The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-24

LABOR BUREAUS REPORT.
An Interesting Report Soon To Re
Distributed.

bt~iiiihitus
The report of The Bureau Of Labor by
! the commissioner. Mr.. A. T.. Montague,
/, has almost been finished by the publishers.
some OF the copies viii be completed by
tomorrow. The volume when finished
Will contain something over 800 pages.
| some OF the books VIII be bound in cloth.
but The greater number viii have paper
covering.
The fronts piece is a fun page engrav-
ing of Hon. Carroll Davidson Wright
United States Commissioner. who has
been very kind and helpful to Mr.. Monta-
que in giving this. the first labor report
Virginia has ever had 90 the public.
There are thirteen full-page Illustrations
Of the industrial plants of the more pr0mi
ncnt cities OF the State. among these are
tie IIigg ship-yard of Richmond. PiIe
Works at Radf0rd. Va. Pipe Works at
Lynchburg. and Railroad Shops al Roam
oNe, Bristol and Norfolk.
This book is filed with valuable facts
and figures and viii be of much help 20
The next Legislature ia making law gov
erning the labor of Virginia. This being
the first report of the kind eyer gotten
out IN the State it has taken much hard
work. and It viii be a foundation Tor more
thorough work I'm the future.
Some Of the figures in the report are
very interesting. Twelve reports We're
received by the commissioned from cigar,
cigarette, and cheroot factories. The two
largest establishments failed TO give the
value Of he goods manufactured during
the year 1891. but the total stock and ma
terials used by the ten factories was
s 1,3S2.2 1850. The total number Of DAYS
I'm operation I'm 1896 was 1873 less than the
succeeding year, and the amount paid in
wages during 1896 was 1921 1871, or $3s.-
722.53 less than in 1897.
An accurate average Of the salaries
paid the respective classes OF office help
could not be gained from the data re-
ceived. The average daily wages paid
cigar-makers was $L64 for S 25 hours;
cigarette-makers. male. 81 for ten hours,
and females. $40 for S II hours; cigarette
and cigar packers. females, $1.15 for SIP
hours; cheroot-makers. males. 50 cents for
S hours; shippers, males, Go cents for Sic
hours, and females, e cents for S 25
hours.
Rollers, female. received 70 cents for S
hours; miscellaneous help. male. 70 cents
for . 16 hours; females. 6S cents for 1912,
machine operators. male, 81. 40, females.
81. cutters and shippers. S1.45
Nineteen rcDJrts from iron founders
ana m~achinists show an aggregate capt
tai Of nearly 5000 100. with an output Of
the value Of 1888. 425b6. One concern, un-
derstood to be the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock plant. reported
an increase from 1900 operatives in 1896
to 400 in 1898. and that II had on hand
contracts 10 the amount Of $l05Co.CO0.
or the lisp blanks sent out 70 Virginia
manufacturers. GO were returned. but
only 39f were sufficiently complete 10 be
Of use. The tabulated reports represented
"A capital Of S54.640. or those tahulated.
los were from corporations and 25 were
from private firms. The aggregate CAPT.
tai invested Is S22,G9l, 1915. Value Of
goods manufactured in 1897, s22.S12. e59O9.
Amount paid In wages in mechanical de.
partments, $6.4ec.52S ~, or an increase Of
si,Sf6.S5Jl1. For office help. S9iO,5J5.44.