New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-24
Industry and Competence.

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Industry and Competence.
To ~ E3hor u ~ Tribune
In your article Of Yesterday upon Conservatism
and Reform headed A Talk with Young Men"
YOU appear 10 express the opinion that a c0mps-
fcacv uqv 10 rsa1-ed ~ most By naked dorm
rigit Labor Notwithstanding my sympathy for
your liberal and independent course IN treating all
question. Of reform must differ from you in the
view which Won take Of this subject
am Of opinion that in Europe, and even in IL
mos, folrishns nations not one person in hundred
can secure competency by their labor; and that IN
this country which il 40 favored by vast extent Of
fertile soil thin population and less taxation, not
one in forty can attain 20 comfortable independence
If the total product Of France were divided
equally among all it- inhabitants. each would re-
ceive ! cents per dsv.
Tho tota product OF Great Britain divided in ihe
same way would give TO each person about 10 cents
per day.
The total product Of the nied States would yield
little more-abOut 10 cents To each individual.
which is a. near approxmative calculations can
attain
Now five deduct the expenses OF Government
and all taxes direct and indirect the profits 81
Commerce the law. &c &c. We shall ind that
large proportion Of the total produc, goes into few
hands, end that the large majority can obtain but
barely enough 20 live aui are under the impossi-
biliiy OF laying up any thing
/ am inclined 10 think tina, iwothrds OF the popu.
ation men. women and children IN the I niied
states DO not receive more than hfrfee. cents ia
esch on an average through the year Dat OF this
sum are 10 be paid food clothing education. &c.
Now in such a state Of ihings II Is utterly mpossi
/ be 10 lay no a competency The great majority
must remain poor II ! could enter into details.
could prove this satisfactorily by some examples OF
/ the condition Of both the Farmers and Mechanics
What is the remedy lit will be asked IL II 70
increase greatly National wealth-at least three or
four fold-bv the introduction Of machinery, better
methods oi agriculture and a more efficient appca-
lion of human abOr and when this i done or con
currently with H. then Just division Of the product
must take place among the Producers OF the ealth
II j. useless 10 increase y att nal riches ana me
means Of production unless Just system tor the di
vision of profits l. established conOintly with such
increase England has increased her means OF pro
duction immensely since 1920, but the masses have
not been benefited thereby and that because the
product goes into the hands OF few, and j. distrbu-
ted By them upon entirely unjust basis
Let us suppose that the total product OF the nited
States is about twelve hundred millions oil dollars
per annum That Of France is abost seven thou
sand millions Of francs that Of England about three
hundred millions Of pounds sterling This sum
would Weld some 9 cents per day a. said W IN
this sum. no competency can be secured to the ma
iority. If we could increase the National producI
to thirty six hundred millions and divide Il eqniia-
biz then all could be secured a comfortable sum
cheney.
II the people Were To work more they would not
in the end yet more for free competition would cut
down the price OF Labor. as the past experience oil
England shows. The people work more now IMAM
they did so wears since, and with the AID OF ma
chinerv produce a good deal more and yet the pro.
ducine classes receive less wages The manuiac-
turing classes receive only about onchVd what
they did prior 10 the inventions Of Wait and Ark
wright
The world wants n good OrgaHi. alton Of Labor
by which riches may be greatly increased, and Hst
dirisi0n Of Profits or of the product by which All
NAV be enabled 10 participate in the increased
wealth.
Letusnot however. propose any plan OF Organ.
cation and division for fear OF arousing the dreadiu!
ire of the redoubtable Courier and Express, ana
defenders of the inhuman and stupid Conservatism
that reigns in this age of gain, partisan strife ana
commercial frenzy d
lg~ Our correspondent makes one mistake, At
least in assuming that the net product OF Industry
at presen, is all that might be produced by those
who labor There are millions who do far less than
they should. many who do little nothing. 1t does
not follow from the fact that the average earnings OF
mankind are perhaps but six cents day that no
more could be earned under present arrangements
But let all sides be heard IT,
WESTERN FRUIT AND HoRricULTURE.-We
have before as the Catalogue of Messrs EHwanger
4 Barrys Mount Hope Botanic Garden and MIR
series" Rochester. y. Y forming large close
pamphlet Of ~ PAGE. Il offers to the public one Hun
dre9 and Srea,voa, varieties Of App.etrees one Hun
dred and For .ir Of Pears IS Of Cherries ls Of Peach
es Of Aprcots ofNec,annes Of Ounces q OF For
eign and OF Native Grapes Of Curranis OF RA'poer
res Of Mulberries % Of Strawberries &c win great
variety Of Ornamental Trees, shrubs Vines &c Roses
alone an seven pages Of the Catalogue. The book Is Oh
versifed with brief clear u3cous directions ior the set
ting out and managing Of Trees, Shrubs Ac--A' An sV
dence Of the good taste Of Western People "e have
looked over tbs Catalogue with .nieIeft-Where pui IN
his Country such Nursery ever sustained in re-
gon which but iea year. since vas an un5roSen VII
dsrness
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