New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-18

Many men I'm the state have grown wealthy III t'i'
.ao, ,lo,hin, business and there has never yet
60, y cornnlnint Of hours or wages, or i1Doi us
,urhance of any kind. At first the eh'lte iorce VI
these shops was drawn from tic freno" D'l"u'' pr
,,,or Inn, .s tbc New England farmers wives fouhd
money 10 be- made which would exc o"' Tie Sah'y
"arn,nc. If Now ENGLAND farms. they took the WORK
IN their htmns and wrought on II at their Ieisufc'
At this time many Of the well born ana welleducatcd
ladies Of thc Maine villages work in these coat shops
m ,,cv arc called and thought none the less o.
Many a mortgage has been raised. many a nome pro-
vided for old age. the foundation OF many a s"'aii
fortune laid by money earned III these esuiDhshhehS
4 Good many men have chcerfully accepted the 80
pcr week pay learned 10 run sewing maciht' pi'.'
and "bushel" in these establishments ana are ieau
ing humdrum but prosperous existence after years Of
hard fought battle with the world on tie SEAS oh 'e
plains ard in the great cites.
The canning establishments OF Maine. In WHICH
millions Of money have been Invested supply work ioI
another portion Of Names population, put lor ons
pred all The wear round opens II good field for skilled
labor while farmers all over the state nave turm o,
their attention to the rsing Oh me uuaiu'S vi '"''
The pulp and lumber interests. OF course, employ no
Nomcl and require class OF stalwart. hardy LipoI
that Of course, commands higher rate OF wages ine
aborers Also supplied WIN subsistence III ',S
pulp mills much OF the unskcd labor Is Carauan Ia
vet but the growth OF the industry has opened "iue
and growing held IN which labor Is In constant denanu
a. Manufacturing
IN which H. Mex. rwombly, William g. whitney, onvcr
PAYNE Daniel -. Lamont and other prominent men
are Interested has invested nearly million OF mon, mon,
on Upper kcnnebec in spruce lands, water ilga'S
and extensive buildings where an enormous prouuc' -
turned out daily. ,. a., can
cn1st summer resorts Is low, and has much 20 dO
with the prosperity OF the lab0nng classes. lheie
Is In nearly all the towns great lack OF tenements anu
dwelling hou,cs. and yet rents run very low We'll
built frame dwelling with hall acre Of ground Irc,
costs over $50 per year and for 800 per year mana
somcy built wclLequIppcd dwelling OF from ten 10
twelve can bc hired. Many small tenemrnts' VI
detached houses, OF from five TO eight rooms bt 10
withstand the cold Of New England winters rent Vr
80 and $50 per annum. Fuel. which X mar,
urallv wood Is supplied for - to - cold but nara
coal De had FOR - 30 per ton and is looked upon
M a luxury. Clothing and footwear marvcllously
cheap suits sold NJ from - 10 Tl2 for which
twice The amount Is asked I'm tho large Cities: WINE or
- the laboring man can equip himself with shoes for
supply ls always 81 the hest quality. and rs q rule
Now England tables cannot be complained Of. Meats.
while not averaging perhaps. the same good Quality ms
that found In cities. owing N tho somewhat primitive
manner Of snnght'rng. runs about go per cent oi CITY
prices and Is weighed and supplied without bone rs
far practicable Vegetables and home grown fruits
average far better I'm quality than those furnished the
aborng classes ~ cities while milk. absolutely pure
IL supplied Ill Nh" year round NJ . cents per quart
Butter at - cents per pound for first quality and
eggs at / cents per DOZEN at the dearest Illustrate
what be- done with n dollar in Maine. At the
for from ~ - per week mp 10 ~ and - nnd 81 per
week win purchase the best accommodations ~ the hest
interior hotels In Maine which means modern improve
mcnts. art furniture hair mattresses. hot and cold
water. excellent table and fine service
This Is the condition Of Affairs In Maine today. and
grafton 70 tho state TO supply IT. manufacturing cstab
nshmcnts alone with labor II Is admitted that the sup
ply Il not equal TO the demand. That at
Tine and new political movements niue. right.
there 10 DE doubt hu' there must hc some
reason FOR the lack Of labor Disturbances the quiet
ment u Northern New England. What IS III