IMMIGRANTS IN INDUSTRIES. CLOTHING MANUFACTURING. This report, which was prepared under the direction of the Commission by W. Jett Lauck, superintendent of agents, forms part of the general report of the Immigration Commission on immigrants in industries. Members of households for whom detailed information was secured. 260 Employees for whom information was secured... 262 The preparation of the report....... 269 CHAPTER II-Racial displacements: History of immigration..... 271 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees and members of their households... 272 Racial classification of employees at the present time. 278 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. General occupation of males at the present time, in the households studied. 283 286 288 289 290 Weekly earnings.. 291 Relation between period of residence and earning ability. 299 304 Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied.. 306 307 307 Wives at work.. 309 Relation between earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of keeping boarders or lodgers....... 309 Sources of family income... Relative importance of the different sources of family income.. CHAPTER IV.-Working conditions: 311 313 Age classification of employees and members of their households. PART II-CLOTHING MANUFACTURING IN NEW YORK CITY. History of immigration.. 369 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. 370 372 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United 375 PART III-CLOTHING MANUFACTURING IN BALTIMORE, MD. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: Page. Employees for whom information was secured..... 405 CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: History of immigration.... 407 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. 408 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United 413 CHAPTER IV.-Working conditions: Occupations entered and progress of immigrants in the clothing industry.. 413 414 Hours of work..... 417 Effect of the industrial depression of 1907 and 1908. 417 Effect of employment of immigrants upon establishment of new industries. |