New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-07
PLAIN FACIS ABOUT WAGES.
BELGIAN AND ANtEIcAN FIGURES.

BrIQiuIa Correspondence Cfercianf LeT'er
The other day | went into the IRON works
here The owner employs 200 making steel wagon
eprine- They arc shipped TO France, England and
y hen asked the splendid workmen what they were
ccting day for their skilled labor at The forge, they
..sevcrty cent. r3Ia francs a day sir"
int how can you live on that" asked O." for see
you eat American flour aud American bacon which costs
more hcic IN belgium than iu AmcIigar
"Wen We don't cat 40 much o- they DO r. 'mcrics
they said Wencler think Of hnrine meat ".tcnrr han
twice week. We live on souI and vegetables We I've
about badly ne Chimes We "eaf cotton clothes
HlaSk breed t-.s god 10 u- they sa5 you lid ,r.
Tanner b. tuouc, ~ho lived f9dy days On water We
what thc aan said VA. iruc for this 7oceut would not
buy 80 rn 70 ioon Do Lrsinin O., "lii lh
From flr WoiAutn "'W To lhc 10 ID owner. ne lVcd
iu horsr and kept 'srraec. He Wa@ nice Chris
tran man Who loved his men lie had occnH forge man
"UAs doyou not pay your mon higher wages ," I
''u '', t,i - ' ii i'iJ ~ .i i 49,. -
SPRINGS 10 America. have 10 pay Sioon every 500
worth Ni springs sent I'D o.. IhHl Tl' coon uH ~"
u.. wages II 10 come OH OF mc would Dc ruined i'm a
ru.. f'..rra, s2-oad.yin ,ucliri." suggested.
ayes bout tIry uruf, tnd there. The uuiufaf
gets so Wn0 for every $500 worth of h- -pu-5 than
'o It,i 'o ,Ia'. 'i,n TO l'' 'n''' "-h ''s'' ll-
"u srpo-c hoy should reduce the tarir In America.
r,nrrHT ufut thsrn ioI lp-rti
"Wrn tir p.i'e Of wagon sirings would faIl io per
t. M ~ ,.ii ,., 80 .o ,,t ,i,,' t,, i.' ' ,,',
.Wurr nrduIion ofn.r tuiG IN Am,r,aiieal go
tu. s,il ur U,ti.r d" ~ tnriifi Lt,,t f,ain $40.
tut ti'rf tnnih hntr 400 sh1 down ft % Nbiin"
"Wti, unul fna An.t.'h rp.inip fat s'a,f,a doth
iIIu ufiIt. nu 100 .tIf. aIrt thfH IN. 10 tItit ut
nl.iu. Ih.n ilipnni nn1 tlr ihlIrd rai's stuli pn
nlut t.iI HnuI+ H,ft fNr rttr iil'fd linl Atit.i4
ar. fIi uNYt. rl.f do'e 10 N,0ur, si. ti- laII1"
thru ~ d"p }"1 a" "'r th'ir aDd siau manu-.
"I..Iu-, would b., 600 h,iI,r oa uun h,rr Ny nrn
would zoo almost tIlr rr. ur much Nu-f7a AtI, hut
I asa uili Owner, would n'hr bro moro hpnrl. make
oil, mach uIltJ hfIr h- could ln Amrii,A lOl s,e !
Use u,r Aou-r l,'.ld uo uu uuI, Do America. II
D. oil HuWluf man ih America lhH h hrn,u,ti ~ tho
ilIIf. Uui OBJ. iuI.l owner"
"IIi th.rr D.. oou-rr. -iuAu u Ohio Frank IIurd"
suIi. who .,to'atos taA4l- Oh This taiiH"
"ic,. Dee Advocates r. publicly"
And I4buIn. men listen 90 hlm u
"h1.'
ont 81 their 'hiilcs mohils yc-, strtc them down
seventy cents "a day q
oh" -id, " suppose he fools some Of them"
well" Doe sud. " ini ,' 0d man. iyc worked M the
forge i0r my cent. duy mt sell. ana i,lmlV that
d man ignorant aud vlcHr 81, to iniure fhe workman
81 America-wAy thee wortmcn ourht leo rise up IA
their Indignation Hnd sweep him from the earth lie
isn't ~ TO receive tie voice OF q irec people"
$
John Bannistcr, the comedian, was presented
g. old lady proud Of ancient and Noble blood. The
lady assed NIt oi the dHy Nuo present VINO arc
the BrjOstorsi Are they OF good family r. Yes"
says he wit very good Indeed they are closely con
nectcd with the -iars" "Oh" said the lady, "A vorJ
ancient family 0f Ayf-hire-dates back TO l4JO am
delighted To sec JolI friend
Whether little babies think or not Is not 4
matter Of much Importance the fact that ~ most
uuscemy hours they Hct others to thinking pretty
scrOusly.-l iittsDurg Chronicle
EEh PoTkins's best time the swifcs liar IN thu
UnItcd rapidly being Dt aton by Le AeE I0rh
Evening Ios.-ySeiantOn republican,