New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
FICTORY INSPECTORS REPORT
LARGE FIELD COVERED BY THEIR LABoRs-
THEY WANT MORE MONEY AND POWER

LARGE FIELD COVERED BY THEIR LABORS-
THEY WANT MORE MONEY AND POWER.
Albany. Jan. 81 Special.-Thc fifth annual report
Of the Factory Inspectors Of the state of New YORK VIII
be submitted to the Legislature tomorrow by James
Connolly the chief factory inspector, and the assistant
factory inspector. John Francy.
In his Introduction Mr. Connolly reviews more or
less in detail the work Of the year. Speaking Of The
employment of women deputy factory inspectors he
SAYS in part: "Ath0ugh the few months scarcely
five which they have been In Office i hardly sufficient
time TO warrant either emphatic approval or disap-
prOval OF the theory advanced in behalf Of putting
in such places. IT is better to give them a
fair and impartial trial. extending sufficient time
before the plan be totally indor,ed or condemned
Mr. Connolly also say, that october he removed
George L. Guetg. deputy inspector for the Fifth D,
trict. and he did not appoint his successor until
December 3. No reason is given for the removal Of
Mr.. Gueg.
Mr.. Connolly also makes a frantic appeal for more
money and says: II viii be conceded. think. by
any fsrmnded person that ~, 900 year /, not Sui
Gent return for services which tend TO guard tho
mental. moral. and physical wellbeing Of large aud
important portion Of the community. Ncw-iork paws
it, deputy factory inspectors less money than other
state and imposes upon them considerable more work
than required of such officers in other states. There
fore their salaries should be increased % proper
amount
The report devOtes space 10 the discussion Of
sweat shops and hours of labor and also Of child
labor OF the former IL concludes follows summed
up a nutshell. the trouble with the sweaters work
shops Of New York is this the hours of labor are toe
long. being sometimes high ninety hours week;
the ventating and sanitary arrangements nearly
always vile to the last degree, and the workrooms
excessively overcrowded.'
Under the head Of Child Labor the report is in
terestng affecting, a. it does many thousands Of
little The report Is in part a. follows
The policy OF employing very young children in
manufactures has been practically abolished in this
state Under our laws child under fourteen years
Of axe be- employed in any manufacturing esab-
l>hment This restriction has rarely been KNOWN gy
violated by employers, excepting. possibly, among
certain class in New-l ork City.
future welfare to be matter of sufficient Importance
TO influence them in observing the law 1t i from ms
They will freely make affidavit to the effect that their
children above the statutory age in order
them into the factory or workshop.
Now that all children under sixteen years of
be able to read and write before they be law
fully employed In mandatory prevention We'll
for much Of the criminal illiteracy of tho
the fur.er important effect Of preventing newly ar.
rived non English speaking foreigners from forcing
their children into factories before they learned the
Ian X%agc Of the country and in this respect il will
always I've productive Of much good.
Mr. Connolly bewall, the fact that corporations are
not forced by law TO answer all his inquiries respecting
their methods OF paving their employees. lie also
deprccat-S the methods In Of building and
running elevators and many elevators have been
put in old buildings never intended for them. and thar
The hosting apparatus Is usually placed I'm dark
garnet cellar who're II j. impossible 10 closely inspec,
IT, Til, work OF Inspection, ne says, l. generally cfG
the boy man who runs the elevator car and whose
qualifications for such duty depend more upon his
theapness than his knowledge OF such machinery
,hat A. ,ola,r., 80
SpcctOn be amended 10 cover more ground and % In.
crease the powers of the deputy inspectors.