The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-01-06

Totals. ..s,go5

,'%jcncral average.
In 1887, the report says s53 Strikes occurred.
Dltingihc sig years covered by the !nvestiga-
tion Ns.s York had the largest number Of cs-
tabltshments affected. both ny strikes and
lock .outs, there being for the former 24G and
for the LATER i.52s. The building trades fur
rlsht! G. go OF the total number of establish
lncnts engaged in strikes. The total number
ot emp.t.es eiglg in all the stiikss .Tas
was 1,3lSb1 i've number of employees IN
all embellishments before she strikes occurred
was 1.G22 CAS-, the whole humber employed In
the establishments involved after the strikes
occurred was 1,Cs6 s47-a loss Of 25,59S.
There wtre 1C3 O5S new employees cngagen
after .he SIT Fes ard 81. .4S3 were broughtifom
oti e. places than lhose III which the strikes,
occurred.s In g 1873 establishments lock outs
we're oIdsyeG. Iu those there were 1895
em.j ojes befo,cth ok outs occurred and
1919 s35 after the lock outs, while the rumbtr
sernaiIy locked out WIS l52,s4S There were
IS, go new ,mpluyts secured at the closc OF
iockouts, and 5,62s we're brought from other
piae. than those In which the lockouts c.
CARED: 2ts' li4t sfi .
rS THEIR SEX. o.
Or the number OF employees lnyolred In
stt!ies 90 IS pr cent w,re males sud ll.44
ptr cent were fe.titlts, af those involve,. In
iockouts, IS rs per cent wefe males and 81 81
per cen, females. New York, Pennsjjlssnta'
Nss$ .chs.etis, Ohio and lLinIls represent
II a per cent OF ;te ~hcle uumber OF estab-
Ii hpcnts affected by strikes ana sau soper
cent ot,the lotl on B. TheseSstatcs contain 80
per cent OF all the manufacturing establish
ment ata employ IS per cent Of the capital
invested In mechanical iudustr!es In the Uni
4ed :; s.cs. OF the 90 1856 establishments in
/. hich srits.es oAcufred; iu 1852 strikes were
ord red BIZ labor organizations, while OF the
, ls2 es abiishmenrs In which lorkouts occur
ryd, l., 1853 we're ordered by combinations OF
= lasers. o! the whole number OF establish
menrs az tectet 70 strike were temporarily
closed for business 1a 443 OF 6e.l9 per cent; o.
account OF lockouts 62 60 per cent. The sver
aye duration OF :teppage OF account of strikes
was 90 dsss; ,or lockout,, IS days. Success
for the str!kers followed in 1C,4Q7 establish
ments; partial success in 3,G04 and failure IN
500. BY lockouts, coi estsbl lsbtn:nts sue
ceedcd in gaining their points; l3o psttly sue
teeded, and 3O5 failed. Increase OF wages
sss the principal Object of cir kss, AZ "a per
CEN: The other leading causes are given as
foiloss:
.sfa u. PEI Cent
For reduction Of hours. .......... .t.....lo 40
Against reduction OF wsages............. 40
For ircr, ase of va;es and reduction of
hours .............. ....... '.oI
All Other cause .::...,sss,..s: ..-..... ..2a II
LOSSES TO Horn s1DEs.
The eport gives the Losses o. employees ard
| employers from strikes and lcckonts as fol
lows Losses to uiSers during the six years
covered by the investigation, t5i, sic, iG5.
Loss to employees through, locseuts during
tie sam, period, IS 13s, IN ss'for total wage
loss to Ell p Dyes of s59, 94s,ss2. Ttis loss oc-
Cured for both strikes AM lockouts in "A sis
establishments, OF nearly $40 to each striker
involved. The assistance given to sttikers
amounted to Eases 057; to those suffering
from lcckouts, 81 il 553s, or total Of a, $780,,
sos. The employers losses through strikes
IN ,uuted to sBo,732,65s through lockouts
e, 49,, ,2jl, or total loss to- the establish
IN 'nts involved of ssi,16b9l4. The chief
burden of strikes was borne by thirteen in
d is rice, W.:
| Boots and sh )ee. $50 Lumber .......... 395
Bick makinx.. AIS Metais and ms-
| Building trad 5 600 tail gos ds. .t5s5
| Clothing. ...... LIPS Mining ........gi6D
Csopsrsge. ge....... 4St Se2ne..... -, AS
FOOD prcpsraii,n1.4 Tobacco. : .2s
Furnitur,. 80: Transportation. i AIS
-hcse represent se.s5 per cent. of the whole
number sutjsc,sd 70 strikes. dn lorkontr
five trad s bore 80 per cent of the whole bur.
den as iol!ovs:
Boots and shoes. lh5 Metals aud me.
Building traies.. SOL tallic goods. &C
fClothtpg .....,,. tIs