The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-07

year is 1927 50, or &c 25 per head n. m
tenement convenes 20 men boardcrs nj A. ssupse
OF ~ per week, the annual di(erensa sls4s
Sl3 per head. And the inevitable rs.I 70
operation TO the companies, of cur;ns ~
board and wages in 1912, MAY IAN YUM
put into the pockets Of capital annnsl, has pess
head for female, and Sl3 per head sor SSh
lives The reduction was by ,hs;, "ae ore.|
the profits Of the reduction were bv ,h. vaen, 4
And yetthe "Tribune" declares thu, N. Ns'a'
are not interested in the board, and ,ba, .o@pa
ter'al to them whether the operatives NJ, !" me-
a low price. II remains TO be prov,d ~ hst \
wages Will be raised the coming winter. a &c
loss will fall upon the operatives and ~ not Y
ital and the boarding women, as in lao S' upon
The last assertion of the Tribune H..
ton OF wages an this city took place IN ,s.s sd
the low tariff, Is untrue; totally false n VTs' u
TO be understood that no reduction has -. e he,l
| since the passage of the present tariff saen
Amer the passage Of the presep, ,..;S
months of October, November. and Dsosa,
while the wing leaders were singing aastf w
Henry Clay and the wing extra session so,aans
raiives were in daily expectation Of enos;a u ne
fruition Of the hard-cider campaign. .,v y & n
day and roast beef" they were al once .u. uosn
rewarded by universal reduction of ft au Y
20 per cent. IRON u u
In December, lS42, in consequence Of a..
tion, there was a turnout in the Midas
about seventy girls, refusing to return a, a. N
wages, were prevented finding employmsa,' e'sa
corporation, sending circular to all The ~. y =
rooms, that such girls had left the Mddl,,.ss aas
very irregular and riotous manner. ANN
auenon was made when that company ~. N
doubleday making ~ per cent. upon its GAMMA
Tins much fnr tho .'fhol
Let US see what has been the nrac,;o. in0&
present tariff, Of those whose organs ana aAaa
clared it would benefit the laborine clss, "a0na
larly, and solicited the suffrages Of the n"., NrFs
tiers, because high tariff would elevate 4.
ton Of the producing class. 'A'' "e e''d
In 1871 and most Of l642 the mills in I,.,
on what is termed slow speedp for Tho ,s'h nj
was asserted, that singh speed' injured ii. %,a
ry; and the loss by wear Of machinery v,, ~.
pensated by the excess Of production und,, sa ~
speed" u'' 'hsj
The consequence of this operation wo, -, !,
is, of incalculable advantage to the comrs.' a"a
Previous TO the Slow speed - one iii 49,,
two looms; subsequently, each was co,s sua
take charge Of three. Consequently Nm, N
suneriloous p = ''o" '0o'' were Discharges
This change was general throuehou, n, !.
and hundreds, destitute of employmen, ~
their homes in the country. "SA
In the winter Of l842-'43, after the r,,,.l
trade and the sale of the cotton fabric, 4.
speed was thought "injurious to the maebI.,s y
the profits Of capital; and it was gradually M
perceptbly increased, until the old-fashioo.d y.
speed was very nearly obtained each ~ y
tending hen three looms. ." y
True, wages have been advanced tribe ma,
A. 4
the amount of labor now required Of Il. op.r,,.
There is no doubt that, since the tariff 4 lsIS
has taken one-ihird less money to pay The NM,
one mill, for the same amount Of cloth umds,i
than was paid for the same from 1886 d M
Wing promises have not proved to lhs ~
tives like
"Adonis' gardens
Which one day bloomed and fruitful we've III, p,,.
but to them have resulted in increased ayaion :
on articles of consumption, more labor and |.
pay. Yours,