The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22

The woman wage-earner who objects
to factory work would certainly have
all her preiudices removed could she
visit the factory Of Wyman, Partridge
s Co. on First avenue N and between
Sixth and Seventh streets.
10 many of the young women who
have a share in the industrial work Of
the world, the thought of factory work
is exceedingly distasteful for their
knowledge Of it has been obtained
largely, il not entirely, thru their read
ings Of the terrible conditions which ex-
listed in the infamous sweat shops. as
they are called, where life was one hor-
rOr.
One, who has not visited the mod
ernr up-to-date factory can hardly real
izc the: great changes that the sanitary
conditions and consideration of the
comfort and health, Of the employees
have made in the past few years.
Where wears ago men and women
were huddled in dark, dingy Easements
or in tiny rooms where the air was de-
filed and stagnant, they today have
large quarters, with light and air in
abundance, the best of sanitary condi-
tions and their employers taking a per-
sonal interest in their health, general
welfare. By many, w no have seriously
studied the conditions Of the women in
! tho working world, factory work is now
| regarded as superior to any other line
| Of work. open to women, outside the
| professions. r.. a-@. =, S
| The day g work averages no more hours,
| and in some instances not as many
hours, as the women workers in office
! or store, and no: extra work is asked q
| Of any factory worker. without extra
! pay be given; :r.. .+Gs q;
The wages, too; show up well in com
parison with those paid for other lines
| Of work. VI z.% " ~
:. - How the Girls Are Paid.
From the first, the beginner in, fac
! tory work earns about as much. as
girl working in the department stores,
and as they, become more proficient they
earn an average of SO a week. Wyman
& Partridge Co.. have over hundred
girls who easily make this sum and at
least twenty girls who: average 81 "a
week. Yet with all these advantages
there is constant demand in every fac
tory for more women workers.
The difficulty to secure the desirec
number Of girls is due largely, it is
believed to this wrong impressions Sc
many have Of factory work and tht
u ignorance of what the work really i:
and the manner in which it is car
ried on. ~
The Wyman, Partridge & Co. factory
i offers an excellent illustration for it il
regarded as model Of Its kind and on
Of the most complete in every way t.
be found in the northwest.
{ The building is three stories ant
basement and a lighter; or more cheer
full place could not be found. The wall
: are all painted white and are KEEP
clean and fresh looking always.
On the second and third floor wher
{ the large majority Of women, worker
are placed, the entire space is left ,ope7
{ and there are no partitions of any kind
. Numerous windows are placed .aloni
: each side, making perfect circulation 9
air, while it is also so light that only i
the late winter afternoons is artifcia
E light needed, thus saving the eyesigh
n of the workers. -.
t There are 522 machines installed, al
:. Of the latest and most improved desig1
I These machines are all operated by elet
5 tric power. and: are SO light and easil
e managed that a 10-year-old child coul
: manage them. Another improvement
- this firm has adopted, which is Of grea
il benefit to it's employees, is the divisio
d Of sections Of the machinery, so tina
e if any little thing gets out Of order
can be repaired without stopping tn
e other machines, and thus causing
!, large number to cease work for a TIM
y y Some Of these machines are wonderfl
= pieces of mechanism, capable Of maxim
u 5000 stitches a minute, SO that q girl
Is wage-earning powers are only imlte
8 by her own abilities.
T Safety Well Provided For.
"a Every consideration is shown for th
safety of the girls, all the electric MT