Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-19
EDITION,
Labor depression IN New Jersey

Labor Depression IN New Jersey
The follow ing dispatch TO the Phils-
delphia Press from Trenton, N. j.,
says: Tie evil effects Of the uncertain.
ty hanging ever the tariff question ut.
tending the coming change Of admins
tration are already being visited upon
the workingmen and women of New
Jersey. The depression in manu- factur
ing, which began with last winter
tariff agitation, has increased seriously
since election, and there seems 10 be nc
promise of improvement until the policy
OF the new administration and the next
Cong ress Is definitely settled.
Charles Potter, Jr., manufacturer OF
printing presses at Plsinfsld, dis.
charged fifty men on Saturday. When
asked what were their prospects for be.
ing again given work, the men were
told We'll, boys, In four years ]
hope there will be o change that will
put you all 1T work again" 1t IL un.
derstood that orders for presses aggre.
eating go, 900 were couutermanded af
ter Cleveland's election was assured
Walter Scott had builr works in the
same place, rivaling the Potter press
works 10 size, and expected BY
this time 10 be EN- ploy ing several hun
dred men turning out improved presses.
II Is stated that he has decided not to
launch out at all until the tariff cues
ton Is ssttled.
Scbepfiin. Baldwin, Twssdy q Co.,
clothing manufacturers in Plainfield,
shut down on Saturday, and the work
men fear the suspension will be for all
Winter. The Norfolk and New Bruins
wick Hosiery Com pany in New Bruins
wick, had orders for $50, 900 worth OF
goods, contingent upon the election Of
Blaine. The orders have been couu
demanded, and the 400 employees In
the factories were notified on Saturday
that 1t was expected to shut down On
Decen Der tor an indefinite period.
The Singer Manufacturing Compa
discharged 600 employees from its
Elizabeth shops ON Saturday. The
company manufactures its sewing
machines tor the foreign market al
Glasgow, $50 land, aud, ifthe tariff ID
reduced sufii sientiy, can manufacture
for The American market also more
probably In the same place. j. G.
Told, the Patterson engine builder,
reduced wages yesterday Is per cent.
He has always been u prominent and
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came ont for B,ainAon the tariff issue.
In Newark things were NO bad
before election that there is not room for
anything much worse, short of gener.
al suspension A large zinc works In
the only considerable establi sh inent
that has shut down since election.
In Trenton ths potteries were already
running on short time and with small
forces. Since election there has been a
further reduction Of forces but no
closing mp, and wages are at the old
figure. John A. Rsebling's Sons roll.
ing-mill was closed up a year ago, be-
cause the reduction in tariff made 1t
cheaper TO buy iron for wire abroad.
Neither this nor the iron works con.
trolled by Cooper & Hewitt are doing
anywhere near their business OF two or
three years ago, but they shave made
no redu ,tion since election. In almost
every Instance the iron works along
the Delaware, AT various points from
Trenton 10 Camden, have closed up,
reduced their force or cut down wages
since election.