The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-14
THE METROPOLITAN WORKSHOP.
A"e 'ensus of lsov-ihe Extent OF the
productive Industry OF New York city
WHAT we Do-Wages Paid Male and
Fehaic LnborcrS--The second ward tho
Great Workshop of III. CIV

productive Industry OF New York city
what we Do-Mascs PAID Male and
Fenaie L"horers--The second ward tho
Sie"t Workshop OF the cry.
glance at he productive Industry of this city will 10
extremely interesting How i've so Ear as relates to
tho number Of dwellings the aggresat ou Of human
beings IN the'n aod The number of families and people,
has re2enlly been described in our columns But what
NO no n order 1.-Two branch of The subject that We
h'now proceed to explain We had proposed 10
cuae all Mat was of real importance respecting tho
"'hD'aV'armg ministry Of this city In \ single article;
ou' on ea'eim examination OF tho recent census
turns we md tho gnude Of this Industry far greater
'hnn we ma supposed. II wonder many who wit.
ness inc immense thongs o human beings moving aud
ITO IN our streets ana thoroughtaTes daily, how they
live, how 1t possible Cor all to end the means Of sup
port, or wnat sort OF employment they
have. Foreign commerce, ia true, affords
employ ment for thousands; It has been tho
chef element in our rapid growth, and VIII con-
tnuc so to be in the future, :, is the extent of this
commerce. that makes New York The Enplro City
of the New World, and it is u become { 10 not
already, the emrme commercial cit! Of the world.
But II 10 the manufacturing industry the PFC Iuctlvo
Industry, Of our people That he deals with and
think our readers viii be astonhed the magnitude Of
this INDUSTRY Beginning at tho Battery, aud going
higher mp than Liberty street, taking tue FIRST and
Second wards, we find a0oat twenty thousand mon aud
women employed solely productive Industry establish
mcn.s. Tho Second ward, with only a population Of
25o1, may DO called truly, tho great workshop Of the
metropolis. Nearly 20 900 'aborcis employed IN this
single ward. There nearly 0G0 establishments Of
productive industry located this ward. In tho f.rst
ward there are comparatively but few establishments
Of this kind that ward is entirely appropriated
to tho wants OF commerce.
We VIII new take look at the principal
branches Of prcduCtfyo n tuD
wards. There are, In the FRS: ward severa, largo
establishments for preserving fruits aud other
vegetables, meats and FISH, employing several
mate ard female hands There Ia milling company
which annually aboa, 500 bushels Of wheat
into -four, making about 10000 barrels, worth about
ti25 0o0. There two or three establishments for
making salaratGs carbonate Of AMI yeast powders
extensive scale Three Of daily pa pers pub
Iished in this ward, tho aggregate circulation Of The
whole Of which is only small fraction of that Of tho
HERALD These are all the establishments Of productive
Industry worthy Of special in the First ward
The shows that nsy employ about 500 males and
so females The annual value Of what they produce was
for the last year 81 1903 02o and the value of the
,cral they used WAS 81 ,020 992.
We proceed TO the great workshop Of tho motropo
ls-thc second ward. Although. as shall presently
Sec establishments Of productive industry profusely
scattered oyer the city, in this ward that md
industry fully, or to Illustrate from what ind her
the relation between capital and labor
The following tables will show tho resu,s--for the 50
cond ward alone, remember
Amount Of capital employed manufactures. 81 1873
V,lue of raw used .............. 10 ,34547
Number OF male han Is enployeA............ 1926
Number of female hands empoyed. ......... $50
Value of annual produce i'II ~
AMOUNT lABonERs.
Amour. paid the H. 1850 saa'es. ..... 10, 100
Amount paid to the $500 females. 915,ab6
Total annual wages. ,.............. s6,IJ3,N6
Average monthly wages paid each male hrnd S32 o.
Average monthly wages p4i1 each female laid IL ~
Average daily wages paid each male. ...,.... 20
Average daily wages paid eaeh 'emale....,. %
Thus we sec sh nearly 81 600 900 Of the s27 900 coo
andoyer the value of tho annual product, paid to
labor and that the material cost sj GOO 900 and
over making the whole cost TO the lroprintJfs oyer
S2l 900 Oo0 and leaving an apparent profit OF about
S6 600 900 This profit u.s. however apparent han
real But II it q real profit IL would have to be ii
yided between some two thousand or three thousand
nrop,c,ors The interest the capital ,nyostei
amounts TO nearly million Of dollars and this goid have
70 be deducted from Tho Sc coo 600 profit W b would
leave sbou, IS 900 which divided betwecr lay 800
persons interested, would give $1,000 70 cac' o1t
uearvl 600 establishments, many them lrras -oupoeet
Of two OF more nliyduais there doubtless rs many
"a 500 persons interested II osses IN nsncss age 10
| be considered tue profits would be much cS|ene'i.
have taken tnl5 NlTu IpE HlHS'Ih'''i4 ~ stN
sons already stated aud also because the sr'
was competent person, anu tne geh"foi "oc- Va "s
| returns may DO relied on
Among the various manufacturing operations n THIS
| ward " 0 end Tie following
| Printing and publishing, including book mlf,ns h a..
| branches AMI newspaper making employ tho largest
amount OF capital ami the greatest number n Atats
the c.ohiug business, in all its branches, c0tH rfa
rubber goods perhaps comes next in exierst't'S H.
nrsus more strictly inecbauica artscai and aticn.
INC we find great many manufacturers Of silver ara
oold ware tin, copper and btage ware. We Had
enerayers wood engravers, ana engavers on various
metals and en- stone We find enaneIers, erbo re- gid
ers fpsbeya patefs, &c, in great pro!Gsiop We md
watcbmakes divided INTO max Of dals, !asaes,
and some who make the maeias and toos necessary
make watches. We have lapidar!es, sign a8a banner
panters valentine manufacturers, heraiic easers aud
chasers OF jowelry We have makers Of caaicaI
mstrurents nautical Instruments, surgical and dental
Instruments and appliances, sarveyors' mAirgments,
and optical aud other philosophical instruments IL Tho
medicine line have PHI MAKERS makes Of syrGps,
cordas extract Of sarsapara and concentrated N ne
raj and vegetable medicines Including The bypophos-
Whites and other phnsphites and pbcspbAtrs IN fancy
goods We great variety, from bobby horse and
chdrens toys to TIE most edesiroying condiments 5fa
pastry cook also including great variety fancy soaps
rerrurn cry and polnsIes among which feel inclined
Ia include the extract u coffee aud "creme mayo.
an We lnd manufacturers Of military equipments aud
ornaments OF GLACIERS diamonds, and ktne rubber rpss.
We fad glasstowers and makers Of electrolae ware
We Gud assayers and rchuers Of precious metals aud
shelters OF the sweeps,' they term themselves.
There arc number Of varnsh manufacturers makers Of
INKS sealing wax, and almost everything embraced in
the catalogue of writing materials The list nanufac-
tured goods and 8aIes in this ward embraces at least
! several ,housand different articles.
Thus we in this little ward, the smallest in The city
in population, mighty army Of lEborers Ii add
tho 20 900 producers the numoer employed in com
! merce should have about ~ CO0-a nuubeT abou'
equal The population CT Charleston men, women and
children ncluaedwho 20 bid deharce 10 The whoic
power Of the general government. jus. think Of
army Of producers 600 ong vending their way from
tho upper part Of the city and Brooklyn to this great
work shop in this little ward every morning. and return
ing home every eyenpg-the mcu having earned their
dnar aud over and tho their 6fly and you
viii SEQ something of the mode Of life in metropolis
and how at cas. 40 600 Of our ibo,Dg classes live.
The follow ng tabf: @i show the nGube, Of productive
establishments the whole ciiybat Is al! thut
turned IN the census The marsbas nos required