Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-06
STATE HOUSE,
Report of|nspector Of Fac
tories, Workshops, Etc,
Canadian Pacific Asks Change
at Fort Fairfield.
Maine Organized Corporation In.
creases It's Capital Stock.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 A. M.

ETC, mas submitted his annua! report
to the Governor and Council. He finds
conditions under the supervision of mis-
department to be much improved The
report says in part as follows:
In submitting my report for the
year 1910, it can be truthfully said
that it has baen one OF the most sat
lsiactory years during my term as in
spector of factories
Very few complaints of violation
OF the law have been filed at this de-
partinent, during the past year,
showing very clearly that the require
nents are being lived up to in every
respect, in fact they are quite salts
factory to all interested: however what
few complaints have been filed with
this department have been attended
tc at once with satisfactory results
we have turned over Some few
cases OF violations to the county at
torney having juridiction over the
liter. and all cases have been ad-
juste1 by that department without.
mucn trouble or inconvenience to any
one.
There have been fewer children en-
pioyed i'll our mills this year than last
year or former years. inasmuch as
some of our larger mills are showing
n marked decrease in their number
OF minors now at work A few rea-
sons might be here noted for this
change, as much attention has been
given by the manufacturers in keep
ing their number of minors employed
down ton as few as possible The
present law requires all minors undt +
16 Years OF age to file their birth rec
ord with the manufacturer before
employment can be obtained, At which
time the manufacturer issues an en-
ployment certificate, a duplicate OF
which is fOrW arded to our department
and placed on file. and formerly left
or file as long as the minor remained
in their employ; but at the present
time they are cancelled as soon as
they reach the age OF lG. thus keeping
the number down to I'll" loves nos
Siblc figure. Then again the employ
tncnt OF Greeks has beer Il large fac
tor IN this change. especially notice
able il our cotton mills. having come
to til" cotton manufacturing centera
in drovcS and taking employment in
such mills. 1t may be explained 81
of helm have. not been skilled IN III
Manufacture OF cotton goods, tnc&
nave. nevertheless taken thr ligntor
work to do at smaller wages 50 you
viii tind them doing the work Which
was formerly done by minors. and as
TIE Creek advances the new oilc steps
in to take his place. The law passed
AT oar last legislature requiles all
minors to pass an educatlon"' test,
which no DOUBT has done n great dead
20 reduce the number df minors en-
piovcd in our mills.
on the eub;rc; Of fortnight! pay
mnnt of wages the report states that
the cunnrairtS We're not many and
that most at :nr trouble derived under
that mead came :",n tho small manu-
flcturar and was quite apt to b" in
localities III Nhirhf banking privileges
arc not to be hal. and the inability to
get the money from away seemed to
no the principal excuse.
Not n complaint regarding sanitary
cnrditio rs in factories and workshops
was received ~ the dcnartment dur
ing the year 1910. and the attention OF
the depart r1crt Was called to but Two
buildings in which doors were not
-tvun:s and fire escapes provided IN ac-
cordanc. with the law. The report
states in relation to the aS-hour law
fo,. women and children. that ali are
living w to it. Regarding the en-
pIovmcrt OF children the report says:
AZ IT, tim" within my term OF "f-
fee have the conditions been 50 FAVOR
able rs at the present time. our law
regulating III. "mployment Of chill
drcn has noW lc>,. in force three
wears and it took considerable tune
to Get all the man ,.facturcrs working
as they should nevertheless today no
rault can rc found with the results
NJ first there were some opposed TO
this law. i'm whole or in part. but at
nrcsent all clam il the best law We
ever had. aftcv getting acquainted with
It's working and system d" io'
hesitate 10 praise it, ana al
aro irving to do their part
We nave however found some viola
tions Of this law. as on one of our
visite f. Lewiston VIC found some
small BOYS employed. and upon lnNcs
tieation. found that their birth record
had been changed to enapl' "t"'.
members of the same family to get
,.nploNmcft. .htcT lld'lhS
thc true record of the children, tle
narents were brought into court. We're
bound over for the grand Jury az
which time three were held for trial.
y,.re convicted and 1ine'
This had a very healthy erect :"
that nov little or no trouble comes
frop, this source Nothing but con-
slant work can keep some OF th' mo-
,rrcdv parents from sehdl1l;, V'"
children to work. when IN most III
stancos there is no need OF Suci as
s;stance. nasmuch as the Ia" re-
ou;ras all minors to furnlsh '''e''
birth record in order to Obtain en-
n;ovment. the employer to issue an
amnlovment certificate. duplca''
conv OF which is placed on file WIN our
department. this system. aithoosn re-
o,,irine a great deal of time ana az
teotion. enables us to make COM
narison. at any time. with all heip EN-
ployed. "a ,-;si, the
,, sardine factories during the month y.
~.,. +;,at hany the season vi