Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-27
NAMES WORK.
Industrial and Labor Report of
Commissioner Matthews.
laboring Men Receiving Good Pay
for Services--Few Strikes.
Inspector Chalk Says Child Labor Law Should
Be Carefully Looked After.

of industrial and labor statistics, by tn,
labor commissioner, S. W. Matthews, i,
ready for distribution.
The report shows in many ways an ex
cellent condition of the various lines o.
industrial pursuits, throughout the State
with, in many cases marked advance O
the year previous.
The report, in part, says regarding tht
individual reports of working men:
The Investigations made ty til,
bureau during the past year have beer
largely directed to asccrtaining the earn
ings and expenses lost time, savings, etc.
OF many classes Of working men. Thest
Investigations have been made through
competent agents aud are therefore NOR,
full and accurate than If carried or
through the medium of the mails.
The relations between employers and
employed during the year have generally
been aInicable and satisfactory, but few
strikes or other labor troubles having
OCCURRED. Labor of all kinds has had
employment at fair wages and o marked
improvement in many lines of business is
ho.,.N "Die'
ne number Oh illiluiacturihg estab
ilsh'hchts ercc'eo curing 'he year nss
"ech largely ihc'easeo over tiiat OF INC
previous year, the amount of capital in
vested being more than doubled.
other features oil the report are re-
Turns from butter, cnecse ana condensed
'n'lh factories ana lescript!Ve articles on
lHe I''ho anu s'atc INDUSTRIES the piue-
perry sardihe' ana o,i-eioth industries,
aoa an extended article emitted Maine :
iiaGS'riai Progress anu lhe OUTLOOK Tor
the Future
ire report also contains a ilst OF new
iac'o'ies erected enlarged ana conipisted
"urine ,ne year together with some iacts
Win regard TO employees on railroads. 10
the state coHpileu from returns made TO
'h' loaru "a r"iiioau COMMISSIONERS
me Commissioners hereby acknowl
cages ms Indebtedness lor the faithful
wa 'aluaplc services OF those VINO nave,
ior shorter or longer periods, peeh IN his
employ curing the past year. MAJ =. D.
II ouse' the apie ana competent clerk OF
me bureau, ana SPECIAL agents, a. /,
Brown, j. ,. Bourbon, f. NJ. Blanding
ana ". A. Newcolhp nave rendered I'M
poftant services "hich merit special
recognition
IN iiiahlus ~ ihvei'igat'o ON Oh 'ne earn
lhgs ana expenses Oh "orSlDg men such
lines Oh industries were seiecteu as Woulc
oe larry representative OF the wage
WORKERS Senefaily thfonshoue the Htat'
Investigations nave been made among
sne "orNiheh IN eighteen inherent lines
mason tehoers' painters blacS-
shl'hs' common iaoorers' hostiers. mouse
hnlsh makers granite workers, slate
workers. iiihe WORKERS. sa" mil hanos'
COTTON ih,ii hahos' WOODEN nlil banas'
'hos makers hloccasih MAKERS snip
oui.uefs auo pup Hiakers.
Inc use Vi .ne ilaiis III op'aihihg re-
turns rum "ofhihh men ms proven SO
uhsa'islactory thae the matter was put
'h.o 'he nahus Vi spec'ai agents VINO
Sa.nereu .nc iaI's ny pc,sonai Interviews
anu injuries, IN coihpii'ng lhese mat
'eie' ineii WIZ i"nniii.s GNU 'hose Will
'ur, ~, navy ooon '"ou'"'eu eepaia.oi''
ihe loii,"inB - senoiai SUMMARY U
son.o ~ 'no iioio Al, 'Hns s.a'is'ics
ueliseu iioin .'o oir,i,iia'ion Vi 'hese ln-
poi 20 'o'ii WIN ""u "i'nou' iainii'os' 900
'"'noo' .n uoin' TOO hummer
gu 70 Il, - n"i'ipen 20, o"nine noines'
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%. i,".As s",'ns' yam 'oooui'e, 20
iul'ooi WIZ n'''o "ooaihui savings
10 ioi me- 80 p"e' seae'
10 IN -, u'uu uul.ns p"so yea1' % :
,e, s"'n'A ''o' 'o'' o"ii"S past year.
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a' 80 ."so ..''"ooi por
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.. ,o. $3.50 .n w. 'ns PAS
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w. $50 rn,,,,.r ,usa, s1es 90. $500 ,
,nnua, o,rniros TOW o,hor nersore,
ar,.;nn go. 80, 90 ,,,,aI aov,;,,sna.
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lge annual income pPr family, S549 90