We have made some progress in the production of pottery. but we ventfrdtosay that the Japanese. who in 1884 employed 19.000 in turning out I 73.500.000 pieces. and fouryears later employed 27.000 men. who produced 126.000.000 pieces. a rate of increase that has been well maintained since. have no reason to shrink from a comparison. The extension of their cotton and silk industry has already been noted as being on a threatening scale. menacing a competition which Western people will not be able to stand up against. The Textile Mercury. an English. trade publication. expressed the belief a few days ago that the mischief had already been accomplished. and remarked: It is high time for the English cotton spinner and manufacturer to look out for suitable fields to which he may emigrate. The writer added: It really looks as if the growth of Englands cotton industry at home had reached its limit. and that English capital engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods would hereafter be forced to seek locations in India and China in order to find profitable employment. * * * English manufacturers can only hope to maintain their supremacy in Eastern markets by producing the goods on the spot. The question for American manufacturers to consider is whether they could maintain themselves against a competition which has nearly proved fatal to Lancashire.
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