IMMIGRANTS IN INDUSTRIES. COPPER MINING AND SMELTING. 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. 2 COPPER MINING AND SMELTING. CONTENTS. PART I-GENERAL SURVEY OF THE COPPER MINING AND SMELTING Members of households for whom detailed information was secured. The preparation of the report.... CHAPTER II-Racial displacements: History of immigration... 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 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: Regularity of employment.. The immigrant and organized labor.. CHAPTER V.-Housing and living conditions: Rent in its relation to standard of living. Boarders and lodgers.... Size of apartments occupied. Size of households studied.. Congestion..... 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.. 37 39 43 46 47 49 49 55 64 64 67 70 72 21 24 25 25 27 28 30 33 34 35 PART II-COPPER MINING AND SMELTING IN MICHIGAN. 84 85 86 History of the Michigan copper country.. Location of the region...... CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: Employees for whom information was secured.. History of immigration..... Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. Racial classification of employees at the present time.... Reasons for the employment of immigrants..... CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United Occupations entered by immigrants.. Weekly earnings.. Relation between period of residence and earning ability. Hours worked per day and per week......... Employers' opinion of immigrant employees. CHAPTER IV.-Salient characteristics: Literacy... Conjugal condition.... Visits abroad.. Age classification of employees.. CHAPTER V.-General progress and assimilation: Ability to speak English. General tables.... General explanation of tables. List of text tables... List of general tables. List of charts... |