Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-12-28

| SOAAEhOlAL Ohtclo shhos
OF THE WORKING CLAssEs."-The New
York Tribune gives two columns of in
telIigence under the above head. 1t
reporters have made it their business tt
visit manufacturing establishments o.
New York, and Brooklyn, and the re-
port is sad commentary on the times
We present our readers with the sub.
stance of these investigations.
The iron business is very much de-
pressed. Not more than half the usual
number of Workmen are now employed.
In Brooklyn, 800 workmen have lately
been discharged for want of work. =
Wages are falling. and the prospect for
the future is not flattering.
The printing business is also de-
pressed. Many of the leading estab-
lishments have discharged two thirds Of
their employees, and others work on
short time. Prices must soon give way,
unless business reviyes.
Not more than one third of the
stereotypers are now employed. Last
year, enough hands could not be pro-
cured to do the work as it was wanted.
The same may be said of type founders.
Nobody is ordering new type, and for
the past month, one establishment shows
a falling off of 10000 pounds, as COM
pared with last year.
Book binding is in the same category.
It has never been worse. The Tract,
Bible, &C., Societies, the Methodist
book concern, Harpers', and other es-
Establishments, have discharged large
number of hands. OF the 1000 men
of that trade, nearly 800 are out of
work.
The Builders have scarcely any thing
under way. Many of the carpenters,
masons, bricklayers, DC, 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 about 1000
are employed. Wages have fallen from
81, 90 to 81 so per day. And common
laborers now get only 81 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 num-
Der.
Ship carpenters, by hundreds, are out
of employment. In the nine ship yards
of Williamsburgh and Greenpoint, of
1000 workmen, only 937 are now en-
ployed. Other branches of ship build
ing suffer with the carpenters. Of the
1900 plumbers, not one half are at
work.
Of the 1900 plasterers in New York,
not over 200 are now employed.
The brass founders, and brass finish
ers, share the general depression. The
same is true of hatters, umbrella ma
kers, DC.
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.
Dry goods dealers generally complain,
but Stewart says his business was never
better. The Ladies are even more ex-
travagant than usual.
Jewellers, Pisnoforte makers, Cabi-I
net makers, &c., are on short allowance.
Such is New York at the close of
1854. And this picture is but da-
guerreotype of the country generally.
In view of these facts, the editors of the
Tribune conclude an article on the sub
iect with the following:
"We have supported European mana-
facturers, and artists, and middle-men,
to the neglect, loss and destruction of
our own men of industry and talent, of
whatever kind, and that is the sole rea-