New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

All New England is interested in
 inc annual meeting of the National
 Association of Cotton Manutactur-
 ots which has just closed at Boston
 because of the optimistic reports ov i the situation of the textile industry which came from the sessions. There was time within memory of the present generation when to think of textiles in America was to
 think of New England. But changes
 lE fabrics used in women's dresses and other wearing apparel, combin- ed with economic conditions, con Spired 10 weaken New England's su- preuacy in this field of commerce and during the past few years many mills have closed their doors or
 transferred their activities to south ern fields. The south, it has been claimed, offers two inducements which appeal to manufacturers- proNimity to the source of raN mate. rial and an abundance of labor at
 lower wages than those demanded by textile workers in the north. This glowing picture is beginning to fade. according to latest reports, particu- larly with reference to the labor sit nation. Behind New England is the textile tradition, with labor which may require higher remuneration, but which is skiilful in the produc-
 ton of cotton goods, resulting in less waste and better finished material
 Now comes the statement that cotton is rcgaining some of it's lost ground in the garment trade. The
 Ingenuity of designers and producers has resulted in the manufacture of attractive cotton goods which have entered the high price field and Womcn's dresses with q selling value of $251 are being offered In the large retail centers of the country.
 An idea Of what the textile in jus,ry means to New England is ob- tanablc from statistics brought out at the convention of the manufac- turorS In the SIX states which Com- prise this district there arc 1G,G9G,- ei2 splndIts in place, representing a capital investment of $90u.00O,O00. which is said to he more than 15 per cent of the total capital values in New England. About 100000 residents are directly dependent on inc textile industry for their live lihood with large army of men and women ill allied enterprises which are dependent on the continuation of the industry.
 Col G. Edward Buxton. newly elected president of the National Association Of Cotton Manufacturers and his associates in the industry are not depressed. - On the other hand. they are pleased at the pros pect of New England rcgaining ifs lost prestige in the field. Dwelling on the situation, Col Buxton said after his election:
 T do not believe that VIC New England people will permit the cot ton industry to depart. ] do not be- liove We will permit the villages that cluster along our waterways to be- come abandoned and the whole com plicatgd web of commerce, trade. banking and transportation 10 suffer the very sc"ious loss which would follow hereupon our defeat and elimination.
 "I do not forescc such a catastro- phe. Today finds us working and planning to meet changing condi- tions.
 If the usa@cs of dress have changed we know also that decor ative age has created new demands in this popuIous republic. which may far exceed the old We know hat countless industrial uses for Our fabrics have arisen and will yet arise. We have textile traditions in the perGonncl of our organizations, accumulated experience, resource fitness, loyalty, a willingness to at tempt the difficult and the will to conquer, through patient hard work and experiment"
 For the erection of synagoeues and temples, American Jews have spent $G1,4G2,G4o since January, 1925. This is move than twice the value Of all temples standing in 1919. These statistics haV9 been compiled by Uriah Z. Engclman for "The Reflex" In 1919. the total value of the S74 Jewish religious cdifccs was &31,o12,57G. The figures for the current year do not include 1 all construction as information . could not be obtained from l , states. ]
 Distributing the new buildings ac- cordmg 10 states and cities, he found |