Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-02-18

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men to try less wages, but could not con-
vince against their will, "because they
were of the same opinion still" tried
to hire a young man and he asked me
$500 for year, said he could not work
for less said it cost him S25 year tor
boots and shoes, and other furnishing ac-
cordingly. Now it don't cost me half o.
it. | had young man to work for me
who wanted an outside coat. | told him
to 90 and select such cloth as he would
at the factory, but no. Then | went TO
the furnishing store with him. l told
him he had better (being poor buy a
low-priced coat, but none would suit I'M
til he found one just like the minister's,
and that ne must have. ! believe if
young mems prices for their labor was
less il would be better for them.
j. B. MoRsE.-It seems should differ
from many. You must admit from your
argument that the young man now, as
to former times, differs in good sense. l
believe if a young man were trained up
right, would lay up their wages. You
say large wages received makes them ex-
travagant, that they might get along
with the same prudent outlay as former
ly. Now, sir, we are getting 1928 per
bushel for corn, 40 cts. per pound for
wool, and if we reduce the iaborer's wa
ges, just that amount extra we put into
our own pockets. Are we not little
selfish Now young men must be better
educated, and the high price for labor
enables them to prosecute their studies
more rapidly, getting through college
one, two or three years sooner, and then
as we have them from this town, earn
ing per year in teaching during those
one, two or three years, S1400 to 1000
and laying large share of it up. |
think they don't appreciate high wages.
ALVIN BRIGHAM think the high
prices of labor beneficial to young men.
There might be some to whom it would
not. Many young man is thrown up.
on the world, no friends to lean upon
but must buffet the cold charity of the
| world, and in order to secure the usual
necessities for the ordinary position o
life, large wages would be extremely
convenient, if you reduce his wages you
drive him to poverty, prison and starva
ton. You who hire, can advocate, "Hov
can we live" we retort as young men by
saying, "How can ace live" The produ
Ger m ay form a monopoly that Will Sc
cure almost any price, it will not do to
ascend in one scale and descend in tn,
other. You refer us to 40 years ago
when it did not cost one half for the S,
called comforts Of life as now.
j PIERcE.-Present high prices Of labo
allows and makes young men indulge il
cigars and thousand other worse thar
useless luxuries. Point me out the younI
man who lays up his wages if you can.
, BARRY-I was conversing with
, young man whom | formerly knew an
, who is now getting 81 800 year, as
. learned from him, consequently l sal
t you must lay up considerable. "Na,
| said he, 'it costs so much for cigars, bi
f lard rooms, &c"
t MoRsE.-All say it leads to intempel
a ance. Who are Incorporate I? Is it this
class of young men who have been a.
f customed to labor with their own hand
e or is it those from rich parents who kno
: not the value of dollar. | don't sc
il where it bears upon high prices.
IS FARR-Would not high prices be bette
/ for young men who wish to accumulat
s to purchase farm at the present prize
/, for land? What encouragement coul
d they have at SO or s12 per month ? NJ
1t boys acquired habit of industry, / kel
y them in the harness, some thought / W,
It cruel, but some of them are present an
'e | will leave it to them if they don't wor
a. as hard for themselves as they did #
% their father.
II PREsIDENT.-Are the high prices f,
7 labor beneficial to young men generally
9 If young men had less money they woul
a have less to spend. Where is the youn
d man that lays up his wages? Now if !
l. lay up SIS out of S24 he would have 81
q to spend, if he laid up S. out of IL, ha,
$ 81 to spend, and be better off than in Il
S manner in which it is now spent. Whe
'e | was young man | let myself for
year, for $50, and had $40 left at IL
IS end of the year, second year for 81
d third, $50. If had had $500, | shoul
re have been miserable. Now, young me
r get s25 or $50 per month for six month
t then go home to their parents, and the
e. let them stay through the long winte
as and they smoke cigars, go to balls twi,
r. a week, &C., the result of these hia
pt ,.riaa, &c NOT h.