The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-12-21

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tnounand wofklngnsn out of employ
unk IN Gosharn. II NJ VA Wnvid N. M
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d '.'se 81 s'.s z loa'' an3's y S'Ss'is
- - ytwunnA
ne JeNsierf un1e nd ~ incidental
ne5es wssnin ne pea - yeara, hsvs a.
2n issg tne enpnel areu9t Of business
~ s,e.. eSsss,uvo ~ y. ~ ~ q ~ anonecf
uin1;r s,lst. 49, rs.p.s
stillsd lahor. A - r...i-. .e.n.~ Sko q
&f6. Ball. Black "A lJn. last i3hristmss -
fsported Is have had I stock an hand ~
uls1xiy % 0O0.00o. fiGkny q Cd. ~ ra;d
81 Pave ffequensiy haEl seoek sof over a :
~, 600. and 10 eive smpaoyment On fbe nrs.
6bes 10 over 200 peopIe al;d ouiuids "a lol
his yenr their lIenrsst ~ ~ IN; III ,ed,,ssd
ia probably 40 Be- SSnt 81 thess - 'e;:tser
Apjtel inssstsd, and give. employment % =
XeEe numbes, but ppt 20 many Is ct .thia
tIno Inst year. The Jewellers humber 1000.
earning, In GOOD times. "a average ofs42f
~ week. ~ .fits go N xrd ~ M
f v rHB snwxrnx-no xAwr.s
This u very numerous class Of workers.
Who are necessary auxilIa5ies 10 sbe ;evelrv
trade. Almost every ee,n. kr;nket - srtiJ.
- Euld 81 silver wars Sunsars !. : go snS
hence lie -nacssr;tv. - ~. hcvs-s.k -
There are 1000 man aunloved n ord,r.--
9mss Af this business but C Is estimated
hat lesa than I600, are now doing steady
work.
Tue DIAMOND SETTLERS
This artistic branch of he ,sxst,v tr.a.
how, Ike others. ia 4 dt ersvsed es,d;,;o, ~ =
Gems ere Iuxurious n = mster;.I s.,se s'' 49,
onnmesuisl stsruation sffects Their 90 q, ,,,.
fnns AZ other articIes. Ths s.sss G., s ~
o. stones during times when h,'s;,,'F ~. = "a
kinda m 6fIsk. ID eyi6snced = ~ ~ 49,
fhere are ever 500 diamond se.ters Il, th;s
city. OF the whole number About 90 nsr
ceni. are now out Of emplovment Wksa
sne onslnSss y good, the wages range from
80 = s4O Per 49,. i
i ~ fo1zsasnA
Inls ls very important body In the arr
!. e.seessary 80 20 eonPisss jeWslry, lconsistihg "a
i,vov Womsns vho reosiyed on 40 average
scout ~ per week. About third Or
mem are aow out Of employmsnt Y
Ss1ng pearl work Gvss employment TO
.oont A'pUV g'ra, vhe reesive only iron &S
x ~ PeE week Among then there ID
EFeas oeal q Distress = them wages are 30 !
i'mised q % allow OF nothing more than q /
oafe existence. Ast ti-i4sTao9
n m sHE sunHsnsss
eompose the branch of silvsrvars plating and
Diminishing mostly done u the city, About
400 people are engaged It this business.
three-fourths Of whom are women Who sarp
FROM IS to &i9 IA busv times. and ~ ~
from 60 to $is.. This stime lsst ~, - |
twenty jo6-shops in this civ were constsrsls
occupied, many Of them working nirht sSd
dAT IN addition to employing outsiders stl
their own residences. Nov les than SO per
bent. cf business y done n coupuxisoo with /
ast year, and though soncs Of the regular !
employees are engaged yet hut few Of them
'arn more than scanty living.
nm craAr r.r,,.
Thin .r.da 4. - -
49, usus = =. - very aePre seo condition I
49,, y Y sssI.. ss'.n ans earo nmss nave LED
a its nah ed uux7tv for the eor>non A<,hsono
Ehich thsy smoke in hirhiv ealorsd msss,
,chanme ana clav- pinee. Bnt thsss .artiA- L
nan are unc66 lcs6oslv the sremie. si',d - ~ /
,lass VINO mould the veefl ina cis.rS'.,d ,h;s
,lass within the citv Em;ts. ns..hs, 4 oon +,
About one-half Of these are in rerulsr sm'
,loymsnt. In .various sbops ara fscfor;ss. ~,
be remainder ~ 10 work IA their own
houses It the ..aas. IN ne brisk sessons.
he spring and fall. the ciesr makers, ~scs,s. y
'ary from. go, q x2s veck--.Ii ~
being rerulated ~ IA rs,es e.
.iecs work, my srs peid 81 tbs thousa nd
! acc0funA - s::z.-7Syiof - toSseeo md
&. iss,;s1 ass ssa s..n = ,a. = j. :as !:
thousand are paid and othsrs fton 40 res 4,
&l2. Asnaa en- make abett & q esnsr "A
= week, and he : Psid ssssrdlngly. Ths