The Republican journal., 1893-03-02
Maine Industries.


woMANS PLACE IN TILE WORK OF THE
STATE. GRANITE TROUBLES SETTLED
AND No OTHER DI~Tu RBANCE NOTED.
AVERAGE PAY OF PERSONS EMPLOY ED
IN TIE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
Hon Samuel w Matthews, commission
ct ot industrial and labor statistics, has
made his annual report to the Governor
and council Commissioner Matthews
starts out by giving the result of investi-
CATIONS made by him as to the conditions
llltieI which women and children are EN-
plosed for hire in this State.
During the past year. says he. two
special agents devoted a large part of the
time they We're employed canVa>sin.s the
various Fields Of female labor IN many
towns and cities. quite thorough work
having been Zone in the cities of Portland,
Bidieford, Naeo, Lewiston, Auburn, Gar
diner, Belfast and Bangor In connection
NTH TINS special inquiry many lines OF II
tnStrN have been investigated and many
interesting and valuable facts obtained.
During the past year the granite in
dustry has been seriously affected by pro
traetcd strikes and lock outs. settlements
ot these difficulties have recently been
arrived At.
.-No serious troubles have occurred III
other industries in the State. Labor has
generally been employed on full time and
At fair wages.
--The list uf factories, mills and shops
ior manufacturing purposes, enlarged,
completed or ia process Of erection dur
inc the year with estimated costs of same,
and numbers vt additional hands employ
ed is evidence OF 4 gratifying condition
ii progress and prosperity.
sMuch interest is manifested in many
quarters regarding the relations and gen
eral condition of female workers in the
industrial life OF the State.
'SWomcn themselves are apparently the
most arathetic on the subject, whilst the
reformeI, the philanthrepist, the
EMPLOYERS OF LABOR,
and a majority of male wage earners are
deeply interested il the many phases Of
Thu labor question involved in the recent
employment 1T women in very large
proportion ot the industries heretofore
open only to men The encroaehments Of
women in the fields ot labor formerly oc-
arie,l hN men, undoubtedly has had !,
tendency "a Keep wages deMn.
'-lh, lack d organization among female
wage oaluers the large number of work
aIs added IT, the general force. and the
readiness II Womat M accept almost amy
KIM ut Work at wa-e~ offered. without
tle~tiNn. haSe Il natural tendency t. keep
all WAGES III 4 lnNrl Standard.
THE question " wages in many lines
- w"lk ROW cummloii 10 both scNes is 4
difficult prflem
INA many occupations acquiring nefs
uns ANA mental ttiiVitS, Women are >lJpe-
iior to liell The JUST rule Of Wages is
that work should bv paid. not according
ia >eN. but according to the amount lc-
coinplished \ man Wolk done by a
WsiMnn Should rrrrv, a mlan' p:tN
''IIou,ewolk is losing its grasp upon
the lew distinctly Maine -irls WHO still
cling to it. because al other occupations
they gan earn much more have shorter
hours al wvlk, and lv~r vi tile feeling and
treatment If servant
NelN liltis ehil-i labor exists outside
81 the mills and tie canning tactorlr>
Outside pi the mills and s4r,liuc factories
it does NOT interfere tn amy extent with
school attendance, amd 1853 palt ri The
labor question did not come much ntu Che
tiel@ Investigated.
From lie data derived from the
PAY IpII.~ ~F ~ENHN Mills.
employing 1851 bands engaged iii the
10y Ni'i'' ''i,'
- ~ '''9 ~, ~ N'i
''', ~ '''1 '".'- 'te i'i
- ''4' ~ '''S- - i'"i'
- ~. Weaving. 81 -: dressing. Slnuling.
'l' ii't'>'.,'i-
~ ''o ''NFi-
- t''''
49, n ''' ~ - ~ w .7f'''''
' . 'p All e. Il III l''2 M'l1i'
.,}t 'li ''S' nirNlil- N'V " 'i!'
f'n' n -. 'ii'f =
i,'t'' "''''l'il- ''ltS' boys ~ 90 ~
~, ''' 80 - ""e'S W az
* 'l''''I,'Si 90 '' ~ ''iin i'idE'' ~
g III ''"i'''Si " ''.iiS P'Nh''''
IA II ',...i iie'ii'Nl H e"IiS
Raeheu Pel aeTe WV 7,.'"''' ana '''e small
-
,u, '',V 80 ''''e ~ l'ie l'i''h'S = 7'''.
~, .'n'' , ~, average Paeh l'ef 'eIe W.
rs ill'f'a l'h,'t - - Nds
= ''i .,,i 4 - ~ ~ l'"''is'> " - r.
ny Sulii ele"tlS gre ll"' an gov
e@sIels' "il't sPi"c' gum ~ p.'ta s'liali pafl
'ie 1''i "S'' IN Vile ny -ihs o''s
Us Sa'lle'i'lS' hlallul',ct''ie ih,' sac ~
~ X gum va we stbJecl 81 1illS iilveS-
'lS''ioii. 'ii'' P'''er S"l,n came my" we"
90 q ii'''''ei ~ '''l s. ne LOW ~ pNr'il
- MN" II "s "u'n corner 'lio wen Il II
secuted lof one man tNefe employs ~
hlei pi'kiis saIll i"r ~ hioh'ils' aha MS
lItulltt ~ ~ lblS per year.