Show catar EIGN the are with the corn of good la a last of trash now being imported luto abo united states since abo enactment ot tho new tariff this has tho case in very many lines of gooda it would not matter much it all tho foreign trash that Is imported boro a foreign brand but it does not in many cases the cheap foreign goods anro retailed ns Atner leau goods thus bringing discredit upon american manufactures generally in the caso of woolen goods which are now being heavily imported there is probably more trash than in any other atno booda anro bold here that have nn excellent finish almost aa good in tho finest woolen goods yet their textile construction Is practically rotten they are mado of the commonest kinds of shoddy and contain not a par tide of pure wool such goods can bo sold at extremely low prices in appearance they are excellent cel lent but for durability they are worthless of course it takes little timo for tho wearer of such goods to find this out and when ho complains to abo party who sold them he is often informed that ho has bought american goods and Is induced to give another order for another lot of similar stuff tho american manufacturer cannot afford to mako such cheap goods he knows that he must equal abo best foreign makes is consequently working at a disadvantage notwithstanding a growing disposition among tho wholesale trado to handle only american goods even at a slightly higher cost the difference differ enco in the price between these foreign woolens so called and honest american woolens is so great that the trade feels unable to pay the for tho american goods as times are now when people study carefully tho expenditure of every dollar they own of course the idea of the foreign manufacturers is to secure our markets they know that tho american manufacturers rs do not mako any ench emolt and that in order to meet abo competition the american goods of better quality must bo barked down in price which can only bo done by lowering american wages a proposition that would probably be opposed by the wage earners perhaps closing our factories and thus giving tho foreigners absolute control of our markets which is the point they are corking vor king tor |