New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-16
NFW-YORK TRIBUNE.
.,..vn,ion of Country Business - Concen-
tration in Cities.


-, and amount Of business And if so. 90 you
ssow ytytis, If not, allow me to tell you: They
eo,cing their work into the villages along the riyers
.,. and railroads and absorbing the business Of the
,o,,try and thus casting many an honest and hard
liking man and woman in the country of employ
,..,, or drawing them to your city by taking their
~ there The sucking. you know until thorough.
l. vssned, which is work not easily accomplished
IN sorow after and cling 70 the source whence it
drew is life.
Ikpow many pleasant and Hourshng little villages
.b,ch few years ago sustained half a dozen tsors
.,eh and giving scanty support 10 less than
hsY the number because the merchants and establish
ep,s devoted exclusively 10 the business are selling
chesp ready made clothing The work which was
then done in tho pure air and amid the green pastures
Of the country. is now done in the damp cells, dirty
lanes and confined air Of your crowded city and ma.
nv Of our once bthe country and women NAV be
found there making up the very work starving pr.
ces which starved them out of Independent livelihood
in the country. L. il thus that large cities swallow up
small towns, and poor and women are compelled
BIZ the iron hand of necessity % kiss the rod that
,nltes them Let us look into of these wholesale
clothing establishments
msn-not tailor for he is currently only the
niDh-part Of man-rents story two over some
Of your large downtown stores buys the necessary
quantity Of cloth by the bale; erects the necessary
boards and counters fences himself of by a railing IN
one corner; employs the necessary number Of cut
iers elevates 70 the office of Foreman by giving
him supervisory control over the mechanical busi-
ness Of the concern ami then goes to work. The
average weekly wages Of a cutter about ten dOlars
He will cut $50 coats in a week.-Mrs. getting less than
srm cents for piece of work which IN the country
was worth free 10 four shillings.
The time occupied by tailor in making a coat j.
from two to three dsys-to put The best foot forward.
viii say two days. One cutter therefore, will cut
IS msny garments in week three hundred per
sons can make up in the same time venture to say,
therefore, the clothing establishment in the city
ployng the largest number Of cutters--whch viii De
found not much less than tcRhas the control Of the
living Of larger number Of men, women and children
than any other manufacturing establishment in the
land The operatives in these establishments most
H. If not an poor peOple-Oi that c)ss whose living
sbsorbs all their earnings Thew are bound TO their
employers by vital relations' lp-by chords whose
slightest vibrations tOu y cir hearts Like the bird
which crouchcs nstnctisely at the shadow of every
wing which Tits acrosS its path, they are continually
fearful lest they shop fail to give satisfaction IN ther
wearyng ts-E'i I'D trenble at every shadow ON inc
eOuhtenanco and start al the slightest eieVauoh III "'
voice OF tbeir employers How important thea, maj
lhOse w. Oh whom their heart strings center shOu" De
quar- ed by kindness and intelligence to Keep them III
> nappy strain And yet how often are they uentleu
by nature and education for the responsibilities OIL 'nelr
position ,.,, ,,. &c tho c,ro
man ne IL often am ignorant and i'll bred fellow VINO
knows only how 10 play fantastic tricks. because ne
has been entrusted with little bret authorJ- me
only idea with which his position inspires him L. thht
he Ia
rythng he does and says was in an establishment
lsst week on Paw day. which is also the dhy LOT thr
delivery of work, in which the foreman was one OF
these inflated creatures. lie took wotk from som,
twenty or thirty persons. male ana female examiner
every article and found fault with every one. To
lady who presented her work, while there were TWEEN
y others standing around he made this rude and cruel
speech. You must do your work biier Than TINS ana
n you cannot YOU must fetch IL nack Tor we can ger
nlen;v 10 do il bafer" WHY TO have brought back,
might have been to have starred herself and children
bipx Of
hpliug s mere tent get the best possible work Tor
the smallest possible price lie is amere bellows I'M
willingly blown by and for the benent oil MS employ
crs II is an evil that calls for exposure ana deserves
10 be publicly rebuked' NV'NiH' iN'A'"
Remarks
We presume our correspondents story is man
" true but what is ii good for VIVA, remedy
does he propose Ii everybody knew all he
urges would the evil be any nearer it's correction
We fear, very little. Let US endeavor to supply
what is lacking in his article.
Let us suppose three or four hundred oil 'hese
.lsvish piece work taiors would now resolve Ia
drink no more liquor, smoke no cigars waste 10
hours nor means, bat save every shilling they de'
Gently could until they should have al average o.
of 500 each beforehand. Then suppose they
should 90 out on one OF our Railroads-the Lne a
Housstonic for exsmpe--and buy hundred @
two acres Of fair land with the buildings upon i
sov $40 600 worth in all snd put on new dwelling
and implements to the value OF $4,000 or $4,000
Having done this let them all migrate to this thei
nurohase and new home, bag and baggage, elect
:Ss one of their number OF proved integrity AM
.aoaci,v both as cutter and buyer, to keep shol
for them in the City. Let them now buy for pres
emf cash Good assortment Of Cloths-say eo'oO
worth-and all 20 TO work making clothes for who
ever may choose to employ them among thei
brother workers in city or country, and making VI
sale.work when the orders shall be slack. Nv
cry morning their business man here may make
papsckage of orders and cut clothes Tor MAKING
up. and every day a like package of finished gar
mepts. may be sent down to him from the hive
with directions to purchase aud forward by return
train any articles they might be IN need oi. =
good farmer may easily be induced TO JON 'heh
On fair terms and take the management oi the'
outdoor work and occasionally, when the wea'he
is hne. trade slack and the farm work hurrylns
all the men may take the wrinkles out oi 'hei
backs by DAYS planting, hoeing, hay'makns
harvesting so the women might take charge
the homework in sections, each dong week
cooking. washing. &c then work two weeks O
more at tailoring, and each child might be tralne'
to proficiency in both tailoring and farming o
homework. With each person or family ars''
account should be kept charging all that he or sh'
had of the concern and crediIng their WORK @
Whatever might be contributed to the common
fund. Each should be settled with ST the close @
every year or oitener as may be deemed desua
bic Each person should be employed on the W OIL
he or she could do best, but devote some time ais
10 acquiring skill in other departments. AM
finally. more perfect and benefcent combination
ard division of labor might in thisway be obtained
than in any clothing establishment the word hs
vet known. Rent, Vegetables, Fruits, &c wouI
cost next to nothing compared 10 city prices an
the workers you'd get all they earned be the sam
less or more Ultimately, shoemakers, olacksm''h'
carpenters. &c. might be received into the con
cern or might get up similar villages oil 'he" Owl
and exchange products by wholesale with the CON
binston of working tailOrs, to the ''gnsl S"'S'
of Ill, .,,ca~pa1