The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-09

Slate would have been physical and financial
Some 5000 blanks were I'D
dressed and mailed to as many separate estab-
lishments throughout the State, and OF this
number 5000, or rs per cent, were returned
fully and correctly answered.
From the tables 1t appears that there was a
net increase In wages OF $6,377 ,925.09 In the
year 1891, as com pared with the amount paid
In 1880, and net increase OF production OF
Sd, S15, 1908 in the year 1891 over that OF
1880. A simple analysis Of this table further
demonstrates the interesting fact that OF the
Isixty-seven industries covered n per cent. OF
them show an increase either OF the wages or
product, or both, and that there were no less
than S9,717 Instances OF individual increases OF
wages during the same year.
"While the Industries are but CT In num-
Der, the total trades represented amount to
l,121, and give employment TO 1885, 900 WORKING
men and women. or the 67 Industries included,
rs per cent. OF them show an increased aver
age yearly earning In the year 1891. while the
total average increase Of yearly earnings OF the
$4,000 employees was $2311. The average
Increase OF yearly earnings OF the employees in
tho 81 trades showing ans increase was
S49.96 in 1891, as compared with 1890.
STRIKES FEWER.
''In addition TO the investigation Of this spe.
eial subject, the bureau has continued its an
nual investigation OF all LABOR disturbances
Occurring in the State during the past year
The total number OF strikes reported for the
year 1891 was 4,519, as against 6,25S occurrina
in the year 1890. a decrease OF 1889. or the
total number, 4,519, 2375, or So per cent. o.
them, were in the building trades, fact thai
seems to follow In natural sequence the results
obtained In the special investigation of the ef'
ect OF the tariff. on labor and wages"
The report closed as follows: "It has beer
my experience, as, doubt not, It has been
that OF every statistician, more or less, that
one often finds himself tempted, unconscious
~, perhaps, to pursue an investigation with q
view to establish a precouceived theory. How
often failure and positive discontinue follow
can safely leave TO those who have engaged in
the fascinating study of statistics.
"To the true statistician, however, unin.
nuenced by social or political considerations
he profession is an enviable one and carries
with it duties and responsibilities Of the high
est order. To him theories are as nothing
without facts to support them they be-
"ome misleading, and, therefore, worthless
Facts and truth are what he seeks, and hav.
Ing possessed himself of them he places them
hard and cold as they oftentimes are, before
the public, satisfied that he has done but hi
duty, and thereby attained his highes
ambition"
These are facts reported-not by sensa
tlonal newspaper or prejudiced Congress-
men-but by the economists and statistical nj
OF worldwide fame whose names are men
toned, by a committee of United States
Senators, including two prominent leaders o
the Free Trade "reform" crusade-Senatol
Carlisle OF Kentucky and Senator Harris o
rennessee-and by Democratic Labor Burea,
OF State Administered and controlled b,
Democrats exclusively.
So Free Trade "reIormers" might Just al
well recognize first as last that any demagogl,
compilation of alleged facts which they car
make, no matter how conspicuously head
lined or audaciously blazoned forth, will no
affect in the least tho integrity or value OF tn,
unimpeuchabe official reports here cited.