Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-10

Dye to Live" with capacity Of turning
out 1900 pounds of dyed silk yarn per
day.
The United States will lead in a few
years in the manufacture of silk fabrics.
Is it not time for US now to enter and
produce our own raw six? The United
States leads and supplies the world with
raw cotton, but is it not fact that for
eign nations are now trying to introduce
the production Of cotton in their own
domain? And why is it not possible for
them some day to produce their own
cotton? Then what of the United States
holding on to the introduction of cotton
production? Let the farmers of the
United States diversity their crops, then
when Germany, who is now spending
thousands upon thousands of dollars to
educate her people in her African pos
sessions to produce cotton, France and
England likewise, and using American
specialists for that purpose, why not the
United States of America, who collects
SIS, 900, 900 annually as protection money In
form of duty on manufactured silk, that
we now import? We certainly need pro-
lection. and il is protection that has made
this country the leading nation of trade.
But the United States government should
use a part of this SIS, 1000 to assist the
farmers Of the United States 10 introduce
silk culture.
There is no question in my mind that It
remains with the farmer, especially with
the collective, honorable body present at
this meeting to agitate when they go back
to their various locations from where
they came, to urge and cultivate the de-
sire on the part OF the farmers to intro
duce silk raising and diversity their in
dustries. But as the people here are not
for the government, but the government
for the people. our representatives in
Washington should be urged 10 appro-
pirate money for the department Of agri-
culture to collect and acquire all neces-
sary instructive information and diffuss
the same TO the farming people so they
may enter silk culture based on reliable
information, backed by modern scientific
knowledge Of silk culture. There are al
ready agricultural experiment stations
throughout the United States. Why not
through this organized establishment diff
fuse and teach the American people how
to raise silk? It is only the knowledge
thereof that we need, as we have every
thing that nature can possibly provide TO
become silk producing country.
While France is officially credited as
first In rank as a silk manufacturing ma
ton, the fact is that France imports con-
siderable unfinished manufactured fabrics
from China and Japan but finished in
France, hence deducting this it makes
the United States today the leading man
ufacturing nation Of the world. The fact
is that France only consumes more than
1900, 900 pounds of raw silk annually, while
the United States consumes more than
II, 100000.
We accomplished all of this IN a short
time, backed by American inventive pow
er. BY the Introduction OF modern ma
chinery, ana under the protective policy
of our government, not only in manufac-
l. A4a& old
In farming, of which silk culture should
become one of the most important parts
of agriculture. The honorable Secretary
Franklin Allen, of the silk Association
Of America, in his annual report, in part
says: The position which we occupy as
nearly the largest producers of manufac-
tured silk goods is Of such great import
ance In any discussion of international
trade that II is worth while to note
some of its significant features: In 1850
we had but 5000 looms. by 1890 there were
10000 and in 1900 there were upwards of
1000. That there seems to be no diminu-
ton Of the increase is an established fact.
And that the price Of the product has con-
stantly decreased points 70 the question
of exports in the future as a certainty.
When that time win arrive depends
largely upon whether the other countries
win keep up with US in our improvements
in machinery and with the energy Of our
people in Industrial affairs.
The experience Of other traders goes to
prove that these qualities are not as gem
orally developed abroad as here. The
natural artistic touch of France may
hold us back for some years to come, but
much of that may be overcome by our
commercial supremacy and indomitable
enterprise.
Favored as we are by superior skill, we
may yet look forward to finding of other
markets and stin greater prosperity for
our broad goods manufactures.
The protective policy, II continued by
our government, makes farming establish
ments, If diversified, unlimited to increase
our wealth and keep our soil toilers in a
prosperous condition.
with a merchant marine of our own
and isthmian canal to be shortly built.
great improvements of our great rural
mail delivery and our land netting with
speeding railroads will bring unlimited
prosperity to the United States. And our
farmer has only to diversity his crops
and he IL "Prince Of the Land