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/, 1861.
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MP pFc r. TsIa 70 L. aens sisrc
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| cent? 80 ~" 'eee''e' oo' ~
Nsat: hsss s.sly sne7e..e hu, to wh.. precise e1.
s;tam.edtfa The sdvance cannot 10 less than 1boot
FIJI IL saSzne<a-4as, wood from Il to n eo,a
eoal fsum q to sH Pa ion-Aa arGasc Il shoai 11tJ
The pTees Of eom@oAt.s have .sccrt.lnea BY pe-.
from 81 sbo.tpx Il seeoaati bus I'm nv "
! kn1wledke d q i, Go1srnt TT psters
se andoasey sseTase .na tssss saafI
son1a1 11 Bsoox,11..a M.4. Feb. aAsssA i'll "Ank1h
"a feeent report u The oneida Community Of New
for several years, until for the past rear s6si #
Averaged 1858 per week for the simple raw ms
teI1a required for each person. In this community,
al supplies not raised on the ground as well as tic
material for all clothing, are purchased In ouanti
ties At Wholesale prices, thus enectnx . consiieF-
abe sasinz over and above what 4 Rrne,aHy prac-
ncab!e AMONG individual not thus associated In
| the Connecticut branch Of the community the
asetaEe total expense Of arh Individual WAS 4 S.
It dors not appear, furthermore, that the commun-
more Of the sennements and elerancies ofife, than
the people IN New YORK and New Englana, ten
years ago.
Let rs now apply the lesson OF this experience.
On An average, every American wortdngman who
Is Married may Be supposed to support four persons
As III the community-and 1t probably mnst be
more, under retail prices, to secure the game de-
gree OF oomfort-t will require nesriy rs tsaa -
proportion Of American Worklncn earn lis;
amount? How many do not obtain more than
two-thtrds as In1ch.
sut1cent reahle evidence, did not cisi, in lts re-
port that the conclusions arrived at in respect To
prices md the condition Of Labor th1oughou. tne
extensively Al the West 50 Ia, however, Is such
evidence has been furnished 1t tends to show that
lfe causes an hase sye3Mhefe tended to pro
Seee g. adaneea ae s6s & as 'nss p example q
careful Investigation instituted IN 1861 and
referred 70 In the report Of the Commissioner
the Price of commodities and Of Iaoor In a West
ern manufacturing town In the centre Of rich
Agricultural dlstfict-the town Of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio This Investigation showed that
while the advance IN wages employed III the mAu.
ufactufe Of agricultural machinery wills from nftJ.
nse T. .Tsy Pss eens n 1sss ss CON
the cost Of liFtnG as deinced from the prices Of
the leading articles Of domestic consumption, viz
nour, corn, meal, huck~heat-dour, beet, butter,
1Rfr pnSASO&@3 AUhjF9 rhlrfrrS- df1aI
coffee sugar, Eyrurb caltcoes and musl1nA, showed
an average increase Of about one hundred and
The average Increase In the rate OF wages paid
for skilled labor engaged IN the manufacture ot
agricultural implements In the same town. during
| The period Of years under comparison, was also
shown 10 hare been s. n per cent
But lam veil aware that you will enleavor To
| answer this new evidence, a. you answered the
that labor is tmmeasurtly better employed NJ the
| present time than 1t W2s In 1850 This answer,
| however, IN far more speclous than correct The
wnr, by the diversion Of large numbers Of men to
the army, created IN many departments Of indus
| Try deficiency Of RklIed wofkMen, which has not
70 this DAY been fully supplied Il. therefore, Ger.
were taken a. the standard, It might be made ID
| appear that labor Is more fully employed Ia 15ds
than It was in 1seA There has been, Furthermore,
turing production since 1sSi. as wen as large IN
crcase Of population: consequently the specific
ss eIeFs o Al Kn emposd aas
4
eTed generally, skilled and unskiIled, at
nm nors ts{ epoysd np,
| BY any suf1ciens cvtdence: the two hitter year
having been. cot as represented By you, amons
"the Darkest periods ever seen BY ihe 'labortnt
people OF America, y but realv the two most pros
porous yeArs that the nation has ever experienced
Under thls head l propose 70 suhnit rome evl
1cnce
| HARD TINES Or 1sta-Eo.
1 ThA n h& In ri NJ ~
city Of Philadelphia shows that the net amount e1
| pended under their direction WAS 42as Ts9 for TIL
s1 Isas isss: - ~ Tor lsS tsaa!! for ssd1: an'
as rece!sing outdoor relief In the city Of Phlael
phta, fl the year 1855, vas 10tA2, a. compares
with s. ssa for The year 1867: The present popula
70, 900; Of this number, ms were inmates Of tn
almshouse on the 1st Of January, 1869, and, 3
before shown, 1os +a persons received relief &C
| count OF poverty during the year. 1t, therefore
appears that during the year 1856, 1os 3so for on
person ont Of every lt4 IN the city Of Philadelphia
Circumstance hai does not tsil strongly ID {ayo
OF great material prosperity on the part Q! tn
people:
! Of New YORK The number Of persons seeking en-
nloyment and the demands for relief on behalf o
The poor. have never been 50 great as during th
Mr. Greeley writing on this tonic In Januar.
Last, used the following most significant language
~ ssti.te that there It hi. moment half raiI1io
ay ,na desttt,ae because they or the pszct, in
The secretary Of the New York Association 70
| Improving the Condition Of the Poor, IN = repor
Of lts operations Of 1865 nlso calls attention to III
evidences Of increased desttution among MI class
"a Of work!nRmea, including the skilled laborcr
md some professional men. He aAys:
"Notwith Anains the hish w1kes for lsbnr, the sre
rui he i.tafns elsss IA . fsvoiase poston y ill.,
is.ess*H hcloss the .dy.ose ot x.s,s Ia isaa Th
times eonIuned y the r1ortsnt expenses of 1T
tnE tAyinE smaller margin for accumulation tha'
This s>sos..ion h.. ample, demonstration IN
.s
:mei yae2t i. saIt,!s caa1l i shes szGsn.es H.
% ~ =
drrtndenea. charity. THIS readily explains hoy il
9es II a M
:. % I 1Ts g. s@sR! s'n, La t9 @ snsa se
~ seaa.P a.o Il brad vrw t:ndI9k e .sane she'
From he sane sashoty We II 10 ieain that
though the past winter has been exceedingly NIL
IN The city Of New York, the distress has bee
although the distress during this latter period ha
never then found = parallel In the experience c
| my previous Jcash
d1esscd to the Commissioner By leading manufat
turefs IN various sections Of ihc country fuznls
further evidence In respect to the relattve cond
ton Of iabor and wages, which can neither be II
fnte1 nor ignored:
CoITs FIhxAHAo MAFCyAcEuRIxn Co !
| HAhTfOnn Conn, March 1 lss.
| 70 u" ECettaI soMn.sHonrr ~ RrE~nst: ,.-,
| SD: 80 far - cur metn9ty sefves III VIC YOU,
that have II the present time eoncss bat lasKt
number e spreauta foF work At our branch Of bus!ca
tan In 1851 1he w2ses paid by II TrE~cnt arc &hor
| 10 rtf ccrt above the prices paid In te6o.
HruH HAna11oE. secTctay-
| 0TE1C1 GKSLS SEfI. BC7fALO AND EA3E r. r. 70
| ...--.. BCTTAto, MAfth !61 1aHl
| Our present Prices are pow only y 70 % pcT etf
h&heT than Ii ln and We nave 20 dlts1cu1ty In psoc
| Ing all that We rrqHre n those t1trA
| Fkof1nE*c& T. + Aaseh ~ !st1
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