New-York tribune., 1884-11-29
LABOR PUSHED TO THE WALL
PRICES FALLING AND woRKMEN IDLE.
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE sEwiNo-MAcHlNG TRADE
-co-oPERArIoN PROPOSED.

ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE sEwiNo-AACHiNo I"Aph
-cO-oPERATIoN PROPOSED.
The depression in the manufacturing business,
ncreascd by the election Of Mr. Cleveland In ustrae'
nv few examples In this city, Large irins do not hes
tate TO speak openly OF tho matter ana tue causes
ASSIGNED by most Of them are much tho same tor III
.,a,ce tho iron works OF J. II. * j. NJ. Cornell IN
reutre st employ only 800 men, whereas thc uS"',
,,rhar has been from ,OCO to 1,2OO j. II. Corneh
ssvs We have been gradually reducing our force ior
nino months ON account ~ tho gehera "ep'oe7'""'
rbors In always some depression IN PreHdcntinl years
bu, ths year. on account o tho uncertainty on tho tat"
oneson business Ia In worse state than have known
IL Ia bc bciorc Capital Ia easily frightened ami capts
,ss are waiting have been waiting Tor some ume o'
.ometbins 10 be decided IN regard 10 tho tifin Iho
.leo,ion of Mr. Cleveland docs not Hotto anything "
will bo al ioast year ana haf bof"e the po"y "' t'
Democratic party IL clearly outlined ana h'rlns MI ''
time businaaa has 10 walt W VIII DO snort WORK h'"
.wnll roats know Of many prominent nrina holding
ON in homo that things will turn ont all right All l'heS
NJ seem 10 be affected don't thinR Mr. Cleve
land will do anything very bad II they let him alone
don't think any sudden change VIII D" m'ue' nor 40
look for any sudden collapse OF business houses ana
manufacturing establishments. Wall Street Will DO at
tackled first and then the great mercahtlo HOUSES VIII
suffer, and the manufacturers.
The Singer Sewing Machine Comp any has suffered from
the depression but claims to be thoroughly equipped
90 ,vtnatapd any attack on the tariff IL has just
completed q new factory at Glasgow, Scotland which
hasla capacty OF IL 900 machines week. and the com
nany determined If the tariff is ampered with by the
Democratic party as every expects to manufacture
I'm Glasgow machines for its American as we'll as for Its
European trade This will necesate the closing OF Its
factory at Elizabeth n. ]. Six hundred men we're dis
charged there on Saturday because OF the dull times IL
was said at the Office yesterday "We have large stock
ON hand which we must work Of To do so 1t Is necessary
that our force should reduced We are getting ready
for the worst that may come; we are preparing FOR
change Our new factory at Glasgow has total hoorage
of 945O7 square feet and the buildings yer twenty
one acreS We can turn enough machines there to
supply the world this reduction OF our force Is
nothing unusual, is it permanent After January
we shall again run factory aG full TILT"
Can YOU manufacture machines as ohearly In dlas-
gov here y
Yes more cheapy. We can make so cents more on
every machine made there than on those made here
Wages there arc comparatively nothing W. Proctor,
our vice president. practical mechanic. went to Gas-
cow some years ago to manage the factory. He sue
ceeeI remarkably in all but thng-he never could
employ labor He got rid OF that, however by deputng
some one to do it him. He said that he could not IND
the heart to employ and for only few shll-
ings a week Wages are low and living does not cost
much We provide good fare tho promises. employing
a man TO manage the restaurant and combining his
charges within specified limits. allow him TO make what
he can. The following Is our bill OF fare: