New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-15
Statement of rhe Cnrpet-weavers.

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sta: Having seen an article in your paper OF me Sun
., r.,s,ye N The Carpet Wesyers Of Tsrifville ana
~ ,I,ad 90 sboyr our posi,ion in a
THAI araeie ociDS caeo'''e' W 49,. .oadi,io, beinp
very unfair hght-fhe stAeDie"'' " "
calculated 10 make false impression Oh tne P'O
,,..,i.- nj a,a.iog facts as they really are at
'aAe "i'' 'pp' a,;c,11v declare that we do
the same time we ino'' e''P N H., 49,;
NOT pish our mixed up Win poAt''s d. AZ O ~
u, s,d cr,irely n question between the Employer and
p5 -
INC Emp'o'u r--s y, =. Tim, the Carpet.
Nis s'aeo III Ni' =" ,,, ~,
Wearers Of Tariitye earn ooat o"l anu uiA' ~
e,rn this In eight or ten hours. Now there mas peeh
-. ,ae yve,ye,s crpployed in TariaTinc and cut Of
ao'"' ~ ,o,o thar, s,y or eirh, who
this numoer theie "'e n.y. ~ - .,
have earned dollar per day. Ne WIZ ui"e iO'ii va
-, ,,,,t,, ,,yoly. men who have done tbe least
Whoie -, ,,3 al ,;,,so ,ybo have done
quantity oil WORK anu i'riu -, is, ,,,a,y. ,non,h.
the greatest amount OF "olN ~ w. ,;y. cont nor
and the average VIA ~. nor ,y.ck Nov Sir
day, or four dYi'afs aio ~ yt and we ask Won
take ~ per cent IRON as, days for yyoye hours
the refnhibor,, - 49, :, ,lficiept Ia maintain even
each any ~ 60 H.. ch,onost and coaYsest food without
sfnaii aiiA5 D ,o,L,,G fn.I &C. You seem much
speaking Oh rem 80 , ns tb, we cannot ~
alarmed LOT tn' r -, ,,,,,. Gsct,,ri,,q M a
poet ths hiu'. , ~ I'm, ,,o answer we cannot
1885, VIC 40 no' HPs - II ~ Io,,cr ia s,nr n,
1--WE on 'ie 70 carn living at tho prices they
once 'na W 70 i,p "
oner US 'oi va ~ -,
e" Where i'.,l - u , cisJr ',ni0I,2
ic1a,,S mo Lar Lis chains at FIRST
Wnuln
- T. -. ,ti,,rce yiven ls by. our Creator
oui ."so, W., rI ~, niured any one TO obtain it
VIC nav NY f,''et., -. NIL and while God
ga" Me r,o' 81, 1 o io,crrnncd N defend
gives US NE ana suehe' We W :. ~ ID % ,,a ,i
against those who wold t,kc J, a., "'' give - '''
Ing IN return IL they cou!d ~ pII m .,,d
IL IL stntnnn your aitc'' @ - III, 81, 1 t,Ia, q
lrhsref Id ny uN on lIop'til ';, - ~, c a.,
poor man. huYihg e'sit 81 em ~, ~ j.; y.ar ~
not have more uii =" ~ h , on ,iyonery which
the Hcnoo's nv , d. 1,a,y Nv Sir th.r
property Is onpeu " ~ @ - ny ,xco,, Il, lao ci,b,r
- no u,S ieV'cu Vl y, 1po''! - - i f, cb,oI
Tor building scnoo,,oSs, VI ''' S,.
house ! ne l'tlu'"i ~ ~" y t.,', est;if ~
does let scnoothousc ~ W ~ - -, -, - -
district pays II per cent ychiy o" t s' 'os' u w
puldihe. s, ;,h ,ori,, ne
We confess we are unable 10 hnd eIhci generosity or
bencvoencc here; butt s well known mat the st"'
Of Connecticut possesses n school tund {" 'N' m"t"RS
serenity thousand and isce doors the interest o, Wh'
IL applied sololy 10 support Common schools "h'n as
sists tue poor man much TO educate MS 1nloT'h SL'
any deficiency that occurs rent excepted Is covered ny
ajax on the scholar THO tax on the scholar i0f inc 's'
half yeRr amounted to about seven mi's per DAY max
ing for the winers schooling seveny'hv" cents e"ch
scholar that attended the iull term SO That poor man
having ten children school those siN months would
have 10 pay $3.50 Please 10 compare this with the
statement of your respectable endorsers But do our
employers contend thar because the People OF Connec
lieut. have provided schoo rd S me-. ON a r
counthcy have jus, right take much from our VI"
sesf II So they nsa oS5,ef e'a, r sr Kind 81
men mus, thew be tina, would make statement that our
children were educated by means OF tax laid on then
psoprS ,rise which the law compscd them TO pay in
building sehoolhouse or in paying rent tof one
Your article sa'es Una, our eposS %S cD5 of b
year. SneG an oetr nero; acas made During
veIsaon tho, took place between one , % 'ne COMPANY
made TO reduce our wages this gentleman s0id h would
be willing if there were amy profits at 'he end OF The
year that they should , DC ayae' T Cns b @
was held in NewIork we sent a delegation to confer
with the Company and make mn offer % work at -: per
cent reduction The COMPANY would listen a, TO no pro
p'i The TINT YOU speak of has been held up
TO in 'roreH the last seven years Now as Editors
VI. @ snssnro op c WE hsS" been told by
employers tina, the Lowell Power Loom carpets sold
ssn', per y%a ess u nn ' % arcSsnr. i, H.
DOM carpet did not bring so good price as the
hand'ieom carpet nor sell SO re"dy we VIII refer
ior sorroboralion oi tb,s statement
Now, Sir, If the powerLoom carpet sells Z! cents