ISBN: 9781458919250

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either pa… Plus…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Books Books ~~ Business & Economics~~ General history-and-problems-of-organized-labor~~Frank-Tracy-Carlton General Books LLC Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, 1857-1872 The period of the Civil War is unique in American industrial history. It may not inaccurately be termed the epoch of the second American industrial revolution. The period marks as significant a change in our industrial and social history as in our political history. The war caused an unprecedented drain of workers from the productive industries into the army; thousands of workers left the plow and the bench to take up the musket. The demand for goods was deranged as a consequence of hostilities; an abnormal demand arose for army supplies and the munitions of war. The war tariffs and internal revenue acts were also disturbing factors. Soon after the opening of the contest large issues of paper money were made; and, as a consequence, prices rose rapidly and were subject to great fluctuations. The diminution in the supply of adult male labor caused an increased resort to child, woman, immigrant and convict labor, and led to the rapid introduction of labor-saving machinery. /While the tendency toward concentration of industry and wealth began to be apparent during the decade preceding the war, the abnormal conditions existing during the conflict greatly accelerated the movement. A few labor organizations trace their history back to the decade of the fifties; but the Civil War is responsible for the industrial changes which have made labor organizations permanent factors in our industrial life. The growth of the railway network rapidly enlarged the market area, and brought the middle West into direct communication and competition with the seaboard. In short, this abnormal epoch gave an extraordinary impetus toward invention, large-scaleindustry, and the formation of labor organizations. "The Civil War made iron the king of the American i...<