New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-10
COIJTMBJA COUNTY N Y.

COLUMBIA COUNTY, N. Y.
40 REDUCTION OF FORCE, TINT, OR WAGES AT THE
HUDSON HON FURNACEs-THE BUILDING TRADE
AT 4 srANDSTuI--G-OOMY PROSPECTS FOR TIE
STRAW PAPER-AIAKERs - THE MARKET oyEC-
STOCKED AND SALES SUSPENDED.
tPROA A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUNE.i
HUDsON, Nov. G.-The iron manufactures of
this conducted upon much smaller scale than
those OF Albany and Troy. yet OF old standing
good repute aud able to contend with the depressing
effects OF panic long there il any reason III such
course The Clapp Jones Manufacturing Company has
capacity for making 90 fire engines with hose carriages
per year. stock company with capital OF 100000 and
employs 90 men, M change its force Is anticipated at
present although lis will wholly depend on the
cxton OF It's orders ana its ability to collect No stock
viii DO accumulated. This Company has recently com
yloted tho machinery for the water-wOrks or Terr0
Haute, lad. which viii pump 100000 gallons in 81
hours Tao Hudson Foundry and Machine-shop, which
III ordinary times employs 60 men, now has but 80
These are working but eight hours, and the price OF la
Dor is reduced 10 per cent.
There are two furnaces here The Columbia, owned
by John a. GrswOd e. Co. of Troy, works IS men,
making pig IRON. The Hudson Iron Company employs
to 100 They have made no reduction IN force
wages time and hope pursue their usual course
daring the Winter
The Hunt o. Miller stove Works, which employ IS men,
closed their Saturday night and will not resume
work before Spring Like the stovefounders elsewhere
until the beginning of the Christmas holidays. but think
that existing circumstances is unsafe to do so
this year.
william L Traver & Son. carpenters and builders give
employment 20 80 men. They take mortgages to quite
extent upon tho buildings they erect and thus
ouabed to carry largo business. This part OF their
work they have discontinued, aud have discharged most
their outside force, but will keep 20 men at work
Indoors through tho Winter The dyeworks reap great
benefit from hard times and direct result of the
panic are doing business one-third greater. Among
the improvements progress worthy OF note is the
erection of mills by the American Paper CarWheel Com
pany for the manufacture Of its novelty Thsis stock
company, with capital amounting to 100000. The
buildings approaching completion. Large water
works also projected by the city, and for
Gus purpose Melens old dock and the brick building
recently owned by the Steam transportation CO. have
been purchased within few days. for the sum Of
$4,000 The citizens also rejoicing at the prospect Of
"A railroad depot in place OF that OF the Hudson
Road burned the night OF the election. II is
expected that brick iron building will be erected in
such locality and OF such Dimensions shall meet the
Of both tho Hudson River and Boston and Albany
roads There to be little doubt that the firing Of
tue old depot was tho work of on incendiary.
OTHER MANUFACTURES OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Outside of iron goods the manufacturing interests OF
Columbia County chiefly confined to the small towns
"a few miles back from the Hudson River. At Stockport
tho Empire Loom Works OF r. Reynolds Sons situa
ted They require when in operation 100 men, aud more
than half their made for Garner Co. Of the
Harmony MILE Cohoes. The effect Of the panic has
been prevent orders and to delay those already
promised Tho character OF the business win not admit
of any accumulation OF stock. The sizes OF looms
varors. they cannot anticipate which will be most
demand that every lot OF looms Is made
are '' dc they can expect little business.
They Just compeJed large contract for tue Har
mOny Mills, have orders TO I'LL, and havo there
DISCHARGED ali but 80 OF Their w0rkmen, win when
lf
and revival Oi-Dusinoss. There VIII be no sunerlng
among thor employees, There IL also small machine
shop in stockport aud another and larger in Fill:
mont; neither OF which has yielded TO the pressure OF
tbe panic. AZ Fimont i. g. simmons & Son employ
large. number oil carpenters and do business amounting
90 .s0O0 Up 10 tins wee they have had an abundance
In projects for this year. and checked such work as was
ISey YNr r SSam as %or n viii bs
gwen their Indoor force during the winter straw
wrappngpapor Is prominent p roduGon Oh d., tn rs
4bouf $500 OJg employ 800 hands, and turn out over
business approximate 70 SlOO9oo1 Nnatnsm mas Inc
largest number OF paper Dils-lO N a-and dOe5 Iuly
nehaf the business Of the county in this lne Here IL
I. proposed by he manufacturers 10 agree 10 an
arrangement which viii reduce WAGES 10 per cent gu,
time or wording force until the lst OF January run
time IN this manufacture means iHl Gay OF = nqurS'
There will soon De added two new llls 10 tue S1tenalu
list In Fmont there are three paper Mus il
half time without reduction OF wages W 'o fnriber
change unless for the better Inc b az "i"'ie "4i4
ri ~ "a V,rjercarr ofs ockport who employs % men,
has reduced wages l2l per cent but will continue WORK
,ng on u time. Ho takes worry cheerful view OF inc
,nlc as relates TO his business wages nave Deeu oo
nigh and Lahore have become eXriyagaht as wen aS
others Employer ana employed VIII DC Taught ecoho,
NV Buycrs aud sellers viii learn mutually 70 give anu
,sk less time j. ". Rossnan, OF stockpOrt wan con,
anne 10 ay The 81 me rates Of wages, but VIII woIk on
half or three-s0urths time. =, .,,.,,.-u ,,o ,,,,
straw paper manufacturers agree 10 thnlns te ~
~ with thOir goods, and the prosper TOT
sses very gloomy Tho price OF paper ma iaen ,opea
cent the financial GeSau, spu mn
with that reduction they have been oblged 70 ~
new eustoners and force sales But they arc lsrgoy
s"ked Will tie raw material which depreciatcs very
psnidly 70 that best for them 10 Keep tnyII s
ni1S The effect must be, however. 20 gut the mar
ket 20 sti degree, and leave them 10 me sprik
millions of pounds OF wrapping paPoI wlsos my az
rsetshe yalue This Is tho view tnc manu- etuIpts
tbcnseiyes take Of the matter They doht khow Moa
ore 20 pnrsue but t more agfeenpio W tneii
al he 10 work fhan lo dle ana they VIZ run
n,is until money fails them. Ihoy arc ny ~ a
YET however, aud will not Do iouud
inc thoagh tic times grow threefold WORSE
BALTIMORE.
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