Labor Wages in the mid 1800's

On July 19th 1865, a article in the tribune called "The eight hour question" was published. This paper went over the ideas that men thought it was absurd that they could get the same wages from eight hour work as they could from ten hour work. The article states that men can only be paid the money proportional to the amount of work they do, so if a man works eight hours and does as much work as a man who works ten hours, they should receive the same compensation. The idea of good quality also comes up because it is true that someone who completes a task in ten hours will be more matriculate than someone who completes a task in eight hours, because the one who uses less time will be hastier in the completion process. The tribune states that they believe the wages of labor depend, not only on the employee and employer, but on the value of the things being produced by the laborer. This i agree with because someone who in ten hours makes a teddy bear, should be paid less money than someone who in ten hours acts upon court cases as Judge. The importance of the tasks at hand are very important and essential to the compensation one receives during their daily work.

"The Eight Hour Question." Chicago Tribune (1860-1872) Chicago, Ill.: Jul 19, 1865 pg. 1 http://hn.bigchalk.com/hnweb/hn/do/document?set=search&start=1&rendition=x-article-image&inmylist=false&urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3BPQDOC%3BHNP%3BPQD%3BHNP%3BPROD%3Bx-article-image%3B717608092&mylisturn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3BPQDOC%3BHNP%3BPQD%3BHNP%3BPROD%3Bx-citation%3B717608092