Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-14
How Protection Does Not Protect
Labor.

The indianapolis Labor Record pub
fishes editorially the following i'm.
portant article:
Below we present our workingmen
readers with the industries, protected
by the present tariff laws, together
with the amounts OF capital employed
in each, paid out in wages, paid for
raw materials, the valure of the man.
ufsctured products, this profits OF
sales over and above the cost of wages
and material, and the percentage OF
profit on the capital invested by each
firm or cooperation
Iron and Stecl--Capltal. $230,97l,
SS4; wages maid $55,476,7S5; cost of
material. Sl9l .27l.l50; valure of pro-
ducts, 1896, ,557 ,6S5 Profit, $40, ,S09,7j0
Per cent profit, 2l Z.
Boots aud Shoes-Capitsl. $5i,35S,-
30l wages paid. $50,995, IA cost OF
materials. Sll4 9G6, ,565 value of pro-
ducts, $l96,920.4Sl, Profit, $0,9jS,762
Per cent profit, 30
Mems Clothing-Capital. S79,86l,- :
G96 ; wages paid Sij,9l0,353; cost o.
,ns,cr;s!s, si3l ,.,5, 353 s2 ss2; ya!;,o Of prof
ducts, 1903 5iS,46l. Profit, S32,2i4,-
S26 Per cent. profit, Al.
Women's Clothing-Cspiial, SS.-
207, 273; wages paid $G.6Sl ,005; cost
of materials, $l9.5h9, ,227; value of
products, $4,000, ,5G2. Per cent. prof
til.
Cotton Goods-Capital. $2l9,5
794; wages paid. $45.6l4,4l9: cost of
materials, $ll3. .765.537. value Of pro.
duets, S20l ,9j0,3S3 Profit $5l, ,57O,-
427. Per cent. profit 90.
Foundry aud Machine Works
Capital, 1854 2l9, ,4Si; wages paid
S56,9S2. 1873; cost of materials $l03,-
45,0S3; value of products. $2l4,-
37S, ,lGS. Profit, $i5,0jl, ,252. Per
cent. profit, 30.
Tanned Leather-Capiial, $50,222,- :
05i wages paid, $9.20i2i3; cost OF
material, $S5 9i9.207; value of pro-
ducts, $ll3,34S, ,335 Profit, $lS,l94,-
$50. Per cent. profit, 36.
Sawed Lumber-Capital. $lSl, 1885,
l22; wages paid, $3l.Si5,97I; cost of
materials. STAG, l55, ,3S5 value of pro-
ducts 1888 26S, ,729. Profit, $55,2S7,-
$40. Per cent. profit 81.
Mixed Textiles--Capiial, $37, $780,
0j7 wages paid. l33lG,753; cost of
materials, S37 7.227,7Il value of pro-
ducts, $G6 22l, ,703 Profit, Sl5, ,677, ,209
Per cent. profit, 30
PAper-Capital, $40,5il POP; wages
paid, $S,525, 1855; cost of materials,
1873. .95l, ,297 value of products, $55,-
l09,9l4. Profit, $l2 2,633, ,2G2 Per cent
profit, 45.
silk and Silk Goods-Capiial, Sl9,-
1875 300; wages paid, S9,ll6,7 705; cost
of materials, $22 ,467, 70l value of pro-
ducls, $il ,033,045. Profit, $9,4lS,639
Per cent iiroGt, l6
Sugar aud Molasses-Capital, $27,-
432, 500; wages paid. $2,S75,032 cost
OF materials, Sll4G98, 499; value Of
products, $l55,SlS,9l5. Profit, $685.
275. .3S4, Per cent. profit, 80
WooienG Goods-Capital, ,$9G, ,09j, ,564 (;
wages paid, $25 $50, 1872; cost of mate
risls. $l00Si5,6ll; value of products,
Sl60,606,723 Profit, $32, ,924 720. Per
cent. profit, 35.
Sash, Doors and Blinds-Cspital, $50,
$3.50; wages paid, $75i0,930; cost
of materials, $40, 7909l9 Profit, Z,
2S9,476 Per cent, profit, 10.
Marble aud Stone Work Capital,
SIG, ,46S, ,22l; wages paid, $40 23S,0S5
cost of materials, $l2,7l3 2i5; value
Of products, S3l, ,4l5,lj0. Profit, IS,
1873, 720. Per oent profit.29
Cnrried Leather-Capitsl, $l6,S7S.
$40; wages paid. 4Si5, ,4l3; value of
$7l, l,34l ,297. Profit, $7,l99, |
375. Per cent. profit, so.
Planed Lumber-Capital, $l7,6l2 923 |
wages paid, $3.50 G2l; cost of ma
terials $2i 477.5l3; value of products,
$3G, G,S03,256. Profit $5,43s,0S9. Per
cent profit, 81. ..
Ship Building-Cspital $40, ,979,S74
wages paid $l2 7l3,Sl3; costs of ma
terials. $l9,736, 1858 value ofprodncts,
S3G S00327. Profit $50, l5G. Per cent
profit, 90.
Linseed Oil-Capital S5,S72,750
wages paid, S6Sl, ,G0S cost of mat terials
sl2,S74 294 value of products, $l5, 1893,
sl2 PROFIT $l,S35S2l. Per cent.
paolt, 81.
Glass-Capital, $l9,S44690; wages
paid, 50, ,l44, 100; cost of materials, s.
D2S,6A value of product, $2l, ,l5I,57l,
Profit, $3,9Sl, $50. Per cent. profit
1915.
Hosiery and Kuit Goods-Cip'ial,
Sl5, 5,59l; wages paid. $6,70l, ,475;
cost of materials, $l5.2l0.95l value of
500, 9,l67,227. Profit, 7,254,-
SOL. Per cent. profit, 46,
The per cent. profit on the protected
industries enumerated above is OBJ
lsined after deducting the amounts
paid for wages and raw material
from the value of the manufactured
ARTICLE, the wholesale value alone
being given.
It requires no politician, no party
lrgan,tp tell the average workingman
where the protection comes in and
who is benefited by it. lie can see
with half an eye that he is not the
lne benefited. Furthermore the Gov
srnment statistics from which we OBJ
Iained the above, show that the aver
age wages of the employees in these
industries is "a cents per
lay. The interest of the workingmen