The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-10
Report Showing Side of
the Wage Farmers.
WHAT THEY RECEIVE
The Average Wages Of the Different
Trades Throughout the State. How
the Wor&ingmen are Paid. In
teresting Facts in View of
Gov. Glenn's Staten ents.,,

in which he declared vigorously that
the working men of North Carolina
were not paid enough for their labor,
the facts in the appended report from
the State Department of Labor, col
lected by Assistant State Labor Com
missioner. M. L. Shipman, are of more
than usual interest and Importance.
Governor Glenn asserted that a
Crying need in this State is for IN
Migrants. ana that desirabN men can
not be induced to come here unless
the working man receives more
money; that he is badly underpaId "A
North Carolina.
The report of the Labor Department
on Trades" which will appear in the
annual report of the Department,
shows exactly the average wages re-
telved by tradesmen, or working men.
in North Carolina, the tables having
been compiled from blanks sent to ana
returned filled out by representative
men in the different trades, and the
report gives the generar iapor condi-
tions. except the scarcity, general al
most everyW here, existing throughout
the State. 1he tables are arrangeG
by subjects.
chapter indicates that the average per
day of the different trades is as fol-
lows:
Architect, s3.25: barber 81; bi.ipos-
ter. $500; boiler-maker, $500; book
keeper. 1888; blacksmith. s1.77:
brick mason, 1913 cabinet maker.
$1.45; carpenter, Sill; contractor.
s1.62; fireman. 81; foreman. s1.SS:
granite cutter, SO; harness maker.
sl.3S; lumberman. $1.SS; machneSt.
S2.2S: milIwrlght. SO 90; miner, $loV:
pGA.ter. $2.0o; paper hanger, $1.59;
plasterer. $3.50; plumber, $3.50; press
man, 81. %; printer, S2.14; sawyer, 81;
tile worker, S1.67; tobacco worker,
$1.20; Waterman. $0.75; wheelwright,
S1.SS: woodworker. s1.60. 5'
Eighty-five per cent are paid cash
in full. and fifteen per cent part III
cash. Thirty-seven per cent. report an
increase in wages four per cent. a de-
crease, and tifty-nine per cent TO
change.
Seventy-one per cent. work by the
day; seven per cent. by the week; nine
per cent. by the month; ten per cent.
by the job; one per cent. by the piece,
one per cent. by the year; and one
per cent. by the hundred.
SiXty-SeVen per cent. are paid week
ly; twenty per cent. monthly; six per
cent. semi-monthly; three per cent
daily. and four per cent. by the job
Eighty-four per cent. favor weekly
payment; fourteen per cent. monthly;
and two per cent. semi-monthly.
Sixty per cent. make full time, and
thirty-four per cent part time. 1wen-
ty-eight per cent. work over time,
seventy-two per cent do not work
overtime.
Seventy-two per cent. report the
cost of living increased, four per cent.
decreased, and twenty-four per CEN.
no change.
Fifty-eight per cent. favor a ten
hour day, twenty-five per cent. an
eisht-hour day, twelve per cent. !
nine-hour day: two per cent. all
eleyen-hour day, two per cent. Il twelve
hour day. and one per cent fourteen
hour day.
Eighty-three per cent. favor fixing
the days work by law, and seventeen
per cent. oppose it.
The per cent of those who read
and write by trades is as follows: Ar
chitects, journeymen, 100; APP
prentices, 100; BARRIERS, jour
neymen 80; apprentices, so; bill
posters, journeymen, 10; backsmiths
journeymen, 80; apprentices 50;
boilermakers, journeymen. SO: ap-
prentices, 90; book-keepers, journey
men. 100; brickmasons, journeymen,
81; apprentices. 80; cabinet makers.
iourneymen. IS; apprentices. 80; car
penters. iourneymen, SO, apprentices
50; contractors, iournemen, so; APP
apprentices, 100; electricians, Journey
men. 100; apprentices. 1OO firemen'
journeymen, 100. apprentices. lO".
forcmen. journeymen, So; apprentices.
SO; granite cutters. journeymen. ~;
harness-makers. journeymen, 50; ap-
prentices. ga; iron moulders. Journey
men, IS; apprentices, so: lumbermen,
journeymen, 49, machinists. journey
men. 81, apprentices. 81; miliwrights,
journeymen, rs, apprentices, 20; pain
ters, journeymen. 80 apprentices. -;
paper hangers. journeymen 80;
apprentices. 90; plasterers, journey
men. 80: plumbers. journeymen. 80:
apprentices So; presSemn, Journey
men, 100, apprentices, 100; printers.
journeymen. 100, apprentices. 100:
sttwyers, journeymen, rs; shoemakers,
journeymen, 100, apprentices. 100,
superintendent journeymen. 100; tex
tile workers journeymen. rs. appren-
tees. 81, tinsmiths. journeymen. IS;
apprentices, 35; tobacco workers,
journeymen, 100: watchmen, journey
men. 100; apprentices 100; watch
makers. iourneymen, 100; apprentices.
100; wheelwright, journcymen, 81.
apprentices. 95; woodworkers, jour
neymen. 95.
SLUG FOUR
The age at which apprentices should
enter trade is reported as follows:
Architect. 16: barber. 16; billposter.
1S: blacksmith. II; boiler-maker, 49,
book-keeper. IS; brickmason. II; cab
met maker, 16: carpenter. II; con-
tractor IS: electrician. 16; fireman.
%; foreman. 90 granite cutter IL;
harness maker. II; iron moulder, IL;
lumberman. 20; machinist, II; mill
wright. IS: painter, IT; paper hanger,
16; plasterer. Is; plumber, 16; press
man. 49,; printer. 16; salesman. 49,;
sawyer. IS: shoemaker. Is; superin-
tendent, 16; tanner, 20; textile worker,
49, tinsmith, 16; matchmaker, IA;
Waterman. 21; wheelwright, Is; wood
worker Is.
The years an apprentice should
serve in the different trades is re-
ported as follows: Architect. 8; bar
Der. s: billposter, 3 blacksmith, 4:
hoilermaker, s. book-keeper. 1;
brickmason, 8; cabinet maker, 4; car
penter 8: contractor T. electrician