Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-10-28
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION.

The now industrial associaticns, which accord
with the Fourier, have rsesntly ION the 10Th oit)
held a general coavention al Piusbursh Mr.. lioi-
ace Greeley, OF New Yors, one cf the leading, in
auential, and talented members Of the association,
among others sddre.ssd the convention. His saon
10 very favosbly spoken Of; and possessing, as Mt
6. does, . high reputation in the community fuf
talents, hoaesty snd integrity Of pu that
too, Of practical man, no incoasidcisbls interest,"
has been manifested 70 hear an exposition OF his
views and principles Ths Pit,.burgh papers give
a con de u.Gd report II this spsseh, fross, which we
Ists .he following extracts:
Industry, h. remarked, was ose Of the ffa grss,
concerss Of society, as no community csa exist
without il While he would sdmit that great adj
yantages had been eonisrred Oh mankind ia ti,s
improvement Of machinery, ~iihia the last sl,y
wears, yea ss could not also adnst that these i'm
provemen,s had conferred any rssi benefits upon
the working man. lie could VOW manufacture iof-
" yards OF cloth per day, land Of superior quail
IVY with the facilities Afforded him BY machinery,
whero he manufactured but fouI by The pissisus
mode; hut his condition 10 not benefited thsfsby /;
20 is 81 III receiving the same compensation iof his
labor in producing forty yards OF cloth ~ wien ne
manufactured lessor s,aouni.
The mars OF mankind labor no, because they
love it, bu, on account of the nscsssiy which com
polls them 20 IL, la our country labor is beginning
10 be looked upon With discrsdit; and the young
men Of our land arftnx Gus to seek smployments
that lexurs less physical exstiOn than the oTdia-
airy drudEery attached 10 the pursuits OF fsimer
or n,chapie How often do ne see the young, IN
.ellgent and Successful farmer feeing from his az
ricutufsl pursuits 10 seek living IN our cities, ~
the already oysrs.och he'd professions, and employ
men,s less lsbaTious, ssd not mOfs useful lhs
conseo~sce Of this arrangement OF affairs - eau
sed by s!ricul,ual pursuits not being held ia that
esteem IL 10 Justly entitled to aad the talents that
should have remained ia the country, 20 Improve
the condition Of the ghted snd ~thsred ssiieui-
tural Interests, arc transferred 10 the city where
they are not wanted. This results IN great loss
70 agriculture.
But ~ss carried on BY the pot isted industry u
three or four hundred individuals, this would MT
BE- the case for tine labor which was hsrs,oIns .
task would now bscone pleasure 20 the tlisr oil
the gfouad, because no sa~ Others around him ae-
lively and chserfuily employed BY u. But indos-
ny - at present degraded, end ever will be Until
ss can succeed in Rsskiog LABOR dignihsd and re-
spectzbls. The lsbofef - n0v looked upon as bs-
low the common order Of msnkInd-ss psfson
unf, 70 hold high os equal station amonghb lei
low beins. in csty, because ne has no learning,
.,9 IA ,,acouainted with the seisne.s TINS
should no, bs--GOd having made labor the Ins'it-
abba condition Of = vast majority Of mankind, u
oggh, to be made assiTsbIe and sitfsehvs.
Industry, he said, 10 often inatequateiy reward
ed The female is often compelled 10 WORK night
and day, late and early, 70 earn scarcely enough 20
rloth, and feed herself and children, with 30 pros
,.r, helofs nor Of ever accommodating enough BY
he, .arnings 10 place her beyOad the necessity Of
this close apv icatOh TO labor. Labor - 30" NJ
well encouraged an yaid as ever IL vas, YET thsre
are tho,-aeds IN rois Il ouf land even uo~, star
Wing and dy,ns b,espse the, have nothing to DO
Let - .Ipyo-s that ssgnslion ~ business
should again ,isit us, and our manufactures, tor
want OF thsiT usual support, you'd have TO Stop
VIVA, ia IN, .Fect of all this The men employed
ia tbss. msnufsctOdes are necessarily thrown out
N emD,oy u,eni, uith no prospect beiofe them but
Of wait and beggary. They are tod % 30 20 the
West and commence farming; bot no" afs they 70
get there sithout they have monsy 10 Psy iheh
wavl They have 10 Jed and lano'sd ~ = - ~ M
"a earn livelihood lor thenssi - snd family, 0Tt
nav. zen unable % save ANYTHING on inoso ar
nings 70 p.osids sgain.i sueh ez'seneies Ines
are, therefore, compelled 10 stay as-ng you, be-
"a ise they nave not ths means % opportunity 70
,smoes sisswnsrs. " ant siarss them ~ the iaee,
a. Il were, compelled to resort 20 crime 70 fsmoss
III. Why, sTsa Of tine, thsIs .rs eho5ga dis