The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03

1870 a comparatively small proportion
of women's clothing was made by con-
tractors, needing hardly any capital.
This, and the fact that, with few eX-
ceptiOns, it was never customary for
the manufacturers of ladies' suits and
cloaks to carry large stocks of ready
made garments, explains the inconsis-
tency between the two branches of the
industry. Shirt waists are generally
made in larger shops, as is also ladies'
underwear The shirtwaist workers,
who are generally women, work in
sets. AS a rule it takes ten persons
to produce the waists in the factories.
Seven machine operators make differ
ent parts, one girl sews on the buttons,
one makes the button holes, and one
irons the waists.
Less Lumber Than Ten Years Ago.
Wisconsin leads the states in lum-
Der but the last census shows a decline
in ten years. The amount of capital
invested aggregates $77,O0O,OOO, which
is a decline from $105, 100000. The
value of the annual product is given at
$57, 100000, which is decline OF only
100000. Michigan is second.
The average amount of capital in
vested in logging camps in Wisconsin
is $S1 1000, employing an average of
twenty-one hands, paying wages ag-
gregating an average of $500, cutting
an average of 100000 feet of logs,
valued at $4,000. There are in the
state 1893 sawmills, with a capital in
vested amounting to 37,146,0OO and
paying to wage earners alone, eXclu-
sive of salaried employees, $7,OS6,O0O
annually. i:
Law and Order in Connecticut. -.
Connecticut has a Law and Order
league which does business. It's di-
rectOrs are the leading men of the
state, headed by one of the Bowens Of
Woodstock ard it's manager is S. p.
Thrasher, a former sea captain, a man
of strong body, great courage, good
sense, cheerful personality. = !~,"s
AS Instances Of It's work: In one
town Plainfeld), having failed to abol-
ish saloons by law, the citizens asso-
citation was formed. Meeting with
only fair success, the state league was
invoked. This organization has staff
Of skilled and trusted detectives and
the situation at Plainfield was tackled
with independence and spirit. Some Of
the cases went to the superior court.
The result was the infection of such
penalties as must inevitably discour-
age illegal liquor selling in Plainfield,
A fine of $50 or $50 once OF twice a
year may be met with a degree of
equanimity, but fines and costs Of $500
to $500, such as We're awarded there,
are quite different matter, especially
in country town. Says the report:
Let anyone contrast the occasional
saloon caught in New Haven selling
liquor Oh Sunday today with the for
mer condition of affairs. It is a very
moderate statement indeed to say that
there is not one-half of the contempt
for and violation of the liquor laws I'M
der either regime that there was de-
cade ago"
| Gambling centered in Meriden. A
league raid resulted in capturing $50
pounds of gambling equipments. Prib-
cry of the league agents was attempted
in this case, as often occurs. The
! drug store nuisance was dealt with. A
New Haven job printer who produced
! some obscene literature, was sup
| pressed, skipping his bonds of $500.
: The League made itself useful by filing
evidence as to municipal conditions in
number of cities.
ORLANDO BURNETT.