The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-11
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shops, which are operated by corpor-
atoms, for which no proprietors are
reported, and whose general officials
are not, as a rule, assigned to the sup
erVision of this particular branch of
the work.
For all industries combined S9.3 per
cent Of the average number of age
earners were males, 16 years of age.
and over; ST. per cent female Is
years Of age, and over; and 2 per cent
persons under the age Of 16.
n larger part of the total number
OF female wage earners is made up of
those employed in the printing and
publishing industry. Among the in
dustrles not shown in the table. the
confectionery industry also employed
a large number Of women. These two
industries combined reported four
htths OF ali female employees Is years
OF age ard over. The printing ami
publishing industry also includes the
larger part of the small total number
OF wage earners under 16 years of
age.
The present proportion of chill
dren is slightly less than it was ten
years ago; and while in 1909 the pro-
portion of women employed was great
er than it was in 1899, it was less than
in 1904. In 1909 males 16 years of
age and over formed 89.2 per cent Of
all wage earners as with
1857 per cent in 1904, and 90.7 per cent
in 1899.
From all industries combined the
number of wage earners employed
was lowest in January and highest
in November. Considerable irres11-
larity in employment is shown, how
ever. for the several months which
is due somewhat to the ffuctuation in
the number of wage earners emplov-
ed IN the brick and tile industry. Dur
ing the first six months of the wear
there was a steady increase in the
number of wage earners in this in
dustry, from 40 in January to 3s5 in
June and July. From this time the
number fell continuously until in
December it was III. Outside of this
Industry the number Of wage earnars
employed underwent no great change
me number i~ncheasing steadily from
January TO November, with the ex-
ception OF July and August. when
slightly smaller numbers we're en-
rlcyed than in June.
Hours of Labor.
Almost one-half of the total num-
Der of wage, earners employed in the
manufacturing industries of North
Dakota were in establishments where
he prevailing hours of labor were 60
per week or 10 per day; 3.9 per cent
were reported in establishments
where more than so hours per week
prevail and 49.4 per cent in those
where less than so hours per week
prevail.
Location of Establishments.
Fargo with 1881 and Grand Forks
with 12,47S inhabitants are the only
cities which have a population of over
10000 in 1910. Prior to this census
there We're no cities in the state hav-
ing over 10000 Inhabitants. The 1908
totals show that the two cities COM
bined, although having slightly less
than one-twentieth of the population
Of the state, reported nearly one-third
Of the total number of wage earners
and almost one-fourth of the value in
the manufactured products. In the
former city the manufacture of sad
dlery and harness and the printing
and publishing industry predominant,
In Grand Forks the four-mill and
gristmill and printing and publishing
industries are among the most inn
portant. Comparable data for earlier
census are available for the CITY OF
Fargo only. The total value Of manu-
featured products in this city, which
showed a decrease from 1899 to 1904,
increased 1874 per cent from 1904 TO
1909.