New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-24
PECK'S FIGURES UPHELD.
AUTOGRAPH LETTERS FL VI MANUFACT-
URERS.
EMPLOYERS IL XEw.YoRK. NEW-JERsEY AND
CONNECTICUT WHOSE BUSINESS HAS BEEN
INCEEASfD UNDER THE MFINLEY LAW
WAGES OF wORKMEN RAISED.

that wages and productions have Increased since the
Mckinley Tariff law went into effect. The Demo
ci.,ts have been camoIns ever since the publication
~ Mr. Peek, report f.: "ndmes" OF manufacturers
who would give testimony OF the truth Of his iact'
| ard figures. Give Is the Names they said, ana
wc VIII admit there /, ruth IN lr. Pccks statistics
These NAMES" Rave been secured and turned over
| +, In, Republican National Committee. when pun
u,he, them to the number Of 100 or more. Thai
number is only II snail portion Of the entire col
| Icc.l,u which the committee has In keeping. ann Il
| the Democratic raicr~ at Nj. Peck and his woF"
are not satisfied with the explicit character Of these
| ~.,,rus as shown 10y tho tables, they may. upon
opol.i,on see for themselves tho autograph letters
| OF the manufacturers.
| The National ManrfactuscI>' League. Thomas .
| iut cia..man Il ,hc executive committee, James =
Clark,ou secretary, undertook to supply the names
and dld 80 hy means Of a circular letter sent ou 1t
p, Od. 10 tn fnanu.ac urcrs who had been al
dressed hy MIR Peck. Questions rs t. the manu-
cctlrc-' attitude oil the policy OF Protection If he
allowed documents to be distributed among his en-
pi,ye, and tie like and also the following questions
| were sent:
| !. How many people do You employ
| .. Wat do you manuf1ctHfci
3 nss your business inersa.cd under the Mckinley
rudG law:
amour, Maid for wages ia the months Of 1885,: ending
,it, >ct.nhcr 80 over amounts IAid for III, cor
| re.,o11nc p.riods Of 1890 ani 1871
In response Their. began to roll In the evidences.
now recorded and preserved by the League, for the
benefit q douttins Democratic voters OF the truth
! mines, II Mr. Pcchs report
! rho InouiIics coycr NcwYork, New Jers'r and
Connecticut embrace every vli1ciy Of manufactures
and the result, which hav, been iahullted. ana dupn
cafes Of which. ahar FORM have been hanieH over
to the National Committee. ought {" satisfy the Gun
lily Of Roger Q. NILS himself There arr some cases
| I'm tho large number gathered In which the re
| " ~ ID the QW@S'i " ia.
yo!r l.,incs, Increased under the Mckinley Iari'
| hnl \ notable onc Of tA",c j. the firm Of W. :
Peck & CO.. wholesale manufacturers Of clothing who
| employ $50 hand. M Peek answered NO 10
| the question following as T. TIE difference III pay
rlcni ior l,tor i,r nrc months ending september %
| l-g2 compared with 1890 and 1901. h. owned 10 an
incrass, Of 1923 per cent. WHY was this Nj
! Peek answers. in Ls comments upon the circular
| Paving higher price, for work.
| The Ludlow Valve Works. Of Troy. manufacturers
| OF water works supplies. another firm that said
no" but they had an Increase Of per cent in ray
mcnt for labor. Why Tho company answered :
| 90 Because there l. more demand for labor"
| : Fitch Sons a Co.. R:iockyi'le, Conn. makers
| IL knit goods have 40 lands. They said the Nc
Kinlcy tlrif had increased their business, but
| though they declined 10 furnish percentage Of In
crease Of money paid In wages they admitted that
| wages had been increased.
| Thos, negative replies and tho remarks accompany
|
| INK men rs for the Democratic Committee.
| Now As TO some Of tho Alternatives: The Rom"
| steel knitting Mills. 81 Rome. y. T.. make sauyc
| uuicrV oar. They employ $500 aands The Mckin
| .,y Tariff ha, made difference Of Is per cent In
| thc money they pas for wae's. Tho circular asks
| Why. Tie knitting Company ansHcrs: Because W.
| are making styl,s BOW that rouli not COMPETE
| mith formerly" Following are Of the others :
| !. H. Dcrhcr. Johnsto"n, elovc'. 100 hands. -
| .cr cent Increase I'm waccs. Titus -Aeard MiIls
| Little Fas knit underwear. 100 hand. per cent
j. D. Par!ihurst, MiIlburn y j.. binders AMI trunk
| cards. Nifty hands. 10 per cent T. W. Bliss & Co..
| Limited. Br0oNyn. machinery Sc hands, Increase
| pald In wages - per cent; Increase Ia business l.
| per cent. Daniel X. Brown. Broohlyn. roofing
| iorlas lGJ hands, incr'a-c pad In wages - pc
| cent: increase IN business 100 per cent Joseph
| Richards, Port Ornn. y. j.. minin; iron orc. dcD
| hands 10 per cent increase paid ior LABOR; - l'r
| cent increase IN bu-lrc." james CINE, < sDls.
ca, stone FOR building. sixty hands, per cent Increase
| for labor
| The Cana-tota cutlery Works. - Canastota. y.
| T. makers Of Irc.,t huNcs. have 90 hands. Th"f
.>poutiuic in wages increased 20 per cent. and h@r
bushes, - per cent. Ilanan y Co.. of New iorh.
the famous shoe manufacturers. have 40 hands at
work. and increased their pay for labor per cent
| Iuyck a Arscr,nscr Of Albany. making of felt
Ing, and machine CLOTHES. ~ cmpoyc-. paid 80 per
cent more labor. and their Lu,incs> Increased -"
Der cent vhic tlo r:icc Of good was reduced 10
per cent. +. Hcrg = Co., 81 Orange Nale'. y -,
soft fur fo hats. 10 hand. 30 - p"r cent Increase
paid for labor. The Malcrhlc lron Work. Of Tren
ton. y IT, which mako malloabc iron castings. have
100 employs they pay 200 per cent more for labor
under the Mckinley Act. and have Increased nIof
capacitv $50 per cent l.. l.. Allen Brothers. ROchcs
ter y y re nannc,. 80 hands 10 per cent incr'ase
in The labor account. despite having 10 compete win
vast importntions made four year, in anticipation
II the tarin. Tie cortland Harness Company. cort
y y % hands. .; - per cent. T. Merriam. syFa
cu.e sashcs doors ard blinds $50 hands. 10 per cent
| VI, tcott Chuck Company, 81 oneida. machine
tools, 70 20 per cent Peerless Dye Works
Elmira, 10 pee cent. +. yandcrcook, Troy, boxes
and planning mill. - - per cent. Minnetio Shad"
and Cloth Co.. Mnncto. y. " window shades, rollers.
| &C. 800 hands Is per cent, \. r. McCravs Mcc rnw
Vile. MN Y. cor,cts. 400. 30 per cent. Alfred l."
Row Cohocs " T.. knit goods. 49, 80 3 per cent
iairliur-t & Co., racr. on, y. j.. broad silks 3G.
- per cent; the Utica Tool Company, Warrington
MIL. y. y. agricultural implements 70 % - pr
cent: Hahn & stumpt Harrison. y.
L. cordovtn leather 20. o5 per cent: J. p. Miller
4 co.. Johnsown CO. % per cent; N. A. Edgar. south
| Eiv.r y j.. clay flr fine bricks twenty five hands,
| Increase IN labor over 100 per cent. Mr.. Edgar
| adds: Undcr Reciprocity, manufacturers who use my
| inaicria! ct adri 10 Caban markets" George
A. shepard. Of " port, Conn. makers % Halter
| sweat bands. Ira, thirty five hands. and pays
| He per cent. morc FOR labor than
lie dill lie ssifs: AS import
/ ation Of hats have decreased business has In
creased NJ. Williams Il sops. -. townsville" en-
glncs, horse cars etc, seventy hands. 100 per
increase In labor. Oneida Community, Kenwood. y. Y.
traps, tableware canned fruits, etc. jO7 hands. 80 pcr
cent. G.. \. Beach. Medina, pummer's iron goods.
flrty-nvc hands, 20 per cent. Ramapo Iron Works.
llnburn. y. y. light and heavy hastings $50 hands.
10 per cent Victor Adams. Little Falls y. T.. pnpc-
boxes and knit goods 80 hands 81 per cent business
increase one third. Roth & Engchardt. ST. Johns
VILE y. Y, pianoforte actions, 1875, ID per cent.
W. ID. Barnes, Branard, y. Y. tissue paper thirty.
% per cent j. A. Hall, Paterson. v. j.. silk man.
ufacturcrs supplies, 40 hands, 40 per cent increa
I'm labor, business Increase 30 per cent 1891
John G. Allen Gloversville, " Y. gloves and mtcns
600 hands. 10 per business Increased % per