The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-26
ALL FOR NEW ENGLAND

The fact that the tariff schedules are
being arranged with special reference
10 the advantage of the New England
manufacturers Is now an open book.
There IS no longer any question about
II. Senator Aldrich, in making up his
choice to fill the vacancies that existed
on the Republican side of the finance
committee of the Senate, unmestion-
ably chose those Senators who would be
that nc should fix the schedules as he
desires chiefly in the interests of his
home section and the manufacturers
therein. Smoot. one of his selections.
became his ready tool. That Aldrich
is strictly caring for his own in this is
now apparent to everybody; and that
he is giving immense satisfaction to
New Englanders is equally evident.
Here, for instance, is the Cleveland
Leader. under the heading "virilc New
England uttering this triumphant
shout, evidently from the throat of a
New Englander:
| one of the striking features of the re-
Nlyal of business this spring is the great
Industrial activity IN New England The
number OF new mills building or planned
inc additions 10 old mills and factories
winch ar" being made and the general in
crease IN productive resources afford evil
dcnce Of expanding traffic and greatly
augmented wealth. This industrial growth
| IL on larger scale than il has been for
! a long time. II is abundant proof thai
New England Is fun of vital force In bust
ness SIS and IN all productive activities.
Inc greatest gain in the number and
capacity of mills is in the textile industry.
the field the best part OF which superficial
observers of business conditions and
changes have said the South was fast
capturing. southern cotton mills have
indeed multiplied rapidly and prospered
greatly. but they have merely taken a
part Of the increase in the vast industry
! built upon the fiber or the cotton plant
| They have not cut down New England's
| output OF cotton goods They have not
even prevented IFS strong and almost CON
slant expansion. Yankee skill and cap
! ltal. the experience of New England man
ufacturers, the prestige Of their products
and the machinery Of distribution in their
hands all unite 10 defend the cotton in
dustry OF that section from injury by
competition in tho region where tho raw
ma terIal is grown.
In other industries and in commerce
also New England holds It's own well.
New England cities are fun OF vitality.
They are growing fast some of them
in the West. The section whole Is
so rich and strong. so rich in If" and
productive power. that its business fu-
iur. Is bright The old Yankee stock may
afford a text for race suicide sermons,
hut the blend which peoples New Eng
land today IS neither feeble nor decayinG
on the contrary. New England is espe-
|cially yrle and progresstve-a fact which
augurs we'll FOR the nation
OF course. the Interpretation Of this
glorification is that New England Is
getting its own way in fixing the tariff
schedules. and that those schedules are
likely 10 favor New England for many
years 10 come. New mill buildings arc
planned, additions for old mills are con-
templated The New Englanders have
a keen eye to the advantage for them
in the tariff bill as ii is being framed
That is, of course, the clear interpreta-
ton Of this shout for New England.
But why should it be called "virilc
New England?'' Why not say sub
scrvicnt United States7 The subservi-
euce being in the interest Of New Eng
land and more, that the whole country
is willing, under Senator Aldrich s di.
reetion, 10 contribute especially TO the
advantage and profits of New Eng
land, But TO praise New England on
this account seems TO be rather rubbing
il in.
Any people can be "virilcp and
Ispectacular' in their industrial progress
liz they can have nation like the