The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-07-08

Johnssa Gives Interost1s
EIEaFes CGneezufng FFaEes-Prohibltory
law Chased As q Barrier 90 E5usInes1.


ToPEKA, Kan, July State Labor
Commissioner Johnson has completed
the compilation Of statistics gathered
from manufacturing industries Of va
rious kinds in the state. The average
wages paid by each class Of industries
are given, opinions on the convict la
Dor question are expressed and laws
beneficial to each are suggested In
about 90 per cent. of the eases the pro
hibitory law IS accused Of being a bar
rier to business and its repeal IS de-
handed
Reports received from 50 -four mills shows
an average capital Of So. S2s per plant and
average tax assessessment OF s4ZL The aver
age wages paid we're 800 for the year. Skilled
labor received q g per day, and ordinary labor
gLzd An increase in wages was reported from
i've mills 10 strikes or labor troubles were
reported Ten mfIIers advocated the abolish
Uent Of the state labor bureau 3 favored It's
continuance Some OF the millers claim their
greatest hI1drance in business IS the importa-
tion Of adulterated -four
Reports we're received from only p cigar
manufactures The average daily wages paid
were SL99 no strikes we're reported Accord
ing 70 returns ft costs from % 70 SlL55 for
labor 10 make loo cigars -Four dealers
say convict labor competition hurts their
business In reply 70 the query. state what
legislation viii be beneficial to your business
prohibition law"
The average wages Of skilled labor paid By
crCameries were = &c, and for common labor,
iL13 The creameries say they could not
adopt the eight-hOur system Some days they
work only four or I've hours and other days
from y TO 10 hours All Of the creamery men
demand the passage Of an anti-OleOmargarine
law
The average wages OF Is bottling works were
SIS per day for skilled and tLO3 for unskiiled
labor These companies suggest the repeal OF
the prohibition law They say il VIII help
their business
The planning mills and sash and door factO-
ries pay 3 ID for skilled labor and sL03 for
ordinary labor. No strikes or labor troubles
were reported. The mill prOprietors favor
law TO break up the umbermen's association
Carriage manufacturers pay, On an average,
S2O5 for skilled labor and 81 for unskilled.
They want convicts put to working the roads
Grain elevators paid llSO per day for skilled
labor and sL26 for common One grammar
suggests that the proper solution Of the con-
vict labor question is TO ship all the convicts to
western Kansas and compel them TO pump
water for irrigatiug bitches All Of the grain
men suggest laws for . more Just system OF
weighing grain and lower freight rates
Employees or cement and plaster works re-
Ceive on an average - Is for skilled and fL3l
for common labor The proprietOcs all want
tarin on gypsum 50 that they can compete with
Nova Scotia They also demand laws with
proper penalties against strikes, lOczOuts and
Joyous
Plumbers get on On average 1882 per day.
The specific legislation wanted is a law to
''bust the plumbers supply trust" known as
the Central Supply association; also law
regulating sanitary plumbing under state in-
spectiOn"
All bakers oppose the eight-hour law and
demand state control Of express companies -
The average pay OF skilled baker is p 10 per
day.
FOundrymen have only one complaint. and
that IS against freight rates They pay skilled
labor an average OF - 20 per day.
Skilled brickmakers receive Sl-95 per day,
and no strikes are reported Brick manufac-
turers say that the proper thing to do with con-
Wet labor is TO put IL at work building brick
roads providing the state buys the brick
COOperage companies pay an average Of %
per day One cooper suggests tie passage Of .
law 70 ''stipulate the size OF apple and potato
barrels, which would have tendency to gen
crate little more honesty in apple packers
and potato dealers"
The average daily pay OF skilled labor in
laundries is: Male. sLSi: female, % cents
Specific legislation wantei is: "a law TO pre-
vent foreign Iaundries from doing business in
this state except By paying license therefor
lower freight and express rates. and Tbs
repeal OF the prOhibItOrJ lava farce mere