Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-08
Workings Of The Ten Hour LsI lmeal
Maine People.
Interesting Letters from Workers h
Various Occupations.
important and Thorough Statistics 4
General Interest.
4 Model Report Sure to bs Apprsoiss.
cd by Maine People.

The Second Annual Rcpo-, Of Labor Con.
missioner Samuel W. Mathew. 10 nearly
ready for the press, II i,a complete and
'ahsus,i,e II pert, iov irg tho large amount
OF work which has been rut into this b, sneh
Of the service the ra.t,,ar. ON the al.
vance sheets We are able to give our rsadcrs
he MOI" salient points of the report. which
NJ be read With interest After giving the
o''gin Of labor bur, aus, the nun, Der a, r,es-
ert in the United States, ,t,.. tho &c, mia.
sioncr says
The experience of all bur aus js concur
rem, that the voluntary blans" system Of
collecting statistical informal on 10 very nm
satisfactory In results The reasons arr A.
lsi'it iRipsic'. ri' judic, and n, gk ct,
'' mhire 10 re- der u. harvest of "y,,ur, -
mt oh 'm"i',t than The quantity of seed"
scattered broadcast ever the State. through
the mails
Notw wlthstsnding, the s.surRncp, of the
commissioner. that all information Unmarried
'hfongh the blauks furnrh d would he
str" tiy cont'ler tial'-asurhnc ncss faithfully
- 'W'-~ mary ma, niattur 70 10 " HON blanhs
nave he'n sent duriIH the pa.t year and
e''n In ta'es her, npl eals have be, n made
IN I'iton and b, htt'r, lave ttt,rly n,sl,ct-
I'd "a icsIond. In order 10 b,ia,r the djf-
h'ulti's thus n't - collecting statistics. an
act I'm liar To the one IRE pared hy a commit
ne OF three abor con mi on, r.-Csroll ID.
Wright OF Mas'm hus.us. jane. Bishop Of
N'r Jets',. snd Charles y P,ch of N,v
io'k 'ompeliing re'urns To he made. has
been adopted ~ several sa".. ard may
wen o" "ofstd, red for adoption by our o~s
Legislature.
Referring to the law to comrci children IL
20 :" school 20 NJ 10 gi,e III, n, a better op-
Ioiinii'y 'oMq' ne at hsst the tadin ,n,. u
an education. the &, mn,i,,ion,r sa,s tLs,
one of the things that r. tard he .nfo,c. .nt
of "ch l"~, IL 'he for. of III, parent. 10
81 their children ut work in f.ctori,..wIo
viii f.lsify a, 10 their age u. r.con.meuds
that the Stare phnli be u ore ,tict a.. to res.
i,irring hhih,. Rcicrrng TO the Law against
chil labor III, C"mmi,sion. = saws;
have given ny 10. .dorts In the en-
fo'c.m nj OF his secf'o u; and, sl,housb II
may not have accomplished rs much as might
ne Nhhfh' have received many words Of
commentator of Its working. from superip-
- ''''' v ~ h''- VI FfHbbiH. AMI blow
c-s IN mills. in i0w MS and cities where chil.
dren are employed
When children IN great many cases ara
sent out %! the mill. to tend school, ,b,v
hiHy truant In ih" streets. We often hear
The argument u at the factory IL = better
lace tor the child than running the sire, n.
" children play truRnt and run the sty,e,,.
he tos authorities are some " hat to blame
as wen as their poor. ignorant par, nts
Mahnfactutsrs claim, In some cases, that
'heD they send ch ldren out 10 no 10 ,cbool.
'b'y viii get certificates that they are old
'nonRh to clear the school Law, and nshe
application for employ ment In other mills.
10 prevent Ibis as far ss possibl. the mann
faetnrr. in Lewiston when they send out a
enid send notice to all other manufacturers
N Lewi.toD.
la the last fe~ years there has b.ep VIM.
'er'ui IMPROVE M nj In those things thst give
""mfor' and health tn the hom.A. work shops
and places If business. The p,.llivrn, em.
pioy'r has learued hat il PAYS well Ia haze
his factory vii lighted, ventilated, warned
AID kepf in tidy con Iiiion. have visited
number OF the best regulated mills In Mas
-achus r'. ard can frankly and slssily cav
hat. as hole. the mills In Maine compsye
'n'oraby siJh the mills in Ms,sacbusetts In
hPir sanitary conditions, and In other re-
p' cts that give comfort to the empIoyss.
bnt am sorry to say there are a number Of
mills a. d work shops In ou- State which are
poor sanitary coniitioa poorly veD-
'''afed, ard In a number Of cases the
water rlo'efs sre VI adapted, and the me-
chsnieal M ana for Hu-hing the bovls are
not ahf quate 10 carry n at &c the eYcrrta
A'd pqn'd refuse whi"h causes in tOme Of
work M rooms strong sfiuvia. which
IL t..w
looms OF a large mill were employed hands
81 both sexes and they used the sane water
closet, ord 1t was IN very fi'hy STATE when
-een by me. II vas very small lard ' layse
"nough for large sized person to gain ad-
'n''ion 1t was three f,.'. five inches In
ength, ard one foot, eight inches wide.
mere sboul be a water clo.et in every work
-hop where there are five employ.s II
would be- one q the most bepe Heisl acts tbas
could be enacted by our legislature, II the
'ener- OF buildings, a. vel as the employ
r.. shall provide sufficient number Of
prop water closets, earth closet. or pyjvies.
for The us. Of all persons 30 employed. Also
that ~ fhcient rumber Of separate and dis
tnct sat-r closets, earth closets or priviss.
'hould be provided for the use Of each ssx.
'nd these clos.ts ,hou b. plainly desirnss.
d. In some of our mills ov, r,sers are re-
~ ''N WAt 'Hflr fDDHs are HeDt ~ 4
cd 'anitarv conGhion. .. rson called an
n'p.ctor, employed by the mills, make. Q
1sit TO every rom and II he HDds anyth ~
he iusps ction that is wrong he reports i
% The ag-nt.
fh. com missioner then goes into Q lor
rgument as to the effects Of sust m
operatives. He al'o suggests that Q similar
a~ to that sbich exists In Msssaehus~ts in
elatioD TO corporations furnishing seats for
females b. passed Referring to scc,denss
tie comm .ssion.r says;
Since mis- sp' ointment = mum bey Of scci.
'rnis IN msnufa iori,s have b.ea brought %
~ no ice, TO chilirsn aud aiuits. caused IN
ONE cases y clsauing danger US machinery
bile II vas In morion. you'd suggest
nat no child under the age Of fourteen yes1s
- PERMITTED to clean any part Of the ms
hinery In any factory VII ie such part 10 in
notion by the aid Of steam. water or any
her mechanical powers.
Ia nv inspection Of factories and work.
h'ps have, during the hours Of labor,
'uod main Toors locked in factories rh~
"a ufacturer said the reason vhv thsS
.Fpt the aoors locked wa TO keep su Tue
nblic who interfered with their h.lp." In
Ne mill employing one hundred bands
und the main door locked and the only
thef way Of sgress vas our through the engiDe
al boiler room. In cas- Of fire IL the mAin
oors are allowed to be kept locked . num-
'er Of live. might be sacrificed
Chapter 26. ssction 25 of the public laws,
ads: Every bull ling intenc I'd temposss "
-prmanen ly for public ass and svssy
hooI room shall have al i,re'. door ~
ndsd for sgress. open s.vasds.s ID y