New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

paet good times The schools run down because
s9cd teachers cannot be employed. children
whose PARENTS hoped 20 send them away 20
school must be contentei with he home schools
ana eventually the tidy veli-kept and pretty
factory town becomes Of tie slipsnof order Win
ton
10 - mill-o~ ner shutdown is hardship
Wh.ch'.e average rers0n docs not comprehend
a nan who l. interested in one 4 th~ lars-s-
On plants in the country. il speaking - The
'io>rG blast furnaces. said The man o. gives
etlp4oyi1 nj L. hundreds ol people and sees
- -. prosper and lzr AVA money "li ot tfl--t
earnings naturally becomes attached - them
a.l seeing than r=iuced from corpa-ati'e
atruence = poverty i I d.sheartening thing. But
'here ere material hardships connected with a
shutdown. Void II al sentinlentalty. which h.t
.hr oNner fully as hard - his - lie- II" not
falue ot the investment grows less hy d~t-riora-
ton a. an alarming rate. while expenses for in
sure'ye ana oroina:y PROTECTION are - s,sn ma,
year Tor large plant"
LOSS N STARTING A BLAST
II was explained tha, starting blast; when
the strata 4 coal limestone and have been
properly placed costs under The most favorable
conditions about Sis1 Bus - the furnace
should have any mishaps the destruction 10 the
Plan. might involve loss OF. anywhere from
5000 = Sl0p@O In order 10 avoid the risk Il
Few frss. and the incidental dangers. fires are
frequently kept banked and sealed and left 20
S'fcu der tnr years. 70 TIDE over period D.. de-
press 20. iis.s-pr.ced refractory hri k~o-. such
= : u>@i i'm blast furnaces Is rot affected ~ the
heat bur " hen he ire = allowed - ~ Ou: this
material = quickly ruined by rh- chances in tne
temperature. The Innings of blast furnace.
valued from >>tssi - $1,000 have become COM
Ple,ey DESTROYED by being subjected to the fros's
q one winter.
Watchmen must b- employed tr the works
when they are Idle just The same when they
ar n active operation. Il the bias, furnace has
- own mines th@ water must be kept pumped
our. otherwise they would I'll and the expense
Tor getting them mo working order later N
W ,ult h~ more than their actual value.
Engines ard boilers must - kept ln repair
ard need ,au'irual attention. Ar ,ile Industrial
plan, : bad risk in the eyes Of Insurance COM
panies. ani Is owners must pay higher rae
to- Insurance
DANGER TO TIMBER LAND.
Where ther~ is timber land connected wiki
the blast furnace-sni there usually i such land
here there are mi1es-the corporation has an
aiiiIi1na. ard large expens~ bscsus- the
property must be guarded and patrol must -
maintained - keep away trAmps and timber
thieves To guard against thefts and vandalism
photographs records are made Of the woods,
ard all this involves great expense
~Trsre Is never any l~t-up On the taxes" x
vas sad The locked-up mills have to Pay
JUS: as much a. they did when they we're work
ing full hast. and he property is growing less
valuable and earning no money
Yes. we've seen better days" said former
r,ili operative - a Tribune reporter. AID we'l
have them back again. TOO. rs pretty tough.
nov. though Girls who used to stay al hone
and help around ths house. and when evening
came read % played on the piano the same IS
any lady. now have 70 90 out working. and are
glad = 60 il There aren't rraAy pianos going
round here row. and Unless there's smoke COM
ing OUT = those stacks soon there won't -
enough lefI - the town % make Al af.tavit
=. But somehow we've got courage now, and
think it'll - All right after election"
CoUNT1NG-ROOM ANo WORKMAN AGREE.
From The former workinSman. the hish pirate
= tha ranks = the blast furnace army. the 80
porter went - the of7ce II the concern ard
heard the same sentiments expressed n different
terms. TIE 0fHce large. roomy and ltted f0r the
accommodation o.. g large clerical force looked
twice ts size in is empty condition. On ih~
wall hung 2 picture - tho Republican cardi-
dates ,or Pres idar. a-i Vice. Pres .er-. and on
,he cre open t.-k spread Cl' and c~rering al
,7e bushes 0aI-rs vss poster cail - a Nc
klni,y soInl-i.orey meeting and those ve-r
proofs that N hat quarter work 70 "a ais1 f~irz
dore fr a return u prosperity ny 0ay z ne
open factory locr.