Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-25
THE BUREAU Of LABOR Tho Annlil ReDst TIuats of Strikes ind Lockout, ImnigIlden and
 Other Interesting
 Abioct.

reau TOT l90b Is made public to-day. In his introduction Commissioner scoville explains. in detail, the ab- sence from the volume of statistical information concerning the condi- tion of manufactures which had been prominent feature in previous re- ports. Bearing upon this subject the commissioner in his report says: "Inasmuch as the act of congress required the bureau of the census to gather and compile certain material concerning statistics of manufactures in Connecticut in 1905. and the pe- riod in the year determined upon be- ing the same as that usually occupied by this department in the same work for the identical purpose, 1t was thought that embarrassment upon manufacturers, and others from whom information would be sought would result. It was decided, there- fore. to eliminate from this report any reference to the condition of manufactures for 1905"
 NEW FACTORY CONSTRUCTION. Concerning the subject of new buildings for manufacturing purposes the report says that during the year 1905 there was expended in the state for the purpose named the sum of H,701,730, as against s1,7S2.663 in 1904, $2.367,21S.93 in 1903, $2,- 427,572.36 in 1902, $2,121,74O.58 in 1901, and $1.s49,1O4 in 1900. Re- ferring to the subject in his introduc- tion Commissioner Scoville says: The extraordinary activity in all lines of manufacturing promises to continue in nearly all of the indus trial centers and in the larger cities, for extensive operations in buildings for manufacturing purposes have been filed with the several munich pal building departments. This indi- cated improvement in conditions is shared by all the more important in- dustries of the state and may be said to be due to two factors-the unus- ual activity of trade and the relative absence of wide-reaching labor dis putes."
 TENEMENT HOUSES.
 Referring to the operation of the law known as the Tenement House Act" the report says that the law has had the attention of the bureau. All buildings erected in the six cities coming within the meaning of the act. which were of the description contemplated by the law, and for which permits had been granted by the lawful municipal authorities, are described in the completed forms on file in the officer of the commissioner as required by law. A.s
 DIRECTORY OF LABOR ORGANI-
 NATIONS.
 The usual directory of labor unions appears in the report, concerning which the commissioner says3 An extra edition of this portion of the annual publication has been issued in pamphlet form in order to meet thS CAti utluduu.
 FREE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT BU-
 REAUS.
 Concerning these offices the report says: There seems to be no abate- ment in. the business transacted by the free employment bureaus con- ducted by the state" Continuing. the report gives complete abstract of the business done the past year and also brief review of what has been accomplished during the fifty-three months that the bureaus have been in operation. Tn this connection, the report says: "The whole number of situations secured during the year ended November 30. 1905. was B. SEA-" and during the ffty-three months that the offices have been in operation 35.569 persons have been furnished with employment"
 STRIKES AND LoCKoUTs.
 As to industrial disputes Commis- sioner Scoville says in his report:
 "The number of new disputes re- corded by the bureau during the twelve-month period of 1905 were somewhat in excess of those discov- cred during the corresponding period of 1904, thirty-six disturbances be- ing the number recorded in the earlier and forty-flve controversies reported In the later period. In the number of persons involved there was an in- crease in 1905 over 1904, there be- ing 2.s4S employees engaged during the year last past against 1889 in the preceding year. Tn the days lost by reason of these dificulties, how ever. conditions are reversed, for in 1s04. 61.21s working days were lost, while in 1905 but 51.esa days time was consumed. Tn the matter of wages lost. also. the amount was less in 1905 than in 1904. the total sum this year being ss3.2OsOz as against ss7.33s.s2 last year"
 EARLY ORGANIZATIONS OF
 PRINTERS.
 Considerable space in the report Is devoted to a documentary history Of the early organizations of print e-xss uhfrh fur1u9oa o nroforrsuhfr