Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-03
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WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY 3, 1855.
The Times.

LIZ AAe'dOAO anu VIEW haven papers state
that the manufactures of the great number of
useful articles and Yankee notions, that give
employment to the great mass of the popUla.
ton OF that State, are completely at stand.
As instances it is mentioned that in Meriden.
and New Britain, there were four hundred
hands IN each place discharged from the fac
tories last week. In Hartford, Fales & Gray
car builders, have completely suspended, This
trim has been doing an extensive business. but
the past year has been exceedingly DISASTROUS
to them.
Messrs. Woodruff & Beach, machinists. have
now only about thirty hands, mostly appren-
tees, and the wages have been reduced TWEEN.
ty per cent. During the summer this firm
employed over three hundred men. Cheney
Co., silk manufacturers, have discharged
something like two hundred girls, and barely
keep their works running.
Colts pistol shop still keeps on in full force.
but the wages have been reduced ten per cent.
Col. Colt employs full 400 men.
Sharp's K tie Company still keeps its way.
the owners waiting the result of trial of 4
breech' loading rifle which TOOK place a tiay or
two since before the agen. of the French gov
ernment. Should the French contract be se
cure by this company there will be no lack
OF work at their establishment for some time.
The Hartford Screw Company have orders
sufficient to keep them in operation but eight
days longer, and not bright prospect after
that time.
IRON WORKS IN New YoRK.-The New
York Courier after giving the statistics of the
amount OF iron machinery turned out aud I'M
der way at the principal machine shops in
that city, remarks:
I'VE have procured statements Of the num-
Der OF men employed in eight of the largest
establishments a tha \
previous. We find that in December, 1863,
the whole number at work was twenty eight
hundred and eighty-Rve, and at the present
time but fifteen hundred and twenty five. a
decrease of thirteen hundred and sixty. or
over torty-seven per cent. This statement in
dicates great decline in the business for
1000, III the manufacture of structures of iron,
and at the same time affords an index TO the
extent of the endorsements under which
our Iaboring population are now struggling.
we have no hesitation in saying that there are
three thousand iron workers, and at least an
equal number Of ship.builders, out of work in
this city and vicinity.
SToPPAGB OF MlLLs AT TRoY.-The Trov
Wing says:-
"Neither of the three large iron establish
ments i'll the lower part of the city are TO be
operated this winter. The suspendng of
these works alone would deprive not less.
probably, than 500 persons of the means of
support. The stoppage of the carpet works
on Ida Hill, viii add to this at least 500 more.
Indeed there is scarcely manufacturing es.
punishment IN our vicinity hat will not be
obliged to reduce the number of their labor
ers this winter, and we have no doubt that
from 1000 to 1000 in our city will be cut
OFT from the means of support which in more
prosperous times is furnished by the demand
Tor labor
HE IRON BUSINESS AT BALTIMoRR.--Th~
trasesesrsi pye sTaHeF1cdas
completely stagnant. In April last there were
some twenty large establishments, besides a
number Of smaller ones, both in the produce
ton and working of iron, all of which were
pressed to the utmost with the work which
flowed i'll upon them. Atthat day there were
engaged about 5000 men. The case is strange
ly different now. OF that 5000 men there are
at the present time not more than 1000 re-
tanning their places, and many of them ON half
work, or on reduction of pay. One thou
sand, at least, of those thrown out of employ
ment are men of families, and allo wing four
persons to each family will make an aggregate
OF 5000 persons who are now obliged to seek
livelihood by other means, which is found
very difficult at this time. because of the stag
nation of all the industrial trades. OF all
the mon manufacturing establishments in the
city, there are not more than two retain and
employ the usual number Of men, while there
are some which are en- irely closed or work
perhaps not more than one Or two days in the
week.
DISTRESS IN NEwARK.-The Newark Daily
Adoerttser says that never since the revival Of
trade i'll 1913, has there been such cessation
of activity in all branches of labor as is quite
visible in that city. Some 5000 operatives
are out of employ. These constitute nearly
one-third of the working population. This
state of things extends to the manufacturers
of jewelry, clothing, hats harnesses, car
rages, soap and candles, leather. shoes, and
plated and brass ware. The difficulty of max.
ing collections from the South and West en-
harnesses the manufacturers