New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-23


this transfer in ten days Of ship builder
or carpet weaver alongside Of the good
and material Of America takes from Eu-
rope workman, and SO enhances the
wages Of his companions who remained.
Then it brings the workman to America,
and SO establishes q competitor for the
European workman. From this process
it has resulted that wages have been in
creased in Europe BY the withdrawal Of
labor, and enhanced here by the addi-
tions of labor. The extent to which this
importation has been going on is shown
by the fact that the New York Immigra-
ton Commission obtained employment
for nearly forty thousand immigrants in
that city within the year. These employ
ments were chiefly mechanical, and e1n-
braced every occupation from the polish
Of q diamond to the manufacture Of a
shoe brush. Under this flow Of skilled
labor into the United States it becomes
little uncertain where this CLYDE Of
America" is to be. Not impossibly, if
this flow goes on, the Clyde itself or its
workshops may be imported, or SO much
Of it at least as may create duplicate
Clyde. Whether, however, these skilled
builders Of iron screw steamers will
stop at Wilmington to meet the
food, iron and coal on its way
to the workshop, or whether the
wayfaring workmen may prefer going even
nearer the mine and the pig pen and the
coin house, is still question. OF more
than swo hundred thousand immigrants
into New York, bat forty per cent
stopped of in that city, the rest went
West; Of course among them many
skilled wogkmen. The upper Missis-
sippi presents extraordinary induce
menss to WORKERS in iron. The coal treas-
ures Of Illinois and the rich ores Of Mis-
sour, with the food CT the adjacent re-
gions may be all assembled with @ short
! haul. is it not better to send Coz the
vorknen az once, combine these materials
in So ship, than to be. through all time.
sending this Stag and dross and these
/ packages 20 the workmen? He has come
20 america 20 meet shese materials, will
he be content to stop within halt conti~
meme Of whefe they abide?
! John Randolph said, o'the SEXES 90 nos
gravitats toward each other by q more un-
erring law than 90 power and property"
! There is similar yearning Of labor for
food, and for all thar will add to wages the
losses OF transportation. ''WhaS nature
has joined togethe: man finds difficult to
keep apart.
f! There can be no reason why, as the first
lion vessel for the United States was built
up the Ohio and brought down the 1Iissis.
sippi, other iron vessels may nor be built
| above. and brought down the same voy.
age It may be an equally startling sug.
gegtion that New Orleans may be az least
q great repairing station for ocean steam-
ers. Already there are some twenty-five
first class iron steamers IN this trade.
These will be increased with every season.
There must be large repairs required on
these vessels. The organization OF re. air
shops capable Of Welding OF forging the
heaviest metal, or the most vital pieae Of
machinery is indispensable. Edwards and
SbaEespear and Leeds and Armstrong
must enlarge their extensive works. and
order as many men from Belgium,or Gl@s.
gov, OF Birmingham as may he needed.
These workshops mus: accompany the
commerce. and without fear Ct gssponsi.
bility We may asset. il 70 BE very doubtful
vhero the '.Glyde % America may ',Iti.
z2ata!y BE- established. Why not her: