Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-13
THELABOR TROUBLES.

Jottings Regarding the Late Strike
 Among the Carriage Makers-De-
 pressing Effects of the Labor
 Troubles on New Haven Industries
 FOundries.
 Business had 8 revival look about town at the carriage shops yesterday, the strike being over and large majority of the men who struck being hack again and wear ing more cheerful faces than during the strike. A large part of the blacksn1iths, trimmers and painters are working again and many of the body makers. The plan of the employers to treat each case individually was found to be no hindrsnce to the mems returning, in fact, many of them were glad that the return to work was effected in this way, having become tired of the strike and the management of the strike and many of them having been averse to the strike and the way it was started and con- ducted from the beginning. Of course not few still out of work, trade being very dull owing to the state of labor affairs throughout the country and the local effect of the strike here. The sound of hammer and chisel again in some of the body making shops which had been practically de- serted was gratifying alike to bosses and men, and neither side alludes to the late unpleasantness any more than compelled to. The blacksmiths, trimmers and painters get back at higher pay than they had two months ago, having in the in struck. A few of the body makers go back at slight increase of pay-the majority at the old figures. The loss of pay to carriage workers in this city by their strike is figured to be about $30,000. A few in the interim got "spells of work" either at joinering, as-
 
 of employment. The loss to employers is figured to be as much $30, 900 in the ac- tual loss of business and from other sources. The prospective loss of business cannot be figured approximately out, being an unknown quantity, but of course amounts to consider able. The loss of trade by the merchants in consequence of this and other strikes in this city is something also of an. item. Altogether it seems to be the opinion about town that strikes 10 not pay as rule. One effect of the labor troubles has been to lessen business at Sar- gent & Go. .'s so that part of foundry of the concern has had to shut down. This ployment. MT. R. F. Barchen, foreman in this department, made an explanation yes terday to the hands, saying that work would start up again as soon as orders came in again sufficiently to war rant it. The firm, speaking of the matter yOSI0HobS, SaLu lG was CloAT CdS0 -1lluSGra- tive of the law of supply and demand. The strikes and slackness of business in the country had caused large falling off in the demands for such goods as are being made by the concern. For instance, the call has greatly slackened for window fasteners and weights, pulleys and other builders hard ware. Then again the labor troubles in the West and strikes on the railroads prevented the shipment of goods to those sections. Business is temporarily upset and paralyzed. TIMES AS THEY WE'RE AND AS THEY ARE IN
 THE CARRIAGE TRADE.
 An ex-carriage maker, fully posted on the New Haven carriage trade, said last evening: It is worthy of remark, and say it with 8 clear knowledge of the case, having been carriage maker myself, that our carriage body makers and other carriage workers here are under misapprehension regard ing the condition and profits of the busi- ness. They overlook the fact entirely that we are not the carriage making center that we once were. Once New Haven was king of the carriage building business, now the sceptre has departed and the West has got it. Just look at it-there are several firms out West who make 10000 carriages a year and those firms are well content if they make only $5 profit on a carriage. You that is neat proft-$100, 900 on 20, 900 carriages. Now New Haven can't compete with the western market except in the very best class of work and then have the ex. pense of freightage, which is a large item. Then the West is coming into our market and competing with us. A large firm in Rochester, N. Y., has salesroom in Boston right alongside of Sargents salesroom.
 MT. Frank H. Hooker said yesterday on this point that New Haven carriage makers find it hard to place their carriages on account of the higher prices they have to ask for them, and the strike and consequently still l nIr rI1ar.r frn work of selling carriages still more diff l cult.
 Another carriage maker said the same l thing and added; We are accused of talking l ouncombe when we say that New Haven car 1 :iage manufacturing is no longer picnic, l owing to high prices and the great competi- | jon against us, but what say is "honest l [njun," and we manufacturers have serious | odds to contend against.