The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-15
AUSTRALIA PLANS
WOOL INDUSTRIES
Ultimate Object Is Manufac-
ture of Entire Clip-People
to Get Shares.
GOVERNMENT BACKS 1T
Great Number of Workers
VIII BE Needed to Carry
Out Project.

MELBOURNE, Oct. 15.--With the ulti-
mate objective OF having australia
manufacture her entire output of wool
tho Bureau of Commerce and Industry
has initiated a movement looking to the
immediate construction of factories and
the early supplying OF the Australian
market with locally manufactured wool
len goods.
In q recent report of the bureau est
mates and plans are drawn up providing
for the development of the industry over
porio1 OF fifteen years such as Will
permit of the manufacture of one-tnild
of the present clip. This would be about
200, 100000 pounds OF greasy wool
yearly. To that end numerous confer
ences of the wool growers have been
called and various committees appointed
to Investigate the bility OF the
proposal.
1t is proposed to form one company
in each OF the six Australian states to
carry on the manufacture OF woollen
and worsted goods from the clip OF
wool In Its respective state and to be
intrusted with the formation of policies
in marketing and manufacture in that
section. In order to insure common
policy, it is further suggested that as
the state companies are formed they
call a meeting and appoint central
company to advise upon such matters as
selection of sites. the procuring OF neces-
sary textile machinery, the marketing or
the woollen goods of the ea-ire Common
wealth and the Standardization o. build
ings, machinery, patterns, &c.
VIII Sell Shares to People.
1t is estimated by the best authorities
of the Commonwealth that 1t will re-
quire 16, 900, 900 pounds sterling ($77.-
S64, 000) to develop the industry so as
to take care of one-third of the present
production. It Is proposed to offer shares
in each Of the state companies at face
value of one pound sterling per share
to be sold to the people of that State.
Payment for these shares over period
of fifteen years is proposed In order that
the financing of the enterprise Will not
exceed the rate of development
Attention Is called to the fact that
there arc some 80, 900 wool growers in
Australia and that subscriptions from
each OF 200 pounds sterling on the aver
age would provide sufficient capital and
that the distribution over a period as
mentioned above would require only 10
pounds sterling $3.50 from each annu-
ally War gratuities In the sum OF 3d.
00O, 900 pounds sterling are to be paid
by the Australian Government, and sol
diers and sailors are to be encouraged
in investing In the shares OF these State
companies. However. the proposal will
require that the investing public, as a
whole, participate, and all are to be en-
couraged to do so.
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confront the successful development OF
the proposal outlined will be the obtain
ing of a sufficient supply Of efficient and
skilled labor. it is estimated that the
securing Of one-third of the wool pro-
duced in Australia would require 1850
additional hands, assuming that the
amount of work per hand remains the
same as at the present time. The man
ufacture of this one-third Into woollen
goods Is estimated to take an additional
lO6, 500 hands. In order to supply this
additional labor an Increased immigra-
ton will be necessary. as will also facil-
tiles for the training of the native labor
in the processes of woollen manufacture
and in the operation of textile machinery.
To that end courses in the technical
schools which will provide this training
will be encouraged.
Inducements for the skilled labor OF
foreign centres will also be made. 1t is
also 10 be borne in mind that fifteen
years are provided for the supplying OF
the additional 114.250 employees.
Not to he Concentrated.
In order to avoid congestion OF cities
as a result OF the growth of the Industry
Il Is planned to have such processes as
weaving, knitting and carpet making.
which lend themselves to manufacture
by smaller unit TO be done In the
smaller towns and communities Gen.
tralization OF control Of these factories.
however would be effected by each State
organization. II Is believed that the
securing. combing. carding and spinning
should, for the present, be concentrated
In a limited number of centres In order
to admit OF quantity production and
Standardization.
The following equipment Is regarded
as being the minimum of n knitting
plant. and Il Is believed that these could
be established I'm the smallest centres /:
SIX automatic knitting machines. two
ribbers. one tinker and one overlocker
az women's hose are to be made). the
total cost OF the machinery to be about
$4,000. The carpet making Industry.
which Is especially mentioned as being
capable of development In small centres,
Ia believed to have ample raw material
in Australia as the basis OF a profitable
industry. About 3 per cent. OF the Aus
tralian wool Is suitable for carpets and
tapestries and the facilities at the pres
ent time for such manufacture are prac-
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