The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-25
NEW FIELDS OF LABOR
when Ono DISSIPATION Ceases Another and
Greater Takes its Place,

When Ono DISSIPATION Ceases Another and
Greater Takes its Place.
With the introduction of new machinery both
men and materials are constantly thrown out
Of employment In some quarters. while new
methods. OF employment are opened in other
quarters. An application Of typewriting ma
chimes. for instance. is to the production OF
copies Of documents in cases where not enough
copies are required to justify the expense Of
| ordinary type printing. The typewritten cop
les have thus supplanted various other styles
OF copies before in use. For legal proceedings,
when it is requisite during the trial OF q case
to produce few copies Of the minutes for the
lawyers and the Court, typewriter copies are
almost universally used. This gives employ
ment to mechanics In making the machine
and calls for the production Of many kinds Of
ink. Sometimes typewriter copy is made
in photographic ink. and this may be transferred
to stone and any number OF copies printed. By
the use Of ink ribbon In the typewriting ma
chine copies are made as indelible as any
writing.
When Mrs. Langtry took q notion to wear
dresses without buttons the result was the
throwing out Of employment Of many button
makers. but when the fashion OF buckles and
ornamental hairpina and hatpins came in
there was Q new demand for workmen. The
rapid introduction of electric lighting has
made lot OF gas fixtures obsolete and created
q demand for new set Of mechanics to make
electrical apparatus For many years gutta
percha and India-rubber held the market for
q thousand toys and fancy goods. but celluloid
came In for a share Of the profits and soon af-
gone out OF the market, and fndia-rubber has
ali india.rSbber shoes that Used to keep s dry
the feet OF our grnndmothers..
St TIM naz esss wos
"a aST sa utensils. fancy goods and orna
, The discovery and Invention Of lDaguerre
cess has almost Disappeared. REPRESENTATIVE .
Ing has almost entirely dispensed with the
sSS e " sa ss y
ago Illustrated books were expensive; Now
BEEN put to work on them. ' '"'
ELECTRO plating underwent a revolution when
nickel buttons. stoves, and steam engines. and
hi thls gives omphpld9y " to many workmsn.
us ux p has Win the
ma made 4 possible e print large hImber
many workmen not heretofore employed In tho
production Of newspapers;
ton pf labor saving machinery. there goes the
opening ofnew fields OF employment created
by now fashions and new methods OF doing
business; Many labor-savtng machines have
tho Impression that tho use OF the machines
would starvo the men, when the result Was in
TACT, to create eventually demand for more
workmen. The cotton gin. instead of con-
nland Tor millions OF them. The sewing ma
chine has opened q wide Held for the employ
inent Of moro women by making sewing 10
Sheap THAT the poorest shop girl may have u
ps sen IN sr s Il shs wsh th
foreEo tho two useless, buttons on the back
Of dollars. The fact Is that the fashion OF put
ting on those two useless buttons gives en-
To- many wark%sn The passion ior
another ILLUSTRATION Of the rapid DEVELOPMENT
Of Q new industry, 1t is not long since the
bulk OF the grain shipped In the port Of New
York WAS shifted by hand. Nov. the grain ole
from warehopse to vessel with very little
hand labor. although. on account OF the In
crease OF the quantity shipped. more men than
ever are employed In the grain business.
first caused . strike among the blacksmiths.
shoes: but tho work was done 80 much more
cheaply that the machine Shoes triumphed,
and the result was that owners Of horses. as
shod ottencr than before. and the blacksmiths
did not lose much. II any. work after all In |
ready made clonks and dresses Tor women |
there has developed recently an enormous |
business. and the cheapness Of the product |
but has enabled women to dress better than than |
garments ii style and anish hitherto anattsia.
able BY many OF them.