Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-30

The HERALD Is In receipt OF proof
copy Of the "First Annual Report Of the
U. s. Commissioners Of Labor present.
ed to the Secretary of the Interior from
which the following comparisons Of
prices are collAted. In one Of our Iarg-
est California shops, the establishment
numbered By Commissioner Wright,
1923, engaged in manufacturing machines
aud machinery, including boilers, en-
eines, etc. and running ten hours day.
ten apprentices received 81 .33 day, one
| 81. so. ten 81 90 and thirty sixty-seven
cents day each. In a similar smaller
establishment in Kentucky, numbered
500. running the same number Of hours,
two apprentices received last year 81,
and four 30 cents per day. In the East.
ern shops 6S to IS cents appears to be
the prevailing remuneration for APP
prentices. La the California establish.
ment ten blacksmiths were employed.
wages varying from 81 to SO SO per day,
and eight of the ten received SO or
over. la the Kentucky establishment
two blacksmiths received 50, and four
50. so. In similar establishment In
Indiana, No. 358, eight blacksmiths re-
ceived 81. SO, and in Maine, No. 36l, the
two blacksmiths received 1926. In
California ons blacksmith's helper got
So so, fifteen So 25, and ten SLOT.
In Kentucky eight helpers re-
ceived 81 80. and two 81. In
Indiana eight blacksmith's helpers were
paid 81 SO and in Maine one helper re-
ceived 81. 80. In California fifty-niue
machinists ranged from "a day to 81.
at the latter rate there were only three,
and at the former rate two, thirty-onal
getting So. rs or over, eight So, ten 81. 76l
and seven 81. SO. In the Kentucky es~
tablishmeht forty three machinistz were
employed. two getting $3.50, three s.
three 50 rs, twenty 81 and fifteen $I.75.
In the Indiana concern, the forty three,
machinisss all got the same wages 81. 20|
day. in Maine the ten employed
got 81 so each. In California sixty five
machinists' helpers received from 81 60
for men to sixty-seven cents for youths.
OF the men twelve got So and over
thirteen 81 81 and fifteen Si.33, the1
lowest wages paid for men being to thir-I
teen, 81 each. All machinisfs' helpsrs
in Kentucky received ST. In tbs
Indiana report machinists hslpers
are not mentioned, but Iabox-
ers got 81. Is and youths fifty cents. III
Maine the two machinists' helpers got
Si.33 In California the twenty EIGHT
moIders employed received IS 25 to|
1915. Most Of them the lower figure.
In Kentucky five moldera got 81 rs end
five So. La Indiana fifteen got 81 10
In Maine thirteen molderz got 81. so. fite
81, and moIisrs' helpers, eight. 81. 80
La another part Of the report we find
in agricultural machinsry establishments
to 4l0 blacksmiths employed in Iilinois,
Indiana, Kentucky. Ohio and Pennsyl-
yania, and the average Is " 20 per dsy3
OF ten hours, Kentucky and Psnnsylvas]
MIA being the highest 81 so per day:
Ia the same five States / 10 blacksmiths's
helpers averaged 81 Al day, PsnneyI<]
vania paying as high as Sl.75, and 06i4||
and Illinois 81. Al and 81 40 respectively;
The average rate u wages for all men
employed in this machine shops Of sew.
eral States which ha<a teen Investigated,
according to this report. ID in Calil0rnia)
81 81 per day Of ten hours, for men; Ia
youths, eighfy.four cents. The avera9t7
rate in Maine Is 81 OIL and eighfy-fee1
cents; la Massachusetts, 81 80. no.
youths reported; New Jersey. men
SILT; in Pennsylvania Sill for
men and fifty -sesen cents fer|
youths; in Ksnfudkg 1l.62 for alen|
and eighty seven cents for you{lE q
Tndiana Sis for men and aixfy-eue
cents for voaths; in Illinois size for
men and sixty. three cents iof fol<ld
Adult .o.t.,t;c. 1-.<xv<I-.-.4 - 49, 49,