Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-08 | Page 17 | Rotarians in Ogden Hear Paper on Clothing

I ROTARIANS IN OGDEN HEAR PAPER ON CLOTHING OGDEN May 7 Ogden 7 Ogden Rotarians formed forme-d an in an Interested throng of listeners listen listen- ers at the tho last regular weekly meeting of ot the club when henry Henrj A A. A. A Anderson read a paper on the tailoring Industry in the United States Facts concerning the manufacture of men mens men's s wearing apparel apparel apparel ap ap- ap- ap parel from the time the materials are woven Into the cloth until It has been transformed into a finished article were given by Mr Anderson I The raw materials that enter Into the makeup of ot a a. suit of ot clothes are as assembled assembled assembled as- as from all parts of the world said Mr 1111 Anderson Wool from Australia Australia Australla Aus Aus- Canada North America and South America silk from the orient I alpaca and mohair from South America merita vegetable ivory for tor buttons from the tropics cotton for linings and trimmings trimmings trimmings trim trim- I from Egypt and southern t States linen from Ireland and Belgium ium Great Gnat Britain and the United States manufacture the largest quantity of ot woolen fabrics the former from its own native 1 Australian alil wools Se Sea a and the e United f sn States from its native t wools o and a small quantity of South American I wools wool The English manufacturers make the largest quantity of fine goods principally worsteds and tweeds Smaller mailer amounts of ot fine grade woolens are made in this country There are large jobbing concerns in inthis inthis inthis this country and in England who assemble assemble as- as fabrics from front many manufacturers ers and of offer tel them to the tailors and clothing manufacturers These jobbers purchase their merchandise from many man parts of ot the world at places of ot origin or manufacture and play an important important import import- ant role in the commercial life It would be impossible for the small user of these goods to send to the manufacturer manu manu- in all parts of ot the world and purchase the goods he needs There are arc several classes of or workmanship workmanship workmanship work work- manship in Id the tailoring phase of ot the themen themen's themen's men mens men's s clothing industry The cutting and TItting of ot a suit is a trade in itself while the finest garments are made b by specialized tailoring A er produces nothing but coats and the trousers and vests are produced by skilled workmen who do nothing but work on their particular kind of a garment The best journeymen tailors are usually foreigners however in the larger larg-er tailoring centers The condition is being Improved ed and the American born youths are learning the tailoring trade The best journeymen tailors come to America from Scandinavian countries Germany Bohemia Italy and I some from the provinces of ot Russia