The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-04-05
NUMBER l9.
London Trades

There Is one quiet trade IN the MetropO-
7 lis earning high wages and on large scale,
/ that the public little notice, 1. e., the coach
Y makers, and | believe it has as many
Y branches, if not more, than the manufact-
urlng of pin. At this season Of the year
the whole IF the branches are very busy,
and learn that already the trade gives in
dicatiOn Of an unusual briskness, and for
eign orders particularly for the East Indies
and our colonies, are coming in fast This
augmentation of trade rebounds INTO the
harness trades, for where a carriage is
set up, or a new one ordered, a new set
Of harness Is bound t. accompany 1t, and
none but those who have paid harness
makers bill can comprehend the wages
profit of a suit for four IN hand a
pair, or brougham
From leather to Caxton and here
typos and machinests have experienced
sudden nse no one can account Tor. Ina the
early part Of February, Ben johnson,
and other hOstels of that family about Fleet
street, were full handed, and All printer
had TO do If he we're pushed was ~ send
up to these trade houses Ut call but ID
all at once, and without any apparent cause,
neither typos nor machinlsts are To be found
anywhere, from Harrington street to Chan
Gerry Lane. ! would take an affidavit the
tribe have net become Good Templars ~
The late strike in Edinburgh, has with
drawn, | know, many non society printers
from London, but the number is not sutf-
clent To account for the great call for hands
IN the Metropolis, and we must set the
reason down t. hourlshing state Ot the
trade, and which argues well for the year
The tan-pits and the whole II the Ber-
mondsey leather trades, are very activ-
and were IL not for the immense imports uf
foreign, but badly tanned feathers, uur
English leather would be worth its weight
in gold and it may not be- foreign u the
subject to observe that not many wears
nee there was g heavy excise tax Oh our
tan pits, and Parliament removed this inn
post IN order that leather for boots should
be cheApened. ! have some remembrance
Of the leather merchants being the most
noisy promoters Of this benevolent trade
transaction, and can appreciate their ef
forts by having to pay 100 per cent. more
for my boots and leather to repair them
now, than | did before the leather tax was
repealed An old hesh-killer ! know in
forms me that he gets but little more for
his hides at Leadenhall than he did m the
time of the tax This brings US ON the
wages question, and the price Of labor
Well, here ! tind that wages always ruled
high throughout the trade, and except tile
lappanners, there has been Tut ltte Iu-
crease and this being so-tO speak Jf a
trade-there's nothing ike leather.
| next arrive AT leather manufactured.
and, upon this important emporium oi
labor have TO report some particulars
that | CLEAN from useful and accredited
trade organ, S. Crt,ptH. The Amaigama-
ted Society of Shoemakers have given the
masters notice ~ their intention to cease
work On April 7th next unless the follow
INC cunditIOns are acceded au advance w
wages ID range from 3D. Is, "a. per pair
and further rise MP 70 81. extra un work
dome at the vorkmans home. Added tD
tins, the masters are t. tnd hemp, FAX. wax.
paste, hairs, avis, candle-h.ht Iack.. etc.
Altogether. ! ana informed, Ihis increase
Vii not be far short u ~ per c,ut. " ~
nOt my province to observe upon this some
what alarming addition to the price uf
boots, but ! may here remark that this ad-
vance refers more To the interests ut the
light than the hard wearers and would it
but halt here the laborIng classes would not
feel the shoe pinch. II 81 occurs
however, It. CrispiH is wv u strong boots
ana the men are going "tO demand a rise
IN spring and their tactics will he Mp strike
all the shops that successfully held uut Ou
the last occasion. am not yet informed
Of the increase Of this branch ut the
buotmaking, but from some trade omjt,oUs
lines, 1t will tell very severely Oh other
branches of labor. An extra levy ou the
trades unionists Of st. Crispin, Of 81 per
week, is already leavIed, to meet the con
tingency Of struggle between the masters
and men but unless the wearers Of shoes
will accommodate the mas tiers by going
barefooted, labor viii be trump hant ana
tive shillings in the pound will be added to
our clothing.
The condition Of the remainder ~ our
chief trades must summarize for sake Of
space
The following are well on for work Fin
gineers, iron workers steam bollermakers
cabinetmakers, carvers and gilders. printers,
book binders, plumbers, gass makers, as
phalters hatters, and shipbuilders whilst
those somewhat languid are silversmiths.
engravers and goldsmiths