Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17
PROTECTION IN ONE STATE.

| FTOC0CCiOn FTOt0CCS LABOR - ne
| Evidence Of Democratic OffIcia
Proving Its Beneficial Effect.
Charles F. Peck, commissioner of labo
for New York State, presents some in
teresting statistics in his annual report
just issued. As Mr.. Peck is democrat
it cannot be said that he has made ;
partisan showing, for all his figures ten6
to prove false the tenets and traditions
of bis own party. The statistics gath
cred were to show the effects of the pro
lection policy advocated by the republi.
can party, and disprove every statement
made by the democratic and populist
parties in their advocacy Of free trade
The following liberal extracts have
been made from the report:
"The period covered by the investiga.
ton includes the year Immediately priol
to the enactment of what is termed the
Mckinley bill and the year Immediate
ly following its becoming law. That
is, the data upon which the report has
been made was for the year commencing
September l, 1889 up to and including
August 81, 1890, and the year commenc-
ing September 1, 1890, up to and includ-
ing August 81. 1891. The methods en-
ployed to secure the necessary data
were almost entirely those by the blank
system.
sit was not the original purpose, nor
is it now pretended that the data and
statistics presented represent any but
purely wholesale manufacturing estab-
lishments. To have undertaken to cover
the retail and custom manufacturing es-
adjustments of the state would have
been physical and financial impossi-
bility.
INCREASE IN WAGES AND PRODUCTION.
''Some 5000 blanks were addressed
and mailed to as many separate estab-
lishments throughout the state. and of
this number 5000, or Is per cent, were
returned fully and correctly answered.
From the tables it appears that there
was net increase in wages of $751;.
925.O9 in the year 1891 as compared
with the amount paid in 1890, and net
increase of production of $31, 315, 23O.69
in the year 1891 over that of 1890. A
simple analysis of this table further
demonstrates the interesting fact that of
the sixty-seven industries covered II
per cent of them show an increase in
either 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 sixty-seven in num-
Der the total trades represented amount
to 1, 121 and give employment to 285. 200
working men and women.
INCREASE IN EARNINGS.
''Of the si1ty-seven industries includ-
ed, IS per cent of them show an in
creased average yearly earnings in the
year 1891, while the total average in
crease OF yearly earnings Of the 285, 900
employees was S23.11. The average in
crease of yearly earnings Of the en-
ployes in the tifty-one trades showing
an increase was $43.96 in 1891 as COM
pared with $780,"
In addition to the investigation OF
this special subject the bureau has con-
tinued its annual investigation of all
labor disturbances occurring in the state
during the past year.
ONE-THIRD LESS STRIKER
The total number of strikes reported
for the year 1891 was 4,512, as against
6,25S occurring in the year 1890, q de-
| crease OF 1,739. OF the total number,
4,512, 1876, or So per cent of them,
were in the building trades, fact that
seems to follow in natural sequence the
result obtained in the special investiga-
ton of the select Of the taliff on labor
and wages"