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


ofdomestie manufacture growth the exceptions oes
the push used for seats and backs which B almost en-
trely ofFrencb Importation some inferior pieces coming
from England and Germany and none whatever oeihs
made In the United States and the glass for windsss
sore of which is also French; also small proportion
Of the mohar and eadiDings. Of the many xmas OF
wood whether Of ornament utility all with the eA-
eePtion Of mahogany are the growth OF our own iore
maple white OAK. walnut and beech beng extensively
u,ed also the yellow pine for which We are prncPiG
indebted Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina Inc
importation of the foreign manufactures We have JUST
mentioned reached last year fully SJOcvv, ana
has been annually rapidly increasing Yet the whole OF
this great trade il limited to TIVE or three hrns IN TINS
city and il is subject worthy the delberat0n OF our
capitalists whether the manufactures could not be Prou
ably carried on the employ and enrchnento our
own citizens home instead Of foreigners aud th'
il only enc Of the many articles for which We are now to-
tally dependent European countries, and when might
a. well be made here which our inquiries into the STATE
of Labor and the Laborers have made us ae1uantsd
With Nearly all the iron and general hardEare used III
any shape whether for axes screVs wheels trucAs OF
any other purpose. il Of American manufacture, ana
the testing various aIes foreign and domestic undef
direction Of the Government West Point, resulted IN
the establishment Of the superiority Of the latter Inc
oil cloth with which the bottoms Of the carriages are
covered is all made in the United States, mach OF IT IN
NevJerfey; the headlnings running along the toPsof
the cars and OF the patterns OF which are very
chase and elegant also produced by the skill OF our
or operatives with scarcely noticeable exception, {.
kev,e the India rsbber springs whose utility aud gen
eral adoption have alluded u on previous occasion
The cost OF passenger car is from Sl1OO to 81
scpeDdinq partly on the embellishments aud general er-
ceence Of the workmanship and materials and partyon
the construction Of the truck (which supports the body)
whether they be of four six wheels at each end as
that alone makes difference Of 500, the cost Of the
trucks being from $500 to SSO0-a large proportion OF
the whole amount.
Nothing has been left uninterrupted to render travel by
railway aqreeabe-a desideratum the more necessary
here on account of the great length to which our roads
are likely TO attain. One OF the most drlcuit ana IN,
manageable problems is that Of procuring at once good
ventilation and exclusion OF dust many methods have
been tried at various times. with different degrees Of
success the latest being few weeks ago on the Manga
tuck line, which was thus described In our paper;
Its general outline is this The passenger cars Of
tram are all thrown into long saloon by means OF
flexible cloth rubber platform, and the WINDOWS Dsng
kept closed and the train opened At the rear strong cur
rent of air received just the engine through pipe
bag wide the train and some Tx or twelve inches
deep which passes the top Of the front car aud 50
along through all the csrs snd out at the rear
There are in the United States upwards of 70 private
car manufactures, exclusive of those railways which
make and repair all for their own USE and though it is
very difficult to obtain any accurate statistics owing To
the great distances which separate the establishments
from NewYoTk they spread all over the country,
it calculated that capital of S6OOOOOO Is invest
ed in this branch of industry, producing about S WlOOO
annually and employing about 6C0O men. IL must be I'M
derstOOd that these figures have reference strictly and
solely 10 the railway making quite independent OF
any of the various trades connected with H. such as axle
and truck makers and others, except in those instances
where these and similar goods made on the premises
instead of being purchased ass the case in few OF the
larger establishments Were to include all We have
excepted our figures would present much more formi
dabe array These factories are to be found 10 I'll parts
Of the Union there being our knowledge in Maine,
4 in Massachusetts,, in New Hampshire in Connect
cut in Vermont II in NewiOrk State, (but none Ia
the Cy) in New-Jersey,7 in Maryland, 10 in Pennyl-
vania a being in Philadephia,) 10 Virginia, in Del
aware 3 in South Carolina, in Georgia, in Iennes-
see in Kentucky, ! in Missouri, = in Indiana, q IN
Illinois in Michigan, 10 in OHIO, and perhaps others
in States not mentioned Car making is being extensive
Nv engaged in in theWestern States OF thetargest
and most fourishng concerns being now established
there and others in OF commencement indeed,
il appears probable that almost monopoly of the busi
ness will be enjoyed in those regions The hrIn
doing the most extensive business employs about ~
hands who make average ID cars per week prnci-
paly feight) throughout the year; several have 100
wOrkmen a lew 10, the remainder from 80 10 %.
The Legislatures Of New.Iork aud Massachusetts
have adopted a course which should much ike TO
see initiated throughout the Union namely the publca
ton of annual report OF the progress OF the railways
number of additional miles opened throughout the year
increase or decrease Of traffic number Of accidents and
their cause value of stock and forth From these We
lean tia lere were in use in Massachusetts, al the close
ofthe last returns, $50 passenger ears 4y'' na ner-
chandse aud other aud Oi9 gravel ears, making
total Of lC6 OF all classes, and representing value,
when new at the average price Of cars in this state Of
Si4iG Coo 20 which is 70 be ADDED the sum OF S3l3,J
r repairs during the current year The official returns
for this State to January Of the present year exclusive
Of the city, show the number O hfsIclhss passenger
caIs 10 be AZ OF second class and egrant - Of bag
gage mail and express So and Of freight lob, making
total of Al 4 few of the lines, but none OF any
importance. neglected TO send in report but the e'
nate Of value placed by the Superintendent OF Rail
WAYS AID Carriages Of all kinds in use, vas-or passen
Ger cars 81 263.0-S IS; all others. S29l6.-o3 };
and an additional S3G9373 % for repairs. OF this
number of 444 cars, 96S we're owned BY the New
York aud Ere and 54- by the Hudson River Railroad
Company. This j. exclusive of the city railways, which
have about 900 cars in operation or construction.
The hours Of labor in the manufactures in this and al
iaceut States are from a. II. % Z NJ and the daily
remuneration to blacksmiths, carpenters painters Of
laIdscal cures for establishment OF panels, trlmues,
wholsttrers AID coach painters varies in this State and
New Jersey from ~ - to - per day. according to
pabity 81 80 being about the average % aborer the
PAY is = per diem. Women are not generally en-
ployed but they occasionally seryceabc 10 prepar
re The hair for seats by which they could make, :!
steady employment from - O. - per wees In the
Eastern States the general average OF wages is te
ess-n the Western about t,e same as ia NeW-Iork or
probably small advance csc rates may be given.
The rapid addition of many miles oi road and the
enormous increase 81 traffic ind ample wOra for all our
artzaus: but besides the home demand considerable
trade has been lately carried on in the manufacture Of
cars (aud locomotives kewise) for the new lines nos
cpentd in Cuba and az the lsthmus Of Panama indeed
this business is entirely in the hands of the Americans all
nov ia use having been made 10 the United States To
are from oue-haif two+hrds the sic Of
and various alterations have been made 10 meet the
quirement Of the heat OF the climate. the seats aud
backs being Of open cane-WOrk instead Of plush with
stationary blinds n the place OF doors and panels. thus
giving % them light and graceful appearance AMI en-
suring good ventilation sud much GOODNESS can be
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