The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
PAY OF CANNERY GIRLS

PAY OF CANNERY GlFl4o
Here is an from the Pacific Fisherman that VIII De
found of local interest: c.+ 81
Women EMPLOYED salmon canneries In the State OF
Washington earn more per week than in any other industry
according to figures compiled by the Industrial Weare Io
mission Owing short cannerles nave not Dee
incuded in the eiehthour AS result employees work
lonoer hours than in other industries !,
is shown that of total of APO workers reported by the
noers 345 work not 48 hours week. 399 from
40 to Sc hours 81 to "a hours and 29 % hours or
more group 119 work ~ hours week ana 3D. %
hours a week.
ONLY 65 out of total 1926 reported to received
less Than So week. 100 receive So &c. 1876 receive from
50 to So 1874 receive $40 ST. and S67 far the larger
number reported on, receive S1l or more
for female emploves the commission held public meetings in
various cities Bengham Dwight M Brousseau auditor OF
the Pacific Fisheries represented the cannerymen
said girls in Belngham canner1eS make as nlgn as PAU
week during the Later when the is low they
only have to work three days week. making only 81
S. a week.
Tn he fish packing labelling departments the girls start
m anprentces and do piece work. said They advance
idly making good in few weeks In the LABEL
ING work the about Is cents hour at st but after
becoming proficient high 50 cents an hour NO skill IS
required to work in the can factory acqueng department
and the girls employed the departments paid by the
day. e.,
do not living wage toward the end of the when
they only few hours each week. Mr. Brosseau sad
of their seasons work Will disclose hat tner
weekly wage unusually high Very few women quit steady
position work the canneries the work only lasts tour
School teachers and students flock to the fisher
plants the glad to work for few weeks many
merely to make pin money"
The summary dismissal of President Thomas F. Kane, OF
the University of Washington by the board of regents has
aroused statewide controversy Although the board
defends itself the ground that Dr. Kane position de-
for the best interests of the institution has
not removed the suspicion that the acton in reality prompt
ed by laundering political motives President Kanes term OF
office would have expired the end of the present school
next June anyway and the impression to prevail that he
should at least have been permitted to fill his unexpred term
instead of being practically deposed January In fact this
the view taken of the affair by Governor Lister who apparently
views the question from nonpartisan standpoint The
gents that Dr. Kanes usefulness at end
because the university had outgrown hncertanly thin
for drastic action The result of the unpleasant
episode will be that the fine state school at Seattle will be
condition of turmoil for the remainder of the school term It
looks the board of regents had made bad break by taxi
ing ndeensbe step at this time Of the year that
have to repent for its action Beingham Herald.
Says the Pitburg Post Those who believe the high cost
of living confined to the United States and that it is due to
shortcomings of official otherwise should dsabuse
their minds They are barking the wrong tree when they
put the blame American trusts imagine that conditions
peculiarly responsible The high cost of living is
andfh iuStaS SfrOn