Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-09-02

! have been advanced from ) per cent. to 81
per cent. in The different operations One
OF the Oldest fortmcn III the country esti.
niutes thAt tue advances which have been
,nade III wu.es. lUgettle with tl1e more
! steady work given tllr tltn. will furnish
them ut least I'M average Of ~ per uent.
mare nti1H.t jncnlt,e,
| "Aluny uf tlie fncto rits have more than
tlouhles! their calacity~in buildings and
| machinery, and I'LL ot them show Increased
| production. The suln in output oE eoltlnt
| rctl1rts incidental rxnt.sts;: :.::. = e.
/ "'fhn fart that the yal,,c Ut the pocket
cutlery imported last YEAR, with the duty
| nslatd, III closely opportunities he tttuon ut
| made here sn'w> tl.e conditions ct ep,xspc*
tlfiu,t pretty Accurately atlju*ttst." = I
I l1'ht neilter here MIR fyx.l! fe oft quoted
stat lit lts4 III Me. j. >choHtff t4ltl ttlttts In
rn&;tftl to the greater Efficiency tluii ut1tlsf.
1tsent|y:" Ertiatcr cllea{1ies@ Of American
| htlor. a|luW'A heir tslrf13 Il.arikss tIvHe,
'<f1~ttttl tzt Wilaez iii ,tt;tfIH ltttN il tS I: L;
r.r t.t1it: higher IN AIirrlcl*t i,a|a# I:aiN-
land tlntl s,,Eilinaletl] n "5:
rlat tule ,hAt should itl,nl 1t<llls Ill.
rntes IF. prutectlye 1sfalius j4St Init hIley
sliuu1l itaall i*t@t. etEtiut tlt +Iferellt>r be%
tween III. tttt oE production u,ii tliS'ri1,n
tIot', un|1Hr normal t4ne1itiVns. IT. TIL: ltttiz
Gle in utlt+Glun ift: ,t:it t,Nl4 a'ni i,l titnt
competing cs,nttiry Where tls* ts..t* If l,re-
tlnt:tion il loWtst. Thi~uus t|le rnfe which
wns fuEtnwHA lit he preparation ri tl1r net
ri 1890 >.::-: j:
1'rottetlvoslut It's luvieA ii. this 1nannrr
have but oIe p,1rl,o~t' aud can l;.ve hut dig
etlcct~~tInt ri. to lns,ert America 1alIor
all to nlpintain tile EXIST INK high level OF
wasps ail.l earnings uf American workmcn.
Wlnn sucll duties nrt renewed ar retlucesl
heloW t.1r protective point Labor receives
the full fnrct' III thu blow.
This rule for fixing rates should only np.
ply, however, to articles in the production
1T Which tho Cnitel s>tutrs lt;t* nt1tnl nat
nrAl advantages with al l4s,r countries. Az
u pr,,tctioyliSt I ltlityt That the United
States canntt Alrnrl, having; Ii, ytw the
mn~t 1npitl development ol her tsrrat IT,
sty1rct*, t., levy i:ttitS ,tNsli ;.rticln~ i'll the
production nf Which otlr.r ctl.1utr rites lavv
permanent natural advntlt1Ets. Such nrti.
elc, sl,oulA he admitted trt'v. .
From this point Of view much valuable
time hss been wasted in HI, collection t1ni
discussion Of Stutistic @ In regard IT, 81 c:,lctl
total labor co%t of lrt4iuctr ION, Most of
these statistics leave out TT The cornpltt:1~
tio1l sums paid for clerical service, for sa,
rerintertetlce, for taxes An1 insurance, fir
labor III repalrs And materials and ull the
great inaSs of Incidental expenses which go
to make up the cost Ut doing business nnti
the ultimate cost Ut production. These alt
represent la'nr or services. The sums col.
lcctetl for taxes, for instance go to puy
school teachers, 1lrcmtn. policemen, tax
assesSors, collectors and various ct her eth
p]oyecs in the public service. AL the e.
>ential elements tn the Gust Of production
ran te reduced 10 i'm expenditure for labor
or services III some form, anti labor ct,st Of
production and t"tal cost If product are
equal terms.
Among the many remarkable statements
mntlc by the senator from Missouri III his
speech Of June -, find the following:
II am prepared To show by irrefutable
testimony that lever In the history of Thu
t1'sintry las there: betn such dist urImre..
ri lnht'r, never st1eh hostile ntul ini,llcal
relations |,etNeer employer and ctnp!oyee,
ncscr such proSt ratiun ut agricultural ill.,
tcrr@ts, neyer *tItlt u limiting mud ,larruw+
11lss OF foreign markets. never suth tli-,ihler
brought tshput In ~u short time fin by this |
Infamous leEis}ntin =: .-. . !
ITO support this hr presents list of al
le@ett strikes, loclnlt>!lul wage reductions /
by Hon, JOHN DO Witt fur til.
New York World, covering lii Time FROM
Der. I, lstO, To julie IN, isF.. liz stys |
seventy -stven strikes occurred in hut time. |
Here IN IL list furnished hy the comnis
EoIarr of labor for zach year ri l1>{l~:tl, i,t- /
t:lu>lye]: /