Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
THE ENGLISH WORKMAN.
where He 1s not In such q Terrible
Condition As the PrOtect1On1se
Organs Declare.

Condition A. the Protectioniss
Organs Declare.
Editor Gazette 8' Journal: Herewith you
have an extrAos from q letter which Il
to-day received from Eaglsnd from a
friend who is large manufacturer and
reliable PERSON, He visited our ooun-
try last summer and spent few days at
Newark. Hs says:
"Sinoe my return from your country
have enjoyed better health than have
for some years, and think the journey did
me great good. We have had a fine dry
time here and think we shall have a
very forward spring. We have good re-
ports In regard to fruit. The trees are
blooming we'll and the grass crops
are much more forward than usuAl at so
early & period. Trade is not kood, as far
as the employers are concerned there is
the greatest difficulty in getting your
own money back, and as TO profit,
that is out Of the question here at
this time. At the same time all
the mills in Todmorden are working full
time, and as long IS they continue to do
so the work people are all right. In fact,
do not think they ever were doing
better. All kinds of provisions except
beef and mutton are lower In price than
ever WAS known In the history Of this
county. Flour for some time has been
lower in price than ever WAS known. /
have bought this week really fl st rate
flour for our business (sizing warps) at
traction less than one pence per
pound, and good domestic f)ur
at 28s per 240 pounds. The imports OF
wheat from India are increasing enor
mously, and think they will be great
competitors with the American and
Canadian farmers for our trade. This
season they have cut the Americana out,
hence the large flow of gold from your
country to England instead of produce
am glad to say the canned fruit and
vegetable trade has enormously
increased from your country. We
have your tomatoes, peaches, pears,
&c., very nicely preserved. We buy
tomatoes in two-pound oans for I'd, and
when they are cooked they seem as fresh
as II they were just out Of the field. With
provisions 30 cheap the working olasses
are better off, although their wages are
not 30 high IS they were five or six years
ago. House rents are In many cases one
third lower. am letting houses at % a
week that few years since let at 3s and
80 Sd. AS to investing money, the
banks arc allowing Ii per cent
per annum, and per cen,
is considered very high rate. In Brad
ford trade ia better than 1t has been fol-
some years there is not much machinery
standing, III fact, they are busy, yet mas
'ers ray they are not making much
noiey. Iu all branches OF trade there
"ems 10 be undue competition and until
ge eau open up new markets we expect
It will ba so"
Now, Mr.. Editor, you have here plain,
truthful, unvarnished statement of the
| condition of things in that part Of York.
| shire, England. This letter Is entirely
reliable, much more 60 than great deal
of the stuff written by our oousuls and
the great correspondent Of the New YorA
Tribune, (Porter) who daubs the paint or
his vanished stories written for ths'
paper, without particle OF regard fol
truth. He tells them as he wants
Americans to believe them to be, but no
as they are. WILLIAM DEAN.
NEWARK, May Goth, 1884.