The sun., 1885-01-01
The unsmployed Thousands.

The Investigations undertaken by Brad
streets shows that, so far as reported, three
hundred and sixteen thousand fewer employees
arc at work in manufacturing establishments
in twenty one states, containing 30 per cent
of the manufacturing employees, than have
hitherto been required 1t Is fair to presume
that more detailed inquiry would reveal near
er three hundred and fifty thousand as the to-
tai; in part due, Of course, to customary stop
bages at this season. The enforced idleness
among lumbermen in the Northwest and the
North ID not included in the totals presented;
nor are the reductions among clerks and other
employees in mercantile houses in the larger
Wisconsln-Prominent numbering firms in
Wisconsin say that the cut Is expected to be
about two-thirds of that q year ago. Last
year about eighty thousand men were en-
ployed, which number, it may be inferred,
will be reduced in just that proportion, show
ing the probable number out of employment
| Minnesota-The single instance in this field
where q large number of men have been
thrown out Of employment by the pressure OF
| tho times is the case Of the Northwestern Car
company, at Saltwater, which went into the
hands Of receiver recently. The lumber
| business of the Northwest ia severely de-
pressed Saltwater lumbermen claim their
cut in the woods will be reduced 50
per cent for next year, with proportion
Wages in the woods viii be from 10 to 20 per
cent lighter than usual The Minnesota iron
| company had ON their pay roll, NOV. l, at their
| mines, 500 men Their force is now not to ex-
| coed 400 mon, and they have made reduction
| Of wages Of all their employees of 20 cents pen
day. Two large lumber mills one at Duluth and
one at Superior City, Wis. have been idle during
the entire season. The Duluth Iron company'a
blast furnace works have raised but little, Z
small cut being made In higher priced labor.
Men will go to the woods at q reduction from
last years figures. Investigation at St Paul
| develops light reduction of working force In
many instances, with an average wage reduc-
ton Of at least 10 per cent taking all employ
ments. It is though ght there are from z, $40 tc
5000 men out of work. The manufacturing in.
The largest estimate of iron workers thrown
ont Of employment is 200, and this about thu
mark. Wages are reduced about 10 per cent
on the average. The lumber mills have al
been running, but with reduced crews averag
ing three fourths of full number. In woot
manufacturing from 400 to 500 men are ont q
employment II is considered safe estimate
that less than GO per cent of the number OF mer
sent into the woods will be employed this winter
It is intended to reduce the cut from 80 to q
per cent and wages will be lowered by 33 pc
cent Taking all branches Of manufactures
there are probably from ., 600 to 4, 500 men on
of employment The Touring mills have beel
running at profit, are employing more mel
than at the Same time last year, and have mad
no wage reductions. No strikes worth chron
icling are reported from the Northwest. In tn
absolutly speaking, more men employed to-ds
than one year ago. The expansion Of industr
has made way for new hands The pressure 9
the times has made itself felt upon wages
which are uniformly from 10 to Is per cen
lower.