The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-30

operative principle h rapidly d,nnsing itself among
Animation OF capital and labor 10 the great
preventive element OF strikes and distress. Tue
interests Of capital labor become one ana indis
soluble, and the result Is harmony. Cooperative
building associations are becoming quite frequent
with large numbers OF members and large bank
accounts. Although OF recent organization, the
members OF several have already reaped the benefits
OF belonging TO such associations. There are also
which the members are likewise deriving great bene.
NJ. The Journeymen Printers' Cooperative Associa-
ton has Also as rs well known, proven fiattering
success, and although having had many drawbacks
10 contend with, is dong large business, con-
siderlng Its facilities. A decided success has also
proved cooperative grocery and provisions store.
In Brooklyn there ia cooperative Homestead Asso-
CATION and also a Building and Mutual Loan Asso-
cation, both OF which are said TO be doing well.
Within the past month there has been organ
ned here "unlon Cooperative Collar Assoc
claton.n This 10 designed mainly to assist working
women IN their efforts to establish cooperation
and TO obtain sale OF their manufactured goods.
Mr.. william j. Jessup corresponding secretary OF
the New YORK Worklngmen's Union. has addressed
a circular to the various workingmen's unions call
ing their attention 10 this association and asking
them 10 give II the benefit OF their patronage bui
IL is unnecessary 10 dwell on this subject me IKE
lhood Is that such cooperative associations VIII
continue to increase until the bulk OF the "orAing
men and WORKING women OF this city become the
reclpients of their benefits.
BRiCKLAYERs.
Beginning the exposition OF the present CONDITION
OF the different classes OF aborers aud The respective
trades OF the city II VIII be wei TO commence Win
the oricklayers. 1t IS unnecessary 10 go over al
length tue history OF the nrchldytTh hTlhc peVah-
Ing several months The three union associa-
Hons, Nos. 2. aud IL insisted 10 VIII DO refnem-
bered, on the reduction OF working hours ron Ten
70 etgut hours Tor days WORE ana al
advance from four 10 nve dollars for
days wages. The strike continued fourteen
weeks ana involving an expenditure or S2s,SOl 20
for tue benefit OF the families OF the workmen thrown
out OF employment during this length or time. Al
the some 1900 working the eight hour
system but sti the strike was not success except
ia more thoroughly uniting Inc various trades aud
occupatIons since tnen matters nave pretty much
f.ftn nNiF
working on The Old ten hour system. TWO or three
contractors are employing their men eight hours
day but they do TINS not because Of the prior action
OF the br.ckayers IN tins matter, but on principle,
believing that eight hours is as much time as amy
worklngman ought 10 be compelled TO labor III
day Al present there Is not any very great degree
Of briskness IN TINS trade. IL is true there are
good many buildings going up, bot they are mainly
tenement houses, or wnat are called IN the
vernacnar OF the trade, .'sopworK nuildings.n
WHAT greatly damages this field OF labor Is the
unusual emigration from building trades from
Europe nearly all OF whom on strike there,
and land IN this country with scarcely dollar IN
their pockets. The result OF this is surplus OF
lahorers. During the winter season business Is duh
at the BEST The present wages are 81 80 per day.
1t is believed however, that the present. rage for
speculation, which has been very damaging TO
building enterprise, has now about reached It's cul
minatlng point aud that extensive contracts for
new buildings win be made In the spring.
One thing IL very certain, that all the available
building portion OF TINS Island has got 10 be built
over; tnat most OF the buildings VIII be quilt OF
brick, and that the future field OF labor in this
regard Will be large for several years TO come. We
may carry the point further than this. For this
large army or aborers there viii be still further in
the future abundance OF WORK building our
rapidly growing suburban cities ana towns, extend
ing themselves miles away in the country IN every
direction.
CARPENTERS, aAsoNs AND PLAsTERERs.
These three trades are 30 intimately connected
allied with the latter, That what affects the brick
LAYERS Affects them also. The result Is that 1t is COM
parativeiy dull in these trades az present, though
not more so on the average imam is usual al this sea-
son OF the year Carpenters are receiving from So 10
to 81 day, Inasons - 80 and plasterers - day.
IBe last WORK only eight hours. ALI these trades
have effective organizations.
HOUSE PAINTERS, SLATE RooFERs AND sTosEcUT-
TIERS.
Early in the spring the house painters struck for
eight hours, but did not succeed III carrying their
poiui. They are now working for IS 30 day.
Formerly there were two organizations Of the mem
bers OF TINS trade bnt they are now organized INTO
one Business Is not very brisk.
The great number OF Mansard roofs being put on
old as wen MS new buildings makes the trade
OF slae roofers unusually brisk. In May last they
struck Tor an advance on their wages 10 four dollars
day, which was complied with. Subsequently they
demanded another advance TO "a so per day, which
wages are now being paid them.
Business Is quite brisk with the stonecutters.
The marble stoneeutters are all at work. They
ten hours day, their wages being "a 50 per day.
They have two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in this city and
one IN BROOKLYN. Brown stone and granite stone
cutters are actively employed. but, Ike the marble
stOnecutters, are principally working on contracts
The difficulty with them consists not in the want OF
work, but IN hnuins skilled workmen. They are
working eight hours, with 81 80 per day. The blue
stone cutters anu na2gers are working nine hours
MAeaisk sHors AND sH.ryAaps.
There Is more than the average dulness in the
machine shops and shipyards. Except the contract
for putting machinery into the thirty gunDoats beng
built for the Spanish government there Is very little
beng done The class OF work being principally done
consists manly OF architectural castings and some
iron work for bridges and railroad depots In the
shipyards the only WORK IS repairs. The
usually brisk, however, at the Navy Yard,
the force OF men employed being much larger than
additional force OF men In the joners' department..
The wages vary from three dollars TO 81 SO per day,
q a. wor There - no ,ea
OF machnists IN this city, excepting two which are
under British control having their headquarters In
Engineers, MachInlsts, Millwrights and Pattern
Workers. There is also German association, known
as The Machinist ana Metal Workers ASSOCIATION
The wages OF the members these associations vary
from three dollars TO So SO per day.
coofER5 AID CIGAR MAKEEs-
Coopers work by the piece, so that their earnings
vary according TO the celebrity and skill OF the work
men. Those on dry work, such as making fiour bar
rels, spice barrels ana the IKE pretty generally
employed. What are known as workers on tiaht
work, such az making OIL and liquor casks, are not
over burdened with work. Many, In fact, owing to
the dulnesa OF work here, have gone elsewhere IN
pursuit OF employment. Early last spring the dry
workers struck for three cents barrel. but after
holding out six weeks were Obliged to resume work
at the old rates or two cents barrel.
or cigar makers there are two organizations in
his city, one in Brooklyn and one In Williamsburg
Work Is very fair nearly all being employed. The
work IL done by the thousand. The heavy stamp
duty cigars affects the trade materially; but still
there is very serious or complaint IA TO the
present demand for labor.
HARNESS MAKERS, sADDLERs AND TRUNK MAKERS.
Harness makers are pretty generally employed.
They had an organization, but 1t was not Kept UP
properly Recently they nave re0rganlZed, and quite
successfully. The saddlers have no association, but
work at such wages as they can get. few trunk
makers find employment in this city, but the great
manufacturing depot ~ at Newark, n. J.
PLUMBERS AND CPHOLsTERERs.
House plumbers have very efficient organization
aud get four dollars day. They are pretty busy
present. Ship plumbers have very little to do. The
two trades are so nearly alike, however that a good
pinmber can attend 10 either.
CARvkHs AND PIANOFoBTE MAKERS.
Safvets 81 the city are principally Germans. They
have an association, and some time since united IN
a demand for an increase OF twenty per cent on
their wages, making the pay which they thus
demanded three dollars dag. Lacking sufficient
strength 10 carry their point, they were compelled
to BACK down from their demand and work at their
Old wages, which they are working at still.
The plan0forte makers had for "A long time a very