Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees and members of their households... Racial classification of employees at the present time Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied.. Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United General occupation of males at the present time in the households studied.. General occupation of women at the present time in the households studied. Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied.. Annual earnings of females 18 years of age or over in the households studied. The immigrant and organized labor. CHAPTER V.-Housing and living conditions: THE LEATHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. Explanation of study-Growth of the industry-Increase in the number of employeesTerritory included in the investigation-Households studied-Members of households for whom detailed information was secured-Employees for whom information was secured-Preparation of the report-[Text Tables 1 to 9 and General Tables 1 to 7]. EXPLANATION OF STUDY. The following study of the leather-manufacturing industry includes all establishments engaged in the preparation of tanned, curried, and finished leather products. It does not include any establishments which use leather of any description as raw material for the manufacture of further products, such as harness or boots and shoes. GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY. During the past forty years the leather-manufacturing industry of the United States has had a constant and rapid growth. The capital invested was $242,584,254 and the value of the annual output was $252,620,986 in the year 1905, as contrasted with a capital commitment of only $61,124,812 and a yearly production to the value of $157,237,597 in 1870. The following table sets forth in a summary form the expansion of the industry in the country as a whole during the period 1870-1905, and its status in the year 1905 in the principal leather manufacturing States: TABLE 1.-Growth of the leather manufacturing industry in the United States, 1870–1905, and status in principal leather manufacturing States in 1905. [Compiled from United States Census Special Reports, Manufactures, 1905, Part 3. Table 1, p. 257, and Table 12, pp. 278-281 and 284-287.] From the standpoint of recent immigration the feature of the expansion of the industry consists in of the operating forces and the necessary employm labor because of the inadequacy of the native la increase in the number of the employees in the Uni the period 1870-1905, and the average number of the principal leather manufacturing States in 1905 v in the manufacturing industry may be quickly see which immediately follows: TABLE 2.-Average number of wage-earners engaged in leather United States, 1870-1905, and in the principal leather manufactur [Compiled from United States Census Special Reports, Manufactures, 1905, Par Table 12, pp. 278-281 and 284-287.] Average number During the investigation of the industry informatio from the territory east of the Mississippi and north of rivers. Employees were studied throughout this so emphasis being placed upon the tanneries of Wisconsin vania and the leather-finishing establishments of De sylvania, and Massachusetts. The household study ind holds the heads of which were engaged in leather manu confined principally to the States of Delaware, Massa Pennsylvania. signific enlargeme f immigr pply. T ates dur -earners re engag the tab turing is HOUSEHOLDS STUDIED. In connection with the industry a total of 362 households were studied, which, according to general nativity and race of head of household, were as follows: TABLE 3.-Households studied, by general nativity and race of head of household. tes in 195 le 1, p. 25, arners. 16 Children dunder years. secured otomac MEMBERS OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR WHOM DETAILED INFORMATION WAS SECURED. The table next presented shows, by general nativity and race of head of household, the persons in the households studied and persons for whom detailed information was secured: TABLE 4.-Persons in households studied and persons for whom detailed information was secured, by general nativity and race of head of household. (STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.) special ennsyl Pennhouse Per cent Number. distribu- Number. distribution. tion. |