New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-29
AMONG THE TARIFF SLAVES
SCENES OF PROSPERITY AND CONTENT
MENT IN NEWENGLAND FACTORIES.
MEMBERS OF THE HARTFORD LABOR coNVEN'
TON ON A TOUR OF INsPECTIoN-EsTAB4
LIsuMTlNTs WHERE STRIKES
ARE UNKNOWN.

fevOtoi Yesterday to practical investigation OF
tho condition OF working people in this State and
upon invitation Of propnetorS, visited three OF the
largest ard most important works. the Cheney SILK
Mills. at South Manchester. tho thread mills o: the
Willirantc Linen Company, and the POnemah Cotton
MILL Tsitvile. On special train from Hartford,
at A. m, about ninety members OF the convention
and-mvited guests started. Among the guests were
Lieutenant overnor Morwln, senators Hawiey ana
Plat, Judge Carpenter and many other distinguished
men. At the Cheney Mills tho guests found about
1000 HANDS oDe-third males, and INSPECTED the
wonder working machinery IN rooms 800 feet long
and 80 wide, spcndidly lighted and Ventia'eu. ne
beautiful grounds through which werc scatHrcd lie
neat cottages OF operatives, OF which the company
owns 600, about 50 per cent being for one FAMILY
each were surveyed with peculiar interest ouI IL
was learned that about 20 per cent OF the fauiIIes
owned their own homes. Grounds decorated Win
flowers houses hidden by vines. large ana elegant
hail. q lno library, told how the tariff slaves OF
Connecticut lived IN South Manchester
At WlllimHntic. tho now mill OF Tie thresd com-
pany entered through a vostibule ID WHICH rave
plants were growing, while on either sldo were u'o
boxes ono for each empbye, In which their outer
garments and bonncis placed. BeyonT was
vast room $50 feet by 80, perfectly lShted anu ''n
tllatcI, flcd with busy machinery ara "orAers'
while all around were growing ocanuul pI%U,
belt OF living green about tho entire room. why
do YOU have these pants'7 surprised "esteF'ler
asked Because It makes better thread was tho
! managers answer; and the bright, Interested ara
happy faces OF the willng workers snppNcd INC OK
| clanatlon Tho 600 operatives were ABOUT t"o
thirds females, from fourteen years OF age "P"@i
whose earnings last year averaged @"-f per wen,
Uhis the malo hands, Including unskllei labor a''a
$780,, .y.rar.h about 80 O.. In the great stone
, mn, beyond. In ,le carefully arranged dwellings
! n, which tho company has -OO' 4Do"1
r,r for two families each but MY
for ono family and nifty tor four families ZACH WING"
,r, rented at goo per year for each fanN' III '"'
library Of 500 volumes free TO all WorKcr'' the W.
nor, found much to interest item. al" h"'H' VI '"'
r,,.rrs for ,lr fvt that III" company has had u"
,,,ro f,r iirt, fS, years Tho Manufacture OF linen
| cca,cd when supplies Of fax were cat OIL oy TIC
| Cru.,n war ani the company employs us twenty
| acre. q floor space, 1900 steam ana -'o' ""''
ioryorowcr IN r-,ipton OF Nnc Lsb thread and yarn
! ,- knit goods al ho'rry. II works up me sea
I,r,,l cotton. witch may cos' 800 per bale, and
! when turned into u Gncr rh'eal Is worth FOO
/ Ne,. to u1!n sped to Tanr'c, "arr" senator
r.,,c Al many other Distinguished mrn from Rhode
l..gl ,.,t ir Investigating party In the broN cool
| .,I a,y rrum, u No puhlc Ian building. Then all
entered ~ rat MIL Of uAch ono part 80 fo"t long
and four s:"r"s h'sr, wa' coUh"ci"d ny %" nuLhe
| 100 h., long with a second structure 200 feet long
IT, wonderful spectacle Of 200 !"oms and ll1,ooo
.rr,.> ur.lrr one pot So u ,p"ak, thu beauty and
cyr,cnca u no products, the perfect cl'anlin"ss
rrlrr Ventilation AMI comfort VI tbs enormous work
| .hor re cccln of srntIeS with here and there
human h,m!, ri,luC. that great upper noor, 40
t,cr - - ard 90 feet high, without EinSie piIir
| - hr.ak The effect, Impressed all vsitOS greatly
Win 600 hard, about onehlrl males. this establish
rr~, turns out Arc cotronS u qualities which were
formerly suppllei almost exclusively by foreign looms.
ard kas alrrady driven the foreign goods OF many
| nncs quito ont Of tho American market The wages
Nr wrrc about the sams as the other mill, and the
rcl'!rh and healthy sitn and surroundings. the eS-
c,ll-nrc and completeness Of n" numerous Cnsments
| when arr routed al $50 to $50 per year for each
! hn0v, AL were appreciated BY the visitors. sub,
s,nutal dinner tho large dining hall opposite tho
uurk, was also welcome" and the expedition then re-
| turned to Hartford.
Throughout this tour OF .nve ticaton. the attention
u the commissioners specially dirocte! "a the
condr ION crrurl and appearances Of tho work
ir. p-ople Ious before the trip finished the
term wh~ savcs7 had become the Standing joke IN
,gcry mans rlo.ih when | NOR" than half
~" s'rl, wcar"r flower, they worh.7 sad one
Commissioner. i Wish my constituents out West
,.rN have look az ~" spectacle A. tho hrong
l-n rr great mill at l. O'Clock, one
| commissioner wondered whether tarf slaves
80 comfortably Gr">sh conh 10 scen IN any
u'hcr nni- and a second ndIcl that their brisk Walk
~ nu' look 70 him much lire 'tarvauon. OPP
lrrasr arr thrv'r said rno'hr;; We'll. never
-" 20 many fright cyos and horctl faces among
nrp~.,>i people IA ~ my M" b"iun.' y, another
Nh rntrr,l. tho long array OF hc't bonn"s and
u.'-r garment, "uuccl. all orc 'n'run!y arh"l
rh.''rr o." inm AT, hal such c!0th", az the"
v... icy Lar l.d =, caste uar!"n Tow (, ti''7
.t.l commits, "r"r. wl''0; lruU.h tc l,2CO feet
o.! crowded Inu'!s \, .,lr d"d n"tn; the r!l'
Cow Of health ia face airr fn.r, n 50 many girls
y e. IT,, l.,. ! Gay At 'h">c tle. ard carry roses
r rrr ,hcrIs at o'clock IN t.c atcmu"u. -
r.,' .'a.yii.ou'' Another G,,'n-nsh~l gentleman
t.m a." w.st r,lat.i what hc hh mu"l In t." tcn".
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