Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-25
BREAD WINNERS OF THE DIS
TRIC'r.
Nearly 10000 Local Toilors-HOW Our
People Make a Living-IntcrcstinE
Census Statistics.

The Compendium of the Tenth Census con-
tains an Interesting table. showing, by states
and territories. how every man. woman and
child who worked In 1880 with either their head
or hands, made living. Included In this is
table for the District of Columbia. This shows
that In the District IS 624 were employed solving
the problem OF life so far as yictual and clothes
are concerned.
Under the head OF agriculture 1.464 found
employment Of these 40 are classed as agri-
cultural laborers 333 as farmers and planters
422 as gardeners, nurserymen and vine growers
Is IA stock raisers, drovers and herders, and as
''others In agriculture" PSI.
Under the head of professional and personal
services 39,975 persons are enumerated. OF
these l01 are artists and teachers OF art $50
BARRIERS and hairdresserS, 149 boarding and
lodging house keepers, 250 clergymen, 412
clerks and cOpyists mot specifed), IS den
fists, II 144 domestic servants IS civil en-
gineers, 1.565 hotel and restaurant keepers
and employees 1872 journalists. 9.403 laborers,
2.SS2 launderers and laundresses 91S lawyers
237 livery stable keepers and hOsters. 2fS must
Clans and teachers of music. 6l0 officers and SOL
diers and sailors Gu. S. army and navy. 1866
officials and employees (cvD of the government,
423 physicians aai surgeons, S64 teachers.
2l3 watchmen (private) and detectives,
and f,027 persons whose professional and per-
SOnal services are not classified.
Under the head OF trade and transportation
0,S4S persons are employed. OF these 40 are
agents, 2,73T clerks. statesmen and accountants
In stores; 6S} commercial travellers, hucksters
and peddiers; 1J2 are employed in banking and
brokerage, - in insurance, 25D i'm saloons as
keepers and bartenders, and =. 991 as traders and
dealers.
In transportation l.. 100 persons are employed
"a draymen. hackmen, teamsters &c. The ex-
press companies gave employment to 100 per-
sons. the railroad companies To 200 persons, the
street railroad companies to 2lS persons. tele
graph companies to Isl persons. and the trading
and transportation companies to 10 persons AS
sailors. steambOatmen, canaimen. pilots. and
wateTnen $50 persons found employment. and
$50 We're employed in transportation not spe-
officially designated under any head.
The manufacturing, mechanical. and mining
Industries of the District gave employment to
1887 persons. OF these 422 were apprentices
to trades, 3S3 bakers SD Dlacksniths. 50 bleach
ers. dyers ana sc0urers. 2l2 bOOkbinderS and
fnishers 612 boot and shoemakers. 81 BRASS
founders and workers. 63 brewers and maltsters,
946 brick and StOncmasOns. marble and stone
cutters 352 brick and tie-makerS. Is broom and
brush-makers. 552 butchers. 2Sl cabinet-nakers
and upholSterers. |, 20 carpenters and jOiners
1OO carriage car and wagon makers, 157 cigar
makers and tobacco workers. 80 clerks and
bOOk-keepers i'm manufacturing establishments.
46 clock and watch makers and repairers. / II
confectioners. 50 coopers. 10 cotton, silk and
dressers and finishers of leather. and 4l2 engi-
neers and tremen fishermen and oystermen.
so. glass work operative, L. gold and silver
workers and jewelers.. go; Gun and lOcksmiths
43; harness. saddle and trunk makers 40: hat
and cap makers. 2; iron and sheet workers and
shop operatives 125: lumbermen. Taftsmen and
woOGchOppers, Is: machnsts. -: manufactur-
ers AMI officials in manufacturing companies. So:
miiiCrS. %: miners. II: painters and var
nisherS. $50; paperuill operatives. -; Pho
tcQraphers. 81: piano and organ makers
and tnners, II; pla>terers. 49,: plumb
ELS and gas filters. 367: potters. IL; print
ers, I. 1879; quarryman 10: saw mill operators,
ST; ship carpenters calkcTS. rggers and smiths.
30; shirt collar and cuiT makers. 4; steam boil
er makers, 80; taiurs. tailOresses nilliners and
dreSsmakeTs. 2.S2s; timers 21t, tool and cutlery
makers. ): HheelWriEhtS. 81: wire makers and
workers. >; wood turner's. caTy.rs and workers.
-; employees of manufacturing companies (uot
specified), 80; mill and factory operators mot
specified, 1;othe.S in manufacturing and mining,
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