IMMIGRANTS IN INDUSTRIES. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT AND VEHICLE 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. 390 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT AND VEHICLE MANUFAC TURING. CONTENTS. PART I-GENERAL SURVEY OF THE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. Members of households for whom detailed information was secured. 399 Employees for whom information was secured.. 401 Preparation of the report.. 405 CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: History of immigration..... 407 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees and members of their households.... 408 Racial classification of employees at the present time.. CHAPTER III-Economic status: 415 Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied. States... General occupation of males at the present time in the households studied. 421 424 427 428 429 Weekly earnings.. 429 Relation between period of residence and earning ability. 433 438 Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied.. 439 440 441 Wives at work.. 442 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.... CHAPTER VII.-General progress and assimilation: PART II-THE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE MIDDLE WEST. GENERAL SURVEY. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: Explanation of study... CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: Employees for whom information was secured.. 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. Employers' opinions of the recent immigrants.. CHAPTER IV.-Salient characteristics: Page. 505 505 507 510 512 515 517 520 523 525 526 533 535 539 541 Members of households for whom detailed information was secured.. CHAPTER II-Racial displacements: 547 551 Period of residence in the United States of members of immigrant households studied.. Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied.. 552 553 555 558 559 560 561 562 563 Wives at work.... 564 keeping boarders or lodgers.. Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of 565 Sources of family income.. 566 Relative importance of different sources of family income.. 568 CHAPTER IV.-Working conditions: Employment available.. 571 Reasons for the employment of immigrants.. 571 Methods of securing immigrant labor.. 572 General conditions of employment.. Effect of employment of immigrants upon establishment of new industries. 572 573 Regularity of employment...... 573 Relations between the races employed.. 574 Employment of women..... 575 Labor disputes..... 575 The immigrant and organized labor.. 576 History of immigration... 609 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. 610 Racial classification of employees at the present time.. 611 CHAPTER III-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United 613 Weekly earnings.. 614 Relation between period of residence and earning ability. 616 CHAPTER IV. Salient characteristics: |