Telegram-herald., 1890-01-10
ADVANCE SHEETS
From the Bureau Of Labor ana
Industrial Statistics.


Comm. -Htlti o- LABOR A h Hearth b
h4s ld.y enclosed t1e folou ~ al.
yaac saeets 81 tae seventh annual
report ot the Bureau of Labor and lp-
daslal STAT, sites. They coata.n d
summary Of the canvass of the tara..
tafe factories II Grand Rapids. TIN.
tul report 0al rot be ready for public
. d-,lr-aaloa un February
IwcnY-e sAt furniture factories we've
canyassed la Grand Rapids. 10 our re-
quest for the wholesale value Of good,
+ manufactured daring their fiscal year
the tota. numuer ot employees and the
total amount OF wages pad, the follow.
I ing seven firms failed TO make return,
% TINS bureau: Nelson, Matter 4 Co.
the Sigh Furniture Co, NJ. J.. Sweet
stowe y DAVIS Furniture Co., Universal
Tripod Co, Grand Rapids Cabinet Co..
and the Wolverine Chair Co. The fol-
loving hrms gave the desired Intorma-
ton: W.ddr0mb FumitureCo., Phoenix
Furniture Co., Berkey Il Gay, B.sseIi
Carpet sweeper Co, Grand Rapids Cham
Co., Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co.,
McCord 4 Bradhcld Furniture Co,
Orel Cabinet Co., Grand Rapids school
/ Furniture Co.. Kent Furniture CO., "
4. Berkey, New England Furniture
Co., Grand Rapids Folding CHAIR and
/ TahloCo., WOrden Furniture Co., Grand
Rapids Veneer Works, Pcninsular Fur
I q.
ture Co., T.. r.. Allen, VALLEY City Rat
tan Works and the Valley City Table
Co. The tWenty-Onc firms last enumer-
| atcd had 1883 employees upon their pay
rolls Ou the FIRST pay day lu May, 1889.
/ The total wholesale value Ol goods
manufactured during thClr fiscal year
was =, Dos al. The total amount of
wages paid was 81 $50 SOS. amounting
to S4l6.77 per capita lman, boy and
grll per year. The wages paid amount
ed TO 20 per cent OF the wholesale
value OF the goods produced.
in the twenty eight factories the Spe-
Clal agent of the bureau made q canvass
of 2929 men and boys and - girls. The
canvass of the men and boys resulted
as follows: Nationality: Americans.
1923; HOlianders, 1902; Swedcs, Il9:
Grmans, 2S3; POlanders, 40; Scotch
men, %; Russians, -: Englishmcn, 80;
Canadians, l24; Frenchmen, 1; Danes,
/ b; NOrwegIans, is; Austrians, 2i; Irish
men, 81, Belgians, f. Brazllians, .;
/ Welshmen, l; Fmlandors, !; did not
answer, /; Swiss, I; West Indies. j;
born on the ocean, ,; Bermuda Islander,
| i; Central American, l; Isle of Man, /.
OF the employees "a per cent. are for
/ olgn born. Parentagc of those born IN
the United States; American, 800; IIol-
land, 100; German, 1873; English, A.;
/ Irish, 90; Polish, ;; not answered, /;
Canadian, l6 Scotch, -; Austrian, 3;
French, IA; Russian, J.; Danish, ,; Nor
/ weg.dn, ]; swedish, !; Welsh, /; Bel
glan, J.; Spansh !; New Zealand, /. OF
the 1929 employees who are reported as
having been born IN the United States
80 per cent. had foreign parents.
All OF the factories work ten hours a
day. All pay their employees In cash.
All pay weekly except the Phoenix Fur
nlture Company, Grand Rapids Chair
Company, Kent Furniture Company,
". 4. Berkey.and. the PeDnsular Furnl-
turc Company, who pay scmi-monthly.
The total annual earnings Is 81 ,25O, 400,
amounting 20 S426.93 per capita lman
and boy per year. OF the foreigners
257 are not naturahzed. Three hum
dred and twenty-three had money upon
arrival IN this country amounting to
39,574.l5. Eighty-tour have sent
money to relatives and friends in the
old country amounting 10 S6o30. Soy
| Cutcen per cent. of the foreigners mad
money upon arrival in this country.
I SIX hundred and twenty-five of the
/ employees pa'd Si353.35 for working
/ tools during the year. Total annual
/ family expenses, S67l ,633, amounting TO
/ Si02g4 per capita. Five hundred and
/ ntty-seven of the employees live at
lame and give their wages to their
parents, winch is 10 per cent. of the
employees Five hundred and sixty
saved S60,6S5 during the year. winch
included payments upon homes. IL per
cent. OF the employees saved money.
Only .0t per cent. of the total annual
earnings were saved. Two hundred
and fOrty-five have money in savings
banks or at interest amounting - SO
323. Seven hundred and eighteen own
homes valued at SS50, ,670.
OF the employees 10 years Of age and
I over. .%l pcr cent. own homes. Four
hundred and nncty-twO Of those own
ng homes are mortgagcd for a total of
$3.50, ,5l7. Seven hundred and fiftv-two
/ rent and pay total monthly rental of
s5002. ,3, an average of sos. The t0ta
annual rent amounts 10 $50. .033.96. an
average Of S79.,3. TIE per cent. of
rent 90 annual earnings IS Is.
and the per cent. Of rent % family ox-
peuses IS is. OF the families. 81 per
cent. rent. one thousand and twenty
seven tamile own sewing machines,