New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-30
REPORT OF STATE LABOR BUREAU
INTERESTING FACTS sHowN-INcoMPLhlh-
NESS OF THE STATISTICS.

NESS OF THE Ola iioiiN'
Trenton. Nov % (SpeciaD.-The report Va 20
State Labor Bureau was sent 70 the Wv uoannfact-
dav II is full Of figures regarding the Is1,a,o
ros ~ New-Jersey but necessarily lncoinP'.
owing TO the failure Of many corporations Cor
Arms to respond to the Department. requ'''
@ "a nearIv ten thousand industrial concerns heSe
The state only ie4 submitted reports, ou' OF the
cover all the argg Industries d in the report 100
4e4 oSnsd by private firms and 6i by
The number ID the OF Aggregate is Of whom Si7 are
males and AZ females, l3 speclaI aT Tho establish
which are reRredsh cor1orations have lC53 stock
holders The capital invested IN the 81 he material
rseeS sss $50 s7 and the selling price OF sooo
made made Gl,Ti2H or,n,oved in
the 4Sl Establishments reporting IS i4.St;; e nm
dustres that came nearest 70 WI hreweres silk
dveine watch case materials, metal goodS, hManorai
and goods shoes silk r1 aSas for each in
diyduaI employed range from 40 a. !nh is Maid
factqre Of artificial howe bs canned goods industry
the average yearly earnings are given a. gu Tseks
the working season Is msp me ~ average yearly
tarnnes are under $500 Artificial flowers bicyeaffs
coton goods hat Straw ink and mucilage; kr
goods Shirts silk throwing steam oT pipe S"ods
The number Of esablishments reporting the
amount OF wages paid is 5Oz the rnings for
be BEING gG s5Sgs s4 sH g. the rrort
There is considerable information hat IN have oc-
relating TO the strikes and lockouts tnat not nre
cvrred In the state during the year IL Is hUo
tended that the information covers ths mn so
thorouqhIv the Bureau acknowledging .innod such
dlsturbances were so numerous ana cVS S nunber
wide range Fnev0 81 Varied from three four 70
as many hundreds that tne fhe '0 total number OF
re dealt with only eight were successful eign.
partly So two aTe n2 failures The report
that The greatest number Of successes sueon OF
hours and the Increase In wages iyosw much
respects their position GeIGre engaged in other
5ustries The strikes OF great uutauOt In The
one exception, among estaollshmen.S ynepisnced tne
iii jndsIres The silk firms also expe az az
sim ,i,nber Of strikes as compared WIN other
fires of manufacture, but II shouIq DC un,nioy
mind that this great INDUSTRY n,srnbar ~ ner-
nlet u ~ IN anv other in the state ana tnas
therefore, the dissatisfaction wnlch
~ mis- waV in proportion 10 the NUMBER e s -
is reaIlv much less than IL appears 10 De iro'i ~
Referring 10 the incompeteness OF the statstic'
Chief Stainsby says: -. ,rovausd Among
6a ne ~ re manufacturers that the Bureau Is IN
sOme nav connected with labor agitatloh anu sla.
its nurnose Is 10 assist legislation IaVorape " ~
and antagonistic capital; that II H. III
anu ADVOCATE OF the labor union propaganoa,
and that such information as tney WEI tSatr dis
IN furnish would in some way pe useuS - Smr,ber
S.l. ~ truth than such impression. ana WneIl
be reai character of the Bureau and me purposss
OF its work are made cIear tine ~
n' .9Tyfersey Is manufacturing State OF high
rank The question OF preserving It's pos.toh !, ~
that respect should appeal to every one Oh ir "a
nas on5 particularly 10 those whose interests are
SIroc,iv Identified with It's industries. HOW shall
onr position be maintained against an OUTSIDE eTil
Pen11iiiar with the resources at our command 10
meet such competition