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. 254 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.... Racial classification of employees at the present time. CHAPTER III.-Economic status: 272 278 Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. 283 286 General occupation of males at the present time, in the households studied. 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 Annual earnings of females 18 years of age or over in the households studied. 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.. 311 Relative importance of the different sources of family income.. Age classification of employees and members of their households.. PART II-CLOTHING MANUFACTURING IN NEW YORK CITY. History of immigration.... Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United Weekly earnings. Relation between period of residence and earning ability.. CHAPTER IV.-Working conditions: Hours of work... Size of establishments.. The immigrant and organized labor. CHAPTER V.-Salient characteristics: Conjugal condition.. Visits abroad.. PART III-CLOTHING MANUFACTURING IN BALTIMORE, MD. Page. 365 366 369 370 372 375 376 379 383 383 387 389 390 394 395 399 400 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. Effect of employment of immigrants upon former employees.......... 411 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United 413 Occupations entered and progress of immigrants in the clothing industry.. Effect of employment of immigrants upon establishment of new industries. Conjugal condition. Visits abroad... 417 418 419 420 422 423 425 425 PART IV.-CLOTHING MANUFACTURING IN CHICAGO, ILL. Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. 431 433 Reasons for employing immigrants.... 434 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United States... 435 The effect of the employment of recent immigrants on industries.. 445 |