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have declined from $446,012 in 1890 to $74,256 in 1896. This fact, 

 however, loses its importance when it is pointed out that the Dres- 

 den manufacturers, in order to hold the United States market, 

 opened a branch establishment in New York in 1894. Perhaps the 

 most important part of Saxony's paper industry is situated in Leip- 

 zig, viz, the making of chrome paper, or paper for colored impres- 

 sions, glazed, and other fancy papers. Leipzig has 550 hands in 

 these lines alone, with an annual product worth $595,000. From 

 the country around Schneeberg, $119,000 worth goes annually to the 

 United States. The Kingdom's yearly product of paper hangings 

 amounts to $476,000. In this line, a very high degree of perfection, 

 both in artistic effect and intrinsic value, is often attained. Enor- 

 mous quantities of pasteboards are produced. Almost every branch 

 of manufacture in Saxony, if not in the Empire, needs this line of 

 goods. Hosiery, underwear, gloves, toys, and textiles of all kinds 

 are sent out in pasteboard boxes. A factory near Dresden (Lo- 

 schwitz) works with methods and machines of its own invention and 

 production. One firm in Leipzig has 150 hands making boxes for 

 the hat and fur trade. Some firms make fancy articles and station- 

 ery, millions of marks' worth of which are sent to England, her col- 

 onies, and other foreign countries. About 300 hands are employed 

 making paper tubes used by cotton and woolen spinners. 



BOOKBINDING. 



Inasmuch as Leipzig is one of the world's great book markets, it 

 employs fully 5,000 hands to bind the volumes. Of these, 4,500 are 

 employed in mills, the others in their homes. America and England 

 are among Leipzig's most important customers. Account books are 

 made on a large scale in Leipzig, Dresden, and Chemnitz. 



IMPORTS AND AMERICAN TRADE PROSPECTS. 



Saxony's paper imports are, for the most part, small. Of these, 

 the bulk is in the form of books and Irish letter paper. How much 

 it amounts to in a year, I have not yet been able to ascertain. If a 

 word from a consul working among these people is worth anything, 

 I would say to our paper makers, Put forth all your efforts to meet 

 the Germans in South America, the East, Africa, Australia, Canada, 

 etc. You will not make much progress here; and if you do sell, it 

 will be for a day, week, month, or year at most; not for any long 

 period of years. It is just possible that paper pulp might sell, as 

 wood here is very dear. Machines for paper mills are made in this 

 city and are sent to all parts of the world. 



J. C. MONAGHAN, 



CHEMNITZ, December 29, 1898. Consul. 



