The New York herald., 1873-11-04
THE SITUATION IN NEW JERSEY.
Distress In Jersey City-Forty-fivc Hum
dred Men Dischargcd-More Light ON
he Erfn Gvsten

Distress In Jersey City-Forty-five Hum
dred Men Dischargcd-More Light ON
the Eric System.
Four hundred men have been discharged on
the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad, CSC
at the Bergen Cut on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and about 800 on other parts OF
the latter line in Jersey. The employees OF Col
gates soap factory in Jersey City are on hall
time: so are those Of the sugar manufacturing and
refining company. Such is the latest bulletin.
The effect OF the half time rule is that the en-
ployes, on leaving last Saturday evening, were
informed that their services would not be required
till next Thursday morning. This course is certainly
preferable to the discharge OF half the workmen.
The prospects in Jersey City are exceedingly
gloomy. There is net single factory employing
over fifty men in the entire city from which an
average OF i've per cent OF tine employees have not
peen discharged. This was discovered yesterday
by actual investigation. The snperintendents OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad state that It will not be
necessary to discharge any more hands during the
ensuing winter. The Erie company, on the con-
trary are sending men adrift every day without
conjunction. 1t Is most remarkable that the dis
charges are confined to men without blemsh,
while some OF those against whom charges OF q
grave character have been preferred are allowed
to remain. At one end of the Bergen tunnel iron
and wood have been stolen from the cars from
time TO time and report was made four
weeks ago TO Edward Hill, the assistant superin-
tendent duplicating one OF his suD0rdinates; but
Mr.. Hill has never taken any action upon 1t, nor
oS iur as can De uSCcrtdlneus mas nc TepOTteu
the acting president. The company is held liable
for the loss. 1t would be natural TO suppose that
q reduction OF the working stan would commence
in quarter where negligence or malfeasance Is
charged and substantiated, but sucn Is not the
case. The poor drillman, the swltchman, the day
laborer on the gravel train, the luggers' OF freight
TN the 's ess s sue S MSSs elcy u
and no charge is made against them Great suf-
ierng among the discharged employees Is inevita-
BILE during the coming winter. The total number
discharged from railroads and factories IN and
around Jersey City is about 1900, male and female.
The Labor Crisis I'm Newark-Three
Thousand seamstresscs Out OF Work.
Altogether About Onc.fourth Of New.
ark's Work People fdle.
Further inquiry into the condition OF the manu-
featuring interests OF Newark proves that the
HERALD statement OF yesterday was correct IN
nearly every respect While the retail clothing
establishments are doing a good business the
manufacturers are doing next TO nothing. Alarge
number OF hands have been discharged, those kept
on being merely to finish up old orders and take
care OF any new ones which may come In. One
dealer estimated that not less than three thou
sand scamstresscs and other female operatives
are now out OF employment in Newark. The story
started by Newark paper, to the effect that there
were twenty thousand girls out OF work, is prop
erly set down as . silly canard. 1t is doubtful
II there are half that number employed In
Newark even in the best OF times, When
the golden eray is in full bloom. Mr.. Joseph
Davy, one OF tho Oldest saddlery and harness
manufacturers OF Newark, bears out the statement
OF Mr.. George Peters, and says that Ia his business
they are doing nothing worth talking about. NO
orders were coming In, ne said, ana even II tney
did firms would be compelled TO use great Judgment
and caution ~ DUNG them. Where leAdlng mapp-