The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-16

VACARIES OF COM
PENSATl0N LAW
Some unique gymnastic of an actu-
arial mind are revealed in the 1900
item description of industrial liability
for personal injuries for which the
North Dakota workmen's compensa-
ton commission paid Emile Watson,
an employee of the Ohio industrial
commission, $4,000. =
Emile Watson came to Bismarck
and devoted two months to the COM
pilation of this list, which has us to
this moment been kept profound Sc
cret. The list discloses the fact that
while North Dakota's large category
of carbon manufacturers are assessed
81 cents on each 500 or payroll, its
large list of lime-burners must pay
$2.2S, while it's lime quarries must pay
$3.50. North Dakota silica grinders
are taxed $71S per 500 where they do
no quarrying, while the manufacture
ing of emery wheels, an important in
dustry in this state, pays but 80 per
$500.
Monumental stores, whatever they
may be, pay $1.S5 and asbestos man
ufacturers of North Dakota dig up
$l.26. Bakeries pay $1.70 per 500;
operators of threshers, hay-balers,
etc, $3.50; while tree primers and
sprayers and manicures pay $3.50.
Stock farmers are taxed ,$1.20, and lig
mite ocal miners must pay $4.95 for
underground and $2.85 for, surface
work.
Some Typical Ones
Among other well known North Da-
kota industries which Mr.. Watson COW
ers are graphite manufacturers, soap
stone makers, grindstone grinders,
and milestone manufacturers. The
manufacture Of isinglass also is in
cluded, for the love o'mica.
General milling is taxed $2.75; poul-
try raisers must pay .93; the states
mammoth sugar refneries are assess
ed $1.O2, and it's manufacturers of mo-
lasses $1.76, while ice cream makers
pay $2.15. Candy makers, $1.25;
cheese makers, .85; creameries, $1.90;
diaries, $780,. and slaughtermen $4.46
are other interesting classifcations.
Flush curers are not included in the
professional class, but are taxed SLOT
as an industry. Cider-making is re-
garded as only semi-hazardous, with
a rate of $1.02, but bottlers under
pressure must pay $3.50.
At least 80 per cent of Mr.. Wat
sons clessifcations are said to apply
to industries which never have been
operated in North Dakota and which
probably never cuold be. Items
which might be included under this
head are badge manufacturing, ribbon
and braid-making, making,
typewriter ribbon makers, and whole
string of etceteras. This, allegation is
interesting in view of the fact that
the workmen's compensation commits
sion has declared that it had to pay
Mr.. Watson 81 300 per month for his
two months work because these tables
were being prepared expressly to fit
the North Dakota situation. Associ-
ate Justice James E. Robinson, who
declares the North Dakota workmen's
compensation act unconstitutional and
who doesn't appear to think much of
the manner of it's administration, has
suggested that these tables might
have been purchased from any actu-
arial bureau for $11.95 or Whereabouts.
Some That do Apply
Among items which actually apply
in the state are: Laundries, go to
S1.O2; dyers and cleaners, $1.55; sash
door factories S1.89 and typewriter
manufacturers S1.37, while adding ma
chine makers in North Dakota need
pay only Sc.
Electric light and power companies
on construction work are required to
pay $7.96; telegraph and telephone
companies, construction work, $3.50;
department stores, AS; butchers and
meat markets, S1.95; poultry dealers
and killers, 90; hardware stores, .55;
furniture dealers, 10; wholesale
stores, so; retail stores unclassified
| go; commission and produce merch
| ants, $1.45; drayage and hauling, w
! to Sl4.45; millinery stores, 20; build
ing material dealers, $685.; cattle
dealers, $1.54; auto garages, 81 81
photographers, still, $1.30; real estate
men, .46; clerical and Office employees
banks, law Offices, ETC., II; public ii
! braries, 20; cemetery companies
| $1.S7; bill posters, $2.15; form labo
$1.95.
The listing Of farm labor woul'
seem to be proof positive that MI
! Watson prepared his table specificall,
and especially and most PARTICULAR
for North Dakota, for the North Da
kota compensation act very dsfnitel
exempts farm labor from it's protec
ton. The list occupies Is II page
of single-spaced typewriter legal cal
one item to a line, and the number 9
items more closely approximates 10
600 than the conservative 1900 c
Judge Robinson's estimate.
NEWSY LETTER
: EDnAH HkDIT0]