New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-23

The application OF steam. power to the general
processes of national industry, has inaugurated a
new system Of social economies. In proportion as
the ability to produce has extended, the consump
tive demand has increased and the domestic inter
change of industry for industry has totally altered
o., r relations to each other. We no longer bake
and brew, spin and weave, pickle and preserve
and in short, manufacture in general for ourselves
as was the custom in our grandmothers days.
Wi b the increase of machinery, there spraug up
general division of employments; and, as it is now
cheaper to buy than to produce, we all devote our
selver, each man to his individual pursuit, and
with the earnings OF our industry, purchase for
our consumption the manufactured products Of
Others Hence has resulted our new social rela-
TORS. Aegregatons of capital and division Of
employments facilitate the production Of cOmmod-
tiles and We already perceive the advantages in
the reduced prices at which they are offered to
the consumer.
Along with this social advance in respect to
manufactures, there is another-sn economical
advance - in respect to public accommodation.
We no longer intrust single letter TO private
carrier for delivery we no longer depend upol
private hack for our conveyance from place to
place We cooperate, we multiply the trust and
divide the individual cost. While vehicle is con-
veyipg one passenger, it may as we'll convey
number; while a carrier s transporting one let
ter, be may as well transport bagful. This priu-
ciple may be extended until it meets the wants of
the whole community, as see in our post office,
and our railway companies. The principle of CO.
operation, the further it is applied, the more it d.
ydes the individual cost and to its successful APP
plcation We are indebted for cheap postage, cheap
public convey suces cheap instruction, cheap news
papers, and sundry other advantages.
Then, since this new combination of principles
namely, association Of capital and division of em-
PIGMENTS found 90 successful in the pursuits
it is already applied to, why not extend its ad-
yantagesl If for the most trfing cost We can
enjoy an intermural ride which our fathers
paid twenty fold for, why not apply the same
improved system to other and more important pur-
posesi These constitute but part of our emery
ing system of social economy the most vital, the
most transcendent TO the well-being of the entire
community, still remains unimproved- We al
lude, of course 10 the Interchange of commodities
This involves consideration which, it strikes
US, seems likely to afford almost solution of our
present social enigma-she poverty of the i1dns
trial classes. There is a certain law lying az the
base of our whole social system which silently
regulates by one uniform standard the cost and
value of all our marketable commodities Ii any
arbitrary disarrspgement OF this Uniform standard
takes place some interest suffer- Ii, for Instance,
TIE cost of provisions is uDduly enhanced 70 the
consumer through any defect u the medium of
distribution, in proportion to tina: undue enhance
ment the consumer suffers. Manufacturing labor
is adjusted by the same standard as agricultural
labor, and ali arbitrary Gu persdded cost upon the
transfer of commodities tells with Injurious effect
upon the poor man. We will proceed to show TO
~hat extent the community is injured BY our i'm
imperfect system-or rather, entire want of sys
TENN the interchange Of commodities
Unrestricted private competition is defective
for this reason the interest Of the dealer is mimi
cal to the interest of the consumer. instead Of be-
irg subordiasted to it, Were the whole chain i'd