IRON ORE MINING. CONTENTS. PART I-GENERAL SURVEY OF THE IRON ORE MINING INDUSTRY. Members of households for whom detailed information was secured. 207 209 Employees for whom information was secured. 209 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: 213 218 Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. 223 227 General occupation of males at the present time in the households studied. 229 228 230 Relation between period of residence and earning ability.. 233 236 Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied.. 238 239 Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of Age classification of employees and members of their households. PART II-THE IRON ORE MINING INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA. Members of households for whom detailed information was secured. 294 Employees for whom information was secured.. 296 CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: History of immigration.... 297 Present population of the ranges. 300 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees and members of their households...... 302 Racial classification of employees at the present time.. 304 304 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. 307 310 General occupation of males at the present time in the households studied. 311 312 313 Weekly earnings... 315 Relation between period of residence and earning ability. 316 318 Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied.. 320 Annual earnings of females 18 years of age or over in the households studied. 321 321 Wives at work.... 322 Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of keeping boarders or lodgers..... Labor employed in the several systems of mining on the Mesabi Range.. Saloons, and the use of intoxicants as affecting efficiency. 341 CHAPTER VI.-Industrial and other effects of immigration: Establishment of new industries... 343 The effect of the employment of recent immigrants upon the former employees in the lumber and mining industries.. Age classification of employees and members of their households. CHAPTER IX.-General progress and assimilation: 370 Ownership of homes. 373 School facilities and attendance.. 373 PART III.-THE IRON ORE MINING INDUSTRY IN MICHIGAN. History of immigration to the Gogebic Range... 402 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees 408 409 Reasons for employing immigrants.... 409 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United States.. 413 Weekly earnings. 414 Citizenship... 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: Ability to speak English... Employers' opinions of recent immigrants. PART IV. THE IRON ORE MINING INDUSTRY IN ALABAMA. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: 415 417 418 421 422 425 426 428 Scope of the study....... 433 Employees for whom information was secured.. 433 CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. 435 436 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United |