New-York tribune., 1873-03-03

oaied That from what ts known 70 po 'no raga an
1ma, scos, of supporting tho svoragcdsized family OF
sborer they cannot as % Tao avNrsse says deposit OF
s5a 49, that being the average OF 1870 OF heyona
ing IN sums se o. Ssnosors in the savings banks are In
large excess members of the wage-earnhg n 49, 20
ss SS ~ one time q That it equally true that tne
safety regularity. and good manage'se s the middle
these banks have allured deposits ron tne danos
classes of the community and that TINS CLASS oi uoPo'
toTs & Is ihe Examination into condition OF work
ins.women has suspended Inc 10 n,ntewents
think reason to believe nat so great re
in Boston that destroyed the working roos m has
thousands OF women ana g be poverty of their cond
non and the Commissioners say from persons ms
that the applicants ior TeIe hose varied feelings
of modesty, pride, and fear held them iroih "'As ~
what would have been glady 6i'e"'
cuu nREN IN FACToRIEs-sHoRT HOURS OF LABOR
nrin the year there have been few strikes, ana those
were of short duration The agitation for 10 hours mas
into other States and the Commissioners are not
without hope that that boon so long Denied viii al last
be yen TO the overworked toers In the factories, ana
,a the laws relating to factory children will DO en-
forced or better enacted IN their stead Inc par
harsm of employing infants or children OF ender years
% vork IN IL or ~ hours q day factory and shop, has
hson an often dwet upon by us that 1t would seem that
nothing further could be said IL the statements ndue
bv oyerseers who hire these children aud by many OF
the children themselves be true, that their age Is 10 or
upward then equally true that the nnuenoe OF ac
tory life is TO dwarf both body and mind Tor scores OF
them have neither the physical mental development
Of children Of dozen years while many who cali them IN
selves 70 old would not be taken by the genera op
server TO be above eight, II even so old -,
The hours OF labor have been reduced In two OF the
largest manufacturing ceners OF the nao ana YET tne
state ia safe from the predicted evils. No gross nor-
alties have marked the giving OF this conceded tue
No emgraon OF capitalists no removal OF aoorGrS ~
OF great industries no confusion, no chaos nave iol
iSSt st greater reduction can be made without
dangering the peace and plenty OF the ComnohWeath
1t may be stated that the yielding 70 ne of
holiday has. the Commissioners were assured on Vsi
to these several mills been not Only 1Ot - of the
best character prophecies 10 the contrary wholly
s 81 a @ nssece ana that the public
safety and health still tred with IN large cites
towns The spread Of contagious diseases has marked
| t6e wear The accumulatons of filth in the crowded
parts of cities, where the labOrlng peope chGy
dwels continue to be standing invitation o epldemcs'
| STATISTICAL.
The Commissioners note better percentage OF returns
TO their circular inquiries than In any previous year.
They depore the Of greater facility in securing
statistics and the necessary incompetenes OF some Vi
their reports The difficulties that beset the statistcans
we're considerable. They endeayored so to word tne
circulars that no misunderstanding could occur Ihe
simplest English words seemed TO confuse the minus o
some respondents, and the commissioners GohoSs .a
they were confused by some oil tue answers;
In making the averages every return was examined anu
,rhnr" 5o9bts existed demonstration was made SIM
liar d6icnlty occurred in compiling the United States
census which the Commissioners tnnk, thOuRh nlouu,
mept 70 The skill and Industry the superintendent aud
asisIanf is i'm no wise as accurate it should be- IL
| was singular in how many cases answers were maue
which had no reference to question whch sup
posed suggest them. From % 70 45 clerks were ea-
poyed by the Census Bureau to Gil blank forms asking
Tor corrections upward of 10000 such letters were
written and sent The Commissioners recommend @ tae
authorization by law with methods of carrying II nto
effect OF thorough and exhaustive system OF statistics,
! 10 be gathered Oy the persons employed IN TAXING
! the next State in 1875. The specially
evil effects imperfect system of inaccurate returns
were shown in discredt OF all statistical Information
Correct returns from representative
far more correct results than mass or matter cOeCe
| under a poor system by incompetent persons ,
In the matter of total the census asked TOT the
number of males l6, females over 49, ana yOulh
the number of months in operation and the total wages
Maid for the wear" this list the DOdy or saared
officers was entered, aud sums almost fabulous were
| sometimes put down. The employers added large
amount for services terming their pronts so
much wages paid to them and adding 1t 10 the total
wages paid The returns OF the Boston papers are gwen
| as entered IN the copies OF ScheduIe 4