Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-08
IOWA FACTORIES pouBLE
OUTPUT TOTAL NOW
REACHES $40o, 0oo, 900

Des MoineS, Dec. 8-lowa industries
have almost doubled their output IN
the last Ave years, according to the BIZ
ennial report q A. l.. Urick. commits
sioner Of the state bureau of labor sta
tistics. The report has been printed
and will be distributed over the state
this week. Mr.. Urick gives the total
production for last year at $406,225.57S.
as compared with 32s5.237.637 five
years ago.
In the state there are 5,628 manufac-
turing plants. About one half Of these
produce less that $1,000 worth Of goods
each year and employ less than. five
men. They are not required to make
reports. The number required by law
to report is 2.764 The commissioner
was able to get information from 1925
Of these.
Seventy eight Industries are repre-
sented in the 1895 plants reporting.
Their capital invested is $157.7S5, 767.
and the output for last year was $751;
01s.220. The average number OF em-
ployes was 46,695. with an average
yearly wage OF s577. The number OF
men was 39,372 women, 1923.
Slaughter and meat packing business
is the leading industry of the state. the
report shows. The output for the year
was s43.450.057. Its nearest competitor
was foundry and machine shop pro-
ducts, totalling $25,42s.s25.
The industries reporting lacked fif-
teen of averaging the usual 800 days a
year. Cement plants. with $40 days.
were first. excepting gas. electric. heat
and power concerns. which operated
every day.
The total number of persons reported
as employed during the year was S.
794. OF this number 14.4s3 received a
weekly wage Of less than $40 and 1907
a weekly wage Of less than IS. Women
and minors are included in this figure,
thus bringing down the average.
In his report Mr.. Trick has printed
complete reports on 1,049 OF the 1856
accidents in the state from July 4.
1913, to Jan. /, 1914. This Information
is to be used by members Of the legis-
lature this winter In determining cas-
uaIty rates for the workmen's compen-
sation law. Eleven OF the accidents re-
ported were fatal. With the exception
Of the lunch hour the number Of acct
dents by hours thru the day is nearly
the same. BY hours OF employment
for the 1.049 cases the results are:
First, 100; second. 1902: third 1923;
fourth, us: fifth. So: sixth. lo7; sew
enth, 1871: eighth. 1928: ninth. 107; tenth
SO. and after tenth. 10.
1.-THE lessening number after the
eighth hour no doubt is due" Mr.. Trick
says. "in a large part TO the lesser
number engaged in service after that
time"
The missioner found the average
wage paid TO farm laborers to be:
Summer months. s3IsS. and winter
months. S24.65 Woodbury. county's
and In the winter months $500 There
are 1872 union labor locals in the state,
with total membership OF $4s,353.
with 4s7 women members.
The department investigated condi-
tons among the working women OF the
state II discovered women who live
at home receive slightly lower wages
than those adrift. Mr.. Urick said the
investigation showed that women are
underpaid Only - per cent OF those
living at home receive more than $40
a week. Forty-two per cent Of those
adrift get more than 80 week. Only
nine OF the 1.541 women interviewed
by the department declared definitely
that they believed that low wages
caused immortality
In his report Mr., Trick recommend
ed to the governor that a building
code requiring inspection and rigid en-
forcement of the law. be provided by
the Thirty sixth general assembly. He
also proposed that the law requiring
the doors Of public buildings to open
on, be amended to include factories and
large stores