Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-06
WHEELS THAT ALwA AVS TURN ROUND
Mnnufa curing In Nebraska shows
steady Progress.

According TO all accounts business with the
local manufacturers is gradually improv-
ing and a much stronger feeling OF conf
dence is noticed in all departments.
Secretary Holmes of the Manufacturers
association has received samples of the Goth
woven at the Fremont wooden mills from a
combination Of wool and lax and wool and
hemp. The cloth has the appearance OF be-
ing very strong and capable of hard wear,
making II especially useful for working
mems shirts, blankets, etc. Great quantities
of fax are grown in Nebraska for the seed.
the tiber being in no wise utilized, In Ire
land and other foreign countries where flax
is grown for he manufacture of linen they
have a luEg and tedious method of treat
ment, requiring much labor for the removal
of the fiber from the woody texture OF the
plant. Al Fremont great success has at
tended the attempts 70 grow hemp, watch
fiourisheS Ia all kinds of soils and all kinds
OF sea sons. requiring no cultivation except
the placing Of the seed in the ground and the
harvesting of the crop, The great trouble,
however. attending this latter industry Is
the difficulty Of separating the fiber from
the wood of the plant without breaking II up
into short lengths. A Nebraska man has now
invent ed a process of doing this work, which
Is known as degumming, both cheaply and
full length Of the fiber From the fiber thus
obtained the cloth above alluded To was
manufactured. 1t s claimed by the promot-
ers that if present hopes are realized this
viii in the near future become one OF the
great industries of the state
The Fremont twine factory Is manufactur.
ing tow from hemp and shipping IL east
" here II meets with ready sale.
In England manufacturers frequently labe
their goods Made In Germany" the con-
sumner being favorably impressed with this
idea that the goods have been imported
In this country manufacturers adopt this
same policy with the change that the labe
reads. -.Made IN England" one of this
largest hosiery mills In Rhode Island ha,
contracted with large jObbing mouse fol
its entire output. and every pair OF stock
ings turned r6s1 out mas has the ss %erds Englisf
many buyers in the world who do not like
10 patroniEe home Industry II il b,
avoided.
There has been a great deal said through
the newspapers about the work of the Agri
cultural department at Washington in try
ing 70 Introduce American butter into Eng
land. A Nebraska dealer says that TIA,
great difficulty in the way OF the success o.
snCh an enterprise Is that the Eng lsh anS
American markets require different grade
of butter. Nebraska creamery men maxi
Is a question II they could be induced 4
manufacture butter that would be salea bl
only on English market and take tn
chances or Its finding an importer who would
buy II ON It's arrival al the Seab9ard.
Nebraska carriages are winning their wa,
into favor and the man who goes outside o
THE city to buy is now an exception rathe
shan the rule. The Drummond carriag
elegant concord, Judge WOOlwOrth a surrey
F. W. Nash family carriage. Mr.. Tallia
ferro a phaeton and family carriage. an
A. H Noyes concord. These wagons Ner
all. or nearly all. supplied with rubber tires
Local business houses are also buying thei
delivery wagons entirely in the city instea
OF having them built In the east, was IN
custom a very short time ago.
During the past woek the manufacturer
of Kansas City have been holding an ex
hiDil OF home products with the object o
stimulating public Interest In the yariOu
manufacturing enterprises that have bee