New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-09
WHERE LABORERS MAY FIND VORK

| THE DISSATISFIED DEMAND FOR woRK,fEN AroNc
| THE Observation-Disclosures IN NEED OF HELP
| HOW THE FARMERS ARE FARING
lfRoa AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rprnrNp
KINGSTON, N. Y, Aug. Sat no time
PolnpS since the southern Rebellion has there been SO
much business activity in every industry along the iy
as at this time. No industry is idle anywboro ~,
hg Is being carried on with the utmost vigor in all do
partments of human production. and emn,ovors ono
only limited by the supply of laborers which can ba OH
tained and every industry is now suffering from this
oHuse wages nave been advanced from time TO time
and still the men dissatisfied and ipdonord. y,
yono reason In view of the unparalleled demand and
hlRh prices obtained for the manufactured nrod,c+
'ef are Iuy impressed with the that the control
OF their situation ia in their hands to large dopce and
o opportunity Is lost to remind their EMPLOYERS of their
present Importance Men leave work on tho s,ibtcot
fo'ocauon ana go about from place place in search
W ""s"oi wages Employers with much work on hand
become desperate at times are often thus comnel,e5
10 submit to the dictation their enployes n
not how well they have been treated by tbe some hos 60
u'i seasons when discontinuance of work wonldAvo
.o'e" III Pront TO him; all that is forgotten now in
S hey-oy OF the laborers prosperity. In the brick
dor In the bayfield, the brawny workman rnlos tho
roo lie comes and goes at pleasure works and rests
nd hDituin, and demands his pay PROMPTLY
Brick men have perhaps been ANNOYED moat I'm tbto
'"i'i' ihcy employ large numbers Of men all along
'"o RIVER ana every yard liz now short OF help which
materially decreases the daily product The country has
been searched for men, but without succoss oItho,h
hish wages are offered and paid willingly No man OF
any Vae as workman be found idle in the ocolitv
hu certainly no ablebodied man, however uuslied bc
may De- can now complain Of any lack OF good paving
employment The demand for bricks never was so
active as II IL Cargoes are snatcbeJ nm 40 soo, m
'ncy touch the dock at NewYork yessels are con
tlnual!y waiting for loads at the vards Tho ilns o
Sccey ao"ed To cool thoroughly before loading is be-
gun Inc price Tor "upthe rivers" has been So for a
week or more, with the demand unsupplind A, tho
present rate OF wages brick be made for abont "a
winch reveals the fact that makers are pocketing hand
some margin, and that builders who are completin1 ola
s n pe Qsiug money The present unusual
"nich mas not been surpassed in wears ''''
any additional proof OF this were needed II would
is also manufactured throu ghout This locotv nm mn
extensive scale. Indeed this demand began with the
since mere, too. men have been very scarce and ves
SIS nave been waiting nj the sloreRouscs for carocs
daily product Of the various mills has ONLY been iitJ
ny tne scarcity OF help aud the capacity of the |
times and still the demand keeps ahead of the ahilit US
pp mere are eleven large factories I'm and
ana II Is estimated that the daily product of tbese %
asEfrtgatc abont 5000 barrels this time The
taon for It among builders everywhere and If ia ,ora
nsei IN public works and every variety of fonnda7iayn
anu submarine structures. - "'io"
The bucstOne quarres in the inferior of t,o oo,,,
an oltet mere and this industry has been most
,ptohsy pushed an the season. Some OF the largest
1919, ,. stohes ever brought TO market have passed
through this city of late the way TO NeyYor fDsa
M nste, as wen as at Saugeres and Maiden further M
~ cI, nsc peen oVerriln with orders for week. mast
ihI the greatest activity prevails ~ pas"
farmers nave also suffered from the want of men both
@ anu gither their crops, and much serious loss
ias already resulted Small Fruits have decavan r., rs
iels Tor lack OF pckers and grais and grass re
oflng Suhstancc and quality by reason OF remolnin% |
ngathered Frequent rains and unsettled m"attdSS
@ , nut -, annoyance To farmers, and much additional
ions " wa MOI ''''hs opera