The Advocate and news., 1898-07-20


from 819 male wage earners engaged II
various occupations. Their average ag'
Is 35.5 years, 816 reporting. With 80'
reporting, $50 are American born anC
1873 are foreign born, and OF the parents
with 796 reporting, 476 fathers are Amer
lean born, and 800 are foreign born
while of the mothers, 400 are American
born and 304 are Of foreign birth, 794
reporting
AS to employment, OF 7O9 reporting
the average length of time engaged al
present occupation Is 7.8 years, and the
average number OF hours worked pei
day during 1897 Is 1876 hours, TAI re-
porting With 633 reporting, as COM
pared with 1896, opportunity for employ
ment on their occupations In their To-
caIlty is reported increased In 27O In
stances and decreased In 1877 instances
and 226 neither" OF the 270 reporting
increased opportunity for employment
143 give as their reason good crops and
good prices" With 7SO reporting, 500
favor universal eight-hOur work day
established by law, and 227 oppose
In six occupations and In 149 instances
the hour is the basis Of the wage rate,
the average being 1914 cents per hour,
ranging from the minimum average of
1875 cents for the BARRIERS to the max
imum average Of 21.4 cents per hour for
the stone and marble workers. In FIVE
occupations and ia instances the day
is the basis Of the wage rate, the average
being $1.30 per day, ranging from the
minimum average Of 911s cents per day
for the coal miners to S1.78 per day
for the blacksmiths In nine occupa-
tlons and in 2S4 instances the week is
the basis Of the wage rate the average
being $10.15, ranging from the minimum
average of 1871 for the mill workers
common laborers) to the maximum aV-
erage of $1769 per week for the millers.
In eight occupations and In 208 instances
the month Is the basis OF the wage rate,
the average pay being 5000 per month,
ranging from the minimum average Of
$40 for the farm laborers to the max
imum average OF $545O per month for
the school teachers.
With 500 reporting, as compared with
1895, the wage rate is reported increased
in 165 instances, decreased In 115 in
stances, and neither In 80 instances.
With 668 reporting, the total wages re-
ceived during 1897 averages S443O4,
ranging from the minimum average of
$192 for the farm laborers to the max
imum average of $SS9.52 for the millers
Income from other sources was reported
In 1877 instances, the average being
$9656 per annum, which together with
the earnings of other members of the
family brings to grand total income
from all sources up to the average Of
S472.2S, ranging from the minimum av-
erage Of $265.27 for the day laborers to
the maximum average Of $916.29 for the
millers, with 676 reporting.
The interval of wage payment is found
to be-, weekly 1888, monthly 220, with 730
reporting, the preference being weekly
SAC, monthly 151, with $50 reporting.
With 452 reporting the average an
4 nual cost of living is found to be 1917. 90,
ranging from the minimum average Of
e22S,91 for the day labOrers to maxi
mum average OF S56055 for the millers.
AS compared with 1896 the cost OF liv-
ing Is reported increased in 142 instances
and decreased in IL instances, with 29S
reporting.
l|N WANA NOo AOPOAN NAhbI AT9 RA
OF q labor organization, and with 757 re-
\ porting Az are protected by some form
Of insurance
With 200 reporting, 1877 are making
permanent investments, the average
amount being $S8,11, ranging from the
minimum average Of $5S for the four
harbers reporting to the maximum av-
3grage of $400 for the two school teachers
reporting, with l21 reporting.
With 7S5 reporting, 267 own their
homes, and Of this number 115 own free
from membranes, the. average amount
rf incumbrance for the 105 reporting
being sS27.46, ranging from the min
iinum average Of $22.50 for the two coal
miners reporting, to the maximum av-
N eFRge Of 1000 for the two millers rport-
&ing.
With 3S7 reporting, the average
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