The workingman's advocate., 1875-02-20
d found Generally work 9 hours day


GLAzIEKs-s g. to $50 day occasion
ally s. Usually rank with painters.
HAkNEss- MAKERS 81 60 To 50, aversg'
about s. Commonly class with sad
dlers.
HAIrEhs- Command g. Those her'
are very skihful, but their number IS mo-
great
JEWELLERS s.. 90 and q To S5 /; dis
mond settlers get from 80 to 100
LAUNpk4MKN-S $50 and $40 month AnC
board women, the same. Thesc are the
rates Ia large laundries. In private fami
lies, women sometimes get As high As $40
more commonly, S25.
/ LIrHoGRAPHERs- Draughtslnen and en-
gravers, IS day for eight hours printers
81 for same time.
| MAcHISIsTs From $3.5 to "a for from
nine to ten hours. In some mills of TACT
ories, 81.
Z MAsoNs a. snd 81 forsmen, 81 tc
/ (. 90.
MmLISEKs- 81. 80 to s.. 80. Many
work 10y the piece, and make from S2.5C
/ t. 81.
MINES In this calling, also, the s1-
treme diversity Of occupation from the
/ merely manual labor of coal-mlnIng to the
I higher and more scientific branches Of gold,
silver and quicksilver extraction, is 50
! great hat one can safely give no general
! average Wages range all the way from
| 81 80 to 81 day for sinking shafts, run
ming tunnels, timberlng. etc, to 81, a, %
aud even g. 80 day for running retorts,
superintending amalgamators, separators,
stamp mills, etc. The general superinten-
dents of some If the richest mines get from
$3.50 to $500 a month, and the last figure
is by no means the highest limit.
MODEL OR PATTERN MAKERs-$4 day
When working by the job or piece, from
81 to s. 80 As a rule, all over the city
pattern makers belong to the engineers or
machinists' department, and hence, work
the same number of hours day. Boys
generally start at $3.50 week.
MoLDERs Loan molders, for dry cast
ings, 81 a day green sand molders -.
NURSES Flrst-class female nurses read
lily command from Sl5 to $50 week. The
former price is the more general.
OPERATIVES OR Mill HANDs-Cotton
factory As the entire State contains but
few cotton factories, and those working
upon limited line of goods, there is no
general demand for operatives. At pre-
sent the wages average nearly the same
a. those paid IN the wooden mills. as sub
joined.
Woolen MlLs Sorters or graders & 80
day of eleven hours csrders the same
foremen il both departments, "a to "a. so ;
card cleaners, -. 90 card tenders. all Chi
pese, an ~-.Its spInners 81. 90. In this
department most Of the work iA done by
self-operating machines, tended by China
! men or boys at 80 cents.
Weargs-Same as splnners. Loom fix
ers and tenders 81 so TO So.
Fii.isAers Four or i've white men get
s2.75
In nearly all these departments China
men do almost the whole, and receive the
uniform price Of 80 cents a day Of IL hours.
Foremen, in each department, average
$3.50 "a day
PAISTERs-Csrriagep painters, "a house
painters, 50 90 ship painters, s.; and sign
or ornamental painters from % to $15.
Plain lettering brings l24 cents n foot
gold lettering, on glass, 81 foot.
PAPER-HANGERs-C Comm nnly work by
the job when paid by the day, they rank
with house painters and get the same
wages, s3 90.
PIANO TUNERs-$2 90 for each instrn-
ment, or Sc day when employed at regu-
lar wages.
PLAsrEkERs-General rank with ma
sons and command y. 90 day.
PLUNBRRs-$ to "a 80 for nine hours,
though ten hoDrs is fast becoming their
standard, a. it ia generally, in most me
chanical or industrial pursuits.
Police -Patrolmen $l25 month.
PRINTERs-JOb work $3.50 to s. fore
men, $5 y; boys, 81 to 81 30. Ruling
rates per 1000 ems range from 80 to 60
cents.
RIGeERs- "a for nine hours overtime
or sunday work, 75 cents an hour. Fore
man, 80.
SADDLEKs-Quite variable ranging from
81. so to 70 averages about s3. so.
SAIL MAKERS From S3 to "a for 90
hours, in the loft. Outside and job-work
from 10 to 80 per cent. higher.
SAILoKs-For long sea voyages able
seamen get from $25 to $50 q month.
Outside coasters, $40 and inside, or boy
sailors, who have to load and unload,
more frequently, S45. Third mates from
$40 to 60 second mates from $50 to IS
first mates from $50 to $50 captains from
S75 and $50 to $50, and even $3.50.
| SERvANrs-FOr general, get all the way
from $l5 to 20 q month, and board
SHIP CARPENTERS 80 for from nine
10 nine and half hours. Taking the year
Through, the ship carpenter, IN conse-
quence Of the weather, cannot work quite
as steadily as the ship-joiner Hence his
wages are fraction higher.
SHIP JoINERs-24 for same time as the
ship-carpenter. In some cases their wages
are equal, but, generally, the difference il
as above stated.
SHOEMAKERs-Readil cam from 81 Il
a. so day The varieties Of work are SC
great that it is almost impossible to give 4
general average. They generally work BY
the piece, or job, SO that their waO~.
depend upon their own skill an uili
gence.
STEvEDoREs- e. 70 for nine and hal
hours. Transient work, or irregular jobs
$3.50.
STRAW WoRKERs-Bl Bleachers keep theil
own rates to themselves have their OwT
processes, and ask their own prices
Blockers, from g. 90 to IS. Seamb basteri
or sewers, from 75c. to S1.25. Presser
from o. so to $3.50.
TAILoRs-G Generally work by the piece
For pants, they generally get from s3 t.
@5 vests, 81 to q sack coats, $6 to $40
frock-coats, $40 to @l6 /; over coats, abou
the same as for frock- k-coats.
TIN-SMITHs-From % to o. for from
nine to ten hours work generally the lat
ter.
Trunk MAKKRs- about IS
day.