Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-02-05

IHE WORKERS OF THE NATI0N.-lhe
Americans are . working people, as q
study OF the census returns will show
The following estimates made from the
census OF 1870. show the number of toll
ers in different fields of labor, and the
comparison is an instructive one: There
are somewhat over 5000. 600 directly in
terested In the culture Of the soil. 8. 3.000.-
600 Of whom are laborers. 1000 dairy
men. 5000. 900 farmers or land proprie-
tors. LOCO florists. 1000 gardeners.
about 1000 herdsmen and drovers.
1000 vineyardists. a few bec-raisers. and
5000 Of sundry kindred cmployments.
The clergymcn number 45. 900, the ac-
tors . 900. the architects 600. the artists
5000, the authors 500. the dentists s. 900,
servants domestic l 900 900. hotel keep
ers $4,000, journalists 5000. laborcrs
1.40O. 900, laundrcsscs 1000. BARRIERS
$4,000. lawyers 50. 600. musicians {. 900,
nurses IL, 900. army and navy officers
% 900. government officials Al. 900. and
government employees $1,000. Physi-
clans IS. 900. sculp,ors $50. soldiers 23.-
O0Os teachers 140. 600. restauranters 5O,-
900. or tradesmen We end 10. 900 agents,
1000 bankers. 15. 900 barkeepers. u.s.
600 boatmcn. 35. 900 book keepers. 250,-
600 clerks. 125. 900 draymen and team
sters. LIS. 900 railroad employees, 90. 600
hucksters. 5000 milk dealers. 5000
newspaper carriers. 10000 in the en-
ploy Of tho telegraph companies. 400
pawnsrokcrs. 10000 peddlers. 10000
sailors. 5000 porters. 20. 900 salesmen,
4 900 shippers. 125. 900 unclassi6ed deal
ers. 1900 cheerful undertakers. 1000
deal in books. 1000 in agricultural i'm
plemcnts, 10.0O0 in boots and shoes,
5000 in cabinet ware, 5000 in clothing,
5000 in coal. 10. 600 in tobacco. IS. 900
in drugs. 40. 900 in dry goods. Is. 900 in
groceries. 1900 10 bats. 1,5O0 in ice.
IL. 900 in liquors. s. 900 in live stock. IO.-
900 in lumber, 1000 in produce. 5000
in real estate. 1900 in sewing machines,
1000 in periodicals and newspapers;
nothing said of ligh.ning-rod men. These
figures are all in round numbers, but ap-
proximately correct.
There are about 5000. 900 mechanics
and manufacturers. OF these As, 900 are
cabinet-makers. 5000 make our brooms,
5000 are contractors. II. 900 make beer,
26. ZOO make bricks and tiles. 5000 bleach
and dye the cloth that 5000 make Of
wool and lis 900 make Of cotton. IL. 900
make artificial flowers. aud $4,000 are
dress aud mantua makers. IS. 900 milli-
ners. %. 900 bakcrs. and 1000 cheese
makers. l45 900 blacksmiihs and $780,
900 carpenters; there are SIS. .O00 machi-
nists and 81. 900 foundrymen. 81, 900 are
masons and $4,000 marble cutters. 9. 900
make soap and candles. &c. 900 make car
riages. 16. 1000 carpets. 4.C0O lime and
charcoal. 80. 600 cigars. 1000 clocks. 35..
600 harness and saddles. Is. 900 hats and
csps. 1000 hoopskir,s. $4,000 paper;
there are 80, 1000 curriers' and tsuners,
5000 photographers. 5000 disti!lers.
So 900 6remen and engineers. 45. 900
butchers. $4,000 6shermen. 5000 en-
gravers. 0.O0O workers in glass. %. .0C0
in gold and silver. 10. 900 gunsmiths and
'oeksmiths. S5 600 workers 10 iron and
steel works not specified, 10000 in iron
and steel rolling mills. 10000 lumber
men, Is. 900 manufacturers. There are
10000 at work in miues and A. 900 in
saw mills. $4,000 are painters. $4,000
plasterers. so. 900 timers. 81 900 wheel.
urights. 1000 work in sewing machine
factories. 40. .oGa are printers. 5000 pot.
tiers. 10000 ship-hailders. 5000 wood.
turner's and 5000 wood-chopper., and nc
less than les 900 tsilors. tailoresses and
seamstresses. Baltimore Anseyicaa,