The Hillsborough recorder., 1872-12-25

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II nothing elss ssrvsGto render . farmer
contentcd with hh occupation this thing
should-he is his own master. The farmer,
almost alone Of the vholc army q working
men. can say THE viii ~ scrt cf prcpriety.
The march Of imprcvsa'( (at. as Il y called,
hes, daring the rast thiAy ysars, reduced
almost every mscbssie oIths position Of a
servsnt. : porson vho doss the bidding oi
his mastcr.
Only fsw yzn ago almost evsry car
psatsr worked on " own assosnt, took his
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tho exception Of strictly rural districts, all
this is changed. Buildings are no longer
erected b. days work. the carpenters be-
ing selected for thcir skill. industry and
faithfnlness. Thcy are let to contractors.
who hire men whom they oversee by Them
selves or by some one engaged for the pur-
pose. In truth the larger part Of all the
carpenter aad joiner work Of to-day is done
in large establishments where one man
oversees the labor Of several hundred men.
who have less opportunity 10 consult their
own wishes or to exercise their own judg-
ment than servants in kitchen. or slaves
on an old time plantation. Thus are made
almos. NIL the blinds, doors and windows,
as well asa very large proportion Of the
corniccs, steps. ratings and stairs. Ready
made houses are articles Of commerce in
every large city, and tho business is fast
increasing.
A similar change during similar period
has been witnessed in nearly every ineclani.
cal pursuit. Almost ovcry mason. brick
layer aud plasterer works under master.
There is no more Independence IN their .oc-
cupations than in that ofthc man who brings
the bricks and mortar. Once they c.cupi-
cd very different positions. but the former
had to step down to the level Of the latter.
There is now only the difference in the mat
ter Of wages.
Only few years ago. and nearly every
shoe maker and tailor was his own master.
They had little shops. to be sure. but they
we're masters Of them. and in these little
shops we're made the boots and shoes. the
coats and vests TO suit the wishes Of millions
Of customers. To-day this state Of things
is almost entirely changed. Ono firm in
New York manufactures millions Of suits Of
elvehsyssca ys~vs 0ss town " MassnoLu-
sstts supplies the boots and shoes worn by
several millions Of people. The work Is
chiefly donc by machines, and the men who
orera.s the machines have as little 10 say
about how the work shall be done rs the
machines themselves. Thus arc made ninc-
tenths Of al the boots and shoes worn By
women. A fortune Is required to buy tho
machinery and steam apparatus for boot
and shoe mandatory. To raise this q
mount Of capital. company Is formed, d.
recfers chosen. an overseer selected. and
operatives hired. The old-time shoemaker
of song and nory. who pounded on his own
lsr-stone. seated on his own bench, in his
own shop. within sight AZ his own cottage
the shoe maker who delighted tho boys
ss they passed 20 school, vith his merry
airs. and who gave them waved ends 10
isstsn on their whip-lsshes---is . creature
Of the past. Your venerable shoemaker
has dcsenersted to . cobbler; while his
sons have gone 70 great city 70 work un-
der task-Eksstsu.
And tho blscssmith Of whom I.opgfellow
has 20 beautifully sung. the model Of in
dependence. the true descendant of Vul-
can l--hs IL only horsc shoer now. And
the shoe he ssts. and the nails he fastens
them with. he purchases In great city,
who're the grocer docs his sugar, aud the
dry-goods merchant bis cloth. All the
little things be ussd to make In his own
shop. sll the curioss things he once forged
On his own anvil. I'll the massive things be
once hssicd BY fires kept up BY bellows
blown BY bic own hand. arc nov predsoed
IN great manufactures whcr one ''bos'
directs the labor Of . hundred '.jours."
So. too. the tin-ssuiih has become tim
her, Coz he ssn 10 longer. IN hh littls shsp,
compicss IL manufacturing tiavsrs With
tho great establishments who're capital EN-
pIoys machinery. aud where associated Ia
Dor 10 directed by single mind. Even
tho printing of newspapers has msasurably
gone into the hands of great ssta hlislmsassl
Fifteen hundred newspapers. Il is said. an
der 40 many diasrant local names. srs nov
pubIishci IN this country. Of which the in
side or outside pages srs furnished ready
printed By thres OF four concerns. a very
iarrs proportion Of the weekly papers pub
l;shsd IN large cities are printed IL great
Iob establishments. While nearly oil the 10