some decorations. l am going to educate
the people down In my part Of the Union to
respect the flag Of our country"
II this Is not exactly what he said. 1t Is about
the way he said 1t. barring the breadth OF
vowel sound which the Virginian of the older
days mparts 10 his English. giving 10 1t an
undeAnable charm. The visitor proved to be
Judge ~ GoN OF Clarksburg. w. Va. He
lives there In the style Of a country gentleman,
having a superb place. with great wide pazzas
and deep windows. and he wound UP his visit
by ordering one monster flag 2ox12 feet two l5x
10 feet two more 12xS feet, two Sx5 feet, and
two others 6x& feet each. With them he
ordered the staffs and brackets needed for sus-
pending from window bases This was one In
cident OF many that the man in charge OF this
same factory narrated TO The Tribune reporter
to prove that patriotism In this country was
on the increase. and that II was hnding its eN-
preston through the medium OF "Old Glory
Continuing he said:
rye do not know how 70 explain the sudden
Increase in patriotic rivalry for the possession
Of fiags unless II Is account OF the various
| internationa, questions that have come up IN
the last few months for settlement. The Presi-
dents message on the Venezuelan issue we
feel had something TO do with 1t. Then there
Is the Armenian Issue. and paramount OF course
Is the revolution In Cuba. in which so many
Americans are Interested 1t is the first time in
the history Of our firm that We have sold flags
! to any quantity in winter. and We have been in
the business since 1880. This excitement began
early In January or. to be exact. on the fourth
! dav Of that month. Ever since that date our
| mail has been very heavy. and the letters have
come from every place almost on the habitablc
elobe from Deadwood s. D., 10 the Trans
vaal. in the far south OF Africa. We have letters
from San Angelo. In Texas. and from Los Angeles
and San Diego. Cal. from Boise City. Idaho. and
from New Orleans: from Kalamazoo. In Michi-
gan and from Malcolm, In Nebraska. TO say
nothing OF intermediate points all over the Middle
and Gulf States"
"OLD GLORY" IN SOUTH AFRICA.
THE order We had from South Africa was from
two Americans there. who ordered each one
flag. 1Ox6 feet pretty good size when you
come to think Of IT, 1t Is TO be noted too that
the orders am telling you about come from In
| divduals not from dealers In flags. People write
us personally asking US to send on catalogues
Many times the writer asks. VIII you make for
me Confederate or Rebel flag? To such com
munlcatons have Invariably replied In the
negative. for 1t has been an invioable rule Of the
house that we never would make Rebel flag
under any consideration. Then the reply comes
We are glad Of IT, There are so many makers
who write us that they will make anything we
hesi I'm no Of n a we oil l.,
find some who is loyal to the Stars and
Stripes Yes, We have had orders for the Con-
federate flag. | remember that some years age
We opened place In Western city south OF
the Ohio River. A woman entered the store one
day and remarked Why don't you take down
that rag out there? Give the Stars and
Bars While the have forgotten the
sixties In great measure, we find many OF the
women unreconstructed. However. that does
not count In the general sum-"
In reply TO further question, he continued
Yes. / presume the signs OF the campaign may
be read in the spread of this fever Of patriotism
TO us here 1t appears to be Indicative of grea
Republican sweep over the entire country. TIL,
orders for small flags will begin to come II
probably after the St Louis Convention These
however. will come In the main from dealer.
everywhere. From Talmadge Ohio, the othe
day came an order to this effect Send on you
flags That was all. From many other Obi,
towns the same thing Is beginning. shown.
!, where Ohio stands. Yes. We are getting order
from New-England States as WELL but the bull
are from the West.
FLAGS FOR SCHOOLS.
THE public schools in all parts OF the countr,
send in orders through their school boards. AM
very often receive letters from teachers
asking for flags for their classes. The pupils ge
together and make their contributions and thel
we get an order for a flag limited In size to tn
extent OF the class appropriation. AS to sizes
we will make anything up to flag 10Ox6
feet. although the largest have eve
, made | believe, was for a New-York firm
|, 1t was 6OXi0 fee,. The flags are made Of tn
; best quality of bunting and this bunting come
from the old Ben Butler mills"