New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-29
DIFFUSION OF MANUFACTURES.

During the recent difference between the Employing
and Journeymen Printers of this City respecting wages
the former urged as reason for insisting on tho lower
rste that in case higher were exaced, very much Print
ing would be driven out of the City altogether to localities
where il could be done much cheaper struck us at the
time that this had il been operative all in the premises
was rather an argument against than for the Employees
position.
Itisa very common Misrepresentation that the inte
rest of this City demands the concentration on this
island or around our Bay of the largest possible amodn
of Manufacturing Industry. So far Is this from the
truth that We should profoundly regret to see the Cot
ton Manufactures of New England the Iron of Penn
,,lyania the Beggiug Of Kentucky, &c, &C. c0ncen-
tr.ted lust around US. New-York primarily and nltu-
rally is the great Distributing Reservoir OF American
Products and Imports-the point to which the surpluses
Of the various sections tend for sale and Interchange
the London of America, not its Manchester, Birming
ham aud Glasgow There are certain branches OF Pro-
ductye or transforming Industry which must always be
carried on in OF near some great Commercial Empon-
UNI such as the rigging Of Ships the printing OF he"s
pspers &c But there are many more branches |hIch
can be prosecuted 70 arbeter advantage outside OF
great city among which the manufacturing OF Tex
tile Fabrics generally, of most kinds OF Iron ware
Naas Sorrows. &c. &C. and we think that Of Books
.b.uld he added 70 the number II the great Publish
ng Houses Of our City would unite in removing their
several stereOtypng and printing "orAs 70 inc sur
rounding yilages-say White Plains Port Chester, Njr-
wak. Croton Falls. TarrytoVn. Haye'stra"' Goshen
Norri,town Xc-we should consider the change nos.
admirable one for their workmen, sA more for their
worsm-,s families ovcr though the wages Psd Tor che
vofk were reduced ten TO fifteen per cent n coa'e
o,pce If the cheaper rents and provisions tll' &C.
cured The printers children would ise far more hap
oil, and prog up more healthy hardy and Tirtaoas 'haa
rlr, can be expected 20 DO in the crowded cry. -
r,rb scor,s al o,fer pursuits now ioloEei Iaay n
cities.
A.to Tubisbipe-that is, the ssle or exchange y
the books thus printed a. also tbe sale o. o'Aer Mani
f,cpres-ve tLinl tie City si,s natural focus though
there are not wanting instances when "ol-a seen %
establish M contrary position. For instance tae pup
rrhirq house Of Derby & Miller, Auburn - l. with
branches 81 Buffalo nd Cincinnati h2s over one A4A-
ar,a works in us catalogue Of publications. soms o.
,t,r, r,y-, oe.s-os Ike The Writings Of Arniaus =
yc,sl Bla-eLssrds General Statutes Of AeT-lOrh'
1vli.1 vbueof Others Of auOfe popular Cas-. over
tuor,v ttoussnd copies have been sold, and tFo re-
Gently i,.red rFem Leaves fsou Fanny P0r'-F9-o-
and sTsel,e Years Slave, By Solomon No.-rl2)
commence WIKI IN edition OF ten thousand copies each,
70 supply orders received in s1gaHce Of Ploca'oa
Tbs house stereotypes vel as prints is books n rs
own mandatory o. Auburn. There are probably o'aeF
inland houses Il Ct publish quite ex-cas7eiy especially
Of school Books which we tL.nk are mainly mlai.ac-
tur.d 70 the rurA dstn:-s though We are nec7zaary
less scsu.nted pilh .ter business Jlan si-h tlos. Of
concern advertising extensively II lie Ir5EHs, Ike
Derby 4 Miller Tle ssrs. P-ianeys, who removed
so1ae tine since from CooPersown 20 Bllalo, are u
der.tood o do d large business n scaooLbooks Tie
tin is az hand if it has not already arrived when Gin
enrati Chicsco a1d s. Louis al each have a. Hart
forlhas long rad its extensive book manufactures.
probably connected with some publishing concern n
Ills CRY and exchanging through it, And taos Fil
monopoly Be precluiei, pro6.s divided work difdssd
over tie country instead Of being coafned 20 tFo OF
tire Greet ees and the greatest good Of tha sre2'
,.-- -t.- ,L..ety es.tl.i-l. p.-I-o--- Al, - ~
,re We from regarding TIE dlE7sicn Of the book manu-
ture through the prevalence Of higher wages N the
Great cities 81 elsewhere, evil 10 be dePored'
thstve esteem i, & good 70 be hailed and promoted,
even By the city itself
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