New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
LABOR 80 AND STATISTICS.
DISCUSSIONS IN THE HARTFORD coNvEN
TON.

: 3EHS " WOhh1N6 CdlLDhEN-oooD nI
SUITS FROM THE STATE BUREAUS.
Isr TzLKanArH TO TEE rnIsusEl
Hartford. June 26-The morning session OF tbs
Labor Convention showed Increased attendance.
Commissioner Porter telegraphed his inability to
attend on account Of the sudden death OF the wife
Of business associate. Commissioner Lyman,
Of Minnesota, described reports on manual and
technical training, on strikes and the number OF
unemployed, on wages and cost OF living. ana on
cooperative associations. with special account OF
the strife between boss shops and cooperative
shops in eooperage. A pool was formed with in
tent 10 control the hours Of work and the number
Of men employed In each shop, and to apportion
IN contracts among the shops, but the monopoly
was resisted and the pool practically defeated.
Commissioner Bowditch, OF Rhode lslnnd re-
ported that tho bureau had been organized at the
request Of labor organizations and manufacturers
had sntagonjzed 1t. Among the first questions
ssked them were some about their profit and loss,
which they declined to answer. New schedules
Of inquiries had been prepared and more generally
answered. Commissioner Jenkins, Of Nebraska
said that manufacturers had first thought the
bureau would only cater to the prejudices OF labor
Blanks sent were answered in small proportion
Of cases. Some were returned with comments
stadotly not catering But report had been pre-
pared correcting gross errors regarding the mort
cages of land and further inquiries were IN prog
ress regarding wages, beet culture and other topics
with great earnestness the course Of the Legisht-
ure in cutting down expenses for the years WORK
20 $500 was described, and the comm issioner an
nounced that when the money stopped he should
stop. Mr. Betton, commissioner OF Kansas re-
ported that the bureau was at first considered sop
thrown to labor organizations and legislators
could not see the use Of eppropriahng more
money. but information from the kmsh's
of Labor had proved one-sided or CRANKY.
Investigations sbout women workers were w,
scribed, and long report on clearinghouse anu
meat supply was read. showing great oecse"S0
since 1870 in the cost of meats to consumers
Mr.. Holiewith, Of Washington, was invited 70
exhibit his electrical machine for facihtauns cen
sus work, and greatly interested the convention
Mr.. P,defu. chIef clerk OF the Massachusetts
Bureou. gave an exceedingly fascinating ACCOUNT
of he deyelopment of various machines In thao
office for counting, adding and recording, ana tne
enormous saving in labor thus ELECTED
The afternoon session from 2 to D p. M was
Of great interest. Mr.. Keene, OF New'forR' hre'
described the methods used for facilitating s'aus-
tical work in that office. e. =. 80,
The secretary then read paper oy MRS "lscn-
newetzky daughter Of Judge heHeyJ Oh chif'
treatment OF the statistics gathered and denounced
az a shameless Justification of facts late official
senort about mortality in Ncw-York tenemenIs'
Ar Fellows Bowditch, OF Rhode Island, warmly
,esnanded maintaining the essential correctness
and vs,ue of his report on child labor MIR. Wad
Nm commissioner of Massachusetts, YESTERDAY IN
correctly speled Wadkin), criticised the paper
sffectiyely. showing that Massachusetts statistics
proved that child labor vas decreasing MI
Kseue. of New-York. referred to factory lnspec-
ttou IN New-York and to the failure OF Dill 70
add several women inspectors. Answering IN
onir,es nv Mr. Merriwether, OF Missouri, regard
inc the course pursued when parents swore that
working children were OF lawful age, Mr. STARK,
of Wisconsin, explained that the bureau ofdereu
discharge when convinced that children were
under the legal age. Commissioner Wright eA-
plafped the position taken by the Massachusetts
Board, showing that great pains were taken 10
ascertain any violation OF the law es 10 emu
labor, and in a most effective style coniron'eo
.V,,h statistics the declarations Of Mrs. Wischne
r,etzky that child labor WIS increasing He
showed. also. the deceptiveness Of comparing com.
nlete statistics of one date with incomplete sta
tics of other dates Mr.. Hotehkiss, Of Connecti-
emit. explained that the school board, under the
law of that State, had control regarding chila
labor, and testified as 20 the thoroushness oi
Mr' Blue, Minister Of Agriculture Of Ontario,
Vas invited to address the convention, and ex-
blamed the method of his department in collecting
labor statistics. He spoke warmly OF the good
rf The New.York Tribune, was invited to ad-
lress- the convention, and spoke OF the import
Ince Of unfying the work in the various states
py collecting similar data for comparison. FRO.
lessor Bunis, of Vanderbilt University, on invita-
Hon; spoke especially Of the need Of better sta
Hstics regarding rents. Mrs. Sayles upon invita-.
hon. briefly responded regarding the harmony OF
statistical and sociological labors.
dress by. the Rev DIR. Strong, Of New.York, on the
Wofk Of the Evangelical Alliance. lie knew
that nothing was so hard as 20 catch and cage u
fact, and with Josh Billings, would rather know
not 90. His labOrs had been an en-.
de.vor 10 ascertain mans actual relations with
man. The Church had dwet upon mans relatonf
70 God g If forgetting the commandment to love
law Law the only remedy for the evils which sta
ust,cS Of labor disclosed He gave most interest
me- de tails Of the work OF the Alliance In Phiadel
phia One woman was found memoer N Iega a3l
from all The Rev j. II. Jones. of Massachusetts
spoke strongly for labor reform. eight hours work
bee transportation TO and from homes ana tne prhc
tteaI abolition OF cities. Then the Rev. Df ray
ior sociological professor strongly interested Tn
snn-entJon In an eloquent address regarding tn
slR2S Hon h Coo. the veteran chairman Of II
State Board Of Agriculture oiosed the session NJ.
= warm recognition OF the usefulness anu the hisi
suiyft Of .he lnbors Of the bureaus: :, -,
The convention held an executive session In th
rvcning. To-day It INVESTIGATES three typlea
manufacturing towns. upon invit9non o. tne C th
Willfmantic Lnen Company, and the Ponemah Got
ton Mills, at Loftville'
a-S''s u p,a mr. lsr WITH DYNAMITE.