Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 24E. Croswell, 1915 - Government publications |
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Page 2543
... girls . Three - fifths for whom I have returns were females . The proportion varies in different trades , from 59 per cent . in the stores to 77 per cent . in the shirt making industry . This has an important effect upon wages , women ...
... girls . Three - fifths for whom I have returns were females . The proportion varies in different trades , from 59 per cent . in the stores to 77 per cent . in the shirt making industry . This has an important effect upon wages , women ...
Page 2545
... girl who ordinarily gets say $ 3.50 to $ 5.00 , or the helpers in the candy factories who get from $ 4.50 to $ 6.50 . In ... girls get less than $ 8 a week , while in the five and ten cent stores 99 per cent . of them get less than $ 8 a ...
... girl who ordinarily gets say $ 3.50 to $ 5.00 , or the helpers in the candy factories who get from $ 4.50 to $ 6.50 . In ... girls get less than $ 8 a week , while in the five and ten cent stores 99 per cent . of them get less than $ 8 a ...
Page 2556
... Girls begin at about $ 4 or $ 5 a week . I am now giving median figures . Boys begin at about $ 6 or $ 7 . Men arrive at their average of $ 14 or $ 15 after about five years experience in the trade . The women and girls arrive at their ...
... Girls begin at about $ 4 or $ 5 a week . I am now giving median figures . Boys begin at about $ 6 or $ 7 . Men arrive at their average of $ 14 or $ 15 after about five years experience in the trade . The women and girls arrive at their ...
Page 2559
... girls who live at home ? A. I have that coming . Q. Go right ahead ? A. As to earnings and nativity : Immi- grants , especially those who do not speak English , as has already been stated , tend to fall into the less skilled trades ...
... girls who live at home ? A. I have that coming . Q. Go right ahead ? A. As to earnings and nativity : Immi- grants , especially those who do not speak English , as has already been stated , tend to fall into the less skilled trades ...
Page 2560
... than eight dollars a week , and out of 15,000 women and girls in the factories that 8,000 earned less than six dollars and a half in a week . Let me present an eight dollar budget and see what 2560 MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.
... than eight dollars a week , and out of 15,000 women and girls in the factories that 8,000 earned less than six dollars and a half in a week . Let me present an eight dollar budget and see what 2560 MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.
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