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Beloit 524-Arthur Taylor, 1020 5th st. Geo. H. Hanmutt, 1042 Euclide ave. Meets first and third Tuesdays, Fenton Hall, E. Grand ave. Bus. Agt. C. A. Downes, 1019 White ave.

Geo. and

Beaver Dam 875-A. C. Quam, 118 Railroad ave. P. E.
Nolton, 153 Front st., P. O. Box 406. Meets first
Mondays, Royal Arcanum Hall, Front st.
Fond Du Lac 570-J. M. May, 344 Bannister st.
E. Smithers, 377 Thomas st. Meets second
fourth Tuesdays, Trades and Labor Hall.
Green Bay 337-Emil H. Simon, 1201 Cherry st. H. J.
Vanderhyden, 824 Crooks st. Meets first and third
Thursdays, Building Trades Hall, Pine st.
Janesville 792-George Irwin, 202 Lincoln st. Ben Wol-
lin, 524 Cherry st. Meets Tuesdays, Trades and La-
bor hall.

Kenosha 934-A. M. Larson, 505 Prospect st. Wm.
Kratz, 388 S. Main st. Meets second and fourth
Wednesdays, K. C. Bldg., Main st.

Lake Geneva 104-Herbert Richards, 605 Harkins st. Edw. A. Kroll, 728 Gardner st. Meets second and fourth Tuesdays, Painters' Hall. Bus. Agt. Edw. Kroll, 728 Gardner st.

La Crosse 374-E. G. Rohr, 1116 Badger st. C. C. King, 1103 La Crosse st. Meets second and fourth Tuesdays, Malin's Hall.

Madison 802-Sol Reist, 438 N. Warren st. G. W. Foster, 450 W. Main st. Meets second and fourth Fridays, Federated Trades Hall, 29 N. Pinckney st. Manitowoc 304-Chas. Maxfeldt, 1136, S. 11th st. Hugh Geisler, 805 N. 20th st. Meets second and fourth Wednesdays, Tribune Hall.

Milwaukee 392-Mathias Jansen, 102 28th st. Jno. Pfeil, 2621 Walnut st. Meets second and fourth Thursdays, Paschen's Hall, 325 Chestnut st.

Milwaukee 781-John Schweigert, 505 15th st. Frank Lehman, 669 14th st. Meets Jung's Hall, first and third Tuesdays. Bus. Agt. Chas. Voeltz, Brisbane Hall, Cor. 6th and Chestnut sts., Room 205. Milwaukee 922-John H. Schulz, 1517 9th st. J. L. Whitcomb, 158 Knapp st. Meets second and fourth Mondays, Freie Gemeinde Hall.

Oshkosh 145-W. R. Lyons, 89 E. Irving st. Chas. Kilby, 595 Bowen st. Meets first and third Mondays, Trades Labor Hall.

Racine 108-Carl Clawson, 1211 Racine st. Wm. Oscar Anderson, 1033 Herrick ave. Meets Monday nights, Trades and Labor Hall.

Sheboygan 316-Wm. Sievers, 214 Sup. ave. Peter Warrens, 1026 Sup. ave. Meets first and third Fridays, Labor Union Hall, N. 8th st.

Watertown 876-Arthur Wendorf, 203 LaFayette st. Wm. Ellis, 209 N. Water st. Meets first and third Mondays. Union Hall, Main st.

Wausau 729

Waukesha 136-B. B. Emslee, 522 Madison st. Bernard Vogt, 630 Bismarck ave. Meets first and third Tuesdays, Federated Trades Hall.

West Superior 559-Frank M. Schultz, 1409 6th st. G. Ferguson, 1402 19th st. Meets first and third Thursdays, Union Hall.

WYOMING.

Cheyenne 571-L. Merriman, 1119 E. 20th st. Victor
Porterie, Gen. Del. Meets Wednesdays, K. of P.
Hall.
Sheridan 996-J. G. Rutherford, 235 W. Burkett st.
Geo. H. Rowen, 930 N. Sheridan ave. Meets Thurs-
days, Labor Temple.

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HE census bureau, this year, is sending out its figures in a form that made it possible to measure exploitation.

The largest increase is in "salaries." This has always been a favorite word under which to conceal profits. Inside rings long ago learned that the easiest way to run a corporation and prevent the little stock holders from getting their share of the plunder was to elect a few favored ones to high salaried positions.

In the manufacture of millinery and lace goods for example salaries have increased 134 per cent. in the last five years, while wages have gone up but 58 per cent., and the "value added by manufacturing" 67 per cent.

It is this "value added by manufacturing" that is the important item in the new census. We are informed that this is the value of "products less the cost of material." Hitherto, the census has included the cost of raw material in the value of products and whenever it has been attempted to use this value to show the extent of exploitation we were met with the allegation of unfairness and the statement that since the cost of raw materials was included in the figure used no reliable statements could be made as to profits.

Now we have the comparison, although only for five years, and we find that in these twenty-four industries that, while salaries amounted to $335,000,000 and wages to $1,290,000,000, the "value added by manufacture less cost of materials" amounted to $3,600,000,000. Adding together "salaries" and "wages" and subtracting these from the "value added by manufacture" we have almost $2000,000,000 as the amount of exploitation, a sum one and a half times as large as the amount expended for wages.

If we admit that the whole sum expended for salaries was a legitimate "reward of superintendence" it still remains that the amount taken for profits would increase wages two and a half times.

Here is certainly a sum worth fighting for. Nothing is said here of the enormous sums wasted in advertising. Nothing of the expenses of competition. Nothing of the destruction of values by duplication and mismanagement and suppression of inventions and all of the multitude of other ways in which present industry destroys the energy of the workers.

The undeniable fact is present that those who do the work of the world could live two and a half times as well were it not for the tribute laid on them by those who do no work.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT, JUNE, 1912

The financial statement is closed regularly on the last day of each month. Financial Secretaries will please have their reports at headquarters on or before the 30th day of each month.

The following shows all moneys received from May 31, 1912, to June 30, 1912. Each member should check this statement and note if remittances made are properly credited. All remittances received from June 30, 1912, to July 31, 1912, will appear in next report.

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NOTE. The total receipts with the exception of receipts for special funds, which are applied direct, or from sale of supplies, which are applied to the Supply Fund, or making good protested checks, which are credited to the General Fund, are divided among the remaining funds as follows: General Fund, 12% per cent.; Journal Fund, 12% per cent.; Organizing Fund, 10 per cent.; Defense Fund, 15 per cent.; Death and Disability Fund, 50 per cent.

Total divided

Total supplies

Protested checks

$24,502.56 1,320.39 49.70

Total receipts

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