The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-13
NO" CHILD LABOR HERE. Z
Great Mills in Russia Where Every
: Interest Of the Employees Seems
to Be Conserved.

The great Jaroslaw mills were.
founded in 1922 by a Jaroslaw mer-
chant named Zatrapezny, according to.
the: suggestion and plans of Peter the
Great, who allotted a free tract of land,
at the time an impossible swamp, for
the erection of the factory near the
city of Jaroslaw.. Through the energy
and perseverance Of Mr.. Zatrapezny the
swamp was drained and made fit for
the; erection of the linen and paper.
mills. In::1857 the factory, with all it's.
land and privileges, was purchased by
the Moscow merchant, Mr.. Karzinkin,,
who erected on the place formerly oc-
cupied by the paper factory a cotton
mill for 10000 spindles, which was the
foundation of the present great enter
prise With the growth of the enter
prise the proprietors introduced the.
most improved machinery, and now.
they run about 100000 spindles and
more than 5000 weaving looms, with
| the necessary number Of auxiliary and
supplementary machines, employing
some $4,000 people, of whom about co.
| per cent. are male Child labor under
Is years of age is very little employed:
and only graduates of the factory
school work in the mills. Around the
factory there has sprung up a city
with a population of about 10000. This:
factory is one of the largest in Rus
STA, with consumption of about 100,--
900 bales Of cotton each year.
One Of the principal aims of the fac
tory administration is to furnish the
working people and their families with
medical assistance, to improve the
working devices and methods for the.
protection of the working people from.
accidents, to educate the children of
employees, and finally to offer to theem-
ployes every opportunity. of spending
their time in a pleasant and sensible
manner in: order to prevent their fall
ing victims to strong drink. In regard
to sanitary conditions and hygiene, a.
council is organized, consisting Of
members of the technical administra-
ton and the physicians of the factory
hospital. The work Of this council is
to find means of preventive character
| which will improve the general sani-
.tary surroundings of the working man
and consequently lessen the possibili-
ties of sickness. Special attention, is:
| paid to the prevention of accidents to-.
workers while attending machines The
| working rooms are light, airy and
large, the machines are distributed
with regard to leaving sufficiently wide
passageways, all dangerous parts Or
machines are covered, and for the.
| guidance of employees special printed
rules are. posted on the walls. Each
newcomer is permitted to work" only
after thorough acquaintance with the.
particular machine on which he will
have to work. !
The factory has on it's premises three.
churches, the renovation alone and en-
largement of one of which, now being
finished, has cost the company more.
than $500 The church choirs con-
sist of employees of the factory. Special
attention is given to schools for the,
children of employees Of the factory.
The largest OF these schools, for 600
pupils, is provided with a hall for lee
lures, with acseating capacity for 1900
people and quarters for teachers. For
girl graduates from this school special
needlework and sewing. classes are 4es-.
tablished, also evening classes for
adults. over II years of age. In the
reading room, consisting of a hall, bal:
cony, and three rows of seats, and also,
a stage with settings and decorations,
each Sunday and holidays there are
lectures with stereopticon pictures for.
adults and children. In this nall are,
held also theatrical entertainments:
given by the employees.
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