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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26

pected for capital will wait wherever pron Is "
IN this The profit Just IS c sr from
,c 90 samand or falling prices The only FISK Is III .no
mt r on t N Pcny their
to yield largo return t rst te reduced TO min
mGm has direct Tae. p SsTe the benefit
fishing best of stock the young Iees b need Il most
and the takes chance until II ne a%seVe.
demonstrated their ability to take cure ~ a. well
as more sa ely by this method for every a HE
ervised by men whose skill ana expeIos ns arc
able to an orders next year for planting 2oUo sc1GI
and no doubt the other great growers III Io ~ "a re
axe preparations on a similar scale But wnen ~ "a a.
membered that tho country will probably consno ono
ing the year forest products the amount OF
600 there seems little danger that too many acres VI
prairie land will be converted into forest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
THE FOURTH PAPER DOME IN TIE WORLD.

The special feature of the new observatory at
Columbia College Will be paper dome. This will be
the fourth paper dome in the world said Professor
Rees They have all been made by Waters q Sons OF
Troy n Y-the manufacturers OF paper boats-and arc
all I'm this country Tho first made is at the Troy
Polytechnic Institute the second at West Point and tho
third at Belo College. While that Mt West Points the
largest ours is best in construction and arrangement
The method used In the manufacture OF the paper kept
a secret the makers using private, patented procoSs'
The dome Is made in sections-semi-lunes' rs they III"
technically chilled There are twcny-fOur OF these sec
t,ons They are bent over toward the inside at the
edges and boted to ribs OF wood The hickesS OF inc
she'll IA only 3-32 OF nch but II Is as SUN as sneet-
iron ON one side OF the dome Is the obOng opening LOT
the Telescope and this IL shutter hheNlso Oh
paper but stiened with wood hninGl "hch ses "rouhu
o Tb Whole dome Is so light that the hand can turn It,
The inside diameter Il twenty feet and the height Is ee
van fect Tho floor OF the observatory Is 100 feet
800 t'e ornnnd we were obliged to build Il so high
%ecnnsc oY the tall buildings around II. The building
il randy approaching completion, and the dome Is al
REM place"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
FREE TRADE NOT GAINING.

Two things may DO sald OF tho tarlll discus
s,on ithont Waiting for the end. one Is That the time
has been by no means wasted. The debate has been
noteworthy Mixed with much Ignorance anu seil-
isn.ss there Lns been much Intelligence aud high
minded Iteration OF the effect of proposed changes
on rho couutrv nj LARGE An enormous OF infOr
n regard 10 various Industries and interests has
been collected and published and the Work need not be
done over again II will be available when the tarn Is
next under DISCUSSION The other point II That, viewing
the matter dispassOnacly IA We eau We must hun
that the principle protection u stronger In he country
than IL ever was before 1t is that winch has forced the
Senate 70 IT. action when II has male some most
indicious and other more questionable reductions. We
o not think that principle showed Itself stronger
in ew-England and the East geLorny than trincry
but has developed strength IN the West ana SOUTH
TO be sure the manifestation OF 1t us been guarded IL
has taken the form Of adherence TO the idea protect
ing one or special intcrcsts but IL IL only step
from that position to OF reciprocity ana OF protection
genera w. WHOLE the reetrado Idea Is not gain
gng IN tho United states, and the Democratic Congress
will nd Itself unable 10 fulfil this promises which meul-
beers of the and OF the present House have made In
its name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26

and aptitude Of the hand together with the time Vi
service, differs more widely than in spinning anu
weaving, though even in these latter DIV slons Vi
the work some girls are able TO earn muGn more
than Others Again, these figures err, II al an, on
the right side for some OF the most TRUSTWORTHY Oh
Rradford's manufacturers assured rae tlat young
persous from thirteen 10 eighteen years or age heve,
earned more than 12s. less than Us a week anu
that they descended 10 as Us. less than S1 ool
week for fty-sx hours Of steady, conhnlng, dus'y,
tedious work. and that men varied IN their earhig.
from los, ISIS. TO 2Os. from 50 10 To POI ~! pGe
that the latter was exceptional, lie sald Anu Ini'
with family 10 MAINTAIN. -, -. o,,1
And 50 iOilng and sOrrowlnG with no iutuic auu
little hope. contented TO live and die In the slauo"
of these giant factories with little or no chance 10
better Themselves. fixtures, in fact AROUND Ihe Iio'
as the peasants TO the land III the ieuuaI to,
the English operatives slave on. while ihe cIe
discusses III the club how he can produce an aI.oo
a farthing cheaper per yard. The idea oil cneapnc1s
peryades the whole Kingdom. 1t IS all some pe9Hio
seem to live for There Is no nS 10 min to- the
struggle for cheapDess sometimes brings run o., c.
mil-Owner and starvation to the operauVes' Du h.n
all that the struggle goes on. For example, a"e
in Scotland in December travelled In soIle ;
for less than q penny mile first class IN my opi
ion demands this; In fact the pupisc HaS f
right to demand 1t, for II means Inc , III
labor What is the result of Scotlands cheap i"A
A strike-wRich mas unfolded to the public Nhat
their so-caled " demands for cheap traved'ihns u.
mean-the suffering that their fellOw-Deings hA'o
1t is not nero question, in Scotland. whether
the men shall work uity-sN vi ny. my a raonirad To
week but it is whether they should be required 70
hang on at important duty till nature Is so t 91
hausted that they fall asleep clutching tho handles
of the critical levers on the accurate moving %s
which the lives of hundreds OF trayei ths
depend At one of the meetings OF inc
men, this week, an engine-driver stated
that in one week he worked nlnety-six
hours, his Thursdays spell lasting 2312 h0uI s
A pOintsman had 200 hours duty In single lott
night. A goods guard for twenty consecutive DAYS
had $50 woI king hours. an average OF eighteen
hours day. These astonishing revelations might
well make one pause, when advocating that cheap
ness is the only thing to be considered Cheapness
in railr0ading and cheapness IN manufacturing
laborers Ii can be obtained in no other way. Free
Trade NAV bring cheapness. Ii will not prevent
the degradation Of labor ROBERT i. PORTER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
GOOD FOR REFERENCE.
E,opa me Joutfrfife pOst.

The report made by Robert r. Porter tho
sai.tca who visited England To took into tie condi
ton Oi tho working classes, cOanh tI7 references 10
iwclug- which entered fairly rock with hith. and
actually found in some whole hmieH HShp IKE AMI
Tuns ON the bare ground, with couple OF boards In The
corner upon which, covered win the yiest rags The
mother oil the family ly dl lng tno man loid mo trr
nilv az .tarv3tlou And yet this within two rods OF
The police station. Inc room In which witnessed the
scene faced public thorOughiare IL was lower thah
e street and as the NE OF the poor starving creature
on the floor was eDbing the slime from the drains Oozc
through the walls Of the cellar ana ofopprd III thck
uool In the corner. Aud yet IN this same room were
chm ran poor pinched, halfndkcd, halstaryed little
looked upon me IN ttrTncd manner.
v,.cI nj least dozen houses Ia this part OF Dundee,
and found the inmates I'm almost similar state OF misery
and want" He investigated the miil-, ana found ne
wa maid were hardly sufficient 10 keep the operatives
from starving This should open the eyes OF the work
Ing peope of tins country the danger which threat ns
fIoIn from the leadership OF the "tarH for revenue
only" clique. No words add force 10 these nsures
WOrkingnen should cut the table out ana paste II IN
Their hats They have tarf Tor revenue only In
Eurf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
FACTS BETTER THAN THEORIES.

Mr. Robert l.. Porter IL writing from Eng
Ian / TO THE NFU-YORK TRIBUNE rcr.cs Of most IN
sfrnciive letters Oh industrial condition OF That
country Facs such he + furnishing arc worth vol
umes Of ar yirents based theories ana hypothese-
His latest letter Is written from Dcwsbury 10 the centre
of the great wo0llen manufacturing district OF YORK
eire Mr. Porter calls attention TO the fact that THIS
immense industrial community has ouJ nine Representa-
tycs in a Parliament OF Cos members. his makes u
abnndanty ce4r that ia tue ma ter Of political repre-
sentation "a making the laws nud share III car
Tylug on the Government, the American WoThnElna .
las an advantage over h- EhRsh brrih-
rem We told sometimes OJ the enemies 81 the amer
lean protective sysiem that the wcliwOrn phrase the
paur abur of Europe IL nothing but piece or empty
and meaningless. Ciapfrap. Mr. Potter tells u.s. however
That ~ "a very real meaning. aud cNVrc SCI ~ HOsO
utcly ptiable state 81 Affairs. In tbs district aunc
10000 working people last year received relief under me
Poor Law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26

States the woollen factories are scattered a over
the country; In England have already shown (see
Letter XXI that the industry Is practically conceh
trated in radius of 22l miles, and to this remarka-
characterization asmuch as to the cheap labor,En
land owes her supremacy in the woolen trade. Inc
limited States census of 1880 shows that IN the
United States 81 4S9 persons employed III th's
industry SO, 5O4 in the manufacture OF wooileh
goods; Is, 500 in the worsted branch; 2O,3Il III
making carpets; 29,S17 IN the hosiery ana KNIT
goods division and the remainder in manufacturers
wool hats and felt goods In Great Britain INC
woollen factories employ GO, TIT males ana ohooo
females: total 134,605; the shoddy mills 20
males and / $50 females: total 3, All; anu 'no
worsed factories 81 O5O males and S5,O47 ietha'es'
total l42, O97; making grand total in these three
branches of $50 1873. THIS does not include as INC
American statistics do, tho hosiery ana niscei-
laneous factories which may be classlhed uoer Inc
eeneric term. "woolen goods" Add hosiery anu IL
increases the number OF factories 500, ana 'he num-
Der of hands employed 27,667. making the totai
number employed in the Kingdom 3oIooo, against
161 .4s9 in the United States, which, when one
takes into consideration the difference IN tho
methods of enumeration, means that Great BRITAIN
emnlovs double the number of hands in this indus
try compared with the number employed III the
States This comparison will show the reiatlVe
strength of tho woOen industry in the TWO coun-
tries without carrying il further, which owing 10 the
imperfecion Of the statistics, might ONLY leau in'o
error. 1t may he useful to show the quantity anu
value of the imports of raw wool, wOolien rags anu
wooden warns for weaving into Great britain
IN 1880; together with the number of POUNDS anu
wards and value of the exports from that country
to foreign parts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN TIE CHARTER.

Tbora was n rumor on Saturday that the
nomocr,tio Senators and Assembymen from TINS city
ro IN hold n caucns and determine what action should
M token relative 10 the Mayors proposed amendments
q, the charter Senator DAILY yesterday said to re-
rter NJ THE TRIBUNE that caucus had been held or
ROOD upon lie had suggested that IL would be tho
,ouer thing TO have meeting exchange views and
e unon some plan OF action relative TO the proposed
amendments This much due 20 the Mayor who had
made his recommendations at the request Of the Assem-
hlv Senator DAILY thought that conference on the
subject would probably be held soon -
When asked his opinion OF the proposed aihenuneht,
senator DAILY said: have been Tor lons tle ia favor
of headed commissions Ohy III ihs way eau you
fosten responsibility on particular lhuiNluudi EAVVP-
tnns have been made in favor OF the foce De-
partment and the Department OF oharlles uhu to,ec
lion; in regard to the hrS because i to 20 , ~
large amount OF labor involved but .he buteau o Eec
tons might be placed under the control OF TWO commits
,noyed entirely from the control of the Police Depart
ment An exception could be made IN this cas- bat as
tho duties OF two snGd omv reouire tSer n a5
tention "A part of the year. large salaries
shoad not be paid them The police OF London number,
In, 900 or 5000, are under one head Inc work or
,he recruitment OF Charities and Correction Is certainly
nnt greater than that OF the Department OF Public
Wnrka now under head. am not In favor OF taking
away the power of confirmation from the Aldermen.
do not think the present Mayor would misuse his Office
believe him be honest and capable. But certainly
would wish to place the power OF appointing al the
heads of departments In the hands of officer who
might prove be INSCRIPTIONS Possessing this power
had man In the Mayors office would be ntrenched
that IL would he almost impossible To get him 0u More
over MS lac would appoint the Controller aud President
of the Tax Department and could remove them ut WILL no
would control the majority OF the Board OF Estimate ana
$40 600 900 or more that make the cty's financial
budget This would be too much power 90 place IN the
hands OF any man don't think 1t would be well 70
make radical changes. suppose try the Single
eaded commissions first and how the VT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
PROTECTION AND LABOR.
SENATOR LAMAR's ARGUMENTS REFUrED.
FTOLn The Philadelphia InQufrsr


Senator Lamar, of Mississippi in his remark;
able nntiprotectOn speech Of the 1h Instant declared
that the effect OF the present protective tariff laws was
TO create and maintain boated manufacturers and bond
holders be said OF that proposition that u IL
not supported either by the facts or by public sentiment
and both facts ana public sentiment are valuable factors
I'm determining II. Mr. Robert p Porter, secretary OF
the Tariff Revision Commission. In recent letter rom
England TIE NEwIORK TRIBUNE says, III connection
with the great wOoen region OF Yorkshire, that whiIc u
is characterized by intense activity. the employers are
rich and the employed poor. How poor may he inferred
from the statements Mr. Porter makes or their wages
The worknen nearly starve. Hghprced Oyerseers ana
foremeu receive seven dollars per week PoOrnoues
abound Fifty Thousand persons receive help each year
Naturally Tor II the hignpriced Overcer or foreman is
cOnpt led to feed, house. warn cothe anu cuoA Us
family upon dollar day, upon what lesser anoiis "a
the ordinary operative 10 support MS FANNY Mny
upon less per week the ordinary operative hrS re-
cefyes IN n third OF week The wages pild 10 the
English free trade workmen are pauper wages ana uot-
ing else readily account for ne hfy thousand opera
tves in single district Of England receiving aims an
ally IL is not protection, therefore, that creaes OoaIeu
manufacturers aud bOndholders here but free trade In
England The prosperity there l. for the few here u Ia
for the many for and the capitalist becomes
richer here only because or the enormous DuJh
ton and power OF the many.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Staten Island Baseball Club this COM
ing season will have the strongest team that 1t has ever
put into tho field.
The New. York League team lost OF their best
in John Reilly who was to play frat base. lie will
go to Cincinnati Connors will probably take his posi-
ton here
There will be no tickets issued to the Polo
Grounds the coming season. Those entitled TO them VIII
be provided with small books, leaf torn from winch
viii admit tho holder. - r..u
The annual meeting OF tho Intercollegiate Baseball
Association win BIO held at Springfield, Mass, on Maron
o. IL will then he decided whether Amherst Brown ana
Dartmouth Colleges Will DO dropped from the associar
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
TRUTHS THAT rREE-rRADrRs IGNORE.

We published the other day letter from n
.rres r6Dd,ut Of IuE NEW-lOEK TRIBUNE, Mr.. Robert
poc- ,,bo ia IN search 81 laD0r -ta irtc, described
the cen. raj iron district Of scotland Inc ica4E hu
trvc noted thr yye- paid n,c TX ana seven dollars
week NJ. Porter has reached Do~sbdiy, II York
shire me centre Of the wooden district OF England,
when incn1es Le-d- Shrni ii, Bradford, and large
towns having III tn aggregate Oycra VII ion lnhon
Her he found tie hands grouud Gown 10 we IoHe't
anv az wages recent strike had brought ont the IN
mat Inc average earnings all hands, Including the
ed Oycr,eera and we're only 10 hllug-
on a a week. at .wsDury aud Barley. Ihr IT, of one
ar 80 rooms at Drw-bufy ia tht poorest loca iy, Ia l.
or Qjj year. 10 T. undoubtedly ,fio lat cIothng 4
br,ur f1 IN .laud bur that s 0Hly single item Of
pence In tis district 10000 persons rctiyed rciief
from the pOOr-HOuHc uthorca ilst year Ihtfc are tie
And OF hgurcs which tho IIaDc- H. THIS country *
none when they spin their fine general lOna about au
tuioufous tariff systrm II Is tie tt.in which pro- cciH
te working ~ Opr Of TINS country from direct compeu
lion with such cheap labor ts OF DrWsnury, out OF
which goo IA are sen. all The Continent Oh Europe
Mr. Porter found the people there growing because
"Ibgt nautOu- pound claus" IN Inc United sta est
M mad throttlcd Their trade with the United states"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
NOT FAVORABLE TO A CHANGE n COMMERCIAL
POLICY.

TIE NEw-fORK TRIBUNE publ shes letter
fro Id II special core .ufdeut ia ScOtaud, MI ROD II
T. Porter late secretary OF the Iurn commission. Tca-
lag To te iron ana steel ini,trs ia COa0fdgr ,Hc cen
ire Of tie scott rh iron trade The letter Is u ul inter-
cet since Il "details many facts ruug sire condition
Of worknen h. free trn c country aud cnai"s ua 10
cornUarr A. with that tie Wurkncn under protective
p.icy IN tie United States. MI Porter says rae lolss
n which these miners aud mii.nen 1.-Two l0Ik more IKE
stables than human dwellings, HAT they are Ohc-i"r}
have one r,Om Ouc dOOr ma one window, ana are gen
orally mi alb ed by and his Wiic and family u crr
dwellings are cIrerlcH-, dirty and iurItudiuE Inc
women appear To have lost all ambition Tor Gle tnhcs
and neatness, aud fowls ana pig-. In many cn'e- Owen
n apartments with tue family. Ia the br-t
mills The weeey wages from To 20 81.
Al so 10 So Board for 70 ngl' mnn can hc had FOR
IOshilngs "a week The ayrrdg- weekly earnings OF an
cn kineer do not exceed ~ Wine boys aud Young men
only earn from - ~ 30 per week. In the gnt e..
such facts American iron workers VIII MT De IN S,ry
lot haste to sec "a free trade policy adopted IN this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
lAvRRA0E WEEKLY gARNISG;

There is no general market rate for foremen and
oyerseers, their wages depending on skill, length OF
service with the particular mill, and varying con-
sderably in different localities have selected lot
the above table the most important people about
the mills have not sought to confuse the reader
with large tabulated statement, but can vouch
for what have given, as they we're obtained from
the books of two different manufacturers carefully
compared and aftsrward substantially verified by
conversations with each class OF operatives 1t
also safe to say they are above rather than below
the real amount paid. have no doubt that Mr..
wrioht,s fcures for Massachusetts, are equally
trustworthy for and r'g s5. s sta. as the iS
t .his narf,cnIar branch OF inquiry in the
United states. It will be seen that. in
some divisions of the woollen industry American
manufacturers have to pay nearly double inc
amount paid for the same labor in England. re-
rret that MIR. Wright in bis report makes 20 SIP
arate division OF the worsed millE so the following
table cannot be compared with similar mill III 'no
United States
TNrA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
A REAlINISCENCE OF GOVERNOR MORGAN
TO the EDITOR Of The Tribune

To IN e razor o Ihe ITlO""c
SIR: Hanging in corner of my study are two
commissions tnat value as much for the autographs
they contain "a for other one is signed by
President Lincoln the other by Governor Moran. Tho
recent death Of the latter recalls the circumstances under
which obtained HIS signature. bad been appointed
Chaplain of TIE "a NewYork Harris Light Cavalry, and
I'm NV haste 10 Join the regiment did not wait for my
comml ssion was soon in camp and engrossed In my
dntie. and the novelty and excitement OF army lie.
Weeks passed on and no commission came, nor any
response to the inquiries l finally made Twas Chaplain
only by courtesy and had no Official rights or Standing
In order to learn what the trouble was resolved on
living trip from Virginia TO Albany. I arrived at the
latter Mace carly In the morning, and IN my utter
Ignorance OF red tape went direct from the cars TO the
Executive Mansion and asked to the HOyernor ITO
had not kased AMI hal just summoned hs barber
also was promptly admitted to the apartment and saw
hale vigorous man who. far from overwhelmngine
with the awful majesty OF his high position, received mo
aablv IN his shirt sleeves babe me sit down aad began
chatting In tho most unaffected manner lnHsiltplo
conceruiug atfirs in camp In answerg MS lnlelselS
questions in responding 10 his sfong interest," IN tne
welfare OF the czen sOldcry, almost forgot we otJecb
bch had led mo 10 INFO his presence lie soon
came around 10 IL, however ana by me tlr c D'iocs
before ? O'clock that day had my commission and Was
on my way back 10 the regiment Inc hedrty shthe OF
nv hand as he dismissed seemed like happy send
~ aud from thar day 70 this l have hever seen MS
honOred name without recalling the strong gehla laoo
Thai was so ul of honest sympathy with the men MS
sin had sent the front, and the cause when ley
Tc,,r sentcd L. Z. ROE
Po,@paii -oa-ihe.H Hudson, Feb. %, 1883.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
, ss, MANIrrACrrrRE IN BRADFORD.
HOURS OF LABOR 90 III

The figures for the above table were also obtained
from the counting-room books of representative
worsted mill, and, as in the above the iniorma-
tion Thus obtained corroborated by per-
sonal interviews with the operatives
and with other manufacturers. In some
IL will be seen the difference in the earnings of the
same class of operatives is but as in the
case Of dyers and oyerlookers assistants, the skill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
lRvlNG's APPROACHING BIRTHDAY.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: beg to inquire if any preparations arc
making for the celebration the hundredth ami
yersary Of the birth Of Washington Irving which VIII
occur within u few weeks ,,,
Very respectfully, j. d. BEuGLhsS'
Brooklyn, FeO. II, 1855