New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-06
ThsIdea of,he Ase-'Indu.iryJ

The Idea of ,he Aae-'Indusiry|
Editorial Cou-sy.71ssrcs Of TIE Tom
uI Oh Trg ONO Nov. 20 1919.
IT. bosiness Of IRoS-MoLDiSo, Csstirg, or
Whatever may be csl'ei il one Of the most eK-
tsrsige snd thrifty Of the Hauufaa tures Of Cincin
natl snd believe Inc labor employed therein is
quite IS v Ell rewarded "a Labor generally. Il ia
entirely paid b. the piece, according to an es'Ab-
shea soaio II prices, 50 that each wOrkmsn, in
whatever depsrtn en-, Of the business. IL paid e.
c5r8'ng &C his Individual skill End industry, not
rn,h average Of what is supposed - be earned
By b psef and others as is the case where wo'A
is paid for a, 90 much per day, week Or month. |
srow 10 resson why the Iron Moidors of Cincin-
natl should not have been as well ssti'fei 9Th
tie old ways SO any body else.
YET The system did not work well even ;or
them. Beyond tie general unstesdine" OF 20
msnd for LslOr md the ever-incrcssing pressure
Of competition, there was pretty steadily reour-
ring doll season, commencing about the l't Of
y nary, whom the Winters Gail for stoves, SC
had been supplied, sna ho'5ingo for two or three.
months, or uctil the Spring busine.s opened. In
tlis t,s;ls the prior savings OF the Moder were
generally oocsumeG--nometi nes less, but po71afs
q tCuer more--so that, taking one with another,
;5ey aid 10. lsy ~ ten dollars per snnum. By
by came collision respecting wages snd
st,iSe. wherein the .ourneymen lred 80 sxPe-
rimort Of running their heads against stone wall
fo- months, How they came cat Of it, NJ matter
whether 'ic;ors or vaoqoishedi the intelligent
rctder Vi readily guess. never heard T.! any
eyis SO serious and complicated IS those which
eat out the hear. e Labor bsirg .a-cf by doing
nothing.
~ length--bot believe after tue strike he'd
somehow terniinated-some Of The Jonrnsyren
Mulders said to sscn Other Standing idle IL not
he trIo cure 'or oar grievances WY not employ
oars elvesi Ihey finally conc uded to Try It, and,
10 tie dead Of thu Winter 9: lsi7-s, when greet
many 81 their trade we've cat Of employment, the
business being unusually depressed they formed
| IN ASSOCIATION under the General Manufacturing
law OF Ohio (which is very similar to that OF New
York; and undertook % establish the JoUsNsT-
MFs MoLDgRs' USIos FOUNDRY. Tnsre were
about twenty Of ,hs N who pat their hands % the
work. and the whole sTrount cf capital they could
.crare together was s9,lco, he'd in shares ~ e25
| each. With THE they purcbs'ed an eligible
piece Of ground, directly on the bans at tie
| Ohio, eight miles below Cincinnati, with which
the White ~ ster CaasP also GEo-ds the means
| Of ready and cheap communication. With ;hST
capital they bought some patterns, tasks sn
engine aud tools, paid for tss.r ground ard
$500 on their 6rst buildiug which was erected for
| ths partly on long credit by Arm in Cincinnati,
xho knew that the property was perfect securi-
y torso much Of its cost and declined taking credit
Tor any benevolence in the matter. Their Iron,
Goa, Sc. 70 commence upon were entirely and ne
cesssry bought on credit
Having elected Directors, a Foreman and
Business Agent 1.-THE last TO open q store IN Gin
ciurs;i, buy stock, sell wares, &cl the Journey
mems Uaion set - work, little more than year
ago. Its accommodations were then msagre
they have since been gradually enlarged b. ad-
itions until their foundry is now the most COM
modious on the River. Their stock Of Patterns,
Flaaks Sc. has grown 20 be one Of the best while
their arrangemenn for unloading cosl and iron
sending of stoves, coking Goa, &c. &c. .rc a.
mo,t perfect. They commenced with ten .ssc-
ciGtes scJuAlly At work the number has gradually
grown to foHy TIL there is NOT better set Of
workmen in any foundry in America. Iprotess 70
know little as TO the quality Of castings, and
there no better than msy be seen in Inc Foun-
dry OF Industry and its at Cincirgns;i. And
there Is obvious resson for this 10 the fact that
every workman is proprietor in the concern,
and il is his interest TO turp out NOT only b; own
work in the best order bat to take care that Gil the
reIi 10 Of Ike quality. All is carefully examined
before It IA sent swsy, ard any found imperfec: j,
condemned, the loss falling on the csusef Of il.
Bat there i. seldom any deserving condemnation.
strict account "a kept with every member,
who is credited for all he does according to the
| Cincinnati scale o. Prices, paid SO much &c he
needs Of his earnings ia money, tbs bslElce being
devoted TO the extension CT the concsrn and the
pSymsai II its debts, srd new stock issued TO
sim therefor. Whenever the dsbs shall have
been paid of, and an adequate supply Of inple
men,s teams, stock, sc. eosgh. or provided f1r
they expec; to pay every man bis earnings Esek'y
| in cash. Al o. coarse they m.y. hope, however,
they 4 prefer 70 bay more land, erect thereon
mos. substsn,isl and commodious dwelling, sar-
rosni it with a garden. shade trees. re and re-
solve 10 i've as well &c work ike brethren. There
| are fsw uses TO which q member car put HIM
dred dollars which might not well be subservsd
| by seventy FIVE if TIE ncnsy Of ;ae whole were
| invested together.
The members are Low earning 81 average o.
! fifteen dollars Pc week ara mean 70 keep deins
80. OF course. they work hard. May Of them
live inside OF four 3ollAs Far week. none So BE-
yond eight, Their Business Agent one Of them
| selves, who worked With them in tics Foundry Tor
some months after it vss started he has oaen
hsen obliged 70 report, / can pay you no money
this week, ard never hesrd nurrur in reply.
| Ga one occasion be- went down to say. There are
ny books you so What have received and
where most Of ia has gone here 10 ore hundred
dollars, which n 81 these Il lsf.' yhs nsnesn