The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-09-08
TARIFF AM, WAGES.
Text ofthe Report of Commits
sioner Peck of New York
HIGHER WAGES. LARGER PRODUCT
AND FEWER STRIKES, HE SAYS.

uiGurH WAGES i,EGrR pKopIfT
,>D rtvrp sTpIkts M say.
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In pursuance ri law. the undersigned
Ina. rompleted tlr work attendant upnn
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li' bureau u Niitl iie' ~ '.a'''i' anu
herewith glVeS briet summary I'll the
contents eli the same. IL ronplptinr
ha, hcru necessarily behaved hN reason
81 fire Unusual amount and important
character of the work anlertakrn. OF
NIL lhe varied ,uhieet> investigated ami
reported upon during Tn bureau min
te1f- existence nom have hurnes Il closer
Relationship Ia tlle= welfare al fhe Naec
p9tHrr~ ii the Stateol# furnished tn pub
liz in general with statistical data - val
lsibl- la a comprehensive. understanding
nffhr one .ere41 econnlHie question of thu
present day than tle tf1.
TaHn. whether hlied "far revenue
only. OF foi "reVenu, aud the incidental
protection 81 American manufacturer.
and American hbor. i certainly Il quo
lion oil such y;l>l import n To enli-l the
mu-l thorough and di-pa,,ionate inNe,ti-
cation Al tie lIlaa- ii the American pro
pie. And while tie present report ha-.
under tie law. been confined 10 he State
of New ork. it, result can hui he TAX
ena, indicative ol the condition, existing
in every section Of our country where
manufacturing aud industrial pursuit :
are followed.
With the exception oil a limited NUN
Der oi the great indu.trie, carried on in
our country, no State in the hon otler-
a feld 80 varied oreNten>iNc within which
the ,tati,tican can carry on hi Work With
greater assurances OF Intelligent ~uece,~
than j. presented hy the State of New
\ oik. Within il borders are Ia he found
by far The greatest number OF manuiact-
uring establishments. lhnnost varied in
du>trics and the large,l number al indi-
Vidual employers and Wage Farmers Of
any of the II ConmonWcalths embraced
in the nited States. 50 tlat. whatever
the statistical data collected aud tabula
ted may prove relative II the effects of
projection on labor and wages in New
ork. may Justly be taken IL fairly re-
of the conditions through
out the whole country.
Almost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We're made
ot tli, bureau by the great writers upon
economic subjects, the leaders of thought
and discussion in our pnlpits, on the ros
trnm and through the public pres. for
reliable data and statistics hearing upon
This very important subject
And it was by reason III this situation,
no less than with "A view 10 establish the
truth or talSity of the premises taken by
the two great political parties of the
country, that the undersigned finally de-
cided to make the subject of The Effect
of the Taritf on Labor aud Wages one
of special investigation. II may be urged
by some that the investigation made has
not been broad enough or of sufficient
scope To fairly warrant the deductions |
arrived at. by reason OF The fact that the
cost of living. including the neeessaries
that 20 10 make il up. have been given !
no place in HE work. Ii should be borne |
in mind. however, thai il ha, been my |
rndravor to investigate only that phase
of the subject which relates simply 10
increase or decrease ii production and |
the rates of Wamc., paid
The period covered bv investigation
includes the year Immediately prior to
the enactment OF Nlml is termed the
',Mckinlrv bill. e." and the year inme-
iiatclv following it, becoming law.
That i. the data upon which The report |
M b'eh llld'" WI, i'' tn - ~,
mcurng sept. /. lNN9. up to and InGllu- |
iu,r tho II Il al AUGUST ISgD and the |
year commencing Sept, |. 1870. up to