The Washington times., 1915-09-23
Rate Of Increase Ranges From
One to Six Per Cent for
Union Men.
BREWERY MEN GET MORE
BrickIayers, Stone Masons, and
Linotype Operators Highest
Paid Workmen.

Bricklayers and = stonemasons and
newspaper compositors, and linotype
operators are the highest paid workers
in Washington. according to report
by the Bureau Of Labor Statistics OF
tho Department Of Labor, based on an
investigation covering union wages ana
hours for ninety three trades In forty
one cities prevailing in May, 1914
In a table showing wages In Wash
ington the bricklayer and stonemason,
with pay Of 86.7 cents an hour. or $3o
a week for a forty-five-hour week. lead
the list. Both received s cents an houh in
crease in wages during that year. News
paper compositors. operators on night
work and machine tenders stood second
with pay Of 666 cents an hour, or $7.S
for a forty-two-hour week.
The average rate OF wages per week
for all cities taken collectively was high
er on May 1. 1914. than on May !, 1913,
for seventy-five Of the trades. In seven.
teen trades there was no change. and
in only one trade was 1t lower.
Many Increases Made.
Considering some Of the most i'm
portant trades tho following increases
in weekly rates of pay during the year
may be noted:
Bakers. 2 per cent; beer bottlers. 8 pei
cent; brick layers, 2 per cent: carpen-
ters, hod carriers, plumbers, and gas
filters. per cent: inside wiremen. 3 pei
cent: fathers, per cent: parquetry floor
layers. per cent; sheet metal Workers
stone cutters, per cent; structural iron
works, 2 per cent; freight handlers,
per cent; blacksmith 2 per cent; paint.
ers. hardwood. per cent: electrotypers
tors, per cent.
The highest scales per hour paid ir
May, 1914. in few Of the principal
cents in pallas and San Franciseo; car. ar:
penters. 6o cents in Chicago; hod car.
riers. so cents, in Portland, st. Louis
Salt Lake. City. and San Francisco
5 IN cndesG ssn
plumbers and gas filters 75 cents in Chi.
cago. Dallas, Portland. st. Louis, Sal,
lake City, San Francisco. and Seattle
csso and sSn sss cents IN chi
70 cents in Portland and San Francisco
structural iron workers 70 cents, II
Cleveland; freight handlers COS cents. II
IN T New YorE ren moSsSs SSetsF; 's esnss ssnt
San Francisco; linotype operators (He
brew. book and job 1913 cents, in New
York; compositors English newspaper)
day work. 10 cents, in Seattle.
Brewery Workers Get More.
In Washington.a a number Of the trades
Investigated received wage increases.
Brewery workers were given general
wage increases. Bricklayers were in
creased from 62.5 to 66.7 cents an hour:
inside wiremen from IS cents to 60 cents
plumbers and gasfitters from so to 6.9:
steamntters from 80 to IS cents; steam m
htters' helpers from q to 80 cents
stonemasons from $50 to SGT cents:
structural ironworlrers from 56.3 to s.. 5:
JOB cylinder pressmen from rs to PSI.
ana piaten pressmen from III to 2O.s an
hour; head newspaper pressmen, day.
l4.s to A cents; tension men 3O.l to 3S $
an hour; oilers and platers 2S.6 to 3l.l:
mead newspaper pressmen, night, 4S.l to
al.5; tension men 30.4 to 1913, and oilers
and platers 30.4 to 3.4 cents an hour
There were no increases given in the
bakery trade. in number Of the build
ing trades, to granite or stone workers.
metal trade workers. fill workers, news
paper or Job compositors or operators.