The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-15
NEW WRATES0F
STATES RISK
BUREAU GIVEN
Increases in ii Classes and
Decreased in 35 Classes
of Employment
THE CHANGES SHOWN

State workmen's compensation in
surance rates, for the ensuing year,
effective July /, are increased in ID
classes of employment and decreased
in 35 classes of employment, accord
ing to the published rates Of the
Workmen's Compensation Bureau. In
the remainder of the classifications,
numbering about 225, the rate is un-
changed.
The total amount of premiums
which will be paid under the new
rates is estimated to be much the
same as last year, when the collec-
tions were about 100000. A divi-
dend of about 100000 has been de-
clared, in which AZ classes Of en-
ployment will participate. The divi-
dents are based upon the loss eX-
employment for the year, those with
a more favorable experience receiv-
ing dividends in proportion to the
"profits" made in insuring that par
ticular class.
The increase in rates. per one
hundred dollars of payroll, are on
the following classifications: farm
laborers, Is cents; coal mining other
than underground, 13 cents; the pro-
posed rate being $3.1O; carpentry
work, shop only, Is cents; machine
shops, no foundry, Is cents; paviors,
10 cents; street and road making,
25 cents; auger we'll drillers, 60
cents; steam heating, laying of mains,
10 cents; waterworks, laying of
mains, 10 cents; automobile garage,
Is cents; hotels, excluding laundries,
five cents; BARRIERS, two cents; under
takers, 10 cents.
The Increases
The increases in rates, are on the
following classifications; and range
from one cent per hundred dollars
Of payroll to $1.15: bakeries, ice
cream manufacturers, candy manu-
facturers, laundries, harness and sad
die manufacturers, trunk manufac-
turers, sheet metal workers, boiler
makers, brick manufacturers, bridge
building, not otherwise classified;
masonry work, not otherwise CLASH
fled; electrical equipment, concrete
work. foundations for buildings, piers,
etc.; carpenter work, away from the
shop; painting and decorating, away
from shop; railroad signal erection
or installation; railroad operation,
freight only; drayage and hauling,
household goods, etc.; transfer COM
panies, including auto service; chat
feurs, electric light and power COM
panies, operation; electric light and
power companies, construction work;
police, furniture dealers, store only;
general stores, drug, grocery, con-
dictionary; stores, retail, clothing;
shoe, ladies ready, etc.; lumber yard
employees, no mill work; coal mer-
chants, grain electors, line; clerical
Office work, schools, ice companies.
Larger Decreases
The larger decreases are as fol-
lows: bridge building, not otherwise
classified, $1.15 per hundred dollars
of payroll to $10.75 per hundred;
,drayage and hauling, household
goods, ETC., 38 cents to $3.40 per
hundred dollars Of payroll; masonry
work, not otherwise classified. SO
cents to 1924 per hundred dollars
of payroll. The reduction for office
employees is two cents per hundred
dollars Of payroll.
The bureaus dividend is made in
amounts, 10, 20 and 30 per cent of
the premiums paid last year, the 10
per cent dividend going to 80 classes,
the 20 per cent dividend to 3S classes
and the 80 per cent dividend to IA
classes Of employment.
N.fhe wolf In the m0at DANGEROUS