, 1896-09-30
was as much labor over there in work,

Q. Is 1t any better here? A. Yes,
indeed; the first nine months l was
here l saved $3.50. besides keeping my
self and children. Over there I could
not save enough to bring me to this
country. without the help of my moth
er. II l had not had my mother to help
me. I do moi believe l would ever have
gotten here.
Miss Hattie Freeman, Woonsocket.
R. L.. worsted worker:
Q. Where do you live? A. Woon-
socket. R. l.
@. What do o do? A. I work in
the Harris Wooden company. Rhode
Island. am a worsted sewer.
@. What pay do you get? A. I
make $3.50 a week. 1t is day work. We
have short time. but no reduction in
price. The mill had a reduction. but
not the sewers. Besides short time.
they have been stopped. and then they
started again. but they expect another
reduction Of 20 per cent; that is whar
they had before. The sewers got the
most day pay: the ave make the
most by piecework.
Q. Do you support anyone beside
yourself? A. I take care Of my moth
what make. I pay 50 per month rent
for six rooms, for just me and mother.
Mrs. Amy Lees, New Bedford, Mass,
cotton weaver:
@. What do you do? A. l am a cot
ton weaver.
@. Where have you worked? A. In
this country and in Lancashire, Eng
land. l have worked v years in
this country.
@. What was your pay there, and
what is it here? A.. Over there made
10 and 1G shillings a week off three
looms. Here $3.50 off seven looms,
Q. Senator Allison.) What about
the cost of living there and here? A.
It costs more to live here than there.
because we have better and more things
to eat here than there.
Q. Why? A. We could not afford
them in England.
u "ou'u sou int eo o"'" ~
Hns'a"u ~ n'e w. 'N
sooner be in this country.
Alice Jukes, Cambridge. Mass. net
and Irvine maker:
" IN "na' inuu'''s are 'ou eneae
en' ~ na'e oe'n 'ea'' VI" 'Ae
american Nn1'''hs anu i"''e .on
pahs' "oiA vi =" hn''n
n WORK Is piece"orh'
y. no" "uch can you maxi III d
week: a. before ohe reuuc'ion l h'"ue
20 d "eeh' l MAKE o''' ~ no"'
am on lull tifhe' ou' reuuceu
ana expect more reouc''on II Tue VIII
son Dill goes through.
u IN what prahch Oh 'he BUSINESS
are you eheaseo' "A. hlaAe Billing
nets. lhey are maue OUT Vi nheh'
mere are d nuHoer "aue VI eo''on'
out the greatest hulhoer p'ooao's' "
maze Oh linen max"
the wages paid IN England LOT "orh
similar 10 'hat "hich you uo mere 49,
the pay over 'here Is SIN sni'!'nes u"
week Tor the same "ork Oh 'he n"A
hiachihe' mere We se' d" p'' u
six shililngs.
u. were you ap'e ~ i've d" We" on
"hat you rece''eo 'here: w. liz
deed. You can exist on SIX sn''i'nss d
week. put you cahho' i've oh H. oe-
cause IL IS hot living we sui'i'e'
That Is all IL Is 'he custom u 'ne
country. But OIL course you w NOV se'
any chahce OF becoming any oe.'e
y. 10 you y "nsone o'u'
sourseii: "A" nave W.
take care o. he'p W I'Ae Nv
MY SISTER "oiAS III Il dill All"
Win ner he'p we Keep noni
u rave you oeen "o'e ~ a
thlhs! a. ies' 1 nave o.'n
a since l nave oeeh III 'niS BUSINESS
and we nave puiit d mouse WIN une
money we nave so'' WIN "no1e
duction' OF course, we couiu ho' save
we saved up $l'ooo between u.s. anu we
paid that mueh on 'he mousse We ou''''
q. DO you i've IN the mousse sou
built? A. YES we 1--WE III our OWL