Arizona silver belt., 1892-08-13
YOUNG WOMEN IN PlTTssUae MAKE
 IRON BOLTS AND NUTS.

.n Pittshurg who work in iron mills
 making bolts, nuts, hinges and barbed
 wire It seems almost incredible that
 girls should ho employed in an occupa-
 ton which is sassooiated oulywith brawn
 and muscle, but such is the case At
 the first sight of the bolt works one can
 not believe that anything bright or in.
 teresting could live inside At the call
 of the 6;3O a. m. whistle girls ara seen
 coming from all directions toward the
 factory They arc generally dressed
 tidy and well, and with their lunch bus.
 kets on their arms are not unlike any
 working girl one may see
 The first thing they do after entering
 the building is to change their street
 dress for one to work in tie up their
 hair, roll up their sleeves, and, puttmg
 on coffeesack apron, arc ready 10 be-
 gin the days labor At o'clock the
 last whistle blows. the wheels groan aud
 screech as if they were weary to resume
 another days work, but in a little while
 they begin to move with more rapdiy
 aud the noise amounts Co something ter
 rife. A sulphur smoke ariscs aud as it embraces everything in dim color 1t needs but the dull red burning of the oil, the horrible noises and the occa. sional sound of human voice balloing q command to stamp the scene on ones memory as a study from sheol.
 The bolts and nuts, us they are called, are fashioned by the brawny men on the ! first floor In a crude state they are sent to other departments, when the fin. ishing touches are applied by feminine | fingers, otttimes very delicate ones. The bolts are dumped into different 1 bins, according to size aad length, and each girl has one special kind to work on. The first work on the bolt is ts point it-that is, Go make a round end so that it will enter tHe machine which cuts the thread on it. The point ing machine has an imm0vabla socket at one side and steam revolving Eutr,s facing it.
 The operator who is known as pointer places the head of the bolt Iu the socket presses her foot oD pedal, and the sharp steel knives are forced against the iron Little bits of the iron fly and in au instant she ga moves her foot and the rmu.od la.g falls down a slide iugo au iron aapoa box on the floor
 While the one hand M3l fool has been accomplishing this. the other foot an ports the girl, goose style. and tlt other hand has got bolt ready to ba placed into the socket tue mumu5it Is euHas Thus for days, weeks aal yaEG tae
 pointer handles one bolt after at- other for a living being paid ug faa thousand. Expert workers have pointed 10000 bolts ja day
 When Che bolts ura pointed taav ars taken to tho cutting quarters Iaes machines are largo. @isu deep sinks filled with a thick black oil Tne HoIas me placed ia slides and pushed a g.a worker up into sharp steel dies. lu ED Instant the thread ia uut au them. Tho work 5 rathar dangerous. and car must loo exercised to keep lbe operator fingers from going into thg ouudigs and having their ends cu, off instead oi tag iron. The oil jn which the girl is conn pellcd Co work iu order ty keep ualts from getting hot aud tEcrgHv breaking has a very offensive olprnul gradually mear the worker from t.eraa. of her frizzly bangs down t3 hag ruuovcr heels. Girls Of any seo, from siAJaauto HI,r work in this department The.rlag bv { the thousand average from fifty cents to one dollar a day
 Little girls from siE year- unto Twelve put the nuts on the bnh- and pack bam. . Tho "nutuug on is also aae8mpiaHa8 . by machine power The worker puts ! nut ou plate thaa, after catahins th . head Of bolt in tAa 5aWs above sha presses her foot on the peaI when. presto! the work is done Atjou- a, ra#. ! built of substantial wood arc taw et !. young girls mterperst3 with 80 ecaatar- ing of women whom life cast forth in their old age. They pile tho bolts r5g after row, alternate heads then Hug them in strong paper
 Tho girls always como Co Iho faa.nve clad neatly and well Dressing room are provided for them, aaI soap 4u6 towels. Al noon tho girls are given three-quarters of an hour Ta,v lag aside their aprons, wash their hands and devour their wee lunches with energy worthy of q better cause Fouuerlv th5 girls would hurry their dinners and de. vote the rest of their time to dancing. The orchestra was not he largest nor did 1t rival the Mexican band in melody, but it answered the purpose of furnish ing time for the shabby sh0ed girls. It consisted of one girl and mouth organ. The men were not permitted to como into the girls side of the shop, but they would stand at a respectful distance, as though longing 10 join the merry dan. cers. It seems rather strange, but the girls never mingle with the men in the same factory. They are good and hon. est, and generally intelligent
 The girls were very happy, and every thing moved as smoothly as steel on ice. until forewoman was introduced to take the place of a foreman. lmme. diately she put a stop 10 al. singing during the day and all dancing at noon There was t decided stir among the girls at these new rules, but they were forced to submit Since then they spend the noon hour reading and doing fancy work. Most of the girls are experts with the needle and those who read would s~rprise a scholar with their quo tations, There are more handsome girls in this factory than could be found among the same number at a reception. They are beautifully formed, and the influence of the oil keeps the hands white and prevents them hardening from contact with tho iron-New York 
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