The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

$7,029,00o. or % per cent. The ay
erage per establishment was ap
proximately $4,000 in 1909 and So.
900 in 1904. Miscellaneous expenses
include rent of factory or works,
taxes, and amount paid for contract
work, and these items, as well as
such office and other expenses as
can not be elsewhere classified, will
appear separately in the final re-
ports.
The salaries and wages amounted
to So, 1921 900 in 1909, and $44,876,
900 in 1904, an increase of $1S,O46,-
900, or 40 per cent.
The number of salaried officials
and clerks was 14,263 in 1909, and
9,141 in 1904, an increase of 5,122
or Sc per cent.
The average number of wage
earners employed during the year
was S4.76S in 1909. and 1885 in
1904, an increase of 1912, or %
per cent.
The primary horsepower was 2S7,-
go in 1909, and 220.934 in 1904, an
increase of 1876, or SO per cent
The average horsepower per estab-
lishment, considering all establish
ments, was approximately "a horse.
power in 1909, and AZ in 1904.
Summary for Steam Laundries.
The preliminary totals for steam
laundries of Minnesota in 1909 are
not included in the foregoing table,
as the thirteenth census was the
first at which they were canvassed
They are here given separately as
1853; capital, $1,S21 200; cost of ma
terials used. $514O00 salaries and
wages, $1.343,00 miscellaneous ex-
penses. S365,000; value of products,
s2,S56,O00; number of salaried Off
Gals and clerks, 235; and average
number of wage earners employed
during the year, 2,916.
Chicago, May 31.-No other city
in the world, not even Berlin, can
show an equal of Chicago's beer
drinking record, according to data
in the hands of members of the
vice commission. About one-half
the population does all the beer
drinking, but that half has consum.
ed about one million gallons daily
in the phenomenally hot weather
which has prevailed during May
This is figured from the fact that
there are 1000 saloons and that
each saloon sells on an average
three barrels of beer per day in
moderate weather. During the days
of high temperature the beer sales
have been more than 10000 barrels
day. Recently careful estimate
was made by those familiar with
the sales of these saloons. Some
were put down for fifteen to TWEEN
ty-fye barrels per day, and some
for only one.
glass of beer at two-fifths of a cent,
which is sold for five cents, the cost
of the beer thirst is shown to run
into hundreds of thousands of dol
lars per day, out of which the brew.
ers' profit, through ownership OF
the saloons as we'll as from profits
in the wholesale trade, are enor-
NOUS The figures serve to explain
the fortunes the brewers have &C
quired. The vice commissions re-
cent report found that "the most
dangerous immoral influence and
most important financial interest
aside from regular disorderly houses
are the disorderly saloons, admitting
women.
-Four hundred and forty-five
such saloons were listed in the
city and 929 unescorted women were
found in them during the investiga-
ton. Another feature of the vi
cious saloons that is pointed out is
the vaudeville show of improper ma
ture conducted in the rear rooms.
The owners of lake steamers should
exercise more vigilance enforcing
their rules. The sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor to minors should be alb
solutely prohibited on the lake
steamers. All gambling devices