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Finally, there is a tal)le of strikes settled by joint agreement, that is> 

 between officials representing organizations on both sides. Surely those 

 industries in which strikes are largely settled in this way are strongly 

 organized, though perhaps not vice versa. Xot one of the industries 

 showing any considerable percentage of strikes so settled falls in our 

 list of weak unions, unless it be decided that freight handling and team- 

 ing and coal and coke are weak.^ 



It may be added that an examination of the statistics published by 

 the Connecticut bureau showing movement of number of employes, 

 wages, and hours by industries may be made the basis for conclusions 

 which support the preceding. 



The net result of the inquiry is the conclusion that the following in- 

 dustries taken as a whole show that labor organization is least effective 

 in them. 



Rubber goods. 



Canning and preserving. 



Mining, ore. 



Cotton goods. 



Hosiery and knit goods. 



Hardware. 



Iron and steel. 



Car building. 



Carpets. 



Woolen goods. 



Silk goods. 



Leather. 



Those industries in which unions seem most effective are: 



Blacksmithing and horseshoeing. 



Men's clothing. 



Bakery. 



Brewing. 



Building trades. 



Gloves and mittens. 



Stone quarrying and cutting. 



Tin and sheet metal goods. 



Coal and coke shows strong in extent and inclusiveness of organiza- 

 tion, but rather weak in failures of organized strikes (47%). It seems 

 clear that labor organization is strong in a considerable part of the 

 bituminous coal area, but Aveak elsewhere. 



Returning to the comparison, to make which we turned aside to in- 

 quire into the relative strength of labor organizations in various in- 

 dustries, the conclusion must be draAvn that no appreciable effect of 

 organized labor on the rise of particular prices during the last decade 

 is apparent. Comparisons are available for the following weakly or- 

 ganized industries: 



^The most notable, taking number and per cent, into consideration : 

 Blaclismithing and horseshoeing. 

 Brewing. 

 Building trades. 

 Coal and coke. 



stone quarrying and cutting. 

 Others are : Men's clothing, freight handling, planing mill products, and clgar-s and 

 cigarettes. 



