, 1874-02-17
There Has Been a Falling-OG In the
Number Of Hands.
But All Expect to Increase Between
Now and May.
nIany Establishments Which Have
Been Closed Are Now
Open.

The Prospects Are Encouraging for the
Future.
We hayo received from lfr. Trusdo1, the su-
perlntondont Of tho Relief and Aid Society, the
following statistics In reference to tho number
OF men formerly aud now employed in tho vari-
Gus manufacturing establishments in thiH city
and suturbB. T1oy have been collected With
great caro- by several Of tho subordinatos OF the
Relief aud Aid Society, aro unusually full &nu
securato a1d gvo far better idea 9t tho ,va' G91
hns ever before boon published:
Rock Island carshops-In tue Machine Depart
mont aro employed 1ad mon wages from $I 80 to
CIR berazimont arc nuw employed alo men; wnges
from, 81 to $275 pcr day; usual number, $50; do.
eresssd oar Of or
wagca is contempated.
m 1 sSoS e os
Of the yurd-meu from $50 to SIC ppr month, clerks
from s75 to sl2s por month. No deduction Of wages
Tue American Bridge company'a Works employ
1arge number. OF men. The clorka would not givo
snasnt who was aSsent They are not rannng
full complement Of hunds busincas il increasing.
viii MI increase Tic number until July avo1nge
wanna % X leducttou OF 10 por cont from lsgt
year.
ayerare Of aS 81 per day are now eiose1 DON'T know
when they viii start up.
.verage wages @ 10 psr month deduction Of ID POI
ceut irom lsat years. wages win tncresss the number
linen In about thirty days; numbor usually employ
Fairbank, Peck l. Co., employ 4 men laborora
I'm Ssvo III noys md ,sls. aysvage pcx weex sro
running fui nuiubor Of l4a1la business good
rrnar axanmn '.a now anoy9 mc, a 80 ner tay
viii emnloy about Is tic Ist Of April.
HUT johnson, aroyo ntreet, employ thirty men At
sehwa and
running full, and employing sovcnty-soyon hands II
stoyens Hutchings. box factory now employ forty
snt 1nen At All ayoSare Of 81 per dny-a reduction Of
x3acss |, sr ssqir "nen sun ' een' mon
Oiark : Hutchinson. boz factory, usually employ
.tsrs ssH'y up. p.'D ~" '''pp' - ' "'s'' '''' wa
s,oarls + Co., QUICK lime, Halutod snd Twenty
sixth streets, usually employ Is hands At N ayerago
%ss| neo SUI ees des nov opo, 1871 sa
en- anl grls average 50 cents haye been running al
wiater, and Lavo fa complement Of hnlds.
nov onpl5y ty ncn sssp It q per day VII probably ON.
ploy 9s men March /.
s s1a epey s 2a Wnter
fuii, aud expect 10 keep 1t up OF tbs employees
had help from tho Relief and Aid Society this wintor,
wagca
Mahl chappell. chemical works, employ u bands,
uu1absr. nj sTs1as' 49, 90 A'' "''''' ''' N''@t
Union noling. Mills nov 10y employ 1850 mon; wiz start
5 Sp m a wlta a o Mase Tcr
humber il botwecn 800 aud COO mea wagaa from $3.50
tosl? per dsy: .a,.,o.. ox .,.. :. - .u....
nf s. per day-n deduction Ut 10 per cent; o1poct 10
run tic full number Of mon {85l worry soon.
now .losrd viii start 1,i about Nav l.
nrasa foundry, ssosart and Archer avenues usually
enioy 80 men now huye IA: average wuRas H. 80 per
auy buslnesa improving.
Drowery, Btowart and Archer avenues employ, whom
run1i,,K iii, 20 men: now invo l5 1t 10 por day ~
ezage; VIII run full complement Junu L..
Tobey Booth, pacheTs, now employ Ito men dur
ing tho packing seasou had 17s men; average wages
number during tho summer no decrease Of wages
u 9. Mitchell Co. employ 80 men, ut an average Of
city slaughtcr-Houso employ 20 mon regularly,
men. At 81 90 per day: srs now nosod.
J, F, Crosby CO., anl Perkins, Fay h Co., now
py s a men anS the bs bR'S
auJ Tia lakes during tho summer,
Frank s surges !. &C., Offices Noa. 7a, IA mud 7 Lako
1trnrf mnn11factorv No I4B South peorfu street
Timed and ispanno1 waros, havs In theIr employ I'D
poraons, about equally divided bctweon men, boyr,
lnd tic men $l2 wages reduced 20 por cent from lns
dlcre btan
snmmons n,ark i. Co c0rnico and pfcture-frame
mouinrs. No. i07 CItntou streot now wurt about 10
men und 30 boys: w0uca for boys 81 per week: men
shout ia ara rralsjy incroastnr {oroo: thoir fuil
comulsmant il oGo,t 80 men and boya.
Northwestern HORSE Mali Company, corner Clinton
AMI Van Hurc arccts nrn workin1 nli tic 1uen they
eam until they iucrcuso facues tusj1osa rood. md
are emuioyin9. iucluIng teamyters 81 men,
Peter gchu}}{er Observation-Disclosures No 4b West
Monroa stroat rh";s fuii forco IL ahout rs men
lro now working I'D men on three.ouartory time az
10 per cent rcd,eton on former waues no comuistnt
pn nccount of docreaee viii nrreaso force ns occason
ae,uanda. ' ~ "
Minerva Moleabte rron.yorks M. 1os aouth Cana]
ttrect usually WORK men and boys cloaod for two
nlonhs paat, and mon uayo bean cit Of omploy1nant
lilce
is, Tower l,ros,, carrage manufacturers. No. 1oo
cntou street now elnloy sbout 90 nlen on full tme
And par did not discharge n,an throuRh tho panio
intend to iIcrease pIthn mnnth e ~ SA''
Geo II, Gross d.. No. n West sfonroo street.
Ralyunxcl Iron works, uAua,y work Cd man WORKED
iii through tue panic but c,t down To 30 mn In Ma
tcmbcr-~worled them until about two weeka aao. m Il
III average prce nl - Ter day: viii start IN Suain