The sun., 1893-12-27
DESTITUTION IN NEWARK.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND SKILLED WoRK-
MEN SAID 10 BE IDLE.

for Atd-Nesriy 5000 nestuute Penalties
How o. the Lists snd the Number Grow.
ing Rsptdiy-Hsrd Ti-es Due 10 tho
TsriF Asitstiou is the Sole Cause Alleged.
Fifteen thousand people. mechanics and
skilled workmen. who in ordinary times are
employed at good wages are said to be idle in
the manufacturing city OF Newark. The off,
cials Of the Relief Com mittee. which has been
organized by the citizens for the purpose OF
relieving the distress OF this army OF unem-
ployed, estimate that fully one-half the num-
Der are destitute and dependent on charity for
the necesssries Of life. OF the unemployed, 1t
10 estimated that more than T5 per cent are
men and women who have made their living
in the factories and mills in the city, and who
are out OF work now solely because OF the
hard times The business men with whom
THE SuN reporter talk ed yesterday said that OF
the 1870 industrial establishments which
make Newark rank eleventh in the list OF
manufacturing cities OF the country less than
300 were running on full time and with ordi-
nary forces. Some OF the others were shut
down entirely. Many Of the remainder were
running on one-quarter to one-half time, and
with one-ouarter or one-half the regular force
while none Of the others was running more
three-quarter time. The businesses which
were most effected were the hating. the
leather. the tailoring and the cigar Industries
One man, a IN EN- Der OF tho Board OF Trade and
q large manufacturer, said:
"I haven't had enough work 10 keep my fac
tory going since last July. have had to cut
my force nearly quarters. 1t would pay
me could close my factory. but then my
men would be standing all the loss but the In
terest on my investment i am going as far as
prudence will let me In sharing the loss with
them By retaining as many as possible at what
4 ia anH fnr hnr
rubber manufacturer said:
Il employed 400 men last July. Now en-
ploy seventy-hve."
Tho Overseer OF the Poor OF this city is pro-
vdipg bread and fuel for ,S77 families. The
number Is increasing at the rate OF q dozen q
day. The city Relief Committee Is providing
for 100 families. and thel number is increas-
ing at the rate Of fifty families day. The sit
uRtion. according to the Relief Committee. will
II is the agitation OF The tarifi question. the
people say. that s the cause Of the hard times
and Of the destitutiSSn. on. Co..
Committee at 10 Lever street. A dozen rep
ts6ie there listening, to and making notes OF
tho stories Of the destitute who applied to
Rs sd and ali line OF Of men stood in the % street OUT outo
side the door waiting admittapce. They didn't
they they had if Just left work. There were s some who
wore rags and had pinched faces and hungry
looks Zach o. them cIutehed 3D. letter letter IN his
were from the Establishments where the men
were last employed. The Relier Committee
titution is due to hard times. and il req uires
letter from the last employer. testifying that
III The pS,p reporter 81 saw saw more than iooo Of these
letters yesterday. The com ittee keeps them
on file. Here are few samples:
CONCERN.
Iohn has been In employ four yearA
u. skilled Workman and e in every way d.s.iy:
hard times
sSt sn :as. 1.
and good workman i,e hasa wife and several small
made 1t necessary for me to cut down expenses
NJ, God,rtri k,ng.,. chatrmon R.,t,r o,~~a.e.
70:
your committee can give him.
GcR i.d KrHss,. chai mna nr R,'i,r comm'as-
reduce ths number % smPoys. In our factory very
: fsmiiy or eight depending on him '
The reporter read more than = hundred Of
strain, many Of them were in almost tho same
!anguage and In every one Of them me
WITH .slyss. sa%ed G
You see .hl. crowd :. said. J; Wesley JACK;
been fewer, r. numbers. The committee Is
VsTs s4ss des esf Of distress that
drsds OF families too proud to ask aid. even
though starvation is literally staring them In
sasins the cases tha; do % come s to across
cases OF want and destitution that are truly
Rt,PL here they T pd family Of pins or
thtrty-stx hours, huddled together IN rooms
where there is no fre; There they will find
hunger the parents rendered desperate by
want. almost ready to commit crime. In an
two. or three members sick; without medical
sUs believe that b shs times are already
Here e one phase q the hSsrdshiDs in t thIs
ehanlcs aud factory hands own their own
houses. Now. to raise money to keen soul and
properly and often at high rates q interest.
Again there are shyloGks in this city such as
make loans on furniture and household effects
At 1snr,3us rates OF Interest They soon Gns
pawnbrokers are doing the only rushing busi-
mate OF The number q unemployed there are
Ia the city to-day, They place 1t at two-thirds
q to SASs &c ] Il
lahor experts and members 1aasv OF Il the ,s Charity
Ing part time. 10. 600 out Of regular employ
mcnt. hut getting living by odd Jobs. 10000
no employment whatever
Oversf or OF the Poor W. A. Baldwin said
- In December last year the number Of
families who applied and received aid was $40;
SO far in Dece N ber. this year. the number OF
applicants has been 40 families. with a
total of S17 on our books. The shut down in
business is general throughout tho city. The
families applying TO us now are OF mechanics
who have never known want We give only bread
tickets and coal family Of six gets about
eight hvR-cent loAves of bread n week and one
quarter OF a ton OF coal month. We cannot
tell. OF course. what the future will bring
hut / think that unless the tariff ques-
tiOn, Is quickly settled, the number of
reach 2,5uO. The. almshouse is filed and
30 are a. the hospitals In the city. Thhre Is
Committe and tho Charities Organization are |
giving great help. So are all the churches |
don't Know what We would do II it was not |
FOR the aid OF these organizations. The kinRs
daughters the Society Of Christian FndeavOr, |
a nd the Female Charltable Society are also
doing a great deal OF work. The times are
worse now and the distress greater than at
hnV time since 1917
Mr.. {. NJ Theherath. member OF the Board
OF Trade and a large manufac cturar OF saddlerY
HARDWARE Is a member OF the Cittzens' Com
nlittee. Speaking Of the destitution he said;
81. Tor ha Glafr