New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-06
THE ROCKAWAY. N. j.. MINES.

ORDERS AT TIE ToUNDERIEs CoUYTEgMANDED-
MINERS THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMEST-A GEN
ERAL REDUCTION or EXPENSES.
lFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.l
RoCKAwAY, N. j., Nov. 3.-This little town,
on the Rockaway River like Boonton few miles below,
has by tho interests. Near by is the
beginning OF the range OF magnetic iron which
tends 10 the Lehigh Valley. tho river hanks the
Rockaway Rolling Mill and the Union Foundry. The
decrease almost entire cessation of demand for the
completed articles constructed OF iron exerts depress
ing influence here. Mr.. Shredder clerk OF tho rolling
mill, told your correspondent this afternoon that bust
ness prospects looked very bad. but they INTENDED
to keep running through the Winter, or at least
t. try. They thought that tho fact that so
many others stopping made it important that
they should keep on and DO ready 10 supply all
orders. when they with full force they employ $50
men; they have reduced the number 80 and have
been running half time. They began to-day to
full time, with only half the capacity Of their mills The
reduction Of wages has been very material. that OF
skilled labor having reached high Is per cent and
that of other kinds labor having suffered nearly
much. They make merchant bar iron, and sell exclu
siycly the New York jObbcrs. They have some un-
filed orders, and appearances now indicate that they
viii have enough to do with their present force during
the Winter. Prices very low, and there does not
seem to much profit the business bnt labor is also
low and they think 1t Will DO better Cor them to keep
tablished about years but It 81 only within the last
20 years that they have done their pudding.
The Union FOunderY and Machine Shops are situated
just above the rolling mills, and are owned by d. Hoag
land who manufactures rOlling-mil work and mining
machinery. He casts stoves for mining houses,
engines &C. very little work in the stove line.
He said that no considered business entirely dead at
present. In good times no employs 10 workmen he
less than o. and is running the foundry only
eight hours day. the machine shops are still running
full time. He has made no reduction OF wages as yet,
but may do IL the works kept running. He
has had large number of orders com ermanded but
still has some on hand that are nnnshed HIS greatest
trouble arises the difficulty III making collections.
II took all day Saturday 10 RAISE money enough to pay
This town was formerly sustained to considerable
extent by the neighbOring mines well az by the iron
works; out the larger mines nave now villages OF their
own which have grown MP around them. and con
from winch the miners ana their families
obtain all the necessities lie. About three miles
tant northeastery direction is the Hbernia mine,
and which employs 500 men. part OF this mine Is
worked by the Bethlehem Iron Company OF Pennsylya
and propose pay from November 1st one quarter in
cash and three quarters IA six months due bulls. The
rest of the HIberIa is worked by the GeuGcn and
the AndOver IGon Companies VINO have paid their men
in ful 10 date but haye ordered reduction Of l2s per
The Mount Hope mine Is about three miles from the
village Ia a nort-westery direction. 1t employs 400
month On the LIST Of October all The unmarried men
reduced from 81 10 81 co day On the 1st November
there further reduction 10 81 % per day, one
cash. ana the rest III orders due bills payable
in SIX months. orders have been issued for Il still
further reduction the force. The mines worked by
the Lackawanna Iron Company, and the Tumor that
married men 10 be discharged from the mines
creates considerable indignation among the people
here. who say that there is nothing the present
condition Of trade which justify such "A course on
the part OF rich corporation. The general feeling IL
that the stagnatOn IN business Is only temporary and
will be Of brief duration, and that mne-Owne aud
manufacturers ought 20 make every reasonable sacrifice
10 keep their together ana TO supply them with
lodging
the Winter The mneOwners can obtain money on bet
ter terms than those which miners negotiate
months bills. and they ought u do money
were ever hard TO get, they could pay their IN
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