| Show some fe an yea idea may la be formed of the growl li of 0 in tho the united states byan by an c examination of tb a of ct the boot and thoe business tweety years ago new england factories pio deuced bo per cent of the footwear mule in m america the new enlind england has bas largely increased yet it Is now but 53 5 per cent of tho the total value tile the industry lia ban ws ix been established in other parts of the union sinco since 1880 importations of hides bides and skins shins have increased about 45 per cent cc nan during the same period perio 1 l exports of manufactures of leath er have bare mer cascA moro more than per cent |