The sun., 1897-01-18
SWEAT NEW YORK
.gr REPDRT or STATE FIC7oRY
INSPECTOR O'LELRT.

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a.. Couditioa of bakeries aud Mine-.
I,r,sY. Jan. l7.-state Factory Inspector
nj cary has completed his report for the year
,sos Il shows that q total OF 27.4o5 inspec-
.o,. we're made during the year. an increase OF
a oIo oyer the previous year, aud includes man.
.,.e,ories bsk eshops. minos. and mining plants.
=. tho establishments visited there are en-
,Ioved 537, ,TO2 people. 150.220 Of whom were
rom,n. OF which number 53.907 wero under 81
-..,.o, age There wero 12. 100 children over
"a and under 10 years Of age. There were "a
children under IA years found employed, as
compared with 9ll for 1so5 and only 1885 iliit-
.ra,e children. q, compared with 310 for 1898.
The report says that tho amendments to Sec
zion OF the Law relating 70 child labor. which
ware recommended by tho Reinhard Investi.
Eating Com mittee. are working beneaciaily for
those children whom It WAS designed to protect.
i,b. had most sslutary effect In checking
.bu.es heretofore com planned OF and Of prevent
ING the promiscuous employment OF those chill
d,sn who are neither mentally nor physically
sued TO be forced into the shop or factory.
The inspector recommends q further roduc-
,,on OF the hours OF labor for women under 81
and youths under ls from 90 to 5s hou rs per
week.
The sweat shop and sweaters are treated at
length In the report, which says in part:
1T should be borne In mind that the power Of
the officers OF the Inspection Bureau is limited
and their duties prescribed by law. The depart
ment can abate the evil OF oVercrowding factory
vorkrooms. but II cannot prevent the over
erowding OF rooms In tenements which are used
- workrooms by members Of the family. The
efhcers OF the department can force the child
-, :. v..rs ~ av. and the rli,e,a,. chi,d
unuer ~ sv sea,s W eN . "V ".o,",o .n,'
las IN uolest them W hen they are found en-
So 1, ,h.tr ,,y, b,,s circIo Tn. d.nar,
FoSed 10 'nelr o"n home en.'o. ino uepart-
dlsbor required Of women under 2i and youths
.,a.r ,s vars ~ ave when ,mn,ovsd in .hon,
MT 1t cannot prevent such long hours Of toll
hing i'm posed on persons OF the Same age when
nployed Of homs.
Tho department nas no power to interfere
With the right of contract, The department h as
npoNei VIZ" -" u, e".o'. ~ " o, 'o'eo 'ne son-
tractor, joooer. or sweater TO pay greater prices
80. 1T -. ~, ,h, ,.,, ..,,or 4. ,,,,,I,. A.,
he ,oas y, usnsIIv ,aI '"v wbPnh Mi = =w,,R .o
pt,Sss s,,rys TSn a or VII petmI ~. nhe
s,grsr n, !. jIss.sa IN getting his so1ds , made
hat the the man who Contracts to do 9th the work for
s wy iii ,sso ahy Sus.nen ~ III io.ens &
na s ,hs nss, possbis neca me- ,,,n w0s
W lth khee pants orihginEs put from oo 10 90
snn per uoaen, yes,s rom % 10 % per aozen;
s.!: from 8 cent. 70 so each with |. per; :
as,h ~ IA p,o ~ Nv tao t ooSs
sS,eh Sba obis % s., oi Sas,nge, aye
W, saen .ne "9r m ai 70 ouhfeu 70 pay can
pos enpect 70 nun any thing put uestitution'
@ Gnerng, lnteiieetua, zee, ana moral depression e1.
ss sank suionk sne uniS. sunSte Nc.ms ot tnls
eimeI9us vslem' IN Sew lork CITY alone we
.n,s, soou. ,oua nuhIlsa hl w%n9iesa,e % ciotIhng I
nAnuiactuuIets OF Joopers ana nearly all ot
ne.e utinIe this kInu ou anor. lhere are
tsain t Vne nunuIeu anu my Wnoeeale coax
b.ases IN, ~ .he SANE h e'ty anu ony rev OF them
L
ewh .a- IN whicn 70 90 inc WORK; Nearly All
f,sE rsuy mace clothing, no matter OF what grade,
place: Of this kind; The contractors who
opsiAe IairN Hood SHOPS as q rule DO not COIN
psr,, sncb a.. 5siIns oSn Eut .ne m,ho,
R.,,s sun u, ieIihe. ouIlon-hoihg sewlhK on
ha o1oSs, a. &c 10 suo,eontiaetors or 10 iamles.
vii s Do,hlo DsOdpss only & few cents The condition q
,s. ,as e.ottn.ng .Iaae IN New ierk CITY Is worse
ne smpioyeI and ohering to work two or three
sosnn,.,u n ~ ~ Oily greh chsmce 10 "orki thus
%aSsrx R,nS, @ ,nsmsess 70 70 &C, eonahtion
S.rsi,; nisn. heie 10 whste ~, the eyus OF
a. h...S @ ~ s'stn t come IN; ior AL com mpialnts
,Ds ~ cesed ,S upon the smount OF wages earned.
'aSn aw can oe appiied at this point.
r,,.r 10 ,bs Iocsi,,i.e a. in onr ci,Is. ahsr. .,e
lowest. .as aSd l ins ,Snfr ren
dtIons 80 h,SsVpnsequeuur tno sahItary con-
bons Sb. 81 SuNalhgs are the very worst. and
shores oese seopsS oI sSreE1ers coming f TO Tr
mo,nins WI late AZ night they have little time.
thonoh, ~ ,S. nan sni, .ae incunaIon; ; 70 give
,onndin,s ,.S mStnh Cnhution OF ther sur-
nossih,ii,S ", ,vn non, ais olteh sinpiy vie. lho
fect.d cio, hin. nnrt epIeanIns ahIouEn lh-
Is yery great Ibng ~. n.ot raotn tnese nuny pIscos
and vorss ban 4. % ne oi'noinatoh ilfihe, room
OF the commun,,r snd t nehnee ,, 10 tns pt, heahn
and aetiyiix ~ ,hs os1 Ssu the utnost viglShee
ar. innd,on,,s ~ 1o oo OF tne ueIattment
far a. ci.sri,na. 70 Sope WIN These CONDITIONS SO
The rrro,, sssI,S - foueer i rneo.
large dsgrs. al ~. tuat Nongress cau to hNety
eyils ~ ~ .. 800 the ptooItm OF aDoHshlngt the
immisra,ion i.. y stem oy more strlhgent
wouId fo,ca 80 p anu " tA system when
into sbon bn al AeIs out OF tehemehts ana
Be fuliy ppon,.oI,kk Mhere Tue conditions could
The EsLs.,as oy state Iexsistion
.considst tsd Srp p 'sW n OF iovo, th- report says.
benehcent in III. lin. Of ahn9 Mas ne most
the fr.t inns s,nr ane peopie OF thls state. f0r
bakerie, in ne s,nee the passage OF the act all
compsts in.n.ct e State nave mad one thorough and
describe The conn;,i t", .h's year. 10 attempt 10
where bre.d.,rw u..ion OF many OF tbe places
eoDsumn,ion 49,, arc produceu Tor puoic con-
Of the insnn1 "ouiu oe ltnposslole. Inc reports
the dltbv 80 ors rs ih many Instances show that
the '.H..,ina, JJtnc.ean cnhdltiphs prevailing In
with tbe u.s.ric.s 90 not begin TO compare
ing in manx ~ 1T, ana ioul conditions exist
conditions of "a. III III ohkeries visited. but the
With their rsnnr "a osasshop- To-Day as compared
will show The .ntenS, SS,nInuitinn wheh nrst visited
the inspscior. prenuIn nd results accomplished BY
ton Of The bal eshon. uhn 10 ,fs,iy Improved conmi-