Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-10

The fngerers and thumbers sew up
thoss pieces, the hackers sew them
on to the back, the silker makes the
three lines of fancy stitching seen on
the backs Of gloves. Speed and a per.
fectly straight line are the chief re.
quiremeuts. The banders sew on the
wrist band that is found on work
mems gloves. In one shop good band.
ers do 20 dozen day and up. The
binders sew on the top finishing on
"a binding machine. a new invention
which sews on a narrow facing and
hens Il at the same time Then the
fasteners put on the clasps at a punch
machine and the gloves are done and
go to the men who stretch them over
steam heated iron hands. whose warm
clasp presses them into shape and
they 60 again to girls who examine.
stamp. assort and pack them into
boxes.
Girls Are Better Workers.
All Of the cutting Is done by men
but except In the case OF heavy leath.
er sewed up with waxed thread the
making Of tho gloves Is done by girls.
In answer to why do you employ
girlg7" the employers said without ex.
ception, Because they do better work.
A mans fingers are too clumsay 20
sew up gloves"
DO YOU hud a tendency 70 rush
through and slight their work In or
der to gel out more work-aro they
unfair 20 your"
After each operation the work IL
marked In caso OF defective work
on certain part Il goes back 70 the
ono Who did e. II Il is poor heather
t goos TO tho cutter. II a thumbor has
done gomctaing wrong Il goou 20 her.
There are two inspectors during the
making. tho foreman and the girl who
gives ont the work. and when the
Eoodu arc finished they arc inspected
again We pay high wagca and ex.
act good work. and each girl knows
that IL "a 10 her Interest 10 give ua
good work How muca aho can make
depends ON her own Industry. sldll and
vital energy"
Don't you think that this tearing
speed and tho vital energy expended
10 make as much as she can Is teTvib,
~ hard on tho girl?"
No, The piece system 10 the only
thins for a factory. II Is the only
thing that - fair 20 the girls. Our
girls ara healthy A girl sets 30 used
20 her work that Il Is nothing TO her.
Her machine becomes a part Of hsr
SELF They an enjoy their work"
Prefer Work 10 Home.
AZ their union meeting, whore
pelted them with questions. found
up To date. clear headed girls. who
carried on a business meeting. who
iidn't wTangle or talk all AZ once. nor
SANDER each other and cry. They |
have a well organized union Of 400
girls. Miss Agnes Nestor is their
clever little president
DO you like your work? Would
you rather do Il than anything elsef"
began.
"Yls. the work Is interesting. SO
long as we've got 20 work wewould as
lief make gloves as do anything elsa"
DO you prefer your work 10 stay I.
Ing az home?"
20. who dares 20 talk OF that !
dream?" What's the use Of prefer,
ring to stay at homs3" sounded from
one side OF the hall. while other voices
came 10 me; "You bet ia rather work
than stay al home" mo taank YOU,
no dish washing for me" and one
pretty girl standing near me said:
Il think a girls life is broader she
leaIns more OF living and escapes me
mOnOtOny OF house work when she
works with other girls. Yes. would
rather work like 10 be with the
girls"
Il mean would you rather marry"
| went on. mercilessly.
Aha! Where is the MANI" Bring
On the chance and Wen answer" and
Why do you put such hopeless ideas
IutO our heads?" the chorus arose
again with a peal OF laughter
Differ as to Piece Plan.
DO you prefer the piece price sys-
tenn, or would you rather be paid BY
he day." / continued.
One girl said: Il prefer the piece
rate think they drive you more
when you work by the week, and you
leel a greater responsibility toward
voaYr f.uDlOyeTf when Won do lose time |