PART 1.-GENERAL SURVEY OF EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN DIVERSIFIED

INDUSTRIES

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION.

Explanation of study-Extent of information-Communities studied-Households

studied–The preparation of the report—[Text Table 1 and General Table 1).

EXPLANATION OF STUDY.

Time did not permit complete tabulation of all data secured during the investigation of immigrants in industries in the territory east of the Rocky Mountains. It was found necessary to reduce the number of tabulations for the special reports on selected industries, as well as to curtail the number of such reports. Twenty of the principal industries of the country were chosen for detailed presentation and constitute the first 20 parts of the general reports upon immigrants in industry. The extent to which recent immigrants are employed in temporary or seasonal work was also considered of sufficient importance to call for separate treatment, and a special report entitled The Floating Immigrant Labor Supply” was prepared and constitutes part 21 of the industrial series. After the preparation of the abovedescribed data, 16 industries, representing data for 112,339 employees, and 6 communities, including data for 3,439 households, remained. It was found impossible to give separate treatment to the industries in any extended way, and consequently only two separated tabulations were made for the employees of each. These exhibit (1) the racial composition of the operating forces at the present time and (2) the racial movements to the specified industry. Extended tabulations, however, were prepared for the households studied in the 6 communities referred to above. Both series of tabulations have been included in the present report, which is designed to afford an insight into the status of immigrant employees in a number of industries and industrial communities not included in the detailed special reports.

EXTENT OF INFORMATION.

A total of 16 industries, representing 112,339 employees, were studied and included in the present report. The number of employees of each industry for whom detailed information was secured is shown, by sex and general nativity and race, in the table next submitted.

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TABLE 1.- Total number of employees in 16 industries for whom certain information was secured, by sex and general nativity and race, and by

industry.

Total
num-
ber.

shop

General nativity and race.

Foun

dry
Cutlery Electric Electric

Hosiery
and ma

Loco-
Car

Fire

and
and
Carpet
rail-

chine

sup-
build-

motive
arm

knit
manu-

tool

way ing and

buildplies manu

goods
factur-

trans-
manu-

prod-
manu-

ing and
repair-

factur

manuing. factur- porta- factur

ucts

repair

facturing. tion.

ing.
ing.

manu-
ing.

ing.
factur-
ing.

Paper
prod-
ucts
manu-
factur-

Paper

and
wood-
pulp
manu-
factur-
ing.

and
hemp
manu-
factur-
ing.

Sew- Steam

rail-
chine

way
manu- trans-
factur- porta-
ing. tion.

Zinc
Type-

smelt-
writer

ing and
manu-
factur-

manu-
factur-
ing.

ing.

ing.

ing.

Foreign-born, by race:

Albanian..
Armenian
Bohemian and Moravian.
Bosnian.
Bulgarian.
Canadian, French.
Canadian, Other.
Chinese
Croatian.
Cuban..
Dalmatian.
Danish.
Dutch.
Egyptian.
English
Finnish
Flemish.
French.
German
Greek,
'Hebrew, Russian.
Hebrew, Other
Herzegovinian.
Hindu.
Irish.
Italian, North
Italian, South.
Italian (not specified).
Japanese
Laplander.
Lithuanian
Macedonian.
Magyar...
Mexican..
Montenegrin

42

439

5
2

31
1,873
157
47
27

1
29
1

2
72

3
199

79
2

1
7
19

6
113
703

1

39
2,002
859

3
698

8

1
183
419

2
2,359

50
18
180
6,979

553
330
185

3

1
3, 619
2, 289
3,758

22
1

5
1,705

26
2, 189

2
9

1
166

59
8,881

5
207
1,547

313

174

3
16

34
1,616

2
89
34

4
19
27
3

లు --- -

99

2
23
4

96

32
962
137
70
24
2

1
189

3
8
1

1
48
27
12

10
604

3
19
4

3
272
31

1
19

1

1

232

96
28
71

362
442
332
12

10
23
26

53
18
21

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TABLE 1.— Total number of employees in 16 industries for whom certain information was secured, by sex and general nativity and race, and by

industry-Continued.