Show TARIFF PICTURES new york press pres the bilk silk manufacturing industry in the united states is steadily advancing under tha the protective tariff in 1874 the product ol 01 establishments silk partly or wholly in their fabrics was valued at OW and the number of persons employed employed was about in 1891 1801 toe the product of american silk factories was over and the number nun lier of employees employee a working at american rates of wages was new york pren the steady advance in wages in the woolen industry is one ore of the moat most gratifying results of protection in ISSO the average annail annual wages of em aloyes including women and children in the establishments that manufacture woolen and worsted fabrics were wore in 1890 1890 they were 2 |