The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
bu. tne design and anIsn are infinitely superor we

but the design and finish are infinitely superior. We
lind the goods sell as soon as nnpacked."
certainly made gigantic strides in manufactures and
machinery for manufacturing purposes The goods
they turn out are no longer rubbish, but strong and
beautifully maze and exceedingly we'll nnished.''
l could acduce any amount OF testimony bearing
not only on tho articles themselves, but ON tho mode
OF superior packing OF hardware goods to show that
foreign markets are perfectly willing to pay US
higher price Tor goods II only remain true TO
10 ourselves aud use our sKill 10 theirs aud ulti-
mately TO our own best advantage.
STATE OF HOME TRADE.
..Now 10 the state OF trade generally ?" asked
leading ironmaster
he replied: --s.rresent indications to show
good approaching season. Tho grain in tho
enormous. Both Of these will heip the iron trade"
Don't you anticipate some trouble with your work.
ingmen during the coming season."
'.No, VIC do not We have no trouble just now with
trade organizations We prefer 70 pay fair price Tor
labor but want u uniform one. Wei higher price
hero labor than they do IN New England there
they have the choice, so 10 speak, OF newly arrived
emgrants Let me add request for you not TO leave
Pisburg under the Impression that an our labor rs
purely physical The majority oil our labor Is highly
skilled aud lar superior TO common workmcn."
Tho gentleman who thus spoke TO me Is the prnci-
pal partner In firm that employs Oo0men and boys
in their mills aud whose monthly payments in cash 10
worEmcn amount to $4,000 His products. no said,
sold all the country, and all the credit he grants
is just reasonable time for his customers TO receive
and house their goods.
General Fitzhugh, OF tho Arm OF Sh ocnbergcr Co.,
oil the heaviest iron firms In Pitlsburg said 10
81 think the present depression Is merely tenn
porary We VIII havo bettor BUSH ness this fail 1.-Two
had corrcc. idca to-day as TO what would be done
with the Bankrupt law, the Resumption law and The
tariff business would not even wait I'LL TALL but revive
at once fhequestion OF labor, OF course Is always
source OF great annoyance 10 US, but no organized
movement is at all on loot to further reduce wages.
whatever may be individual OPINIONS tho SUBJ
icct."
Nowhere have At all been able to ascertain that the
beautiful theory oil eight hours labor, oght hours re-
creation and eight hours rest Is AZ III! beng carried
out practically in The iron district. All work
fully their ton hours tor which the furnace
ceive their ST. 10 day, while the strongest meD.
who carry the metal. average their 81 SIS.
Ii unwise counscls prevail, nowhere has the
worKingman q better chance for receiving adequate
remun for HIS labor than here IN Pittsburg.
the iron manufactures OF the United States
in all their various details are moving steadily up
ward and onward, regardless OF panics and hard
times, IS a.tested by The startling fact that who IN
1871, only seven years ago. wo 100000 tons
behind Great Britain in the production OF iron, We
to-day. according TO tho latest statistics. par
with her production OF 500 900 tons, ana. IL noth
unforeseen occurs will IN less than year Or two
rapidly 90 ahcad OF her greatest OF industries.