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business. and the poorest people get the oene-
q hat ihS sS%Sl y: * sRS $Ss
attend 20 Il, is & notify the Board q Health
hs 6Smss oS the S in YORK were
90 we'll Jared for AZ nov In this respecs N.
:. Painters get pominaliy $3.50 dsy IN New
work grows dull they ret less and Ro 60 work
for the lobbers who do MT be- ong 70 the unions
but the bulk oi painters lose a deal Of time
Csbinetmakers get frSm IiS iosSiS WSSShk, WSSShk.,
p Mork ee5S Il aSIte d,stnct from csrpentsrnS The
use OF cabinet work In buildin Is INCREASING
especially for barrooms And and s,ores sore there Is
lin roofers set $3.50 q day for eight hours.
many buildings. are being finished and covered
for the winter there are not tin rooterH enough
DO The WORK o IN Ss0r ms Ss fhSs9 n H EoosTS Ss no
pr badly lose moro time than any other branch
OF the bull ing business ,
upon this as uns killed labor, but II is notso
briSEs bSE an N mortar @ % and SsreenSorn can By no
means do It ofr-hand. The cellar diGgers. or
common day laborers, get from 81 80 a day up.
Italians some Of the italians have, however.
got into the trades organizations and are
working qmicaoly with the Irish and other
It is estimated that about ls or 20 Per cent.
OF the journeymen who work In New York city
as masons. plasteIers, stone cutters, and some
other departments have no homes here, and
only stay here during the busy season Of the
10 Canada or Great Britain. Tor the other three
months and rest with their families They IND
& % h y hs HS to sy fS Ssons a TO Shs Ss
trades unions, and they aro unanimously In
favor OF tho strictest Limitation OF the number
voice OF such men should prevent an American
citizen from teaching his own son his own
6ish f0 wages age 'q paid in the building trades have
Affected rents 80 that worKingman now pays
about tl2 a month for apartments that were
formerly rented at SS month. There is some
compensation, however. in the fact that s9ni.
tary regulations are more prevalent. But
workingman to travel further and further to
his work. Possibly this fact may In time, by
tn Of the II. se
permit an extension Of rapid transit and re-
lease the municipality from. the grip Of tho
Of travel and won't let 60 or oblige he public.
It costs now from 80 to ~ per cent more to
But there are 'nSa more Rousss ThoTs
are no more eiRht-inoh walls, or hollow iron
coIumna or wooden Manssrd roofs. The walls
and the roofs made hreproof But 1t costs
more. and the people who occupy the houses
landlord may be compelled 10 take less rent,
but he is q notorious Kicker for revenue. and
the worklngman must pay his share or trSEeL
to be had at that. They have never had o
They have ave the ca advantage Of working indoors
and pretty constant employment But they
must be skilled workmsn; Many men n trades
chiefly as the result OF orRanlEation.
Bhoemak ers get better wages IN New York
pa ia hs trade 4FSs are
about the only ones who get weekly wages
hs n q
arc willing to, work. Many are satisfied with
Sorf short hours and take irrs9gent @ holidays:
ten nm men IN to t team team Who distrbae the Various
parts among themselves. each man doing the
part that he is best fitted to do. In this way
could working sihGly. The profits Of the df-
vision Of labor are 50 great that very, few
sasistancs The 'f most A Of WIN What T Is called IT.
sewing on the Raiter tops. Generally work
him. TRe work Of he city
shoemakeris is much better and better PAID than
though immense quantities Of the latter are
sold In the ready made stores. and readily
ey be be o. q ths
Dor. 1t is characteristic Of the city shoemakers,
as OF printers and other workers by the piece,
go along rather than 10 amass savings to ena-
Bile them to take leisure later in life,
1T iu Is eharacterstic % Of all trsdes 'S; in New
York city where men work by the piece to con:
form their working hours hours, to 2 the demands Of
makers are proverbisl for it. They do not take
long vacations in the summer but they keep
of a day to 60 to Coney Island or the races OF
the base ball matches. The mon who do this
NOT rs T but tasy
versai. especially among printers, that a con
as substitutes, or extra M n. In various trades,
4 n IL ths SseS tss t
est t0 provocStlon. ,P A6oueh some turn up With
big heads on blue Monday there are many
who EPEk peter Hte5 o
shoemaEers' wages. They can earn S25 a
year round, while other men on the same work
refuse to earn more than $40 week. 1t Is all
Piecework. and they work or play as they see
M steadS Spd %S5t Of them seem to prefer play to
Haters In the city can earn about 05 day
piece, and many prefer to work short weeks
And And enjoy lie IS It goes rather than exhaust
wh Thsy have
In the clothing trade there is a wide range
Of priceS paid AZ for work. work. ranging from s. 70 go
cheap ready-made goods. VIII oh are all farmed
out to piece workers. tnSludiHg tho LABOR Of
control only the better class OF work. Custom
cutters command the very highest wages,
ranging from $25, to $50 per week. and the
maSers Of the fashionable garments of mems
clothing can approximate those figures. There
are many branches OF tho clothing trade. and
the competition among the workers is always
great. Organization has done a good deal to
Keep up wages, In thirteen cities the Journey;
men Taiors' National Union have restricted
the hours Of labor to pine per day. The trades
penterS, house Trainers, German "A American
printers. stone masons stair builders plaster
ers lathers. fresco painters, and wood ceryers.
The best paid trade is that oi the bank note
engrayers, who earn all the way from $40 to
500 week They have never had a, trade
union: Their protection consists In the iact
that their trade requires O great dea! Of
artistic ability and good many, years OF prac-
tIce. When they become expert they have no
is always sharp competition among employ
ers TO secure the best workmen. Durn ng tho
war and Tor years after there were not enough
snersvels were brought in from other bHsi-
nesses to aid in some parts OF the work; The
bank note printers known as plate printers.
also had things all their Own way for number
Of years. They had q hourishlng union aud
got all the prices they asked, and then there
! wore not half enough 10 do tho work. They
| earned from $40 TO $40 week. Since tho new
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