IRON ORE MINING. CONTENTS. PART I-GENERAL SURVEY OF THE IRON ORE MINING INDUSTRY. CHAPTER I.—Introduction: Development of the industry. Households studied.. Members of households for whom detailed information was secured. Preparation of the data... Employees for whom information was secured.. CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: 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: Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. General occupation of males at the present time in the households studied. 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.. Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of keeping boarders or lodgers.... Sources of family income... Relative importance of different sources of family income. CHAPTER IV.-Working conditions: Regularity of employment.. The immigrant and organized labor.. CHAPTER V.-Housing and living conditions: Rent in its relation to standard of living. Literacy... Conjugal condition. Size of apartments occupied. Size of households studied.. CHAPTER VI.-Salient characteristics: Visits abroad.. Age classification of employees and members of their households. CHAPTER VII.-General progress and assimilation: Ownership of homes... Status of children in the households studied. Ability to speak English.. 199 Page. 205 207 207 209 209 213 218 223 227 228 229 230 233 236 238 239 240 242 244 247 248 249 252 254 255 256 261 265 271 273 277 278 278 282 PART II. THE IRON ORE MINING INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: Description of the Mesabi and Vermillion ranges. The development of iron-ore mining.. The extent of the territory studied.. Members of households for whom detailed information was secured. Employees for whom information was secured.. CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: History of immigration..... Present population of the ranges.. Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees and members of their households.................. Racial classification of employees at the present time.. Reasons for employing immigrants.... CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. General occupation of males at the present time in the households studied. Relation between period of residence and earning ability. Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied. Wives at work.. Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of keeping boarders or lodgers.. Sources of family income.. Relative importance of different sources of family income.. CHAPTER IV.-Working conditions: Mining methods.. Labor employed in the several systems of mining on the Mesabi Range. Regularity of employment.. Wage payments... Hospital and medical service.. Fraudulent employment practices. The immigrant and organized labor.. CHAPTER V.-Industrial progress and efficiency: Progress of immigrants. Racial efficiency... Saloons, and the use of intoxicants as affecting efficiency. CHAPTER VI.-Industrial and other effects of immigration: Establishment of new industries... The effect of the employment of recent immigrants upon the former em- CHAPTER VII.-Housing and living conditions: General housing and living conditions.... Size of apartments occupied. Page. 291 292 293 293 293 294 296 297 300 302 304 304 307 310 311 312 313 315 316 318 320 321 321 322 322 324 326 329 330 330 330 332 332 333 334 335 336 339 340 341 343 343 344 347 350 351 353 355 356 356 CHAPTER VIII.-Salient characteristics: Literacy... Visits abroad.... Age classification of employees and members of their households. CHAPTER IX.-General progress and assimilation: Ownership of homes... School facilities and attendance.. Churches and church facilities... Citizenship... Ability to speak English.. PART III.-THE IRON ORE MINING INDUSTRY IN MICHIGAN. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: The Michigan iron-ore ranges.. Employees for whom information was secured.. History of immigration to the Marquette Range. Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. Racial classification of employees at the present time... Reasons for employing immigrants.... 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.-Salient characteristics: PART IV. THE IRON ORE MINING INDUSTRY IN ALABAMA. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: Scope of the study..... Employees for whom information was secured.. CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: 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 Page. 361 365 369 370 373 373 .376 377 380 389 390 391 396 402 408 409 409 413 414 415 417 418 421 422 425 426 428 433 433 435 436 437 438 441 441 444 446 449 449 453 455 567 575 580 |
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