, 1869-12-05
: THE LABOR MARKET.
Twenty Thousand Men Ont Of Rm-
ploymeut in Ghiesso.
Flow tho Winter Season 0Qef.
nlcs ON Workmcn, -
Tho Streets Filled witt, Idlers and
v0zrants.
The Movement Of Laborsrs from the
Country to the City.



The Disastrous consequences md Results.
Tbr labor problem ID alwAJs 4 ve.T tnterea,,oe
ore Tor cnns1ttetA.fon. Tpesc are t1o stdes to il
a. there xse 10 sl other QuessioaA And Il also pra-
s<n1s several very remarkable lneo187ust1ez For
tettxsce, ~ general thing. capital II nlwa11 on
rte lookout for labtr that ts trained aud kk1lfo].
s.d 1nai vii, acoomp!hh much It 4 cheap rate,
Ther cotua labor, which u equally ytx1lant to get
ns much ttat1 cApttN as possible, With the ieas
1o+s,h!e ~t,art hut there ale anomalies preaen,-
ed to the rndnsutal word, where labor bess ol
capLal 10 he permitted TO earn IL bread Il what
ever cnst OF effort and ra.e Of reuune1Auon- OF
this feature tue present srttcit ot&ygu6 70 treat
T.en,s thousand people Is large number 10 b
wunopt regular employment, and 1et zuch b tho
as Sree sanaa saa aad az
wnuM urke Ont inhaat4ut In every nfteen IN
EfIeY.
Tne t.css which are given eeloH. With rexsrd to
the Iun.bs1 Of unemployed lahofers. mechanics,
acd Il. rt. DC hot 81 to kaog tnas buItneas u aay
aai:ez hfrt teAo et-e ae1t. nor that chicago hAk
Ac,s11Itd il In 1ne pass: bat that eEntEslston Of
1A17icu II c.1sses this point grt31er ttAu IN
o1he. c1t.er. .nd that tue w7n:sr season Is tne
meapr Of lhro~tcs ert&t number Of these p1.-
I,ctits c'9sSca IN question OUT o. employment And
also ol kteptnc them Tun Eesrag FoTk to do
rt1n<pt il tne t:Al sites we're Al hand 1t coald be
GsJ 70 rh,cfn IN proportion 10 liz pop1lztsou ard
Development ~Eo tAvc no particular buEucsA or
o*cupasion. sad Who expet to raake ihes- tpr-
tunes IA a!tg daJ. ta4n IN tu5 o1htf city IN tbs
world So.1e cone here TO speculate IN rfal e.
tate, ~to tare pot money enouGn 10 pay f1r thkt
pSyt OF sae soil hitch would etitE 10 their fest cu
raI1 noliucs with regard to olhet chances to make
for5uncs u .ae 81 cal staple products, and expect
30 buy n.1tnua OF husseh Of corn snd whest
1runths Hpsfd Et n advance.
1t se~uA 70 be TIE tetdeceF ~ modern c!tltlza-
toe 10 t'ssfd ~ nEntfous ard oFerzroE1 cities =
the t1IFtbe OF the coont1J. Tne rural pEectncss
t1lf God uade ate Constantly Deserted 1o- the
cetr:ts tbs nan bu,'ds. II aetns to make 10
difference that there arc nilloa Of sqeAts mues
OF l.r n. hes. Foil iyiET pet*een the gtc4t takes
Aud isc tsuif Of IexLo, which ate A. Jet spArsciy
ro1ukted, AID -he1e, BY the outlay Of fe 4 hum
ssr-,i 4lnlsE1 men can posseas their own btuad a1d
lrs.Le acset ard elk Under 1heir own vices And uR
frees. Tie erea, NAN Of h1manitt rather prefer 70
t4rA pseca.,ous Ariog In Gro #ded c.sJ, sud eat
fnr sts xd Of t1epsndfdce
Lie tn large cit. Is a. best Int lott:.s. For
bk:Ifle tst1e there a1e tco1sAad b:snSs. In the
c1IC1e cl things ttere can be out fe~ that are
Tor C1a'e- TEE r&t mas, eonstaatlE bang On tne
verge Of Want sat. undtr II teese dlspar8Etng
ciIcuchtatoe*, And 2fter nItter tria< experiences
md reIeIsts, the VAST nasB Of human KIND vii
ne+e. m G iunrd. ;naa n i ;ac nata:,ous & human q
ankt.n their prospect. mar soon be hesterto, and
their coc.ttIous lartoscd. II Eo1d Seem 10 be
Euse gcne1sl5 n1.SactutE to 6,tsse IN slight Of
cir. r.socenr sgd i,11ry, 1nan to least III tho
.r!iss rf rl;s1.c pttEty It'd tullesh
Hut Zen 1t as th+J are c1uca:eAL II ctEl.za-
,oa tn.Ass .ar IL ,a ' pof,a. - q wsss
only CITY lfe CAD eA!tf1. II theJ prefer DaeAsar-
.rx ls7e 10 piowirR the SOL: OF practising las TO
trrutE cr1:r; OF kpeca!a1nc Ia corner lo1l to re-
c!a.ntcr x1a acres for culuvatton wpy they nn1t
LAC tho consequences
1uE rSDrtnTkn. .......-
4rH rttr ~ lfnhr fAH frn
tc.idlLg teAs1n serves to attract here alarKe num-
ter ut xrrlmer, kren u carpenters, 1asonk,
bf.ekayers. hod-ca11elt, and tne Ike. Ia The
.lss - lux - 1os men asa ss s snsal; IL
I.srscn,sr buss1ese a:ore. ~h:s building il csr'
hid OF 10 = copstde1able e1sent, eveo IN wintet
k1ed n trmntr. Where a hundred 1totts and
n hldtuces arr tfectsd curing the WITH 1nooshs
Eot ten nre put up IN winte1. Hence II may ..
sone'udcd that among tols class Ut iesss nlne
Icstst a-e h,oxn On the lntor market IN tht
Winter. SoIae oT thts cla.s. and taese LIS NOS
ELilEul tnd rot Indoors, and othera get odd job
ltft Eithou' 1eEuzr emp.o mehf durtng the seyet'
xi1ter nouth.. ~.
public Improvements. When The weatner vii
pcxH1- The Board OF Fuo}lc Wo1ts ba8 constAn i
Ia IL Gu pioy about 5000 men These a,n as
t1tuted atronG the seFEs1ge, waters and Guce
Department..
IL The Istter depaftment, In the proper fesso9
there ate about 40 me1 employed. In weathe
Me tse p;eaeus This force ts Almost wholly ~
The tpr1ue. A~out one quarter oI this nnrnoe
are kept On hand, howeyer. to look zfLcf Nhatevt
aeasg asseat1xsa & Ii eeapsa III q se ~ aost ot
HteIues tor kuPpt}z1
In the feNeIaAc department. IN The suune
ber includes tnose ~ho wort On private sewer
In cold weather, this force IL entirely droppe,
with The exctp: On Of tone 80 mep. Nho afe =
fstptd 10 Ioot After matIess Eeuer1lly.
TfA Eatff
.tool .oe 1ts Of Ho.enoer. taefe being. 1fies Ii,
r,o1 "a IN the Water Work1 proper. which force
AtoEt TIC sA1e IN one fesson ~ Anothek.
Wo1ss Ia ooneesred, rs,ows aooas a7ao men q
OF enploynent and sends them to seek = I've
liz, by IL the e7catest CAUSE OF noD e1aplp
nert u the caose Of Iavtgai.on. When the mi
and lake arc opep. resource I. Afforded 70 y
SOW TO sxke Advantage Of These work In nj
bos1a. scnoooesp Ia sailing vessels Of MI sort
10 ers psss M Ssst co "a xeea aaa aa ass
cr4uations IND labor for about 5000 met
tsols 70 ~ 1ae ID t.s stses cis.s f would M re- d
ruuts.r Of the uremploye1 By reason Of tho cioI
Of rks tgAsioo 10 about u 6aat
whru discharxed fos The sessnn, sssY IN the cltJ
Those eno do sse nmcng tbe more ptu1tfeut, M
Ce[rf4111 hare 8HFed enough vQt Of their Wl1eS |
leep thenrek e. sli winter. The Others yhtc
iIctude hy f4t the g1eatef rumbee. 20 Sat,tn Al
Eaat, a1d generally manage u dnd 93ne.f1tuR !
10 anttI sprtcx When ftef al cotae hact
Ara thn. win our drT coods sturra' Almost II
vHta.ty. when me tIuser sea1on comes on Wnic
thes@ decrrase rhetr fors-s It feasr ue.thtrI. d
taete sJcre. emp az n lcast 10 ooo ncrsduEs ber
srr snutner s,oo0 tafpWn upon INC conuupI,y.
The nscufae,ut,nz Establishments, OF At least
rfeAt majn1lt5 Of Ieeu1, are obliged to cuftAQ o.
esA;:eIs in winter. Those ALA serve to 0veu tn
pnmt+r Of tho-e who otter .&bor for money, N
ntntxt aere CANNOT be eaaMnied, ~ ihee u I
prrc.ee DATA to 70 upon, U4f me San totI caI
Thu, there are oihc4 csuaes which he1n to srt
The total CT !die1A Flrat Of All IL tbs fu1crat1f
klcA contain III pours fnto thin clts irrres1erti,
OF 1estors. Chicago Is ne grand distIsputis
While stc larger portion Of the jmmirrants 70 q
into tne countrT. snd sere nar.ea ana a:nno1m ma
ID ti1hsoYisc Stsies vetT fa@ str1 mp. M
TITO domest,c seyy,ce. Q, aeek me atd Of emnie
Then ttc farming sea7ou being urer. and I,
rerr hn5tnc no imtne3'ntn demxnd fnr heln. tSn
who sided IN harEcsunx croDs, and pcr1ormt
Other duttcA OF farm labor, also cana 70 this G
case ri:n snotter nuG Gerous class from the coz
Try, snch IS e.efk., ~ell-tn- do farmers sons, 4
miscellaneous Characters, Ill seekanG emp Gyms
II this numhrr. not p1npertY belonging to Z
cocrt'erastop, The puut,es Of idle1s wuu1a
swelled to ii ,eszt 5000. So 11r ~ tha LAT
cins1 II concert 81, lnty Come herr. Rtay but
tton uue, and tbeu resurn to theif nnu,ea or
Arr.acKfloSs FOX s11caIssxs-
In tie pIe sent counecton, tue number OF thl
WIN 4 axe earnest Effort 10 get enp(oTueu1
Ncftn snqufr1oR lntn- shos1 tluac A1o, Inc Pa
n.sa Q! ,ht+ eNJ ~. oss.Sed 70 paLlisa noa
prblHaEnte for rsla.r1f2ne m hand than he fn