CARPET MANUFACTURE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



All these establishments are situated within a few miles of Edin- 

 burgh. 



I have visited the Lass wade manufactory and had an interview with 

 Messrs. George and John G. Stewart, the sole proprietors of it, and 

 representatives of the firm of Widuell & Co., there and at Roslin. 

 They refused to answer any of the interrogatories contained in the cir- 

 cular or give me any information whatever regarding the manufacture 

 of carpets. 



In the course of an interview at Dalkeith with one of the partners of 

 Stewart Brothers, above named, he likewise declined to give me any of 

 the information wanted. 



The said Stewart Brothers, of Dalkeith, are sous of Mr. George 

 Stewart, the senior partner in the firm of Widuell & Co., Lasswade, 

 and, apparently, have agreed with them to withhold the information 

 which I have sought from them. 



WlLLOUGHBY WALLING. 



Consul 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE. 



j August 13, 1889. 



TUNSTALL. 



REPORT HY CONSUL SGHOENHOF. 



[From Consular Keports, No. 95, vol. 27.] 



COST OF MANUFACTURING INGRAIN CARPETS IN ENGLAND. 



The manufacture of ingrain carpets in England is largely constructed 

 on hand looms yet, and very likely will be continued so for some time 

 to come. The reasons are obvious. The cost of production is nearly 

 the same, and hand-loom weaving offers to the manufacturer the great 

 advantage that he need not sink the greater part of his capital into 

 fixed charges of costly machinery. 



My first visit was to a manufacturer who employs about 120 looms, 

 all of which are hand looms belonging to the weavers. The cost of his 

 yarns is 10 pence a pound, or 20 cents all around, dyeing included ; a 

 pound and a quarter to the yard, 12 J pence or 25 cents. The cost of 

 manufacturing, including wages and expense, delivered free on board, 

 is 7 pence or 15 cents. A sum total of net cost of 40 cents. The 

 weaver gets his yarn and delivers the finished carpet, all ready for ship, 

 ment, without any further charge to the manufacturer. That is to say 

 he does the warping, weaving, and all of what is contained in incidental 

 labor in power weaving, and for the completed delivered work he gets 

 5 pence or 10 cents a yard. The remaining 5 cents cover what, in our 

 estimate, is contained in incidentals and a small profit charge. He 

 has no loom fixers, winders, spoolers, warpers, etc., to pay, no engineer, 



