New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-08
UoRK and TORKERS.


The farmers of this country are generally
hurried by their growing crops. The season
has thus far been so rainy that planting ran
far into June; wedding is now backward, and
Iiaying is upon us, with the harvesting of
small grain pressing hard on its heels. Through
out the region north of the Potomac, the
Ohio and the Missouri, the July and August of
1867 are likely to be two rs busy months as
our farmers ever saw. Some will be compelled
to accept poor help in default of better; others
will suffer heavy loss for want OF seasonable
help of any kind. We estimate that One Mil
lion robust men, in addition to those now at
work, might be employed 10y our farmers through
out these two monthswth profit to all concerned.
And yet the streets of our cities will continue
to echo the weary tread of tens of thousands,
anxiousy, despairingly seeking something to
"doin Many of them would gladly work for
the merest pttance but they want to be
clerks, bookkeepers, teachers, lawyers, &C.,
&c.-and these callings are already crowded
to excess. There are some but not many, me-
chanics and other workers "On strike" there
are few mechanics eager to work at their
respective trades but they can find no employ
ment. These, with many women who cannot find
such work as suits them Gf any, cOnspire to
swell the ever-sOunding solicitation for Some
ching to Do"
We are a shamefully miseducated people.
Some of us are educated out of usefulness
into lifelong dependence, unthrift, and
misery. Many are educated to hate and shun
farming labor as rude, coarse, repulsive,
brutalizing Many whmper that they are mot
"strong enough for farm-work;" when their
weakness is the natural consequence OF herd
ing in cities ard sweltering in the mephitic
dens where the poor are lodged. Many plead
that they know nothing of farm work-as
though that were not the best possible reason
for making it's acquaintance forthwith. The
result of all is loss of ut least S5O,OOO,OO0 on
! this years crops for want OF labor to TILL and
| harvest them thoroughly and seasonaby
| while those who night and should earn that sum
will famish and SILVER next Winter for want OF
it. Now here are some of the good effects we
hone to realize flom Cooperation among ouI
producers of weath More men and women
| will be taught hoy to work, and moro will be
attracted from useless TO productive vocations
The associates in running mill, foundery, fac
tory, brick-yard, G farm, will have common
and palpable interest in finding or making
places for their lets skllful brothers, nephews
sons: there will be opportunities for Sc
blending unskilled with skilled labor as t.
make the former FIR more efficient and accep
table than it now Is. Every cooperative enter
prise will be constantly drawing in and train
ing to efficiency those who are now repealed By
the skilled workmen, as undesirable asso
GATES
But they take too narrow view OF Co
operation who regard it as conducting to prom
alone Steadiness of employment, habits
forecast of calculation, Of thrift, are its bette
recommendations. The unmarried workman
who now earns $40 per week spends half OF
wastefully, foolishly, because he has 1t .
spend, and hardly knows what else to do Wit