Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-27

time, 5 days.
Granite workers. with families, dali
! wages, 50 Al; annual earnings, SOIL 81
annual income S709.37; lost time, g.
days.
Slate workers, with families. DALI
wages, sl.75 annual earnings, 1916 81
annual income, s421.S4; lost time S
days.
Lime workers. with families, dali,
wages, S2.25; annual earnings, S637 80
annual income, s661.77; lost time, /!
days.
Sawmi!l hands, with families, daily
wages, SIS S. annual earnings, S429.29
annual income, 47S60 lost time, 6;
days; without families: daily wages
&l.62; annual earnings, $334.S 5l; lost
time So days.
Cotton mill hands with families, daily
wages, si.35; annual earnings, $371. 43
annual income, s507.5 lost time, 81
days, without families, daily wages,
Sl.33: annual earnings, $4,000: los;
time 6S days,
Wooden mill hands, with families, daily
wages, $l.49; annual earnings, silS.1I
annual income, S4S2. 50, lost time, p
days
Shoemakers, with families, daily wages,
50. Is; annual earnings, s605. 30; annual
income, S6S7. IS; lost time, 81 days
without families, daily wages. $20S an
nual earnings, S542.20; lost time, IS DAYS
Moccasin makers, with families, daily
wages, $l.67; annual earnings. S4S3 10;
annual income S5G1. IS; lost time, 16 days
Ship builders with families, daily
wages, S2.19; annual earnings, s5f7.G7
annual income, los; lost time, Is
days.
Pulp makers, with families, daily wages,
Sl.52; annual earnings, S431.yl; annual
income, S563.73; lost time, "A days
Railroads.
The total number of employees (cxolud
ing general officcrs) upon the railroads in
Maine was 1893, and the amount paid in
wages was 80, 26S, 31S, SO. This summary
is as nearly correct as it is possible to as
certain, and has been taken from the re
turns of railroads 10 the railroad commits
siopers for year ending June 30, 1895.
The number in the employ or railroads
in Maine for year ending June 30, 1894,
was 1850. The number for same date in
1893 was 4712. The depre ssion in bus;-
ness in 1894, caused a loss of 4l2 persons
employed, over the year 1898. The
present showing indicates that the rail-
roads have recovered almost entirely from
that depression and have employed nearly
as many in 1895 as in the year 1913.
Names loss in persons employed upon
the railroads was only 81 per cent. MS
great as in the couoUry at large, Now
while there has been but slight gain In
tho country at large, in numbers en-
ployed, over the year 1894, Maine has
almost completely recovered, employing
about the same numbers as in the height
of prosperity in 1898.
This means much more than one would
think, without taking thought of the con
sequences upon those dependent upon
railroad employment for support. Taking
the safe estimate that there are four per-
sons dependent for support fer every one
employed. we have 1871 72 persons receiv-
ing their support from this sourcs alone
Had Maine suffered to the extent that the
whole country did, and does today, we
would now have between 5000 and 1000
persons made dependent npon such other
labor as they might have been able to get.
instead of having support from employ
ment at remunerative wages. The Maine
Central Railroad Company, alone employs
1854 men. and pays them Sl.255, TAI. So
annually. More than 500, 600 is monthly