Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-10

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Brennan's extensive foundry and ma
hine shop, which was for time suspend
d, is again in full blast, with about twen-
y hands employed. Skilled workmen
receiving 81 per day, and laborers 81 30.
Thomas Brennan, one Of the firm, super
intends the establishment.
Jones foundry and machine shop will
again be opened in few days with large
force employed.
BOILER MAKERS.
Wood & Simpson, boiler makers, en-
p!oy IS hands. james R. Miller is fore
man. First class workmen receive "a per
day, while the wages Of others employed
range from Sl.25 to $3.50 per day.
CHAIR MANUFACTURES.
The establishment of Rich & Kreig
imploy 40 hands, the boys receiving hfty
cents per day, and the men from 81 to "a
according to merit. B. Greenfield is fore
man.
Taylor, Barry & Yaden, chair makers
employ about 100 hands, whose wages
range from fifty cents to "a per day, ac-
cordipg to g, ade. This branch of business
is large, and increasing in importance.
FURNITURE FACTORIES.
Karech G. Co., in their furniture factory,
employ twenty-eight hands. Adam Karsch,
of the firm, superintends the establish
ment. ST Is per day is paid for laboreIs,
and 81 to So per day to good mechanics.
Weakley & Warren have just started a
new furniture factory, with twenty-five
handq, of which Roy Knoblaugh is fore
man. Wages from 81 so to s. per day,
according to ability.
SOAP MAKERS.
We have three soap manufactures, who
employ a good many laborers. II. n.
Pratt, NJ. G. Thayer, aud ]. J. Gentner are
the head of tie three establishments.
Soap boilers receive from So to So so per
day. In addition TO standard rosin soap1,
the former establishment is turning out a
large quantity of fancy soaps, which meet
with ready sale.
EARTHENWARE.
| Rodenhauser Brothers manufacture all
kinds Of eartheuware, and are giving EN-
ployment to quite a number of hands
The business promises to be highly sue
cessful.
FIGURING MILLS.
In addition to numerous mills for max
ing -four in the vicinity, the extensive es
adjustments of John ]. Mccain anC
Douglass, Driver & Co. employ about lift
hands-the two mills. Millers salarie
range from $1,000 to 81 800 per annum
while laborers receive 81 so per day
Nashville -four is celebrated throughou
the country.
The corn mill of D. D. Dickey is no'
nearly completed. Before his old mill wa
destroyed BY fire he had about thirty hand
employed, but will probably not have NOR
than twenty out of his old force for tn
new establishment, who receive as wage
from $50 to 500 per month.
BAKERS AND CONFECTIoNERs.
There are about one hundred bakers an
copfsctioners in the city, whose wages var
from IS to SIS per week, according to ski
and industry.
WATCH-MAKERs AND JEW ELERs.
We have abou. thirty jewelers. an
watch-mskers, whose wages range iro'
500 10 81 500 per annum.
TIMERS.
The wages Of timers vary from 81 to
per day, really good hands receiving It
latter figure. One hundred and thirt
hands are employed.
I sADDLERs AND HARNESS MAKERS
: About twenty FIVE hands are employs
at from 80 to S25 per week.
TAILoRs.
About thirty taiIors at work, whose ave
age wages, taking the dull season into
count, amount to about SIC per week.
sHoEMAKERs.
We were gratifed to fGd nearly tV
hundred and fifty shoemakers at work, wi
work generally by the piece, or job, al
their wages range from 81 to $l6 per wee
BLACKsMITHs.
. There are one hundred and fifteen blac
smiths at work, and wages range from
!, to 81 per day.
y CARRIAGE MANUFACToRIEs.
G Allen & Co. employ three hands in L
wood shop, two in smith shop, two
trimming shop, one in harness shop, al
three painters, besides number of labc
n ers and boys. The best hands receive
4 so per day. F. NJ. Allen and NJ. c. Foul
of the firm, both practical men, superi
tend different departments:
The Southern Carriage Manufacto
/ employ three hands in the wood shop,
in smith shop, two in trimming shop al
three 10 paint shop. The establishment
d superinteDded BY the finn, consisting
8. Miller, Longhurst Murphy and Ellio
d Journeymeu receive on an average 50 p
e day.
l. Myers & Hunt, carriage manufacture
7. employ sixteen hands; two in the wo
st chop. six in smith chop, two in wood sh
l. and two in trimming shop. Wages 81,
v so and S. per day.
It CooPERs AND wAGON-MAKERs.
re There are two cooper shops in MOI
lie Nashville and one in South NashviI
y and the business is fourishing. L. MOk
IN employs fifteen hands, whose wages 4
10 about So per day. H. Brakeman emplc
ten hands, whose wages are So per d.
!. D. Gillespie has cooper shop In Sou
Nashville, where some six hands are e
pIoyed, receiving good wages.
The Nashville pillow and wagon facto
in South Nashville, is doing large bu
ness, and chip a very considerable numt
of blows and wagons to all parts OF
surrounding country. james Rumsey
40 proprietor, and the establishment emplo
J. ten hands, who work by the piece a
, make about So per day, The work 81,