Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
CONDITIONS OF LIVING
DEPEND ON EMPLOYEES
Statement Made by Armour a
Co. s Supervisor Of Welfare
and Relief

Chicago. Feb y Harvey = flicrd.
supervisor ~ Armour q Co rupiprr.'
welfare and relief deparr.uf tr.Nnrd
Yesterday before Federal judge AitMllsr.
arbitrator IN thr 10 k,urls aaga cor
troyrsy, that living conditions hrck lf
the yards are better ihau in tbe tLc'ip
and other conRcs'c 'cd dir'r.ts flnuf
ChicagD's industrial centre
Many families u tho district BACK
of tho yards. be- tosfifcd. live ID Grow
ed unsanitary qunrifrs and mivhf or
bc properly clothed and fcd iie ndlrd,
however thot all werc uo' rnpl0yrj
the stockyards Poor management ~
household affairs, bad nalts sri ~
thrift, and. IN some rases, tho Ico'if p
husbands wrrc ionc ~ ttc causes urmri
by the witness which icd 10 lovr's rrl
suffering among the worker
Tho witness pointed % two homes
visited by Judge Alschulcr in hts f.u-
~ the district llcads ~ bo'h families
received SlG50 Il week One homo RnF
q model ~ ne9+ncss with 'ho h.lf-e1
properly nouTishrd md wsl Ir ri
while the other Was filthy. the -h'i--l
ragged aud poorly M The 0r'-ass
vas due, The witness declared. ~ g
difference between thc hcads II ,Ho f.tf
families
tsEGr stvrSGs Dvr0arr-
Mr. Elord road figures from three 2
1 The largest tocllyards' -rvirV- r1rlf
| 70 show that Wig ros .oritv of the part
/ ing house employee were thrifty 7
I 1912 these banks rad 1920 av1nVf
I accounts, which increased % -. 80 %
/ 1917 The totai aungs ierosifs y
these bauls increased rom 3.lfs 80
in 1912 ~ 50 MI J0l p i4l7 Ilo -aid
/ majority ~ be savngs depOsitors rcr-
packing house employees mere we're 80
7 binding and io1n 0ssoeiations fn r0ers-
tlnn IN Tho district. phch h7d enabled
thousands % buy their own houea ~
4 declared
Mr. Fllcrd explained ne work done
by tho welfare md relief denarfuleut
lie slid hat ast ycar ,g0f surgical snf
2,ll3 medical cases we're given ,reat-
ment and - OO0 persons were vaocnsied.
/ he department gives free medical atten-
ton 70 40 employees unable fo pav ior
I treatment nd even .l0ns employees
money ~ times when thew IRE IN trouhls,
hc said The company has = penuon move
roll ~ SIS 900 = year which cares inr
stIperannuaied crnnioves
Z Attorney frank Walsh inr ms
employees vigorously attacked The state
I mcnts ot the witness on crnss-evamina-
( tIon and sought ~ show that the chautv
work done by tho packers was relatively
unTop0rfant
Mr. Walsh read statement showing
( there were l3 nut lic charity ngencles lr
the stock Yards district which last yn1f
furnished relief 10 1900 families lie
declared that ~ the Tree tuberculosis
dispensary thcro are SOB claes a con
sumption either now urder treatment ut
under observation and that toe urinci.
Z pal DrcdlsDoAng causes 40 me disease
in the district, ~ gwen ty the attending
physicians. are TAD hving conditions,
improper food BAD conditions liz sm-
plOvment and lack ID proper rest and
recreation
The county agent, he gaId. Vas caiicd
upon last month 70 furnish roilei 'o
65S families
II was brought ont that nearly lIi me
employees nad purchased Liberty Loan
Bonds and we're paying ilr 'hcm
weekly payments.
COMPARISONS o. FIRMS.
Statistics purportiuE 70 show the reia-
non Oh wages To earnings ii the plants of
. Armour l. Co, swift 81 Go. aEu 1lorrls q
Go. we're introduced ~ Attorney Walsh.
The statements show nat swift N
Co make O. mills On zach pound ~
meat, Morris 4 Co. 4 mills and Armour
&. Co ~ mills.
Average wages il the plants 7i ~Vu.
] & Co were gwen at Ss43.70 . year '0r
Morris * Co. $50 anu Armour s. %.
1910.
Other statements showed large n
creases il net profits us compared Wltn
1915 and 1916. Wages asst year ~
creased D per cent
John Kennedy. president oi the ANA
gamated Meat Cutters and outcEers
lpiOn, testified that IN InIoniLed pacA-
ing plants Of New York wages are higher
and working hours shorter than il Chi
( cagO
3. II. Rendell business agent ior taa
NachInists District Council ai Chi-
cago. testified tha, members 1l his or-
ganizaton mployod ny packers receive
- to 30 cents an hour 'or a l0-hour aas
and no extra compensation Tor 1vertmc
I Helpers. he SAID. receive 20 70 ~ cents.
/ lie coutrastcd this with = rate Ai
10 20 cents IN hour in lLlou machine
shops and = cents .1T lslp,r. T.
union shops, be said, macmnlsts hAto
the eicht-hour Jay and double pay 'r
overtime.
Representatives g. III, mp,9Ses Nln
/ concluded testimony ,o4ay and The Ta.,-
/ ers began the presentation oi their SIDE
The packers vill take about four 9
/ five days 70 finish, ,L = SAID.
ASH RESTRAINING ORDER.