New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
FACTORT HANDS AT HOME AND 1BROID.

TO the Edttor OF Ths Trfbs~e.
SIR: have been reading Mr. POrter's arti-
ees on the condition OF the factory operatives In Europe
and AS have been reader OF THE TRIBUNE since waA
boy in fact learned my Republicanisn from It. am
beginning to feel somewhat dsgusted with this cry OF
pauper labor that hear so much about ana 'hinx
Mr. Porter would visit this village could show him
great difference between native and English mill
hands and that to the credit Of the English In inte-
euee and morality physically the superiors oi tho
native operatiyes in and around Philadelphia AMI
there is good for this The forkshlreheh 1e mo
that the English take of their ehldren that tney
DO not 20 to work early; sud when they do 20 to
work they are only haf-tmers and that they must go
70 school Now what a Sad contrast is that with
what we have here In this village there L. corpora
tio presided over by prominent citizen Of New YORK
d-r,'s. |nn -. in % tSe person OF William l. strong.
This company works small children { ON 0;i9 =. m
upt ; D NJ Win forty live muules at noon some OF
these children have mile go after D. 10 to Their
homes Now n MIR. Porter should 40 tbfOuSh TIE VI
iSge hs would children from ten years 1p eans tr
sinper M 80 D. n. after "a days work OF twelve and
hall hours. Now What kind of inen and w9lnen VIII
these children make especially re glfis ~, Hr Ioe
ouc and see these little pnched faces and tel Ms wlt
he thinks o American operatives ana also oI the Aier
lean stockholders like Sir William L. ~renS OF ey
and woaid-be COngreSsnan have worked III lsc.?y ~,
since was ten year, old and that Is my only ekcs or
writing this lam thoroughly d'sased VIII the cry VI
Dir5g Dsierare county. Penn. Feb. g. 1888
lCsucening the statements made in the above
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other day: EARLY last fall we found We could not
ptotucc our goods fast enOngh 10 meet our Orders
Al first we thought Of employing force 70 run the
mills at night. but filming that we could not hnd
enough competent operatives. we concluded e. Run
.xfr, hours, providing our employees would consent
Tbematter was put to ycte and all but ten ortwelvs
were IN favor of tne plan The hours labor are irom
G.45 10 ll:45 a. M: l2:i5 To 5:i5 .. NJ. ana from
q: - 70 s:45 in tho evening. This plan will b. con-
t,nued until Nay or June. when the ten hours 'ys-
ten will be resumed There are hliyeight glrs
and boys in the mills between tho ages OF thlr cen
and sixtetu They receive tor tho twelve hours
work ~ cents. aslinst 20 cents which Is paid Tor
th. same work IN the wOrsted ml.ls oil England.
The l39 urls between the ages of sixteen ana
tventv-two years Of age receive oJ0 cents tor
tVelye hour. work. against 69.6 cents Ia Ensiand-
The twrnty-four unen and boys from seventeen 10
TWENTY-FIVE years OF age are pad Sl.40i. against
nag cents which English workmen receive iof tho
same LABOR These are the wages paid to ~ out Oi
the 14s emploves We have received no complaints
about working extra hours All seem well sitished.
Our mills have good repu ation among worhng
reonls and since the mills in Philadelphia wers
slpt down We have had very mIuy more applicants
for situations shan we know what TO do with. Asa
cla our operatives are contented aud wel4-Io-d'
people II