The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-03
work and Wealth.

ell - Ill Atkinson, ~ the opening ol
The Exposition Of The New rrrl.rd
Manufacturers and Mechanic Irsr;rrts
- Boston. summarizing the condition.
! 'of work and wealth III this country a
ccmpAred 20 those abroad concludes rhs,
} ninety per cent. of our working rcpnls-
iion earn tncir daily brad by Their dsily
labor. The great problem - 10 mxke
the struggle for life easier. and fke fsrsf
requirement toward it, successful <oiu-
ton y y deygl0p hand AMI br.in ,orefh-
Ier % - 20 Increase the purcha~in. low
Ter Of every dollar. We are the most
wasfefnl nation in the world mainly he-
cause there is greater abundance herr
than elsewhere. Our crons might ~, ;r-
creased one-haif BY applying the ias- dis-
icoyeries Of science 70 our methods ~
.agricul,ure- Economy III machinery 4,
the field that will vet Weld the best -
suits The best steam engine ana horier
waste nine-tenrhs sf the potential ENERGY
of the fuel II consumes In onr ~rer+
locomotives and heavy trains or car o-ir
one pound In : hundred az the fuel u-<i
i actually applied ID tie mor<mer. ar
The loai- In the self-operafin. cardinri
engine. splnn.ng-frzme- AMI loom. four
nitns OF The power j. wasted in cpersf;nrI
them, and n putting cotton FIBER fntol
csoth three-fourths OF it, original
strength = lost By rough trcafmenr.i
haif our vlst crops or food and mare
than half our fuel are wasted before their
work y done saving In this and I'M
every ether form Of production or rrans-
porrafion goes for the largest rarr. 10
The oenefif Of the Consumers and helm.
them IN the work Of gaining their sub
sisfence- Every application OF science
~ manufacturing Industry 10 mining or
azricultnre- bv which the aggregate ar
things y increased while tie labor i.ls
diminished. 70 increase the commodities
70 De divided among the lat,orers and
enrirhe- the workren in <ar more ~ ria /,
proportion than the capitalist. The +,
rrf1r purpose Of worlds fairs and local
exhibitions i % bring into PROMINENT :
notice every new application or sc;enrel.
oy which production may be Increased. /.
md % develop TIC natural re.ourcez VII :
'he country. They are Great ob;e~s-rr.-ip
IONS in human welfare Tie 1ir-t re-I11
lulsitc. however. i 10 nualifv boy. IA. !,
,iris. men and women 10 take aiyanrs-.. y
ses Of the opportunities Tins spre.5 r.
ore them IL methods or Industrial in II
trucsion can be added 20 the mental
ra,n,ng of he public schools, IL the h1rdI
m the head can Be educated together.
moved. III
The greater The skill. fhe larger r>inI
like % workmen and capitalist. Thei.
norc effective the application OF labor'.'
nd capital the larger profit to the lstteri--'
"a the payment 20 the former. Abroad
large proportion Of the annual product
labor i taken from the people % mz-n-I-.
in great standing armies uea<urei;-rr
y the standing armies or France ana ~
ernany. the United States. w;fh its's-
opulntion Of fifty-four millions. zouid!s~
are 20 keep seven hundred fhoussudi \ !.
Zen IN arms. more than one IN twenty Oh
] the adult mAles in The country. 1hoi
'ouid Be NithdrzHn from fhe rrcirccrSI
} become consumers only and one n anIl.v
! every nineteen or those reusinfnr ;cf
0uid be forced to labor in order 10 nv I'M
e taxes necessary 10 sustain the eeven!~d
lndred thousand idIe men. We keep|S,,
- army % work In the Geld, the forcsf. .Ico1
e mine, the sh;r, the WORKSHOP. theI
ice, The school, in building houses andI
iIroeds. etc I<c1
The cost of the great European armies sou
destruction Il more than equal % thr Ino'
I'd Of All the wages earned IN this corn- ".
! ~ III fbc ;~c- ~,,-~-~ -ss 80 Iwh
,rkrr.. ina III IN. rrr- -c,--. 80 itci
lltren IN Our textile factories nut to- /.
lner. The wages and earnings II this. Z
unfry are higher than in any land -.
rdened with great standing armies 49,
. quantity Of things 20 Be divided. The -.
q earnings must bc jnet 20 much|,-1
'sfer. and the cost Of making them iusfI.
much less The last man or woman n
charged II hard times is the one earn-| A
the mcst- Tie firstf 70 hc discharged 'enf
he one thst does the least work and 'fhe
ms The least wages As Il il with per-Ihor
=. 30 Il II with whole countries iserr
here the conditions are best, where NJ
natural resources are The grexfesf-I
re viii Be found the most <killfnli Js
rkcrs. the best machinery, and thci Ore
rest production. The lowest cost X or y
'ays measured BY she highest wagtsiter I
hose Who do the work that II no<fi InI
,ortznt. Where mental capacity sndI Nv
lnal dcxtfrity are combined and ap-I y,
a 70 The best machinery, there will =. =
found the largest pr0dn<s;on. thei- ~
hest wages, aud he safest and sto'
= sdeqnate return Tor capital ~
: country b. the advantage overIa IL
others il IL natural resources. iirv ,
able Of being worked with the lv;ile
4 effort, II IL widespread educ,-
!, which. even II II II imperfect ~
On the whole. does qualify III pupiis'rs
pply the greatest versatility. and toi
lblne mental and manual capacity t0t
greatest advantage, and IN H. free-I n,
from destructive t1xation. Ourlfor
Der wages aro ~ sign cf Low eost, Be-