The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30
n, NI<TUVOr L.. MARVIN,
l,,rrctar, and Treasurer National
,..ocintion Of Wool Manu-
~ucturers.

~,...l .l, end of 1915 "a turn OF
n .ic American wool manufac-
.r,s u..urrcd. Between January 1.
,q'i nt,l the sharply reduced wool
.,.is a8t.cs Of the Simmons-under-
,o,d law took effect. and the opening
months later, European manufacturers.
-, v,r. Just beginning their efforts,
had Increased their shipments to this
country ls 900 or 400 per cent. I'm
,or,s az cloths FOR the seven months
ended with July, 1914. were valued at
,i4.S1s.,l3, as compared with S2.Sj2.0j2
,or the corresponding seven months OF
\ ,.I7 which were not very much less
Ian imports for tho same period Of
protective tariff years prece ling. I'm
,,r,s Of dress goods in those seven
months O; 1914 were valued at So
s0?9l3. as compared with sl,S99.27o
y the same seven months of the year
,eforc Mcssrs. Simmons. Underwood
and their political associates had pro-
yided 4 rare ripe melon for the manu-
acturers Of Europe.
Then came the war. Belgian and
french wool manufacturing centres
sere almost instantly captured BY the
sremv. who has since retained them.
German and Austrian mills were ef-
,,ctve't cmbirgo"d. British mills were
d. y'u- overtime or khaki and blankets
for ktt.Neucr's new army. In effect.
b 81 of war. a protective tariff had
suddenly been rCimposed in the United
States and the PEOPLE OF his country
are gain wearing fabrics 95 per cent.
nd walking on rugs ard carpets more
'rtn a. per cent. made in America"
Imports Of wool manufactures for the
.c,eu months OF 1915 ended with July
pors valued at s~ll,24o.251, AS com.
pared with ~s29.23e.27i for the same
seven months OF 1914 under the SIM
wous-urderwood duties before the war
orcred. and with s~S.S70,l0l for the
,a7- seven months of 1913. when the
,drch.Payne tariff was still the law
| o. the land.
Nor = this tie entire story 81 the
respected discontinue OF tariff for
fs'egue only by the mailed fist Of Mars.
I;rsdt Britain. France. Italy and Russia
are ac'ually clothing some OF their
,Uirm.ng lec,onS IN American made
informs. These bell!gerent Govern
men's Hrst exhausted the Of
} ths owl factories and then in the
emergency invoked the help Of Ameri-
49,. Nv haN BlpN'u
,he 20 produce the desired goods in i'm
~sns- quantities with admirable prompt
'sSs To price is u%ndenist Is sornewha I
'.ar~ han th- European rate. but
70 'dtt that foreign military orders
oort.Hue 10 come suggests that the
trsns1'ldnt.c VAR departments are rea-
.onahlv satisfied with the nature of
nov bargain.
Nor over. other and neutral countries
'r the first time are now appearing
-ong the regular customers of Ameri-
- voollen mills. tanada. the West
'-l'ss. central America. South America.
20 beng constrained to buy wool fabrics
.. United states because the British,
re.J1 and German manufacturers on
'hom they have hitherto depended are
~vsrporked or inaccessible. Exports OF
'TArcan wool manufactures which had
zen Insignificant until this war reached
valuation Of s~32.os7,4s in the ten
non'hs ended with October. 1915, AZ
impaired with total imports for the
s,re period of $l~4,75o.703. There Il
IL . favorable balance IT upward
10000 600 in our present woollen
! rt1--l result indeed strange and un-
s-'r'p4t,I
No-. Than oue-third OF the total ma.
tI0cry- Of the wool manufacturing In
fu.try IN America had been reduced &c
i.eLess IN 1914 by the doubly disastrous
-~HgeHo"s Of a sudden excess OF importa-
'nns an! a Widespread business depres-
son reducing the home demand. Thai
meant r-at 50. 900 or 10000 wage earn
80 '. American voollen mills we're un
employed AMI their families were facins
a h4,k winter. Now most Of those
rago carrers are again a. work and n,
10 r-s' g.inner of new hope the mills
aye giving them higher pay than ever.
Relatively the American wool ANU
'a5'gre In the impressive bulk In which
"a familiar 10 his present generation
: a -cw industry in the United States
T1A inst Federal tarir OF 1889 offered
~ art TO real protection because il was
mt believed that IL could be pursued
Nre Tlere were few sheep and nc
nils, srd the homespun fabrics Of The
|, household were the only woollen goods
\ produced on this side OF the Atlantic
JEFFERSON embargo and the War OF ISL.
Eave American weavers their first rea
Opportunity, ana they utilized II so wei
That New York State alone granted
Twelve wool'en mill charters IN the FRS
wear o. the war. BY 1915 a pronis!nf
'r1gt'ry was under way In the United
States, buy tho peace OF Client brought
~ avalanche Of British goods-s7o,'
oo'.oh0 ~ woollen and cotton imports II
ihf-arl the new mills vanished almos'