The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-27
HEAVY IMPORTS.
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for the previous eight months. ''These
are enormous factors and it is difficult
to say which is the worst he contin-
ucd. 1.-The condition of agriculture is
well known. The 1921 crop was costly
and the return was on the 1914 level.
This caused great financial loss to the
farmers and caused them to seek aid
from the government and to band them
selves together for protection in legisla-
tive and financial matters. All this
winter their demand has been to coal
miners, railroad employees, factory en-
levels; hquidate the way we have, and
then we can trade with YOU.
The importation of goods is alarm
ing. The figure on May / at present
rates viii be about l20000,000 square
yards since last July, or enough to
clothe, at six yards a dress, 20.000,000
women this spring. Then consider the
hosiery figures, which on February
would provide one pair of stockings for
7,S36000 people during the last seven
months. Is it any wonder that our
mlllss are shut down. We are going
through 1893 and 1912 conditions, and
do not appreciate it. Someone may say,
The exports are greater thar imports. ,
True, but the imports are fine goods
such as Massachusetts makes. and the
exports are coarse fabrics. The goods
now coming in are especially hard COM
petition for the state of Massachusetts,
- \ wage reduction has been necessary
since last December. and every buyer
and manufacturer knows it. The delay
and INDIGESTION in putting it into effect
has cost the industry:
"tD Four months partial business, be
cause every buyer has said, Il will
keep out of this market until things
settIc,'
''l2l 1t has cost the manufacturer the
confidence of the employees. because of
the contradictory statements from the
mills.
''t3l 1t has cost the employees many
weeks paw, because of the new read
iustment of prices and the many strikes.
which would have been avoided if action
and statements had been united. -
Labor, continued Mr.. Lowe, may ask.
8 If cloth goes up. why should we 20
DOWN.
Because labor in England will prob
ably be down 20 per cent before we are.
10 or m England ean Outsel Won in the
United States. and is doing it now They
can more than do it with their rpduc-
ton. \ speedy passage of the tariff is
the only wav to prevent even greater
curtai lment than is going ON now.
''As cotton manufacturers we urgp
the unhuilding of New Enolapd. The
st. Lawrence waterway should be a
wonderful helm to New England in its
power DEVELOPMENT.
Now * to- the future. 7 recently
took a trip to CHICAGO aud st. Louis.
and found goods accumulating in the
iohhiuc houses. Orc buyer said the
strikes wcro Il le1oasirr to him and
nrPsidont Of johbin@ house said trade
was THO worst now in his 30 years Of
business eEnerienee.
Tho coming croDs are the next bright
suot. What win thov be? The answer
o0as a long wav to forpcaSting tho future
| nomnl"vment is getting less. but the
coal strike may change that Purchas-
inc mower from these great sources can
rot h w"ch until late summ"r. ANYWAY.
This Is the opinion in the distributing
"enters The tariff should cut imnorts
in two, allowing in that case SWOg00
sa"are Yards more month to be pro
vided by American labor. -
Lots of thin women also are deter
mined to rcduco-the contents of the
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