Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-20
THE CONNECTICUT wORKINGMAN. F. J. Kingsbury on Discomfort Among
 the Laboring Glasses.

F. J. Kingsbury on Discontent Among |
 the Laboring Glasses.
 F. J. Kingsbury, in paper in the re- port of Labor Commissioner Hotchkiss, discusses by request the subject of discon- tent among the laboring classes. Among other things Mir Kingsbury writes: l do pot believe that the genuine native Con nectcut workman is worrying much about himself at the present time. He owns good many thousand comfortable homes, than in any other part of the country would be regarded as abodes of luxury, and he has hundred million dollars in the savings banks, besides sundry other ac- commissions. He knows how he got them all, and how he can get more. Still, he takes deep interest in labor question. He has the practical desire to make him. self still better off if it can be done, and he has the love of abstract speculative thought which belongs to his 1ace. He may have drawn into some of the crudities, and bewildered by some of the sophisms with which the air has been filled, but there is no fear that he will not come out all right. His mission at the present time is to apply his experiene and hard practi- cal judgment to the problems discussed.
  a more intelligent opinion among those less fortunate laborers, with whom he IS brought in contact; and this he is doing.
 Three things are essential to business success. They are capital, labor and good management. Neither of the two can ac complish much without the third. * x * We talk great deal about the value of in ventions, and almost as much about the poverty of inventors. The reason. of the latter is obvious. Without business man agement invention is worthless, capital is useless, labor is unproductive. We can therefore afford to reward literally the manager. If I am capitalist, can afford l to let the manager take large part of all the profit on my money, beyond what l could get were it not for his management and yet be the gainer. If I am laborer can afford to sell my labor to him for only little more than l could get were it not for his management, and yet be the gain CT. If he stops managing for us we shall very soon discover how much we are will ing to pay to get him back. It will be an expensive discovery, however, and we had much better avoid making it.
 There is frequently feeling that be- cause an employer is very prosperous he is therefore getting more than he ought. This by no means follows. The most prosper ous employers almost invariably pay the best wages, and besides the greater certain l ty of employment is as valuable as higher wages. This is only another instance of the obligation labor and capital are under too good management.
 A few months ago took an intelligent English gentleman over the grounds of a large manufacturing establishment in this State. pointed out to him long row of horse sheds, twenty or thirty in number. l Tl>o4 J %los, 11r "Oh, for the horses of the company and for the people who come here on business J No, they are built by the company and rented to those of the laborers who prefer to come to the work in their private car riages." l was not surprised that he said, ''Really, now!" in quite an English accent of disbelief. But 1 assured him that my statement was literal and simple truth and when he had stood by and seen a dozen or more workmen, some of them very grimy, come from their work and take their vehicle, and drive away, he said "Now, do you know I shan't dare tell that story when I get home." And yet have the best of reasons for knowing that the company has not paid it's stockholders a1 average of , per cent per annum on thei1 invest mention some years. For whose ben eft is their business mainly conducted?
 It is not too much to say that intemper ance lies at the root of nine tenths of al the want, poverty, suffering and crime with which the civilized world is now afflicted. So long as it exists it stands il the way of every effort for improvement in any direction. If the question is asked how it is to be got rid of. I must answer that do not know. Also that seriously doubt if it can be entirely eradicated. Ont trouble with those who attempt it's cure is that baxyinp 6ovicoI thao,otioo1 1x, they expect altogether too great results and when they are disappointed in these they become discouraged and disgusted.
 The remedy is not to be sought for il radical legislation, nor in much Legislation of any kind, except so far as it may b, useful as an aid to investigation; nor in ar bitration, except it may be as temporary expedient, to allay irritation, and give time for the sober second thought; nor in prof sharing, except it may be in very limited way; nor in technical socialism, or stat, interference in industrial operations.
 The true remedy, as it seems to me, is tt be sought for in improved productive pow CT among the laborers, steady recogni tion of merit by employers, prevailing and pervading belief that their interest," are really identical, frugal economy which shall build up pleasant homes own ed by the laborer himself, an improvement in domestic economy among the laborine classes, by which food shall be better pre- pared, and of a more healthful and nour ishing character, which shall give botl strength of body and peace of mind. In { more careful selection of wives who hav' been trained in domestic life, and who ar' fitted to become helpmeets to their hus bands, and of husbands who have beer trained in industry and temperance, anc will not neglect their families. An increas' of intelligence, and a disposition on thu part of the more intelligent to trust those who are their real friends, instead of those whose only object is to live out of them by ministering to their prejudices. muct more careful study of the problem from it. practical side, by those who make it bus mess to endeavor to form public opinion And first, last and all the time, an increase of temperance, decrease of corner grocer ies. There is no royal road to success her' more than elsewhere, but patient persever ance will have it's just reward.
 NAUGATUCK NUGGETS
 John Hoadley, the foreman for the G.
 R. Glove company, who was hurt whil experimenting the work of placing th' large turbine wheels in position, is doing