New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-27
The BELGIUM WAGES IN MILLS.
srrx wrAvrps N SWITZERLAND.

According TO the returns supplied by the American
Consul at Zurich, there are 5256 women and 3,O7s
males employed IN the silk manufactures Of the Canton
Of Zurich alone. The predomnance OF women In the
mills is remarkable says the report ard large part
OF the products If the Zurich finds market IN the
United states and thus into direct competition with
,uf growing silk industry short review Of the condi-
tons which far labor h concerned affect the Swiss
Industry and thereby the American also, must De of ine
rest TO American operatives and manufacturers. The
elk manufacture Of Switzerland IL emphatcally home
Industry" Consul byets says.
There ere Villages AMI farm districts ~
which there is hardly house without siih LOOM.
1his arpos even tu the mountain distiris ~ o the
region ~ Al inc snuw where all communication WIN
tip wpatpis may he eat uh dniins winter These
peasant VIEWERS arc also email iaimpisl hence ihnif
smf 30 work iui suph Npif low WAGES thpi pai al
ihn huinps hlls wiinpis, naiuii women earn ~ ini
hnHes huh ish ~ lwii 'isht tpl's - uhf NalplA
~p'hina 81 tie factory esfn em iNrht nnn Z" nnpif
tAsli avn iesis, which oisi fram 4so 60 frs lhs
stasufs nusi own thrf own in"ls, whlo o"s uh ri .
fufil olhf cent? day, ihn elralrt PARTON uf tr
siih weaving s dune by Tho wi'es aud dangblea o TIC
banners Here IL system OF Labor which Win the great
dN,fay of quality and ~ ins makes u pussihe fuf
h"tlelland 10 dey m0st 81 The worlds competition
islhe Consul adds that he refused Information by The
SILK manufacturers acoo-nt OF the American tarln'
which shut ont great amount OF swiss anuactur
from TIC Aed states
ROW GERMAN wEAvfRs ARE PAID.
There 10000 persons engaged In the manufacture
ofte1tIles In the Crefed District Germany, OF whom
o'sovO NeaVefB. As large portion Oh thc manu-
faeufes OF this district il exported 20 the United states,
cay $4,000 900 worth annually at the least and thus
comes IN direct competition with domestic manufactures
II American markets. IT Will interest American spnners
and Weascrs know how the CTeield work people are
pah -nd how they live. Here are two examples as
gwen - the artisans themselves TO Consul Potter An
ihtigeui weaver In ST. Hubert near Creield twenty
hihs years OF expert at his business, having
oee OF work such eJpertnes- earns. with
,oe constant help OF lis WIFE - 50 week by working
ron thirteen 70 fifteen hours day. This man has TO
SUPPORT family o. five persons his weekly wage OF
80 50 SILK weaver OF Crefeld twenty nine years OF
axe who has worked at the trade he fourteen
!1aIs OF age, IS 81 a week by working from
tlfteen 10 fifteen hours per day Very few weayers.
.e says this amount 50 90 week being
.Ae average weekly wages earned by weavers lin
Nfeied. Ia regard 20 saving for old age. IA vel yet
weaver, most intelligent man, exclaimed: Old sgei
1Aere Is III bo.hering ourselves about IT, for
very lev weavers reach old age"
IL THE MILLS OF GERMANY
In Assce Lorraine, where the highest wages are earned
n all Germany, operatives In the cotton and woolen
hills paid per week OF sixtysix seventy-eight
hours, follows,
In Cotton Mule IN Woeisn Affis
fssensB ...,.. So 81 ovorseer Of coth dyors 81 80
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