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Lithuanian.

Polish.

Russian.

Ruthenian.

Slovak

Swedish.

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TABLE 212.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 6 years of age or over who speak English, by years in the United States and race of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States. This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 40 or more persons reporting. The total, however, is for all nonEnglish-speaking races.]

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The preceding table shows that of 1,992 foreign-born persons 6 years of age or over, 36 per cent of those who have been in the United States under five years, 74.4 per cent of those who have been in this country from five to nine years, and 92.6 per cent of those with a residence of ten years or over can speak English. Of the foreignborn persons who have been in the United States under five years, the Slovaks show the highest and the Germans the lowest percentage who can speak English. Of the persons who have been in this country from five to nine years, the Swedes show 100 per cent as contrasted with only 50 per cent of the Russians who can speak English. Of the persons who have been in the United States ten years or over, the Germans show the highest and the Russians the lowest percentage who speak English.

At least 14 of the immigrant races have made some entrance into the business world. The following table shows the distribution of businesses among the races.

TABLE 213.-Immigrants and their children in business, by race and kind of business (street trades not included).

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With the exception of the Irish and the Germans, the entrance of immigrants and their children into the professions has been slight. Excluding the English and Scotch, races of comparatively early arrival and now exceedingly difficult to differentiate from the American, only 8 races of immigrant peoples are to be found in the professions and the total number of immigrants and their children represented in the list is only 64. In this total, teachers other than those of music are not included.

TABLE 214.—Immigrants and their children in the professions, by race.

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REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY D.

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REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY D.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION.

Industrial significance of Community D-Households studied-Members of households for whom detailed information was secured―[Text Tables 215 to 218 and General Tables 168 and 169].

INDUSTRIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COMMUNITY D.

The following table shows the principal industries in Community D and the number of persons employed in each industry in 1909.

Principal industries and number of persons employed, Community D, 1909.

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The figures of the above table are the result of a conservative estimate of the principal industries of Community Din 1909. There were, in the 38 establishments for which data are reported, 16,144 employees. These employees are classified in the table according to the industry of the establishment. It appears that 7,268 wage-earners, in 8 establishments, were engaged in the manufacture of woolen and worsted, that 3,025 wage-earners were employed in 11 handkerchief manufacturing establishments; that 2,100 wage-earners, in 5 establishments, were employed in the manufacture of cotton and dress goods, and that 1,102 wage-earners, in 2 establishments, were employed in the manufacture of rubber hose, belting, etc. There were 606 wage-earners in a single establishment for the dyeing of cotton and woolen goods and 523 wage-earners in a single establishment for the manufacture of calico prints. The industries of cigar making, the manufacture of tin cans and boxes, matches, wire and cables, leather goods, silk machinery, waxed paper and parchment, and compressed foods, occupied one or two establishments and employed from 100 to 400 wage-earners each.

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