The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-18

From this will be seen that the proposed by the
Secretary uniformly higher than those of the commit
tea and many equal to those OF 1898 1t
is also remarkable that the only reductions proposed by
the Secretary in articles Of agricultural produce
butter cheese sc. &c. thereby taking from the farmer
all benefit that might be derived to him from the duty
that which he has SELL the moment that heavy
impostons proposed every thing he has to buy
The object Is entirely, seemingly to sacrifice every in
terest well as the Of the country to foster the
manufacturing interest Annexed to the report OF the
manufacturers committee table of the statistics Of the
Glenham Woollen Factory Fishkil, Dutchess county
~ Y That return is made for the purpose of showing
the benefit which the agrc cultural classes derive from
manufactures but strangely enough it contains
vents that entirely destroy the intended effect The CAPT
tai Of the Company is stated at, 10000
neghborhood, 10000 lbs. wool s72,e5l
Ti% 81 ;.., '''' IDS ~ 4;
Wages paid to i7O operatives $500
Total slls.2sl
tappears that the factories pay ~ cts per b for wool
raised in the neighborhood before manufactures
esablished that wool exported. The following is
from the report
when tina, establishment commenced operations in
mttance 62i per H. England then levied duty Of
81 per h. In about the year 1923 that duty reduced
td That same quality OF wool has, during that period OF
years fuctuaed considerably has varied from 10 TO
10 cents, and in ls.l was worth 60 cts'
The factories pay seems, ~ cts per h. being loss
oil 20 cts per h. 10 the farmer or az follows
1886 ID. a, ser exported in 1922 Sio6,teo
I7O,33e at " =" taken by factory 1871, 72,sH
Loss to Farmers $3.50
Let us see what the gain is. ITO persons receive for
work S35,3oo, 200 each per aunum about S4o0cts
per eek and find themselves but the statement of the
company is as follows
Not than 800 persons supported ofthe labor
ITO operatives and weekly Of the product Of
agriculture of beef port aour butter milk eggs cheese
&c. at the lowest estin ion the value OF 5000 per week
or 10 400 per Mnum Intelligent farmers tell me that
must be an industrious man. farm OF 100 acres who
can sell the of $500 per annum, and above
the supply of his family and work hands To furnish,
therefore the supply for the manufactures would require
10 farms Of 300 each 1900 acres estimate at
$40 per acre, SlS2 600"
then appears that of $40 300 paid by the manufac
turers persons get living $1,000 is allowed
for food each per week and 20 cts week for
all other necessares making 100 cts per week or IL cts
day elch person. Manufacturing must be indeed
blessing yield such handsome living. If we allow
that the l7o operatives the whole then accord
ing to the statement of this singular document it will
qure i5 acres to support each person that miserable
low living The population of the city of Ncw-York is
3i21io souls accordingly would require i79i ss7
oil land to supply themvalued $40 worth s3356i
So We go.into this calculation in order to show how
utterly allacous the estimates and reports of inter
estc parties who seeking to obtain an unjust end and
to what ridiculous results they will arrive il carried out
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