Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-05
OUR OBSERVATORY.
observations, Influences and Suggestions,
Ia be Taken by the Reader for What They

are Worth.
There are many things of interest and
iulurtanr" tina; cannot I've seen through a
Main Street Window" but which ought
Ia hc seen and talked about. \ suggestion
OF great force recently appeared in "Thr
Ramblrr's Notes. in the GLoBE- RErURII,.
in relation 10 local work for women N"me
very touching pictures were drawn 10y the
pen Of the writer. and undoubtedly they
were true 10 the life. If work at ~uita
blr sort could hr provided for women.
Young and old. in this city many very
worthy persons "t that class would hr prr
NIdrd with the means "f earning money
which, III many personal instances, l. NcrN
much needed. BY means "i >uch an
agency the wolf could BE- driven
from many adnorway. and not only is this
true, but a feeling of Self-rrlance and per
~oual independence and dignity could br
cultivated in the hearts Of many who now
seem To he. 10 great extent, dependent
and helpless. Then, aS 'Ramblcr' SUI
gr>tcd. the earnings of the daughter or
wife could br added to those of the father
OF husband, and much more comfort and
blessing introduced into the house. And
better vet many wCmen who have neither
father nor hushand-nor brother nor son
could have the privilege and opportunity OF
helping themselves. But there would be
another result There would BE- so much
the more earned in the city-sO much the
more 10 be expended for food fuel and
clothing, and the prosperity of the commu-
nity would be- increased by 50 much.
But what sort of factory shall We have
which shall give work TO women? Shall
We despair because the corset factory which
was &c in the air a year or two ago has dis
solved in the thin atmosphere? Women
can do a great many things besides making
rorSttS. We have here a small shoe fac
tory not factory for small shoes. but
shoes OF all sizes. 1t is not in itself large
thing. that i aS a factory. but As a SignIti-
cant Interrogation point il is immense
That * 10 say. one seeing it. is led to in
quirr why it is not made larger. There
arr several answers. The owners are Young
men of limited capital. whose enterprise is
not Vet widely known. The full-handed
capitalists have not caught on to the idea of
the really practical and proper work for
women that large shoe factory would pro
vide. As matter of course they can
not proceed to invest from the
single standpoint of supplying this great
need; nor can they put their money into
purely theoretical enterprises. For capital
j. cautious if not timid. Ii has to be, or it
wouldn't he capital very long. 1t wouldn't
I've ANYTHING, or amyW here. So when We
~ay to capital-PleaSe give employment To
wumru-we must suggest Ia capital some
method by which All htUC>tmcnt In this line
,.iI, b, Htui, To earn diCid,1idS When
We d" this We have hit capital where il
lives. We have caught its weather eye.
We have pierced the wax in its ear
Now, let IL consider this shoe factory
suggestion. Let us suppose that three
classes of people join in the contemplation
ut this matter-namely, the philau'
Al'lfllt anu ilhlilAllt. NNNldlNL anu 'AAi'
people who wish to provide employment fol
women. who have no vucatiOn and nothing
t. de. aad nearly nothing 10 eat or to wear
and the persons who handle the local shoe
trade and the men VIII" have idle capital t"l
which they are seeking a safe and prolltabl,
Investment. The people of all these claSSe,
should get their heads together. Ii capita
would equip a shoe factory of modest pro
partitions. al first. and the local tradesmen il
shoes would indicate 10 the managers of tn,
factory what they wanted. in styles, ma
trrlal, etc. and the two interests organic,
an attempt tU produce and sell here a largt
quantity Of shoes. 0: all sizes and kind
such As are brought here, every month
from Cincinnati Rochester, BostoI
and other clteS-it this could b,
done in wise. practical way. by the EN-
ployment of the best kinds of machinery
such a. can be- aS readily bought by Spring
field money a. by the money of an,
other city. We should realize several yer!
wholesome results. Scores and perhaps
in time hundreds of worthy unemploye,
women would have something To do an,
receive something for il: good portion o
their earnings would go to our tradeSmen
local Shoe dealers would join hands witt
each other in buying at least portion o
their goods from the Springfield factory
and in this way a large sum which noN
goes tu other cities would 90 to Spring
field concern. and he largely distribute
among Springfield working people an
Springfield tradc>mem. If this
not all true. and impOrtan
why not? II there are any suggestions
OF commercial or financial naturr-mor
worthy of public attention in Springfield
than such as relates to or affect people VIII
need work as a means of subsistence, ,
even lettering their condition. what al
they? They should be given 10 the publi,
E. Public interests are what true philosopher
- and genuine philanthrophStS should try |
promote, for public interests are out tn
aggregate Of a great number of person;
and private interests. The public welfaI
l. the sum total of the real welfare of II
great mass of individuals. and publ
journals and public men should seek t
, make people not only wiser and happie
but more comfortable and ''wel-tO-dO'
the world.
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