The sun., 1895-05-26
SWEATSHOPS AND WAGES.
- pKrHHhRD CoMMITTBE's IN
anN rrsTrqlTION CONTINUED.

- pKryHARD CoMMITTBE's IN
TEszr9ATION CoNTINUED.
F, .., curous Ways whsoh East ssae
eenSs..,,p Have IN Taking Ahadnvits
s,nlsrep's Ages- The Artineiai
p,,,., workers aud what They Earn.
r,,. m, Of the girls who make artificial
-. n the tenement houses in Bleocker
po I'D South Fifth avenue was investi-
yesterday by the Reinhard Assembly
s.Atee. vhic h met in tho Aldermanio
sh.uter IN the City Hall.
p.Sre this matter was taken mp, Julius NJ.
.,Dsr counsel to the committee. said that he
-. learned that certain frms engaged In the
n.nufacture Of shirts were sending work to the
= Suse of the Good Shepherd and other similar
},titutions, where they get shirts made at ox-
tremely low prices.
Robert F. Elias OF Elias Brothers, Gil Broad
q ,ay was the first witness. He said that his
I Arm did not employ any laborers In its factory.
parts Of their shirts were made at the House Of
the Good Shepherd and other parts elsewhere.
FOR making the entire shirts, he said, he paid
Sill to so.a4 per dozen. For the parts made
a, the House Of tho Good Shepherd he paid from
so cent. to So q dozen. He said no did not
. tnow whether tho work was done at lower
rric,s there than he could have 1t done for by
outside labor.
Samuel Newman. . real estate dealer at 90
Cannon street, was tho next witness. He said
he was notary public and had taken . number
Of ofsfldavits from parents in regard TO the ages
= Of children.
DO you always require the parents to pro-
duce tho child, so that you can see whether II 10
more than fourteen years old ?"
Not always" replied the witness.
DO you always ASCERTAIN whether they can
read or writer"
"No."
Don't you say when persons come to you TO
make such afidavits, You 60 ahead and do tho
swearing. and will do the rest4'"
II say, You arc the ono who knows the
chid's age"
"Didn't man cali on you last week and toll
you took his affdsvit that the boy was IA and
started to issue the certihcate7"
II said. You are tho father; you know how
old the boy is" The witness then added: But
he said that tho boy was IA years old"
Didn't he tell you that his boy could not road
or write7"
No."
The committee directed that copy Of New
mans evidence should be sent to tho Governor
rS.Sus. Nss"s' M RiSR'nson az the next
M.n Mtness called d s Hs HIM ana said want
make an afndavt 50 that my boy can get work.
ii said, That is too young. Ho must DO IA
What did he do then2"
The father said. i made . mistake in hia
years old ="
"bidn. you agree ,s to take tho fathers at,nd"vis
wa; s years old Thought i va. all right"
! mar, and promise to Issue tho necessary certif-
II took the % cents. but said would not issue
What did you take the rs cents fors'
MIR. Levy said that no had been q notary for
two years, and was recommended by Justice
iosn
next witness. He was tho man referred to BY
ed
on Notary Newman last week and said that this
9Ss hs snd that
hst hs e and AZ I g S;I Ss al
pIeyy On Tuesday OF Of last las. week VIII = small
Scy he hised for the purpose :ord n s;1sd a1s Mr.
od., He told mo 70 60 ahead and swear that
the certificate"
did you pay him?"
Did be start to make out the papersT
Yes but when Levy wanted me to swear 70
tod GeTs woad hs No
.l ,Ss. did not Ct want to swear to lie."
suit yourself. but / viii keep the 25 oents"
hs 1 s o
srs I thse make Artificial soWers sanonRS OF the
Mrs.. Mrs. hedwg Mauef; who has M q flower shop at
nd s were ssyaased s from s., s.: sns sp to sis s
ssnyave Tars ranged d"fr's fom s. IS 'se Week am IN
Ms Mauer said that she employed outside .
sp and Paid them from 90 up to 81 and
s0ud earn about 81 $50 in III days at this work.
nna 10 sSsa. ds% for 0et and tho
sSs TP1Esd Sds upon aIsss hc%srs sPs5 her
wrssths, and received Ave cent. for each dozen;
age Her mother worked. with her about two
they made from @ Sc to sl1 a WEE Week. in'' AA ''A
Eros' by making violets and could make a gross
.,a ~ nalf an hour with her mother. brother. and
=. How long have you been making artificial
About six and half years."
The sIt4sia Hover business at 81 West Houston
Mreet. he said that only two women work rkec in
his shop and that nearly all of the work was
zone cone outside He paid, he said, from 10 to 40
= cents dozen for wreaths.
how long must girl work to mako dozen
wreaths for which you pay 40 centsY''
hours" ' "o 0' 'oA
What is the most a good smart Italian
woman could make day working ten hours ="
About rs cents day"
oh. yes"
ais not most OF tho work of the artificial
noNeT workers done at home whera the whOla
family works2"
,.s ihe witness said that there were about g. 900
flowers " '"'' AoAA'o y" "'''"e~'
hsnry L. Verschoore of 40 Bond street, another
n"nuincturer n OF flowers. testified that ne en-
ts mst .otTty girls and that L took good worker
tbs nhse M from 10 cents To Sl.25 a day and that
'ns average was about 90 cents day.
Tim, hmsiael h, hinado of !59 Mott street testified
Ins Wut ms wife was In the cigar business and he
was painter. His wife made cigars and people
tte ttSme 70 the house and bought 900 or 400 at q