Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-01-06
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READY-MADE CLOTH1NG.

the industrial resources Of this great coun-
try, how few, even of those who might be
supposed to keep pace with its rapid strides.
The Politician stumping some election dis
trict, wondering what gain he will get over his
victorious rival, and thinks or wonders that
all the world is not astounded at his rural
greatness, sent forth to shine for the day, in
some legislative hall. Many look with as
constituent to find that they are mere
things comprising but q moiety of the
vast machinery of human power and great.
ness, that they are not the sole levers that
its power moves on uninterrupted by
any jarring Of its lesser power. We
see the pillow driven by industry and
thrift; fields springing up in rich YER
dure where but yesterday the forest
held it's shadowy sway; villages starting
up like magic; the iron girdle spreading
its vast way over coming space, bringing
the products Of the but yesterdays distant
forest to be waited to foreign elm, What
mind can take in this greatness? VINO keep
pace with its strides. What resources of in
dustry, mighty beyond comparie N, taxing
the credulity of the most progressive minds
May we be pardoned for mentioning but
one department Of this vast human treasury
of labor-that of ready-made clothing.
This branch Of industry, but few short
years ago was scarcely worth the notice of
passing glance, now has assumed one of
the most impor tant stands in the vast ex-
change, disbursing more capital to in
dustrioas laborers, employing in it's vast
manufactures greater number of operatives
than any other branch of industry. Take
but the city of New York, who will credit us
when we give some Of the few details.
landlord & Brother, four thousand five
hundred hands and forty cutters; Brook
Brother twenty cutters two thousand five
hundred hands; J. W. Lewis & Co., three
thousand; Close & Smith two thousand. D.
& J. Devlin, P. L. Rogers, Union Hall, the
latter establishments are wholesale and re-
tail, and employ as many hands as the larg-
est houses. These are the most extensive
and splendid establishments in the country.
and keeping fashionable and elegant goods,
even superior to those gotten up by mer-
chant tailors, which is the case in all well
regulated clothing establishments
These are but some of the leading houses
in that city. In Philadelphia there are
also extensive houses. Cause, LerRman &
Co., thirty-6ve hundred, Bennett & Co., two
thousand, besides many others too hume
rous to mention. In Baltimore-Cole, Noah
Walker and many others, who work as
many hands as many of the large houses.
And lastly We come down to our city,
which has of latter years been keeping pace
with the progress of the times and keeping
in view that this is city of but compare
lively few years old, it can boast of as
much enterprises as any of the sister cities.
In this same department of industry
might be mentioned, Wall and Stevens,
of this city, the largest Clothing Manufac-
turers in the District, employing from nine
ty to one hundred hands, land would en-
ploy many more but for the scarcity Of la
Dor, benefting our city by employing
our own citizens, and producing goods as
lew in price as any establishment north of
the same quality, excepting the very COM
mon and low price goods, which, from the
large and surplus population of northern
cities, can be made at lower prices there,
but for better quality, wages are equal
We are pleased to see that within the last
few years merchandise of every kind is sold
in this market as low as in any of the other
cities, and the supply equal in all respects
1t may be asked by some what pay have
this vast concourse of human labor receive
for this work; whether they are benefited
by its expansive and growing resources, we
may say that they are that much has been
said of their restitution and low price given
for their labor; but it is not true in all cases.
Great numbers apply for work who are
entirely incompetent-whoa are not fit for