The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-09
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! in them. and the compensation tax *
based upon hat rate.
! For instance. builders of tunnels.
bridges and t~restlcs are Teuir"d to-
pay into the state s. per cen 81 their
pay rolls.
Builders OF iron and steel and
frame ructu IS. : per cent
operators Of electric light or power
plants. . per cent.
Street railway employees. 9 per
cent.
Blast furnaces. ( per cent.
Brewcrles and hottling works. . per
cent.
Printing. Stcrcotyping. engraving
and lithographiuE plants l.. per
cent.
Rates OF Compensation.
From The fund thus created. en-
ployc-s injured by accident In the
operation Of these Industries are COM
pcnsatcd ON a scale. based on IN"
casualty records 81 tho s.ite. Here
pensation:
II "a workman is killed and leaves
a widow. q monthly payment 81 5000
shall bc made the rest OF her life. To
cnd only IN ease of rc-marriage. An
extra months payment 81 $500 per
month for each child under the ag.
81 sixteen years is made. The total
monthly pay m'nt. however. shall not
exceed $500.
- "a workman is totally disabled
Do" hall receive monthly tho sum Of
$1,000 70 unmarried. n o.. has q
vii" N no children. $500. and $500
additional Tor each child until said
child shall reach tho age Of sixteen
Years.
when the disability is only tenn
prIary. tho bill arrange for q tenn
p"rarv compensation 81 the workman
injured
IN cas-" of death or permanent to-
tal disability. tho monthly puymen
provided may Co., given 10 Who'll. ar ia
part. not to .yce'd % lump sum figure
Nut 10 anN cas-, &C. exceed $1,000.
This lS on %" the.r. ~ expectancy
ON IN" American mortality table that
The monthly payment 81 SO 90 20 "a
p'rs"n thirty years u age o. worth
Oh" sum % SFnnn.
a Reasonable Theory.
Tho Washington statut, is entirely
tHn long to Civ. moro than on outline
"i ~ boo a newspaper Interview. o.
Will hr seen from thc aho,. that 90 i.
based strictly upuu aar,rtiincd NOR
tslitt tables That re theory is that
pn industry which Mills and inIur.4 90
certain number or mon per wear ought
Oh" carry its own load. and it- own
'hHrcs frr ifs Killed and injured. and
that tho compensation Coz tho sur,I,-
ing family or tp Tho injured workman
should he paid promptly and without
long and rosfly litigation Et,rt nr.
IA Within Lr..w.r fH.r OH.
Jurcd workman d0re rsrrfr, dam4r.a
hi a court tsrdIrt. a. great part OF Tho
benefits goo OBJ. paid him ha,. abroad.
If.u wasted in LAWYERS. fees and
court 'Vp'nsfs Et.rr ono uisp
hn"vr thff fhr irIr.fr'.e arI plants
rHt Do '~tsu1.t' rnmrau..e barge
sums stDh year. fur irfurrr.. a|rtIr.f
fi'e' suite VIII d.. 90 rnf moro hu
mfn more trf'HicDrt and muf. r,as
nrIil' Tor nIr rmpl.. ,fs of Labor 10
uHf fhi. mou't direct tn tho state Goo.
r''ti "f casualty tnmuHrf.e arH
% rHf Ter better fnr fh. rmrInt.. ff
Do pIi'klf rri fairly compensated Ht
fh' state from fh. fund thus created
th.u tH Ie compelled fY Hfirr .rIf and
carry f fHeflt uficIfinu Through
mHrt '"urfs l'flr. h. .au obtain
Justice.
fhInF tiaf fn. mHra progressive
.mrinf orr ~ fh, state are f.rIrrIr
tr realize fh' fffrn.aa ana ilsfn,ae
% 1 warkmar.s compensation a.t
Ihrf wfr. nr fh.m unrfI u,f..n.
f'h I'D Iaw Doll. rri.r- FROM t~.et...fs
Ufie unr. fhff off Yf fh,m BOO f...
vHrt fH he fHIr frf ~r.fenrfHI. fHaf
rr..rrf conduit .r. d. r.f permit fn.
on riof'r fH rn Hu.ffIrr ,.-. THAN fs
Hrhf such n fsmHr r.e. We ai-hf
fn ,hHrE. fhIa Ws ought 200 .f.r .H
fhI. LEGISLATION Vs.. .uerf f. ...r
fIi4 uHef. Coz ..mfsr.sf. Ir|.r.f
w. rtw.u nu faIr IHais rr Irfnri.a
d"rr fh'm md r.srt inlr.tr. ought
q" carry Is own fnf rrI rat Ifa own
wHf That is fhr theory of fhr w.rt
man rnmasneafinn nrf. aui h.r
ihaf We viii make -0me rrorrrss 'r
.nr such lE-l ton This win
ter