The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-16
The Trades.
LADIES SHOEMAKRRs.

meeting of this body was held on Thursday evening
At Keen's Fourteenth Ward Hotel
Mr. Lomax was chosen Chairman, and Mr.. Warren Sec
retary, on the occasion.
On talias the CHAIR Mr. LoMAx said that reports of
itees In order Several committees then reported
nearly all of which were favorable to the movement
After the reading OF the report the Chairman made
few remarks He said their employers should pay the full
prices OF none at all The stood out boldly against
the employers and the consequence that their
raised There only of the bosses who refu
ed TO give the advanced but he had Just received
letter from him. stating that he had agreed to give The
wages asked, and requesting the Chairman to send him
Q few good msn (Cheers)
Mr. GASDzss then addressed the meeting He said that If
their employers only considered the properly they
would at oncs advance the wages for no men worked 80
bard and for such length of time did the shoemaker
four and great portion of that time by candle light The
hardships that they endure raeed while employ
IN as ease sp ana 5 s @ all their
elegant appearance OF the ladies' Of Now York No city
could boast OF such fine ladies' and yet with all their
silks whnt would they be without an elegant pair Of
Mr. MoCAM then rose and condemned in strong terms,
.tion to the movement Of the bcrns classes He con-
cluded his remarks by Offering resolution condemnug
that paper and airmng that it was no longer it to be-
used in families; and giving notice to all Of the shoe
maker trade that they reed henceforth look to that
paper for any information connected with their trade
they should not insert any notices advertisements
therein.
The resolution was unanimously adopted by the meet
ing After which, Mr.. Mcc continued his remarks,
ing that the London Despah put down by the people
for taking just the course.
The enrolment OF members then took place after which
the meeting adjourned.
MEETING OF THE MOROCCO LEATHER FINisHERs AND
sHAvERs.
very numerous meeting Of the journeymen morocco
leather dressers fnishers and employed in
cities Of New York Brooklyn aud Newark was held last
evening st the house No 4S Catherine street NJ " in
order to consider the proprety OF adopting and
creased list OF prices in order to meet the ucug de-
msnds made for oil the necessies of sustanance The
meeting organized ut eight O'Clock, when Mr.. Wilde
/. called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN explained the object which they had
assembled The necessities Of the times peed the
journeymen to lock for advance Of wages and they
had now met in order TO decide what that advance
should be, to do justice to the men ant.
to the employers. 1t is not desire to ask for
more than what is fair and reasonable. It is well
known that members the most poorly remuuee.
aed for their Labor of engaged in tho mecani
cal pursuits. They sacrifice good deal of time and
they serve long apprenticeship, in order 10 become
siderable amount of skill is required to make good
jonrDeyman yet after all aborng is better paid
generally speaking, than scale If prices d
been fixed upon about three years ago. things
now much charged. Real estate had Increased in value,
and rents had gone up in far greater ratio than the
remuneI alton for labor had. There are about two
hundred employed in the two branches of
our bnsiness and they all desire ADVANCE
it fair and just to ask and next arrange as
that all the may ask it at the time. The com
mtee have drawn up scale Of advanced prices which
will read and gentlemen will vote upon each as
they think proper Thei been various propositions
with to The prices to be asked black
the work Of aver and also tho wages for day work by
the week
The CHAIRMAN then read tho following list of prices
given and also the proposed increase each case
After each dozen of every sort Of work had voted
upon seriatim, the prices stood as follows