IMMIGRANTS IN INDUSTRIES. BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING. This report, which was prepared under the direction of the Commi W. Jett Lauck, superintendent of agents, forms part of the general repo Immigration Commission on immigrants in industries. 204 CONTENTS. PART I.-GENERAL SURVEY OF THE BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING History of immigration..... 225 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees and members of their households............. 227 Racial classification of employees at the present time. CHAPTER III.-Economic status: 234 Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. 241 244 General occupation of males at the present time, in the households studied. 246 247 248 249 Relation between period of residence and earning ability. 255 258 Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied. 260 Annual earnings of females 18 years of age or over in the households studied. 261 262 Wives at work. 263 Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of keeping boarders or lodgers... Age classification of employees and members of their households. PART II-THE BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING INDUST THE EAST. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: GENERAL SURVEY. Employees for whom information was secured... Representative boot and shoe manufacturing communities. CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: 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 Uni Weekly earnings.. Relation between period of residence and earning ability. CHAPTER IV.-Salient characteristics: Literacy.. Conjugal condition. Visits abroad.. Age classification of employees... CHAPTER V.-General progress and assimilation: Citizenship.... Ability to speak English. REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY A. CHAPTER VI.-Introduction: Industrial significance of the community... Households studied... Members of households for whom detailed information was secured.. Employees for whom information was secured.. CHAPTER VII.-Racial displacements: History of immigration.... Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees a members of their households.. Racial classification of employees at the present time.. CHAPTER VIII.-Economic status: Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studie Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the Unit States.. General occupation of males at the present time, in the households studie General occupation of females at the present time, in the households studie Comparison of occupations of the first and second generations. Occupations entered in the boot and shoe industry. Weekly earnings.. Relation between period of residence and earning ability. Annual earnings of male heads of families studied.. Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied Annual earnings of females 18 years of age or over in the households studied Annual family income. Wives at work.... Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives keeping boarders or lodgers.. Sources of family income.. Relative importance of different sources of family income. CHAPTER IX.-Working conditions: Regularity of employment.... The immigrant and organized labor.. Age classification of employees and members of their households. 429 Charity... 433 CHAPTER XII.-General progress and assimilation: Ownership of homes... 435 School attendance.. 436 Members of households for whom detailed information was secured.. CHAPTER XIV.-Racial displacements: 446 History of immigration.... 449 Period of residence in the United States of members of immigrant households studied.. 452 CHAPTER XV.-Economic status: Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. Annual earnings of male heads of families studied... 461 Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied.. 463 463 464 Wives at work.. 466 Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of PART III-THE BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING INDUST CHAPTER I.-Introduction: Employees for whom information was secured. CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: History of immigration to the boot and shoe manufacturing establishmen Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the Unite |