The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-20

Amirican Erononia Of SepL 20 1891
Since the beginning OF the present
year the free trade newspapers hAvO
been buSily engaged reporting what
they were pleased to term advances"
in wages, though in no single instance
has it been stated to what previous rate
OF wages the advance" related. With
a view to Rscertaining the facts, the
American Protective Tariff League has
undertaken an investigation to deter
mine the average number Of hands sm'
ployed In different industries, during
the first hall OF the years 1890, 1892, 1904
and 1895, together with tho percentage
Of wages paid, tho rate OF 1890 being
taken as full standard.
We have received almost 500 reports
from eighty.dye different industries, the
largsst number Of industries that ever
reported to any census made by tho
league. Az forty OF the replies We're
either unsigned, only partially filed
out, or both, we omitted them entirely
from our calculations, leaving tho fol-
lowing particulars representing tho in
formation given by ass different om'
poyers OF labor.
These returns show that the Rama in
dusiFies employol II ,5H moro hands in
1892 than in 1890, an increase OF II per
cent. In 1891 they employed 2d,4iT
hands less than in 1892, decrease OF II
per cent; in tho carly part of 1895 they
employed l2.OS3 more hands than in
1894, but 1861 less hands than in 1892
and 9,7S7 less even than in 1890. For
1895, the employment OF labor shows an
increase OF Is pOr cent as compared
with 1894, dscroase OF 10 per csat rs
compared with 1892 and decrease OF 8
per cent as compared with 1890.
Next We give the percentage OF wages
paid in 45j different industrial establish.
ments, which show that tho average OF
wages paid in 1892 was por cont higher
than in 1890, in 1893 it was II per cent
less than in 1890 and 81 per cent less
than in 1892; while for the 1895 period
the average rate OF wages paid was II
per cent less than in 1890, lSpercent less
than in 1892 aud only per cent greater
than in 1894. While these reported
advances" in wages have been diliGent.
" reported in tho cases Of the lew in.
dustries that have been enabled to mako
them, nothing has been heard OF tho far
more numerous other instances wherein
the wage earners have not been 80 tortu'
nate.
prAvious Investigations made by tho
League were:
Mckinley census, October, 1892,
showing over S4O,00O,OOO invested in
new or enlarged industries within two
years; also that work has been provided
for 81, 2S5 additional hands.
Industrial census, October, 1893
showing loss Of 1920 per cent in tho
volume OF trade as compared with
November, 1892; a decrease OF Coz per
cent in tho number OF hands employed;
a decrease OF go per cent in the amount
Of wages paid; and decrease Of - IS
in the average weekly earnings
Industrial census. October, 1894,
showing decrease Of 80 per cent in tho
output OF factories as compared with
1892; a falling off OF 80 per cent in the
number OF hands Employed II falling Of
OF IS per cent in the amount Of wages
earned; a decrease OF 500 in average
annual earnings.
These results can be briefly tubulated
as follows:
N'EryLEY CENSUS oF lsg2.
Extra hands employed. ..,..........-.- SIS
New capital ..,.-siO 0l0OOl
INDUSTRIAL CENSUS, OCTOBER 1885,
Since November, 1872.
Decrease IN tabof.,... ....,.,.6i' y por cent
Decrease ~ business per cent
Number OF hand, out OF work lOi76D
Total loss IN weekly wage, .,......... sL2Q2,Sj 20
Average decrease IN rates OF whse'-s931 per week
INDUSTRIAL CESsps, ocroHfE, ls9L
Since 1880 Census
Dcrrense IN laboty.' per cont
decrease IN WAgeS.' '...',,,,'',.' ..,fi per cont
Decrease in product value ,.........,.ii per cont
Decrease In cost Of per cent
WAGES AND LABOR CENSUS, SEPTEMBER, lsg,
Labor WRgoS
Comparison More OF More u or
with less % less ~
isj. '.'....,,.,. '''''...'' llpcr cent IS
l5yi-."....,.....s. .,..-........ j. percent,
From this latest investigation II Ia ap.
parent that tho industrial condition vi
the United States had rctrogreslGd moro
than half decade. Six years have
olapsed sinCe the taking OF tho census of
1889. and wo find that por cent les4
labor Is employed now THAI tlIon. also
tina: labor earned this year at the rate
of IA pOr cont less wages than in 1889.
These results, rs applied to the whole
country, appear in tho following OK
hibit:
Census Of 1901 Investigation OF 1896
Hands employed. l7i2G3-I per cent i57l,2D
& .s32lG,c.9-Iipor cent 81 l,55J.2lj
Tho result Of a Democratic admins.
tration and q ireo trade fanatic Congro.a
Ia that Labor was earning S3OO,0JO,OJ0
less this yoar than in 1890. No have to
thank tho more conservative Demo.
cratic congressman that tho result 10 not
worau. Contrast this half decade OF
Democratic destruction with the PRO.
gress Of tho country during ihroo dc.
cades Of projections:
GROWTH OF CAPITAL lSYEsrEp.
lsi0a"..,..""."o..." recommendation. 600 sd7ii
s2H 100
lbtl, !pl!i3Gi
1870 iltiHsyU
IStnEAsE on PERSONS ugmoyrp.
1850. .......l SS". @ siss9 'n'a no,.
HTj.I....,.....n.l,6Ib&S a,GTO iIiG8
~ i.,......,.,nu..., 2,bigU.l hilnay lal,gH
fs93.,n,o,..",.,,3Tia,HV sDis' i4t,iH
ENOt returned
TOTAL WAGES ram