The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-12-28

oalu 'MiSIct. .ShcTlll, mt you goes,
Ash have no money dat ish mine,
So dat lean pay you dish tam fine
lam Frcnchmnn, sayS the other, as all you knows
As works very hard and buys my clothes,
But now goes nit You to dc jail,
And tomorrow de steam boat boys will set sail
But when two such Dutchmans at me knocks,
TlLht EN- down nit great big rocks.
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Ihc Commercial Distress Oi
the working Classes"
The New York Tribune gives two col
umns ofintclIigence underline above head
It's reporters have made it their busines,
to visit manufacturing establishments o
New York, and Brooklyn, and the repor
is sad commentary on the times. W.
present our readers with the substance o
these investigations.
The iron business is very much dc
pressed. Not more than half the usua
number of Workmen are now employed
In Brooklyn, 500 workmen have lately
been discharged for want of work, Wa.
gcs are falling, and the prospect for the
future is not Aattering.
The printing business is also depressed
Many of the leading establishments have
discharged two thirds of their employ
ees, and others work on short time. Pri.
ces must soon give way, unless business
reyvcs.
Not more than one third of the stcreo
typcrs are now employed. Last year
enough hands could not be procured to
do the work as it was wanted. The same
may be said of type founders. Nobody
Is ordering new type, and for the pasu
month, one establishment shows a falling
off OF 10000 pounds, as compared witt
last year.
Book binding is in the same category
1t has never been worse The Tract
Bible, etc, Societies, the Methodist book
concern, lIarpcrs, and other establish
m"nts. have discharged large number
of hands. OF the 1000 men oflhat trade,
nearly 800 are out of work.
The Builders have scarcely anything
under way. Many Of the carpenters,
masons. brick.laycrs. etc, have left the
city, in search Of work elsewhere. About
one eighth only OF the number employed
last year. can now find work. OF the
1000 masons, only y about 1000 are en-
pIoycd. Wages have fallen from 5000
to $l, 80 per day, and common aborcrs
now get only y 90 per day.
House carpenters are great sufferers,
but small portion of them being able to
find work. Many of the smaller classes
have closed their shops, and others have
greatly reduced their number
Ship carpenters, by hundreds are out
of employment, In the nine ship yards
of Williamsburg and Greenpoint of 1000
workmcn, only 237 are now employed -
Other branches of ship building suffer
with the carpenters. Oft 1900 plumb.
crs not one half are at work.
OF the 1900 plastcrcrs in New York,
not over 900 are now employed.
The brass founders, and brass finish.
ers. share the general depression. The
same is true of hatters, umbrella makers,
etc.
About one half of The tailors Of New
York are out Of work, From 5000 to
5000 female tailors do not know where to
get the next job.
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