New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-21
LABOR CONDITIONS.

/ lisnf and power. anu water pl"iltS 'lt'.''
AGRICULTURAL conditions o. the state. y ocr'h p"''
Is devoted to the Free Employment Bureau
LABOR CONDITIONS.
on March 81 q orgoo9a,ons penoT o ,be next aeSt
mcn0,rshin OF ii21o. - me S.oie co,,,SsrshIp
OF isl9's and 60 September 60 lo', organizations
report,d 1854 members. , ~.
This Increase in the figures 70. the number o.
unions aH4 membership In The second anu 49,
Bu; comparison o. the membership o. tnt '. ~,
IN Zach 'Si mafier nnnScr OF newly csta6shed
,r II, S' us &C. Trnc,,sd show that there was
artVnI Increase in the number OF ORGANIZED work
Ing people In the State as indicated by u" "'o'o
0f al the members reported for March, ~, or
EOS per cent: FOR June iciO. OF 20 per cent, anu
for september 5.702 or 81 per cent, were women.
For the CONSIDERATION OF the condition Of the
SaGc-earncrs. two points are o, paramount IN
ord The earnings q thos, persons. -
Upon the first point the inquiries OF the Bureau
On March 81 3C;i members o, unions were re-.
ported as 9ut OK work q Ia Inn ir'G
ployed while on September 30. -32S0 we're 50 re-,
ported COMPARING these hsures with ne iot'I
members we're Idle on March 81. lS1 per cent were
idle June 90, and 1870 per cent were iile on sep
Upon the question o: ideness the reports made
to the Bureau show marked decrease In the mum
her OF unemployed from quarter to gn9stcr' vs. ne ~.
the average number OF days OF employment az
notably for men. but decreased FOR women. aud
between the second and third quarters Deemed
The average earnings per member o; the organ.
three months Of 1897 sl55 0G for and sS5 50 for
women: during the second three months OF ne
the three months closing with September. STA 80 for
inss increased slightly from the first 70 the Sec
ond quarters. and decidedly in the third; wnlle for
siGcrab,y In the september quarter
Association Of officials Of Bureaus OF Labor Sta
United States held Albany
1906 a resolution adopted decming Il expcdlent
for tho offices represented in the association to IN
dertake an investigation Of the private and munich
pal ownership OF electric Hight. gas and water
iS97 by the Network Bureau. was prosecuted on
lines INDICATED ie schedule prepared ana SuppRed
ports were received from ., electrical companies
trio lisht and water 81 gas and 90 water companies
In addition to the foregoing returns were obtained
water. and Il water-suppy piants-all owned BY
mcnts under municipal management reported
total cost OF ss7ooD total present value: so2j0-a
pants Controlled and operated by companies or
firms. cost s25 2O 80 g. their total present value
being s2S6,7i5 ban appreciation OF Ss2''7 81 or
combined Electric Light and Gas Plants-These
establishments produce both electricity and gas all
the returns coming from incorporated companles-
twenty-five in number The to Of, j, amount Originally
ent valuation OF the property If S9S2122 40, which
indicates depreciation Of $2WS02 80 or Is per
Combined Electric Light and Water Plants.-A re.
tba total cost of I'VE plants was $g2 i93 49, total
present value Sis sGS 7o total depreciation sSs o.
or per cent As To private management two cor
porations report original cost of plants nj Nl9G5 ":
present valuation SG.SD depreciation. SZ2i2o w.
Gas Plants.-Thcre are no instances OF public
ownership OF gas plants in the state. f9iTv-seven
total present value 81 52S ~ total depreciation,
Water supply Plants-Public ownership: Seventy
establishments report total investment OF sl8OS-
the whole Of siG5.s22 i, or per cent. -.,-.,.
Private ownership O. es!ahlis4ments reportngl;
$oiio i6 iG Depreciation s4s 2e2 2S p per cent
AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS
por se hnmSeF total 81 ndrsasa Of o With
unimproved. The average size OF these farms was
81 acres. OF which % per cent Of each were unim-
The land fences and buildings Of the c2o 223 -. 49,.
farms in tho state were valued at..'''' S',s - 80
The implements and machinery a..'.. 49,, e,s 40
The live stock on hand June !. 1890 a'.. i24''&'vDo
Making a total valuation Tor farms, i'm .o
PIGMENTS. machinery and live stock i"''"lo 'lo
Estimated value Of farm products for census 90, go
v6 yeaF " f-,,i,er. sSaS 10
The Commissioner is of the opinion that the mum
membranes have increased since the census year
$50 The land to great extent has Gi19 9cc2ne
through overcropping and lack Of tillase. -
As farmers Themselves. IN thc'r reports made IN
1897. estimate the depreciation in the selling value
OF their farms al from 80 to - cent during
the b last haao7en yfa onsua poor eN
Figures given show that for the ENCOURAGEMENT Of
spent by the State during the last eleven years.
The Commissioner remarks:
purpose OF inviting nvidous criticism, but to dis
abuse farmers Of the idca expressed by many Of |
yious Of their interests. and also to place before
ne ac 50 OF co m eel correspondn
appropria tions-as has never before been got to- |
Single year. to enable it to determine. by proper
investigation or otherwise, whether It's efforts 20
1T viii doubtless surprise many 10 see that With !
in a period OF eleven years, terminating with tho |
E. ,yecj for the ay6wed purposc Of promoting
also the disappointing fact that as the expenditures
for that object increased from year TO year the |
farming Industry ana the value OF soenird to
decline IN q greater ratio
Tho farmers OF this state in cycry section there
Of, complain Of the scarcity Of farmhanis and con
labor especially as compared win The low prices %
farm produce ara ms 100, during the .asi Tour |
IDLE hands Willing ana anxious 10 Da employed.
THE fact IS manifest that farmers SONS are |
milllonnires. and the rural districts are rapidly |
loslnl, their best help and support
pcrtntion farm products sent To distant markets
especially whcJc there - no competition. 80 that |
Ink for the producers. These high rates Of trans
pOr,ation also put fertilizers out Of the reach Of
many farmers anu Hldhf tl'iH ~ 'Nif'iAN Hitl |
and unavoidable scr those who purchase them.
They suffer from the competition Of planters OF |
Farv prclEce AZ the South where uOtwithst 1niins |
their greater distance from the Ncw-York market. |
they have In addition 10 more cOngenial climate. |
Inc advantage OF competitive transportation routes
and the cheaper frcights which competition affords
They also suffer from the competition II Easter. |
and Northern producers OF summer ard autumn |
products. who posscss similar advantages in the |
matter ~ cheaper transportation.'
STATE FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Durlnc the YEAR ending December 81 1871. there |
were 1915 persons who made application for ON |
uioyment of these 800 were men and 3.5ls were |
women Irpon each pcracn Hing his hcr APP !
t,,iration as the might be- inquiry was |
mailed 10 tho last employer OF the applicant asking
~ ia The character ana ability Of such person and |
II rtyos us rrcat pleasure be- able 20 assert that
49,, apswcrs received such as 20 demonstrate |