Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-29
Ky Jnnics J. Davis,

secretary pl amor.
Facts are II Fundamental need IN
any movement which has for lis pur-
pose the advancement of humanity.
Before We can provide any group 81
men with approximations to benefit
themselves, to Improve their social,
economic and political status We
must know their needs, exactly and
IN detail The Department o: La
Dor. in the pursuit OF its law Imposed
duty OF fostering aud promoting tho
wcl!acc OF the wHE. Garner, NnGS
that IT, FIRST and vital need is facts.
II must know IN iull and complete
detail every circumstance surround
ing the work, III. play, the home iito
and the civic activity OF the wage
Garner before IL can undertake TO
aid him In hist struggle toward bet
ter things
1t is particularly fitting that the
fact-indins organization OF the De-
partment OF Labor should b" the Bu
reau from which the department IT'S
self grew. the bureau which had been
in existence and at work for nearly
thirty years before the department
Itself was created The bureau 81
Labor Statistics was formally or
ganizcd as the bureau OF Labor in
1855. In lsss. II became an indepen-
dent Bureau Of Labor. and In 1903 IL
was placed IN the Department OF
Commerce and Labor with the Gre
alton Of the present Department Of
Labor. Il became the Bureau OF La
Dor Statistics. the fact gathering or
ganlzation Of the department Its
function is described in tn. act which
created il In 1881. which provides
tina, 1t shall collect Information
upon the subject OF labor and it's re-
lat!on to capital. hours OF labor and
the earnings OF laborinE men and
women. and the means Of promoting
their material. social, intellectual and
moral prosperity"
bureaus system Reliable.
In It's nearly forty years If seq
vice, the Bureau OF Labor Statistics
has perfected reliable system for
collecting authoritative Information
and it's long experience has made IL
II smoothly running efficient orGani-
cation. 1t gathers. collects and re-
ports statistics OF labor and general
~ disscminateS labor information. II
maintains constant and close touch
with every ramiicution Of the wide
field OF labor activity and the fruits
of it's researches are made immc :
diately available to the Secretary Of
Labor and the other bureaus OF the
department, as well as for general
publication. The department. In its
policy of service to the whole people,
makes the Information gathered by
the bureau Of Labor Statistics avail
able to the public.
From the cost of beef stock in
New York to the hours Of labor Of
Il harvest hand in Texas every de
tail thai affects the wage Garner in
tercsts the bureau OF Labor stats
ties. An indication Of the breadth
of the studies made 10y the bureau
is given In partial list of its
series of publications which in
cludes: Wholesale prices of commodi :
ties, retail prices and cost of living.
wages and hours OF labor. employ
mcnt and unemployment, workmen's
insurance and compensation. indus
trial accidents and Industrial hy-
gicne, labor laws of the United
States, and foreign labor laws.
Through its field forces the bureau
collects monthly the wholesale prices
OF commodities. and retail prices
Four times year the bureau makes
survey Of the cost OF living, Gov
cring tho changes In living costs Of
workingmen's families in thirty
two cities OF the United States Re
ports OF wages and hours OF labor
are collected from time to time from