The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-21
WAGES HIGHER NOW Than
They were IN YEAR 1907
Reduction in the Hours and Increase
in the Compensation for Labor ir
the Cotton, Woolen and Silk In.
dustries

Washington, Nov. 21.-The Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the United States
Department of Labor has just published
as Bulletin No. $50 report on wages
and hours of labor in the cotton, wooden
and worsted, and silk industries. This
report presents data from employers
pay rolls for the years 1907 to 1918
and covers the principal productive oc
cupations in each of the industries
named. The Importance of these in
dustries is shown by the fact that at
the census of 1910 the manufacture of
cotton, woolen and worsted, and silk
goods employed, respectively, S71,0OO,
10000, and $4,000 persons. During
the period from 1910 to 1918 there
was a slight reduction in the full-time
hours per week and an increase in the
rates of wages per hour and the aver
age full-time weekly, earnings in each
Of these industries.
Comparing the figures for 1913 with
each of the three preceding years, the
average full-time weekly earnings of
employees engaged in cotton goods man
ufacturing (not including fnishing) in
1918 were IA per cent. higher than in
1912, 14.7 per cent. higher than in
1911, and 1853 per cent. higher in
1910. The full-time hours of labor per
week in this industry showed no ap.
preciable difference between 1912 and
1913. They were, however, IT per
cent. lower in 1913 than in 1910 and
1911, the average hours being the same
In those two years. Rates of wages per
hour in 1913 were or per cent. higher
than in 1912, 1O.7 per cent. higher
than in 1911, and ia per cent. higher
than in 1910.
In woolen and worsted goods manu-
featuring the average full-time weekly
earnings of employees in 1913 were 2.2
per cent. lower than in 1912, rs per
cent. higher than in 1911, and 81 per
cent. higher than in 1910. The full.
time hours of labor per week in 1913
were OF per cent. lower than in 1912
1.S per cent. lower than in 1911, and
l.6 per cent. lower than in 1910,
Rates of wages per hour in 1918 were
Il per cent. lower than in 1912, 9.S
per cent. higher than in 1911, and 9.3
per cent. higher than in 1910.
In the silk goods manufacturing in.
dustry the average full-time weekly
earnings of employees in 1913 were 90
per cent. higher than in 1912, S.S pei
cent. higher than in 1911, and 10.1 per
cent. higher than in 1910. The full-time
hours of labor per week were gradually
| reduced each year from 1910 to 1913
the hours per week in 1913 being 0.4
per cent. lower than in 1912, 1.3 pei
| cent. lower than in 1911, and IA pel
| cent. lower than in 1910. The rates Of
wages per hour were 5.S per cent. high
er in 1913 than in 1912, 10.1 per cent
higher than in 1911, and III per cent
higher than in 1910.
The average full-time weekly earn
ings in 1913 in few of the principal
occupations were as follows:
Cotton Goods-Card strippers. male
$7.S3; loom fixers, male, $12.93; spin
ners, frame, male, $S.O7; spinners
frame, female, S7.29; 'spinners, mule
male, $15.5S; weavers, male, 1911,
weavers, female, $929.
Wo0len and Worsted Goods-Carf
strippers, male, $s.41 spinners, frame
male, $7.33; spinners, frame, female
Wis; spinners, mule, male, $13.39
weavers, male, $13.09; weavers, female
$11.
Silk Goods-Loom fixers, male
$l7.I1; spinners, male, $6.61; spinners
female, $500; Wrappers, male, $1S.S3
Wrappers, female, $11.39; weavers
broad silk, male, $3.50; weavers
broad silk, female, s10.72; weavers
ribbon, male, 1857; weavers, ribbon
female, $13.46; winders, hard silk. fe
male, $3.50; winders, soft silk, female
$7.74.