The Denver star., 1914-10-17
STATISTICS SHOW THRIFT.
Occupations In Which the Race Is En-
gagged Exclusive Of Farming.
bv RALPH W. TYLER


Washington.-Quite recently l gave
the number of colored men engaged in
agriculture forestry and animal hus-
bandry in the United StG;es. The
number. especially of those who are
owners, managers or foremen, must
have proved a revelation. That the
race does not confine its operations ex
clusively to the farm. but extends its
operations practically to every other
industry, is shown by the number en-
ployed, either as owners, managers.
foremen or laborers, in the extraction
of minerals and the like.
Engaged in coal mining there are
4O,623 members of the race employed.
tors, two are officials Of companies,
eight are managers or superintendents,'
116 are bosses. fOremen or overseers.
seventeen are bookkeepers, cashiers
or accountants. eight are clerks, four
are craftsmen. one of whom is wo-
man: fifteen are electricians or cleo
trical engineers and thirteen are min
ing engineers, the remainder OF the
more than 10000 engaged in coal min
ing being distributed as laborers. car
builders, machinists, drillers. drivers.
motormen and the many other occupa-
tions associated with coal mining.
In copper mining there are 2S2 men,
bers of the race engaged; none as
owner official. manager or superin-
tendent but at least one as boss.
In this branch of mining, however.
there are three engineers who are
identified with the race. In gold and
silver mining there are 3O2 Negroes
employed. two of whom are owners
and four of whom are mining. civil
or mechanical engineers. while sthe
balance employed are distributed
among the various other departments
of gold and silver mining.
There are 1919 members of the race
engaged in ore mining. fourteen of
whom are owners or operators. one as
manager or superintendent. nine as
bosses foremen or overseers. one as
mining engineer and ten as stationary
engineers. the remainder being me-
chanics. clerks. motormen. laborers
and various other employees. En-
gagged in lead and zinc mining there
are rs members Of the race, three OF
whom are mining or mechanical enGi-
neerS. seven are drillers. and the re-
mainder are laborers and skilled me
chanics.
Engaged in quarrying there are TO-
t4S colored men. thirty eight or
whom are owners or operators. four
AS manage thirty-nin as foremen or
overSeers. four as clerks. fifty-eight as
stationary engineers. two as inspectors.
| fifty three as blacksmiths. seven as
carpenters and the balance distributed
among the skilled laborers and unskill
ed laborers connected with quarry
ing. have ascertained that In the
oil and gas we'll industry there are
26G colored men employed. six of
/ whom are owners two as bosses. eight
! as engineers. eight as driliers. seven
as tool dressers. the remainder being
engaged in common labor or other
| occupations connected with drilling for
oil and gas.
/ In the production of salt. oil and
natural gas-namely. employed In the
I factories or refneries-there are 2OS
! colored men. one of whom Is an
| owner, three as bosses or foremen,
eight as coopers. while the remainder
| of the 2OS employed are engaged as
skilled and unskilled laborers and fn
other occupations required in the
| production of salt. oil and gas In all
/ there are 62I55 members of the race
engaged in the extraction Of minerals
| in this country. a number that testities
/ TO the fact that the race confines its
/ efforts to no one single occupation.