The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-04-28

The act did not take effect until about
the first OF September aud the season
was far advanced before the work was
begun, but with his usual characteristic
energy Commissioner Of Labor Morse
crowded the work forward aud through
his deputies made canvass of every part
OF the state.
His first report is now in the binders
hands and will be ready for distribution
In few DAYS. From its advance sheets
much information can be CLEANED and Its
statistical tables are not enly interesting
| but instructive.
! After his letter oftransmittal and few
introductory remarks, the commissioner
publishes the act providing for the in
spection which will thus place it in a
| comprehensive shape before those most
interested In IT'S provisions
The form Of the blanks used by the
inspectors is given, together with a de-
| tailed account of the work Of the inspec-
| tors, showing the number of places
visited, the number of changes ordered
and the number Of accidents reported
| during the year.
Over two thousand manufacturing
| places were inspected in the five months
the inspectors were at work. OF these
| SIX hundred were in Wayne county, three
hundred and sixty-one in Ken: county,
| one hundred and ninety-siy in Saginaw
and Bay counties, while the rest were
scattered over the entire state, many
cities making IL most gratifying showing
in their manufacturing enterprises.
Child labor, fire escapes and elevators
have been made a prominent feature in
the inspection, while the question OF
eeress from factories in case of fire has
received scrutinizing attention.
| The tabulation OF factories insected
occupies a. pages o! the report and gives
inspection number, date OF inspection,
name OF establishment, location, goods
manufactured, running or idle, males
| employed: females employed, children oil
both sexes employed, number OF hours
required for labo., and number of min.
utes allowed for dinner.
Following this are the changes ordered,
whether it be regarding hours OF labor,
children unlawfuly employed, or dan
gerous parts Of machinery protected
Each factory is designated by Its inspec
tion number aud all reference to the fac
tory Is made bv the number given 1t
J The inspectors visited 81 Is factories and
ordered l,426 changes; outward swinging
doors, fire escapes, elevators, dust blower:
or arresters, receiving. careful attention
The changes ordered are being generally
complied with, most of the factory own
ers aud operators recognizing the demand
and efficacy OF the law.
There were 225 accidents reported
during the year, OF which EOS were ser
ious, and II fatal. OF the accidents IT |:
found that in 10 cases the injured were
cared for by tie firms employing them
25 by insu ance companies; while in 81
cases the firm aud insurance companie:
divided the expenses, aud in Is cases
other employees eded in assistance. o.
the whole member 81 received no outside
aid. Many other interesting points are
broo2bt out 10 this part OF the report.
| In 2,066 factories ns pected II was found
that l., III were running full time. 512
part time, while 3l7 were idle. Al the
| time OF inspection there were employed
| 60, 7S3 males and 10,33O females, while
If running To full capacity 4s,752 more
would be employed. AT the same time
those employed lose &c per cent OF theil
time by working only part time, and to
this can be added reduction OF 9,5 pei
/ cent in wages since April I, 1898.
| 1t is hard to comprehend what this
! immense loss Of time means TO the fac.
| tory laborers OF this state. 1t means
/ besides reduction in wages, a total loss
of ! 763, 0G0 days in five months (from
! September :. sos. to February /, lS94).
| which IL eq dvalonl To 6i,Sl1 months. ia
! abo,t two-thirds of the factories OF the
statc u Is no wonder that factory
/ operatives viewed with alasm tile open
ing of winter, hnt u Is wonder that so
! little public charity has been called for
I in beholt Of this most estmablc class OF
I citizens,
Commi'sisner Morse has now divided
the State into five luapcGton districts,
designating the &C.,, i,0ry for each aud
appointing ospcrtors wb0arn now max
Ing lIlorodGh Inspection OF every
mapnlaptHriHg place ~ Che sta,o, The
cxpe irnce ef tho past year VIII be OF
great vsiue in making this years work
mare efficient. as all parties are more
couvarSant win the requirements OF th e
law. witch caa bnt work for the benefit
uf all concerned
The report also contains the laws Of
The state affecting lab1rtrs employed in
factories many of which are made more
operative by the passage OF the act cre-
a'ing factory inspection.
The laws OF other states which main
tain factory inspection Is also given, from
which many interesting points arc CLEAN
ed concerning this work, and from which
1t will be seen that factory inspection