The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

Special Agent feuIy oIuuhiSHho'
who has been making an investiga-
ton of wages, cost of living and the
general condition of the laboring pop
ulation in the London district, sub
mits the following report, in part:
Following are the scales OF the
wages paid the various trades and
classes of labor in the London district,
the number of working hours per
week without overtime also being
given:
Building Trades-Working hours
per week, so in summer and A IN
winter. Wages per hour: Stone ma
sons. 81 cents; bricklayers, FL cents;
plasterers, % cents; bricklayers' and
p~lasterers' assistants, IA cents; car
penters, 21 cents; plumbers, ~ cents;
painters, Is cents.
Furniture Trades-Working hours
per week, So. Wages per hour: Cab
inetmakers, 81 cents; %polishers, IL
cents; upholsterers, 20 to "a cents;
m%achinists, 20 to % cents; carvers,
10 to 20 cents; chairmakers, 20 cents
Boilermakers and Steel Shipbuild-
ing ~Trades-Working hours per
week, in shop, 81; for repair WORK
outside, As. Wages per week in shop:
Boilermakers, sheet iron workers and
angle iron smiths, S10.94; riveters,
s6.32; calkers, s8.49; holdersup,
sS.56. For outside work wages are
about s1.21 more per week.
Observation-Disclosures hours per
week, 81. Wages per week: Litho-
grapher, 1913 (%minimum); litho-
grapher, tin printing, $10.94; litho-
grapher, rotary machine, $13.3S.
Bookbinders and Rulers--Working
hours per week, 4S. Wages per week
for bookbinders and rulers, $3.50.
Compositors-Working hours per
week, 52k. Wages per week in job
bling trade and on weekly newspapers,
S9.49.
Electrical Notwithstanding hours
per week, 81. Wages per hour: Fit
tiers and wiremen, 10 cents; armature
winders, IS cents; cable joiners, IL
cents.
Shoe Trade-Working hours per
week, 52k. Wages per week:
CHECKERS (foremen), lasters and fin
ishers, 1929; pfessmen, s4.S6.
Bakers-Working hours per week.
SIS. Wages per week: Foremen.
1851; frst-class hands, 1928; Sec
ond-class hands, 1851; helpers
$685..
Engineering Trades - Working
hours per week, 81. Wages pei
week: Turner's, filters, coppersmiths
brass hnishers, borers, slotters, mill
ers, die sinkers and press tool makers
s7.73; smiths, 1913 to S11.92; mill
wrights, S10.33; iron founders, ss.7a
to s1O.46; patternmakers, 5000.
Ship Service-Wages per month
with board: Chief steamship engineer
s6S to s83; second engineer, s4S tc
SIS; third engineer, $36.49 tc
s43.79; fourth engineer, 5000 tc
s36.49; fremen, $3.50 to $24.33;
trimmers, s19.46 to s21.89; able sea
men, s19.46 to s21.89; able seamer
(sailing vessels), s14.60. Dock
stevedores receive 16 to "a cents pei
hour for loading and unloading YES
sells.
London City Police-These police
men work in the heart Of the city or
exacting duty and their pay Is $3.50
(minimum) to $10.33 (maximum)
e week. The London metropolitan
police, taking in all the duties In
greater London, receive 1913 (mini'
NUM- to 1851 (maximum) per week
and the reserve class receive 1884
e week. Twelve cents additional
is paid for each five years service
with good conduct. These men re-
ceive an extra allowance for coal in
winter and their uniforms are fur.
nished.
Motor Omnibus Drivers and Can
ductors-There are about 1000 motor
omnibuses in London and the motor
men receive from $1.70 to $1.94 pei
day OF IS to 16 hours, according tc
the trips they have to make, the
length of service for the company
also being considered. The conduct
ors who collect the fares receive from
s1.46 to $40 per day.
Horse Omnibus Drivers and Con.
ductors-The drivers and conductors
Of the $500 horse omnibuses receive
from Stag to $40 per day Of Is
hours. Length of service for the
company is a factor in determining
the wages.
Coal Porters-Almost all houses in
London are heated by crate fires,
The daily coal delivery therefore
takes a large force of men. Coal is
delivered in 112 and Sc pound sacks
each wagon having a driver and a
helper. They receive IA to Is cents
per ton for loading the coal on the
wagons, delivering and unloading al
the houses. On exceptionally thickly
settled routes they can make about
ST per week each. In poor neighbor.
hoods the coal porters pay for the
coal as they take it out and collect
whatever price they may be able to
get for the coal. This difference in
price is their compensation for their
work.
City Street Cleaners-Each street