Year: 1873

Matters Growing Worse Rather Than
Bettcr-Thc mayor ON the Situation
The Common Council Poor and the
Aims Committee and the Unemployed.
While there are many very extensive manuiac-
turing establishments in Newark, employing sev.
eral hundred hands, there are no gigantic monop.
oiies, as in Rhode Island and elsewhere. Capital
invested in industrial pursuits, therefore, is dstr
buted, and hence there have been no failures in
business since the present labor panic commenced.
Manufacturers and business men generally are put
ting their best feet foremost and try
ing to argue themselves into the belief that
the present unsettled state OF things is temporary
and short-ved. Others again f0olishly insist, with
the facts staring them in the face the thousands of
unemployed persons passing before their store
DOORS that things were never much better, and
newspaper writer's who report the facts to the
country are mere croakers and sensationalists. AS
already stated in these columns,


THE MOST SEVERELY CRIPPLED INDUSTRY
is the jewelry business. A gentleman connected
with a prominent factory stated recently that a
good many workmen had gone to Europe early
in the year, owing to the then duness OF
the business, and returned some weeks ago,
expecting to have work night and day.
worse than when they started AS rule manu-
lecturers and business men are gifted with sufficient
common sense to inform newspaper men frankly





facts, but few think it is their true policy to
keep dumb as oyster and let reporters find out
as best they can. These expansive minded gentle
men think it Will ruin them and everybody else,
too, to tell the truth and show that in Newark
there is not the fantest shadow of that promised
'golden era'' In the present state Of trade manu-
facture and commerce.


in THE TRUNK BUSINESS


matters grow worse Yesterday the report was
found true that LagowitZ d Co. had closed up. The
firm had stopped work. as there were no orders,
and there was poor prospect OF selling any goods





reported having stated that he had kept his full
force OF men at work on full time up to to last
week: but that, although he had not made any re-
duction in the number Of men IN his establish
ment they were working but six hours day.
Another establishment has had about haf the
usual number OF employees at work on null wages.
The head OF this house, who has been In the busi-
ness Tor some years. said that there were more
men out of work now than at any time since he
had been in the business.


MAYOR RICoRD ON THE SITUATION.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor +. w. Ricord OF New
ark was interviewed on the situation by HERALD
representative. Mr.. Ricord stated that several
days ago he was so impressed with the unfortunate
state OF affairs and the large number OF persons
thrown out Of employment just 1T the opening OF
winter that he suggested to Alderman Traudt, OF
the Committee on Poor and Aims, the propriety OF
Immediately holding a meeting OF the committee,
with view to provide measures Tor the relief OF
the poor working people thrown out or work who
were unable TO take care OF themselves. In
accordance with his suggestion meeting would
be held In the evening llast night at the city Hail
when he himself would deliver short address
relative to the condition and necessities OF the
laboring classes. The Mayor stated that every
hour in the day he was


asking for aims or employment. He did not wish
TO freely express his opinion on the prospects, but
tntimated that they were gloomy enough. he dlu
not know what the poor people would do this
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