New-York tribune., 1873-03-03

Average cost per family, $500 7s per person. $j2 50
average number OF persons in family 210.
table of the receipts expenditures OF two families
for periods OF 20 years each526 10 li and 1851 10
lS7l-s also given IN the report.
HOURS OF LABOR -.,~e.
Last year the return OF this blank proved that redi
ton of per cent of working time resulted In the in
creased quantity and value of the goods produced and
increase In wages paid together with decreased waste,
cost Of lighting and amount paid in salaries, the cost Of
production being but per cent greater which would
and increased quantity and value OF the goods The
question Of production can take care OF itsef The duty
OF the State says the Bureau, to men, not to money
The State has 100 long besitated between per cent
OF her working population The opposition TO reduced
hours must find some stronger defense than they yet
present.
did not result in bankruptcy either to employers en-
poyed. The reduction from IL 10 10 hours In the
pauperize labor So too the reduction from 10 to
hours IN our Government works n mas netner demora.
in its property Since the last report the factories
% aao fS e & 90, bops nar
and the universal testimony or agent oyerseer aud
operator is that 1t Is beneficial The mills that have
the Pemberton Mills they, have taken the results OF
every half hours work. and have found that the last
hour was the least productive.
COMPARATIVE CONDITION OF LABoRISG CLASSES.
The conclusion OF the report this year. OF previous
years. does not present very bright picture Of the
dtion OF the abOrng classes In Much Of
the opposition TO the Bureau has arisen from the OBJ
jectors claiming that the picture was drawn too dark
member Of Congress last took occasion quote
the previous reports OF the Bureau TO show how de-
plorable Is the condition OF the laborng classes in Mas
sachusetts The Commissioners OF the Bureau that
II such bureau established In every State, similar
results would be developed that indeed Massachusetts,
would be found be far ahead In the advantage which
its Iaborng class enjoys Lacking, such comparison
have TO take the facts they presented In Mas
sachusetts. The Commissioners admit that great
has taken place in the condition OF the aborng classes
within the last half century, but affirm that the gain Ia
not such civilization permits and demands The
comparison between Massachusetts, and English labor
Is also favorable TO the former but this does
lieye all the dark aspects.
The Bureau the result OF four observation,
think that, rule OF the working casses skilled
and unskilled. unable TO "a house obtain a
competence, while great number not able keep
out of debt Investigation shows that many operatives
children frequently kept out OF school for lack OF
money for clothes. shoes. aud books They live from
hand 10 mouth. The general way OF providing ia 20 buy
bag OF flour, quarter OF a pound OF tea. and two
pounds OF butter. Not in ten put In Winters
supply OF coal In many places where the head OF
family asks for credit, the trader asoertans the
wages earned per day, and OF how many persons
the family consists III man has "a wife and
tbrco four children, aud earns 81 day.
he gets credit for month. II he
but $i 90 day Is opened aness other
mcmbcrs VI tho family arc GIso earning something.