The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-29
WAGES Of MINERS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
StatisticianS Listen to a Re
port on This Subject.
STRIKING FACTS ELECTED
Bituminous Miners, Though Twice as
Numerous as Anthracite, Require
Only 0ne-fourth as Many Helpers.

The work of the convention Of the
association of officials Of bureaus OF
labor statistics Of America was
taken up again this morning IN the
rooms of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
James NJ Clark. chief of the bureau
OF Industrial statistics of Pennsylvania.
read a report on the conditions IN the
anthracite and bituminoUs coal fields
OF Pennsylvania for the ten months i'm
/ mediateIy preceding the great anthra-
/ cite coal strike. The average tine OF
employment Of the anthracite miners
I was I75 days. or two-thirds OF the period
+ E2med. During that time S5,s42 miners
were employed at average wages OF
/ S495-s7, or $2.S3 per day. This estimate
I excludes powder and other miners sup
plies
Other inside people employed num-
! bered 5S,592 for an average OF 173 days
at an average wage Of S363-47, OF S2-10 >
day. There we're also = ,346 outside peo-
I pie employed for an average OF IL days
and at an average wage OF SS02s7.
+ Practically one half Of these were slate
: pickers. boys under fifteen years Ok
I age. at an average Of 81 cents day.
+ The total number OF employees il the
anthracite field during these ten months
was al ,7s0. exclusive OF washeries-
+ The production Of anthracite coal IN
+ this time was 4. .8G7. .s62 tons. valued st
I ss3, SIS, $50, an average OF $sI1 per ten.
I In the Bitumirous Fields.
time of employment for miners was 90
days During this time 19I21 mfnars
were employed, at an average wage OF
j s50S.37 or $2.1G a day There were 1913
other inside people employed for an
Z sverige - 2zs s5ags. asss.s&azs average wage
! OF S5t5 Ct. ar 422+ per day- Tie OAK
! side workers employees numbered 1850.
for an average OF z43 days al an aver
iage OF S452-s2 o. $l-S7 per day The
ifotaI number Of employees in the bifuml-
nous nelGs was tI122s. The bituIainotis
production fer these ten months vas
] 50 742g5 tons. valued al $s3, rs. $50. or
sI-G6 per ton
The Anthracite miners averaged seven
tons per day and the bituminous miners
five tons.
The wide difference in the conditions
Of the anthracite and biuumiHous fields
can be gathered from brief compari-
son of these figures. Against 35,Sl2
miners employed IN the anthracite feds
were 5S.552 other inside workers and
A 546 outside workers. while IN he bi-
luminous field against 20 III miners
over dcuble the number OF anthraeits
miners-but Is Sc other inside workers
( were employed and Iz.z55 outside sgork-
eTs but oue-fourta Of 1he number of
such employees IN Jhe anthracite fields
In conclusion Mr. Clark said Penusyl-
Yania IS stiIl the keynote 10 the fasp-
ciaI situation Of the world. representing
industries sc gigartIc that she old man
OF today stands amazed and waIchewIil
perhaps only De understood BY the old
man Of the future,
Other Reports Read.
Other delegates Who read reports in
'ciuded John J. BeaIfn. New York: Henry
B. Warner. North Carolina; Ro5er1
'Clouckiug, Ontario. Canada: Gen. James
y. Latta. secretary OF internal affairs.
Pennsylvania; Henry E. Tiepka. Rhode
Island. Z. y. Barton, West Virginia.. "
Il. Stuart, division of manufactures.
census Bureau. ". C. Hul>- division OF
population, Census Bureau. ant G.
Powers. division Of agriculture. Census
Bureau.
COMMISSIONS Carroll d. Wright made
a report on the statistical work ia the
I Department Of Labor. The depar- HaeaL
is now at work On several reports. which
viii be published in the future. says
the report. They are. The cost o. Nv
ing. conditions Of mining in Europe,
chii5 labor in this country. domestic IN
+ dUsJries. conditions of labor on ssrest
railways. restrictions OF output IN this
country and abroad. labor conditions in
Australia. New Zealand. the Philippines.
and HSsaii." "
H me president OF The association vii
i tomorrow appoint a committee of three
TO suDerintend the work and collection Of
data looking to ,he cnifcation aad &C.
operation OF national and state stats
tics This wrrk is regarded by the dele
gates and Government officials as ths
most important step IN The Development
Of statistical work in the United States.
The meeting was adjourned n II -
after Commissioner Virgin had explain
ed the arrangements for the visit o
Mount Vernon this afternoon.
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