New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-18
THE DEPRESSION ELSEWHERE.
DIFFERENT TRADES.

DIFFERENT TRADES.
From different. parts Of the country the prevailing
cry of hard times s echoed and reechoed far and
near.
In DETROIT, Michigan several hundred workers in
iron have recently been thrown out Of employment.
In BUFFALO between 300 and 400 men in the iron
bus have been thrown out OF work. In Albany,
provisions are cheap, and but little distress has yet
mantle sted itself. The Saratoga and Sacketts Har
Dor Rsirosd after $50 900 has been expended upon
it, and debts to the amount Of e25o 900, been con-
traced has been discOr tinued, throwing out OF work
come 5000 laborers, who said to be suffering
greatly in the northern wilderness. The snow il
upon them and it is feared that many, particularly
Won en- and children will die Of cold and starvation.
In NEw-JERsET the same stagnatioD is apparent.
The Burlington Go-ette says:
"A large proportion OF the hands at Ccopers
Rolling NJ H. al Trenton, were discharged few days
since in consequence OF the prOpretors turning their
attention to smother branch Of iron work. Ga Saur
day last man fell down in the streets of Trenton
from faintness and exhaustion caused by huuger.
he had not tasted toodtor nree days: AtNe~rk,
the manufacturers complaining, and at Plainheld,
where hundreds Of thousands Of dollars worth OF
clothing il annually made there Is but little doing
We understand that the shoe trade Is also suffering
1t is well known that at least one-tenh OF the nnao
taDts of our city engaged in the manufacture OF
ladies shoes that tens Of thousands Of dollars are
paid out in the course of the year TO binders and
ourpey men. Prices are lower, and work is less abun-
dant than il was a few months since.
PENSsYLyASIA suffers less than her sister states.
The Reading Gazette says:
The recent and unexpected reverse which has
overtak en- the iron tradeso prosperous during the
last two years-is, are sorry 10 say, having Its
effect upon the iron establishments OF this country.
We learn that the Leesport Iron Company and the
Meesrs Ecker have couniermanded orders for a coz
siderable quantity of machinery with which they
Intended 10 increase the productive capacity OF their
works and making preparations for considerable
reduction of ths.r business, to meet the hard times
which stare ilrl the face. We greatly fear that
we ii all shortly be compelled to notice the discharge
Of many workmen from our manufactures.
In PHILADELPHIA great numbers of workmen have
been d missed the Messrs Norris alone, discharged
COO from their locomotive works.
The GamaRtorn Telegraph, speaking upon the
san subject, aide:
Even in the iron business. in which the proprie-
tors Of some u the principal establishments were
threatened with the crme OF becoming millonares IN
q few days the tables turned, and their burdens
greater than they can bear. Some OF the largest
have either failed, suspended work, or reduced the
number of their wOrkmen one half, and their wages
from eDty TO twentyfy per cent. The result OF
this IT, this Thousands o hrstrse artisans are nrown
our # employ meDt the approach of winter, with
fsmles depending upon them for support. But II y
not Only the workers in iron who suifer-in nearly all
the manufacturing branches, trades, not sparng the
merchant who is a principa sufferer the same conl
ton of things exits. Even the printing business
seldom sepsiby affected by the hmes-is IN most
oppressed condition.
The Tslegrapk asks What are the causes thai
"rroduce these hard times :" and replies:
~ 70 because re are great buyers abroad, insteod
Of be,ng great buyers al home We send all our
money to Europe. to pay for goods that we should
Manufacture ourselves.
The Whining fon Republican says
cone hundred bands have been discharged by one
establishment in that city, twenty by another, and
few BY others. The difficulty of procuring funds to
make payment is assigned the reason for thus cur
tauient Of the number Of workmen.
"In Norrisiown on Monday morning last, Me.srs
Tbopas Corson 4 West reduced the wages OF those
In their employ 20 per cent. The STede Iron 20
Iapy have also reduced the wages Of their hands TO
Ike amount"
AT WooDsrocK, VI, the firm Of Daniel Taft
Sons msnufs lecturers or iron tools, &C., nave been
coureled by the pressure of the times 10 stop pay
uent Their liabilities stated at siO 600, aud tner
assets must be much larger. At White River June
ton, ar ebanOn, Mtssrs. b. Latham n Co., ron
founders ard manufacturers Of machinery, and Also
of cars al steam engines, have been compelled 10
close their establishment. The Rutland and "si
ingtCn Rsilroad Company owe them 500, goo wnicn
is unavailable at least for the preseh. Ihey EN-
ploy I'd between IS and 100 hands.
In NAssAoHUsITTs affairs wear no very promising
aspect. The Bost0n TrQreiIer has the following
have commanded their own prices, and u mss been
with difficulty that contractors and msst9r-wOrknen
could &c; AID keep sufficient aborers at any prce.
But for some weeks there has been general falling
of in the demand for men for the simple reason tna'
there has been falling of of orders for work. some
manufactures have been compelled TO discharge
large hunters Of hands, go that shsre there nave
been hundreds employed during the summer ihsrs
Are now few or DOne but the foremen aud the sp-
prentiees remaining. oher establishments which
have not oischsrg ed their hsnds generally have YET
found il difiicult 70 keep them employed we IN
serstsnd also that in Worcester come OF the large
machine establishments rapidly decreasing the
number of their hands and sso the nrm Der OF hoIs
during viii b they vii employ those who Iemah-
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
A correspondent Of THL TKIsrSE, a, Parkersburg'
SEND Us the following:
The pressure for money has placed bar 20 the
further construction Of the Northwestern Nrginis
Railroad. important 10 the prosperity OF TINS psce
and section OF country. Thirty days notice, a. re-
ouirec by their contracts, being given to tue con,
tractors on the whole line, 10 cease work ms WI
destroy the hopes of our town for some ilme, ana
prove exceedingly disastrous 10 the poor iaoo'ers
Who are tIss suddenly deprived OF the means OF SUD-
.is,epce q. this most Indictment sesson- God pty the
The contractors can 60 on, provided tney VIII saAe
one half Of their pay in the bonds OF the Company
- Provisions are enormously high Tor lnls REGION
Les. than eighteen months ago tour was sold ~
n~y barrel now il 10 g. 90 and al other things In
proportion. II IL a. much a. people can DO 70 I'VE a.