The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-14

a,797 persons stisased ii, pubic Sci &
vice. In professional service. 1896
or 62.9 per cent Of the workers were
males and e.415 |, or 81. 4 per cent, fe-
males. large proportion OF the fe-
males being school teachers. Domes-
tic and personal service was the only
large sfeld Of occupation IN which the
females outnumbered the males Here
females numbered 23,2S9, or 72:ls
per cent Of the workers. or the per
sons pursuing clerical occupations, z 81
$50. or 1913 per cent, were males and
2,640, or 26.7 per cent. females.
Color or Race of Workers.
OF the asa 10 Q gainftiily occupied,
males In 4 910. 3 ~. 552 were native
whites Of native parentage. 1851
native whites Of foreign or mixed
parentage. 1890 foreign born
whites. 1852 negroes, and 100 other
cclored. The proportion which the
gainfully occupied males formed O.
all the males 10 years Of age and
over in each principal class Of the
population was: For native whites
or native parentage, 1913 per cent. 4;
for native whites of foreign or mixed
parentage, S3.2 per cent. Z for. foreign
born whites. 4 per cent. and Tor ne.
groes, 1873 per cent.
OF the 54,100 gafnfully occupied
females in 1910. 42,262 were native
whites of native parentage. 3.734H
nEtive whites Of foreign or mixed
parentage; II 81 foreign born whiteg,
I, 1850 negroes. and Z other colored.
The proportion which the painfully
occupied females formed of all. the
females 10 years ago and over In
each principal class of the population
was: For native whites Of native par
entage, 1f.6 per cent: for native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage.
17.9 per cent: for foreignzborrl-
whites. 11.9 per cent; and for ne
froes, 3o.5 per cent.
Age of Workers.
The gatnfuIiy occupied males Il,
49, were distributed according to
age periods. as follows: 10 to 10
years, 1856; 14lto Is years, 1869
is to 30 years, 52,112; 52lsto "A years
and age unknown, 22S,354; and As
years and over, 1896. The propor-
ton which the gainfully occupied
males formed of all males in each age
period vas: For, those 10 to la
Years Of age. ql6. g per cent; for those
- to- 4 years of age: 40. q per cent:
Tor those y to q, years. OF age. 8. &
per cent; for those 81 to IA years Of
age. $50. s per cent.-that is. allfbut {
n en- in every 100 had gainfui oocupa.
ions; and for those As years Of ago
and oyer, 81 8 per cent. ~
The gaiifully occupied females III
1910, were distributed according To:
age periods as follows. 10 to j:
years, 1.246: IA to Is years. 3 .CllS
l6 to 20 years, I ,6,5s;s21 to AZ years
ana age unknown, %, 1856; and 40
years and over. 10,142. The proper:
tion which the gainfully occupied f.
males foruled. OF all females in each
age period vas: For those 10 to 13
years OF age, 2. per cent; for those
II to 10 years Of age. 8.3. per cent;
for those I6 to 2 years OF age, L..
per cent; and for those IS years OF
age and over. ILL., per cent.
Number of Children at Work,
In West Virginia in 1910 there
were z0,54s males and 1884 fe-
males ~ to Is years of. age engaged
n Eainfni occupation; or stated other
wise, 25.9 per cent. of the males and
~ FER cent of the females 10 to IS
Years of ere were gainful workers. nj
1902 there We're 22,343 males and
2.4Sl females 10 to is years of age
engaged in gainful occupations. which
was 80 per cent ofsall males and &! .
per cent OF all females 10 to is years
of age.
Principal Occupations.
The principal occupations followed
by the males and the females, respec-
lively in West Virginia in 1910 we're
as follows: -
MALES
Rarbers, hairdressers and
lnanicurists, .....s. t.5P0
Blscksniiths 38s7
bookkeepers. cashiers. and
accountants ..3..... 2X74.
I.rakemen ....,... ...... 1859
Brick and stone masons 1873
Builders and building con-
tractors ........ 1852
S "a .......... 49,. 9.459
Clergymen ...... T375,
Clerks Except clerks in
storesl ..... s,s74
Sterks IN stores ..s.s....... 1920
Coal-mine operatives 1894
mFlerclaI tray $685.. 1857
Sonouctors lsteam railroad) 1895
Deltverymen 1.272
Draymen, transfers and ex-
pressmen 3.65a
Electricians and electrical
:, engineers ..,.... 1,1s1
- ~ glneefs stationary $50. 1858
Earm laporers $3.50. 66,730s
Firemen Except locomotive
and fire department. 1910.
Foremen and overseers
(manpfacturing) 4. . sss. .1.234
Forennen and oyerseers
(railroad Transportation .27s
Foremen. overseers, and in
spectors .(extraction Of
mi a,ineralsl $50. 1000
heaters, pourers. etc. 1911
Gardeners 80. orr