The Washington herald., 1921-09-25


turing industries and from buminous coal
mining companies shows that. comparing the figures
OF August 1921, with those OF identical establishments
for August 1890 in six industries there were in
creases in the number of persons employed. while in
eight there were decreases The largest increase ia
per ,ent, is shown in the woolen industry The great
increase reported for the woolen industry for August
1921 over August, 1920, is due to the recovery from
a period OF ideness. The most important decreases
43.I per cent in iron and steel. 36I per cent in
car-buildng and repairing 3s.S cent in automo-
biles and 338 per cent in paper.
Eleven of the fourteen industries show decreases
in the total amount of the payroll for August 1921,
as compared with August 1920 and three show in
creases. The most important percentage increase,
82.8, appears in wooen. The largest decreases ap-
pearing during this period 686 per cent in iron
and Steel All per cent in carbuding and repairing
400 per cent in paper, and 302 per cent in automo-
biles.
During the period July IS August IS there
were wage changes made by establishments in nine
OF the fourteen industries
Iron and Steel
Six establishments reported per cent decrease
affecting the entire force in three establishments, o8
per cent of the force in two establishments and 20
Der cent of the force in the remaining establishment
Al men in seven mills had wagerate decreases rang
ing from to 20 per cent A wage-rate reducuon
o. approximately I9 per cent was made to all the men
in four plants and to per cent OF the men IN hfth
plant. One plant MADE a decrease OF 10 per Ceht III
the wages OF 90 per cent of the force, while another
plant had wage reductions ranging from 10 to I6
per cent.
The entire force in concern received wage
rate reductions IS per to saaried employees and
20 per cent to the remaining employees. The entire
force in three establishments had wage reductions
which amounted IS per cent in two plants and from
10 to IS per in the third plant. Thirty per cent
of the men in one establishment received reduction
of Is per cent in wages In mill the laborers, or
60 per cent of the entire force, cut S per cent
in wages, while the wages OF others were reduced
per cent. The entire force in another plant had
wagerate reduction of ID per cent.
A wage-rate decrease of IL per cent was reported
by three plants affecting os per cent of the employees
in the first plant So per cent of the employees in the
second plant and 38 per cent t the employees in the
third plant. Twelve establish,lc reported wage
decrease of per cent. This decrease affected the
entire force in FIVE plants In five other plants, o5
per cent 60 cent IS per cent 20 per cent and 10
per cent of the forces were affected, respectively
while in two other plants the number of men affected
not stated.
Nine establishments discontinued paying time and
one-haf time for eight hours work This change
affected 90 per cent of the in eight establish
m.nts but the number of employees affected in the
ninth establishment not stated. One plant made
per cent decrease to 42o per cent of the force.
decrease of per cent, affecting the entire force,
reported by plant. The wages of so per cent
of the employees in mill decreased about
per cent while onehird Of the force in another plant
cut per cent.
N ECREASES ranging from eH to 1923 per
- cent made to practically all the en-
ployes in establishment. The entire force of one
plant cut 80 cents per day, while in another plant
all men except foremen and clerks were cut S cents
per hour Due to time being worked through
the industry the per capita earnings are 10 per
cent more for August than for July.
Automobiles
In two plants a decrease of IS per cent in wage
rates was made, affecting all employees in the first
plant and IS per cent of the employees in the second
plant. Five per cent of the in the two estab-