Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-03

Atlantic coast seamen have organiza-
tions in Bangor and Portland. The
boot and shoe workers have organiza-
lions in Auburn, Bangor, Portland
and Springvale. The bricklayers,
masons and plasterers have organiz-
ations in Augusta Bangor, Bar Harbor,
Bath, Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland,
Rumford Falls, Skowhegan and Water
vile, with a membership of about 500.
The carpenters and joiners have or
CARNATIONS in Augusta, Bangor, Bar
Harbor, Lewiston, Madison, Portland,
Rumford Falls, Skowhegan and Water
VILE with total membership OF 9S5.
The cigarmakers have organizations in
Bangor Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland
and Rockland, with membership of
1877 They arc well organized anG near
~ all in the State belong to the cigar
makers union. The granite cutters
nave organiza tons III Biddeford Blue
hill Clark Island, Frankfort, Ha1lowell,
Hurricane Isle, Lewiston, Norridge-
wock, North Jay, Portland, Red Beach,
Spruce Head, Stonington, Vinalhaven
and Waldoboro, with a total member
ship of 1,374. They are thoroughly or
ganized and practically all granite
cutters in the State belong to the order.
1.-THE moulders have organizations
in Bangor, Bath, Biddeford, Lewiston
and Portland, with a total membership
of 237.
There are laborers' protective unions
located at North Jay, Rumford Falls
and Skowhegan, with total member
ship of 1920. The union at Rumford
Falls has a membership of 730, the
largest union in the State. The loco
motive engineers have organizations in
Bangor, Henderson, Houlton and Port
land, with a total membership of 319.
The locomotive firemen have organiZa
tons in Bangor, Henderson, Houlton
and Portland, with a total membership
of 269. The painters and decorators
have organizations in Augusta, Bangor,
Bar Harbor Biddeford, Portland,
Skowhegan and Waterville, with a
membership of about 375. The plumb
ers and steam filters have organiZa
tons in most of the cities and larger
towns. The railroad trainmen have or
CARNATIONS in Bangor, Henderson,
Houlton. Portland and ,Waterville with
q total membership of $40. The rail-
way conductors have organizations IL
Bangor and Portland, with a total
membership of 1870. There are typo
graphical organizations in Augusta,
Bangor Biddeford and Portland, with
a membership of about 200.
1.-THE number of hours of labor per
day is given with the essential fact con-
nected with each union, but in sum-
nari2ing these we will again present
the hours of labor of the principal
trades, also their minimum and maxi
mum wages where they have maxi
raCm rate BARRIERS work generally
about 65 hours per week, with mini
mum wage of $500 per day Bricklay-
ers, plasterers and masons work
hours daily. Their minimum wage is
generally $500 and the maximum $3.50
per day. Carpenters and joiners work
hours daily and the minimum wage is
generally $500 per day, with maxi
mum of $3.50.
"Cigarmakers work s hours per day
with a wage that averages $3.50 Gram
lite cutters work 8 hours per day with
a minimum wage of $3.50 and a maxi
mum of $500. Iron moulders work 9
hours daily with minimum wage of
1925 and a maximum of $500. Long
shoremen receive 80 cents an hour for
ordinary day work and 40 cents an
hour for night work, with a special
rate of 60 cents an hour for trimming
grain. Loom fixers work 10 hours
daily with minimum wage of $1.50
and a maximum of $1.75. Mach;nists
generally work 10 hours daily. Their
minimum wage is $500 and maximum
daily with a minimum wage of $1.i5
and maximum of $500 Painters,
paper hangers and decorators work
hours daily. In some localities the
minimum wage is $3.50 and in others
$500. Our returns show that $3.50 per
day is generally the wage. Plumbers,
gas filters and steam filters work
hours daily with minimum wage Of
$500 generally.
1.-THE wages of pulp and paper mill
workers vary according to the class Of
work performed. The hours of labor
also vary in different mills. Some
mills run on two shifts where the hours
are II and 10 alternately while others
run on three shifts thus making an s
hour day. Quarrymen work 8 hours
a day in some localities, but in many
places during the past season the rum
Der of hours has been reduced to g. In
Hallowell this was done voluntarily by
the operators. The minimum wage of
quarrymen is generally $1.75 and the
maximum $2.25.
"Tne number of hours per day OF
railroad men cannot very well be regu-
lated but their wages are well deaned.
Conductors wages are governed by the
of hours of work. Locomo-
tive engineers receive $3.50 per day,