Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-21
The Labor Question.
80 Exhaustive Review 81 Stattssics
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80 Exhaustive Review 81 Statistics
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In recent years tue dlscu,sion Ut
the labor question has been general
ly bnssd on an iron foundation, and
at this time when those interested
in the production Of iron and steel
are most active and aggressive in
presenting their views aesinst re-
vision or reduction OF the tariff, Il
ia believed that presentation
Of the facts. relative to the value
Of the various great products, and
showing the number Of employees III
the United States may be Of interest
and utility. The facts and figures
adducsd have been extracted from
authorities relied upon by members
of Congress and all others who have
carefully considered the subject of
Of capital and labor.
According TO the last census. in
1880, the total valuation of the real
and personal property in the United
States was estimated to be $43, ,642,-
600 900, or $50 per capita, and was
assessed mt $l6.9O2. 1893, ,543. 10
1850 tho estimated total value was
81. .l35, ,7sO. 22s; in 1860. SIG. 159, &c.
OGs; in 1870. $50. .O62 ,5ls, ,5O7. Thus,
despite the civil var. the crippling
of tho cotton industry and the aei-
tation OF the tariff. the country has
steadily and rapidly increased in
prosperity and wealth. Five States,
New York. Pennsylvania. Ohio, Hi.
nois and Massachusetts, in 1880, rep
resented one.half OF the total value,
with their manufactures, etc., as
follows:
NEW YoRx-Number of cstablishm ents,
81, .3D. capital. x5l4 .246,575; number of
| hanur tinl'loNtti lao, totiI dIlOuHt ot
wages paid, $i0s. .643. .029; value of materi-
ais, $6.o,5,s,65O; value of products, $l,-
Os0 6:,s. .igi.
PEYNsyIvANiA-E Establishments, 81 ,225
capital. 4t.t.499. .993: hands employed,
~, ,ila: wages paid, $134, ,O55 ,3O4; value OF
materials. $i62, ,911, ,25S; value of products,
t7N, .is,OI5
Omio.-EstablislImen 20!699, capital,
tiss. .9I9,G GA: hands employed. 1S3,6O9;
wages paid. $62, ,1O3, 800: value of materials,
&2i5O O!'S 02G; value of products, $348, ,305,
$50
| oIs.-Establishments. 1859; capi
tai. tii0. .652. .OGG; hands employed, 144, 727
wages paid. $51. .429, ,OS5; value of materials
t2s0, sec, ,0O7; value Of products, $414.S64-
613
| MAssAcuusErTs- Embellishments, II,
a5s capital, 1903 SO6, 1875 hands employed
35o e55. wages paid, $12S, ,31j, 1862: value OF
materials. t3s6. .95a. .055: value of products
t63i .jii .4s4.
Those five principal manufactur.
ing States employed. in 1880, l, ,599, ;.
176 workmen and women in manu-.
featuring establishments. and paid
them $3.50, SAG. $50. or $362 OF and a
fraction Of a cent each per year, OF
an average Of 81 16 day, counting
3l3 working days in Q year. In
New FORK the workers receive 1878
75 a year. or 81 10 q day; in Penn
sylvania. s346 20 per year, or 81 IL
day; in Ohio. $s3s % per year. o,
81 07 day; In Illinois, 1896 81
per year, or 81 26 per day; in Mas
sachusetts, 1864 &c per year, or 81 II
day. These figures prove thai
over one half (459. .422 more thar
one-hslf) OF the workers. in manu-
featuring establishments in 1880 re
ceived on an average only 81 1G pei
day.
In 1870 the total number OF handl
employed in manufacturing establish
msnts in the United States was 2,
73s, $50; the total number of estab
lishments was 253. $40; capital, g..
100, 223 .506; wages paid. $947 .919.
GA; value Of material, 1894, $40.
029; value Of products. Is, ,369, ,667, !,
7O6. The average amount receives
by each hand was $346 05 Q year, o
81 10 per day.
In order to enable the reader t,
make comparisons, We present {
census OF manufactures in q few o
the smaller States aud Territories il
1880, selecting the five that have th'
fswsst shops and employ the fowes
hands, as follows:
WYoMfNa Number of establishment.
81. capital, t3G4, ,6s3 hands employed
agi; wages paid, $751; ,79S; value of IN;
!; tcrIals. tG0i ,ai4: value of products, $S9S
iyt; population. f20,1S
ARIZONA Embellishments, &c; capita
ss,e,G0O; hands, $40: wages, $111,1
Z value of materials. &3S0, 0,023; value 6
products, tdi5,d6j; population. 4O,4
NEW Mexico. 80 Establishments, IA
- capital. 4G3 215: hands. :51: wages, GELS
s3i, value Of materials. fs11 1852; value {
products, ti, ,2st. .si6; population, 1886
IpAuo. - Establishments, 1G2; capita
t61s .ai5. hands. 3sS: wages, t136, ,32f
value of materials, tSi4,s,4; value of pr,
= ducts. tt,a,i All; population, 32.G10.
. NEVADA establishments, 1874; capita
e3e3. .3O0; hands. 81; wages. $4Gl ,SO1
value of materials, tl,O49. 149; value ,
= products. ts,i19.G2G; population, G2,26G.
I, may seem singular, but it
" true, that in the five States and Tel
ritories where the least manufactuI
ing In done. tho wages are very muc
higher tban in the Ave greatest mat
uiacturing States. In Arizona, Ne,
J., Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho an