, 1879-08-02

l879-SIXTEEN PAGES.
"p,act'calIy, thero has been great dcpres-
tDo you think the timo has arrived when that
+ pre.tv wc,1 oast md there Is An increase In
i" Yes, .ir, It has that appearance to ua.t'
sir. B',erwin suggested thai II Nr. Potter
Ind any thoughs on tic question Of
EIGHT NOUNS,
the COMMITTEES would like to hear him on that
point.
Dir, Potter. twou1d cure Itself, "a far as We aro
concerned, Our men on ton work make about
ten hours work, nnI II eight hours were tnstt-
t,,tcd for common labor, Il would simply cut
ot going into eight hours would simply result
in paying ps the hour, and / believe our men
would work ten hours. IL man wanted TO
| work eight hours AMI then 1u't ana 90 nome,
VIC cnn understand that our machinery hadn't
| got to stopt-we could get men to run It."
"supposu he wautcd to work twelve hours In.
stcad Of TEMP
cause We commence and quit at certain tttne.
As Il Is now, sou,e of the ton men get through
| earlier than otlWrs.n
"What do you think would tc the effect Of
| tnaktnE eight hours days work, but not pro-
| llibttnE tnen from working noref'
~ think the majority OF tie tnon "oaid "ofk
''Decauso they got moro pay'" queried Mr.
Wright.
~ can't SEQ any reason why a man should
| work tight hours Instead 0f ten.
mot II he got the same 1,nvf'
"l dot't believe We would paf tie tane pay
for eight hours' work as nc do ior ten"
"Lould rou MaoufaetuFc prontably at eight
honrs' work for tcn hours pnyl"
mo, esr. 1t would result In a condition Of
reat nf, dta G15 a TeS truSe g pretty 'a'' to make
"Whut Is tic catsc of tho increased demand
for the products Ut ro|lng-niat"
"iu our pnrstcuia: sasc. tnd think In ths
entire branch NJ business, II Is The chaijgc 1T the
building Of railroads nnd tho repairs TINT nrc gu
tnr On. a eroat amount ot 1t Is cving IN #, The
Northwest now. We shall make moro Iron rails
s seas tn9 rns re rsc @ y ~ sc ,ast oar 5sa,. @
rails fur new roads, tlse them until the bed Is
settled, and then put In steel rails"
when d,a ths revival Of roIrond enterprise
"Io certain e1tcnt It began showing itself
pretty plainly Inst year, and this year to au cx-
tent Of which wc had no previous tdca."
''Do rou think TIC
RESUMPTION or srkc1a PAYMENTS
has done ANYTHING 10 retard this advaneci'
''Not ut all think the tendency Of rcsump-
ton hos been to settle this question Of the cur
rcneIy, ard men !:tcw wllnt they we're dolIg.n
You say It was beneicial III that rc2arai"
0ucrieh Mr.. Wright, iu apparent aaton,shtnrnt.
II certainly think Eu. +lt has settled values
| and people hnyc known what they wrEc dong.'f
''But as regards the practical cifecss. don't
you regard u PRETTY snuch as d dead letter GU
The stasutc.booksI"
~ don't know os do, sEr.''
"ln what way has Il manifested tsee'f to In
prove tue condition OF The tndustrick1'
"stmply by the improving Of them"
"lIow has 1t improved them2 That is, what
was tie moving power OF the Improvement II
certainly has addod no more money"
"As Mr. Potter answered awhile ago,n nut In
| fsoprj1t. n RCet nf linn ha fthatr
man. "the country felt confident that values
wouldn't bc disturbed any longer"
"Ycs, SIR" added Mr. Potter"
"Thcn it's kind Of sheet-ancf,or to bus!-
nesst" oueFicd Mr. Wright, with shade Of sar-
| caBin iu his tone.
"Yea. sir,' replied ~. Potter, confldentIy.f
"Nel," rctorted Mr. Wright With half
encer, VI suppose II there Ia anv virtue in It
tl,at ia 1t. But, as In Pennsylvania sou don't
ind that any oi its practical bearings are carried
out, In HE conversion vi paper into coin for In,
stnurc.n
mo, not as to the conversion Of paper into
; aYou employ about 1000 rncn,n observed
atr. Dlckcy, who was now ready with somC
questions.
Yes, sif.h
s'Tleru ure number Of
LABOR uSIoks
in this et.y1',,
ayes, Eir."
. "Do your men belong to these unions, o. de
uuiona.n
: "Do labor unions tend 10 benefit the condl
Gn II l1 %t Ih.r Or eH tSy nte
"Wel, don't know that can answer tin
+ question. have felt vcsy much opposed 10 tn
j. tradcs.un!ous until within the last ycar or two
As far ns We nrc concerned, IA q corporation
, ti,rs hive proved benefit don't know ,sha
use may be made OF the money they ret from
employees to keep up thu associations Of unions
b but ! don't believe thes are auy injury 10 oa
. do you think they arc an injury or benef
to the lnborlng men who bciont; to tl,rma''
"We!t, don't know that can answer that. u
= "WEnt did you pny heaters prior to the pnnit
J, Of 1B13l'' asked Nr. O'Connor.
! "Frnm 10 to ~ per rent more than VIC pa,
i now.''
+ "What was tho cause of tho failure OF til
y Juliet mtllslt'
: II don't know, unless It wns the effects o
) the credit system lhut spoku about"
"Would YOU lceislate ior tic exclusion Of al
,, paupcrs just because man was pourf"
: "Not at all. But It Is The class That are no
poor ta. We want 10 lave. ar.l think they cul
!, be Induced IL come. OF course there fs III
= crime III being paupcr. But tain The lille
3 nnd, let nc say, The criminal. classes On th'
wl,nt most OF US iate to receive those NET her
!, mil hnye them cunc into competition will
claascs ot labof hero that are better citizen
!. tioycrnmcnt should take etsno step
: to discriminate between these classe
, Of people, mud not alluw tc Idle An.f the csiu,
inal to como here. to tic exclusion OF every bod
elsc. There cau bc
FENCE rnoN THE ornrn s1uE.n
, t'Let them produce certificates Of chaFactc
froni their own loycrnments," suggested Nr.
Wright, ns a tncuns Of accomplishing wnat Mr
, Potter i,au advocated Judging by ile silence
tie suggestion was received with ussent.
t Alter . question Or two Of no conceivable i'm
i pottatce rum A(r. O'CUu!Iur. .Mr. Potter lei