, 1860-05-14

Etno, rrra nj Tribune:
/ desire, through your columns, to g're tue
public some facts which may allof the e1c1'et
1nenr produced IL the min - OF INC reaoe1s VI
s,me Of cur city dail,es bs their notice Q! n oc
eurrenee It the Mechanical Bakery, which has
hn,n elevated to the importance OF genera
sfr,He among the EMPLOYEES. Cpon lts suppot-
ed itnnortauce, = morning paper framea poM.s'
caI item under the caption a. Free Lnoof ~ Ini,
caco.'' The intent'oa OF the article pnphfneo
would secm to represent The "weaitny h'aek'
hot6ers'' Of this mauufactnry as crfT'1eo7k'n9
and under payina their employeet.s lnce the pup
T. have heen treated to 80 much pertaining 10 tue
aJ.,rs Of this company, they will excuse me tor
irving the facts rclative to the sF1k< and the po
eition that this company occupies as conuecteo
cnrrenca christenea 7he BaE<ss Strife was a
combna:iou Of sir iourpeJmen in the CT 'cker
5.,.rtm~nt II r., ii -ir wages advanced to GOOD
t;u,..s Dr;c44. Five Of them fading that the con-
n,etions we're all made iu time and the wheels
Of thr " Merhauic<l oEen" performed their won't
id nv ,utip Il u their own solicitation retuEI-
ed to their several posts 1T The former prices.
The o cnfreuce did not ii the least disturb the
empiuy ees 10 other departments, nor the propr1'
etors or men in charge as the Bakery
The COMPANY employ about serenity peFfons
in the various d partueuts Of baking. and as
delivery men. clerks. sgcnts. BOOK seepers, &C.
The !" ".sn hour" system a. been adopted io
every department In which it is practicable to
introduce It, aud there ia but one exception,
that OF Loaf bread. All baErs and good Aottst'
xoine+ know that ad.r1aking cannot be limit
ed by hours end minutes. The state Of The It
mo.phere nGects the @isine, and Eetsrds or NC
ceterates tbe manufacture. causipg the men II
"wait on the dough-" q bakers phrsse,} and
thef nsy At times (uot often) be found at work
and waiting twelve to fourteen hours, having
opportunity to leavs tho Bakery TO ret then
rnsass- Their ayerage working time does MOI
exceed nIps hours per day. The cfacke'
makers, who have elected so muct
work one hour for dinner and quit work At hv'
px, Wager oue dollar per day. Thus instea!
Of "fourtetn hours at seven cents an nour,
their working time does not not exceed min
hours per das, and instead Of &tota, etepfn cant
or hour, The company has paid journeyme
bakers, il every department, one dollar ne
duy through the winter, and are still paring th
same. TIE loremen Of different department
more. proportionatc to their skill and the n
epeusthitiry Of the place they occupy. Boys !
the packing department have serenity. five cen
per day Of ten hours. All the operatives IN It
The company will hare noue but competent an
faithful msn; some Of lbem have been in tt
employ Of members Of this company for Il
last seven yearu, and most Of lhe lpurpeyrn
mad foremen 10 this company employ since Il
bakery WIS established. No one is employ
or discharged on aecoant VI 1ei9'ous - pun
cal l.predei,ctionE.
/ am not acquainted with all the Stockholde
and cannot vouch for their religious or polite
Opinions. I am confident that politics, IS tn
term ia usually received, ssas not the basis up
which the Mechanical Bukery Co pany y
formed. Tet, though the uanufactory is il
free city, aud operates ouly By free labor, u
the :stockho,ders exposed to political PM
slang, / presume they will not abaudon
enterprise on account Of my partisan abuse
The people Of Chicago already nsnlfest
appreciation Of the influence Of the bakery
improving and cheapen,pg the price Of bres
Tha. being q subject Of more interest TO tn.
thsu to know villa. church or party the stot
holders are severaily copnt cted with. The
chAu.cal bakery has been in operation abb
two searf. and re SAT, without fear Of succe
ful contradiction. that the purchasers and C
sumers OF bread aud cruckers in this city .
surroundings have been saved of ten huhd
thousand dotlars BY its influence.
THIS great benefit has mainly nccrr
to tie lxbosing classes. The bakery is n
filing orders for points heretofore ml
be,ond The influence Of Chicago trade
Many Of the leading buhiness men loea
IN the various tnwns and cities in twe:
Flutes and Territories o. the North and "
are now beiug supplied with crackers from
cazo. In c7uclusion, We feel justified in say
thxt were the thousands now unemployed as
<nsnZoued and aotu Pa,d as tue operatives at
Mechanical Bakery, We should snon hare d.
h--rinx that ~tereosyped phrase, F" hard TIM
t.Whrre can pet c.npIo ymen,. .'oitaout regar
prize :" IL tho question most frequently aske
business men md manufacturers for the ]
two or three years. Will orv city papers,
should always have 81 ear for the wrongs
aw1ll to right them} Of the laboring clas
give the much needed informa'iony
Respectfully and truly.
HRxaY ClAr CHIIps. Sup
P.S.-1Yill the da,lies that published IN
connt Of the *t,ibs COPY the above, or mike
rac.onH