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 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. General occupation of males at the present time in the households studied. Weekly earnings.. 421 424 427 428 429 429 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 Annual earnings of females 18 years of age or over in the households studied. 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.. Employees for whom information was secured. CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: History of immigration.... Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees.. Racial classification of employees at the present time.. CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United Page. 505 505 507 510 512 515 Members of households for whom detailed information was secured.. CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: History of immigration... 545 546 546 547 551 Population.. Period of residence in the United States of members of immigrant households studied.. CHAPTER III.-Economic status: 552 553 Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. 555 558 559 560 Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied.. 561 562 563 Wives at work.... 564 Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of Effect of employment of immigrants upon establishment of new industries. 572 History of immigration.... 609 Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. 610 611 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United 613 Weekly earnings.. 614 Literacy... General explanation of tables Relation between period of residence and earning ability. CHAPTER IV.-Salient characteristics: Conjugal condition. Visits abroad............... Age classification of employees. CHAPTER V.-General progress and assimilation: Citizenship... Ability to speak English.... General tables...... List of text tables.. List of general tables. List of charts.. 616 619 620 625 626 629 630 635 637 799 807 812 |