New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
GLOVENAKING IN AMERICA.
THE INDUSTRY OF FULTON COUNTY AND
IT'S IMPORTANCE.

The abatement made recently by an importer OF
gloves that the United States plays an unnpor-
tant part In that line has brought the American
manufacturers TO the front with statement
which shows that the industry is large one ana
that thousands of people are engaged in It, In the
report prepared by Congressman elect Luclus ~
IIttauer for the Committee Ways ana Means
showing the industries of Fulton County. the fol-
lowing figures appear: Men employed IN factories
making gloves and mttens, 1900; women emploEeo
in the same factories. 1000: women employed max
ing gloves In their homes. ZOO To these people
$4,000 is paid annually in wages ana the safes
amount to s12Ooo0co The capital invested Is up
ward of s550O.ee0
In addition to the glove industry Fulton County
is headquarters for glove leather, employing about
2Oo) people in It's manufacture who received iast
year 81 csc 600 for their work. The centre OF the h-
dustry is Glovorsville although Johnstown' May
field Worthwhile. Eroadalbln and other nearby
places contribute largely to the production Gloves
have been made in that locality for over NIFTY years
and Mr. I.ittauer in speaking of the business said;
THE manufacture of gloves at G!oyersviiie' IN a
place rather far from the commercial GENRES
sometimes surprises people, but we VINO nave seen
the development Of the industry can readhE ac-
coun; for IT, The place was a centre years ago
for the podlers VINO sold their wares In the Adj
rondack region They took deer skins in exchange
for many of their goods. and these they prousht 10
the little village OF Gloyersviile where the hiues s
and made up into gloves by the women ana Chll.
dren The homemade articles were dsposeu OF
again by the very men who brought the raw shihs
from the shores OF Saranac Lake -
1.-THE village still small and difhcut OF a.
cess when its products were known an over Ihe
country and gradually machinery suppIanteu !le
primitive manufacturing outfits factoriSs look me
places of shops. and the hamlet. 10 whnh stage
came once every week from the nearest rairodu
town, grew to he city of 1900 inhabitants, ,.oa
The best glove-mak@rs and the most improved
gove-making machinery drifted toward Glovers-
vile. and although the supply of material Is no
longer the Adirondack region. leather gloves OF an
grades and description are still made there from
stock which comes principally from Cenr2i
America. $50. -
Under the present tariff Mr.. lttauer ex-
planned, most of the mems fine goods manuiact-
Ired in Europe have been kept out, ana a high
tariff has been means OF benefit both to the pro-
Queer and the consumer. If the American manu-
facturers OF gloves protected they can com
pete successfully with foreign manufacturers IN the
production OF womens fine gloves also. .
a large business Is done in Gloversviile making
gloves for the wOrkingmen. This is the ohly
country in which the work!ngmans wages ana
standard Of vin, SUCH said Mr. Attauer,
that he afford TO wear pair OF gloves 10 pro-
tcct his hands from hard usage AT work.
4 bill has been outlined for the protection or the
glove industry which if il is passed will give ad
ditiona vigOr to an industry which is already one
of the mos; important in the country.