The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-19
The Trades.
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BOOT AND sHOEMkKERs-MEN'S BRANCH.
An adjourned meeting of this body of men was held
last hit at Keens Fourteenth Ward Hotel for the pur
pose Of taking further action the increase of waees
Adam Gamble chairman, and Michael Keefe secretA-
ry, on the occasion.
The greater portion Of the evening was spent in COL
lectng dues and receiving the members into the as
sociation.
The meeting opened ty the secretary making tina
call Of the meeting both in English and German.
Mr. SHERIDAN then reported from the committee whia,
had been appointed at the so meeting the purpose
to a strike or not. He. said from what they
certain that their wages would be raised
and that the greater par. of the workme1
ion the best mode of getting their demands would be 70
draw up memorial stating to their employers the neoes
sty Of raising their wages Accordingly the committee
count Of the increase in house rent the high price Il
provisions, to raise their wages They also drew up
scale OF prices which has been loft blank
to determine upon.
The report was then read in German, after which,
Mr. Barnes then made few -srnarks in reference to th
object for which they had assembled All other TRADES
had received higher wages but tho shoemaKers had NOT
and the reason because there no unity amoar.
them He then urged upon them the necessity of beuT
united and combined for without unity there was no
Orange would address thepn.
The deputation from the town Of Orange then made Z
few in to the way in which they should
act The fact of the business rested with the workmsn
themselves and to do this they be united and COM
bined 1t true tn 1t they had achieved great yic
tory in Orange but it said that the bosses would re-
taiatc them at another time Therefore to make
themselves safe they had appointed delegates to confer
with the different societies. from New to Maine He
there that evening" the that was to light them
on to victory They we're joined heartily by the Germans.
who contributed in day the Of $25 towards de-
rayng the expenses Of the society They had delegated
to travel through the digerent manufacturing dis
trcts there to organize with the boot and shoe makers q
M their leadeTIthey were willing to have this city for
their sun, and all other towns satellites to it,
Mr. HEDDEN, another of the Orange delegates. thou
made few remarks relative to the manner in which thev
had conducted their st rike In Orange
said that they wanted to succeed in New York thew
should be united If they did not get an advance ~
wages in New York the in those towns in the ycni
ty would not tie likely to get either but if any of them
did get it, would not last long for the Empire ctv Wa
the centre Of the rade and they had to look to for
and counsel -
ised from Orange then read in the German
to the GeI man po .tion of the meeting.
Mr. MCCARTHY then and said that he did not want
to occupy their time but he had been urged make few
remarks by great many Of his friends He then went on
to say that the shoemakers tie worst paid men
in the city. He knew that worked eighteen hon,
in fortnight at the rate of 81 75 per pair Few peoplo
aware of the low condition of shoemakers n thev
would only unite there would be difficulty in obtaninx
advance OF The chief of their
such low wages because the bootmakers did not unit
and strike for fair remuneration for their labor Thew
themselves were their enemies The tailor it is said
that many II was the shoemaker who put handsome
boot on the Broadway dandy's foot. (Applausel
Mr. kEARNs then said that the men in the following
shops would strike for higher wages to dav-Frank,s
Watkins Gluse's, Ready's, Rogers and Underhill,s
great number OF persons then made short speeches
but none OF them had distinct bearing the question:
debate the meeting then drew up scale prices to .
into operation next week.