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30. Co()perac;k. — Fortv-two men. Thirt3'-six are skilled work- 

 men at $3 per day of ten hours. Others earn from $1.50 to $2 for 

 ten hour day. Mosth' married men — such are preferred. Union 

 and lodge members found here. The men make finished products, 

 but repairing is their chief work. They make special sizes of casks 

 which" Uiay be needed, but others are bought. Ages range from 

 twenty-two to forty-five years. 



31. L.\R]). — Foreman has been thirty-six years in this business. 

 Sixty-eight men here and sixteen in the oil house. More than half 

 are boys from twelve to twenty years of age. The rest are married 

 men under thirt\'. Work dirt\' but health}'. Foreigners and 

 Americans found here. About one-third are house owners. All 

 but four are da}' workers earning from Si. 50 to $2 per day — some 

 few get $1.20 for an eight hour da\'. 



32. Box House. — The biggest one in the world. Sixty men 

 and boys are employed, fifteen of whom are skilled workmen. 

 Wages range from 50 cents per day to $1200 per year. Two nail 

 sorters get 50 cents per da\ . More than one-half the force are 

 married. Only one man unable to read and write English, though 

 he is an intelligent Swede. No members of labor organizations, 

 as the\- are too young and do not make finished products. There 

 are no box makers' or nailers' unions in Kansas Cit\'. The men 

 are sober and industrious. Most of them carry accident in.surance. 

 Soap and towels are furnished to squads who wash in the overflow 

 tanks, each squad taking care of its own soap and towels. Each 

 man seems to be satisfied. The foreman says, "We get what we 

 ask for." The compan\- spares no expense to prevent the occur- 

 rence of accident. In many cases the savings are large. One man 

 has saved $6,000, made here in the plant. Another man in the 

 saw-mill is worth $2,000 which he has saved while working here. 

 Another man is worth $3,000. One man has one or two very swift 

 trotters in his stable and takes delight in showing them to his 

 friends. 



33. Shf.ki'. — Twenty-eight men, eight bo\s, from thirteen years 

 u}). One-half are skilled workmen. The others are roustabouts, at $1 

 to $1.75 per day. The skilled men are piece workers. Only six 

 men are married. This is an unsteady gang. Men are illiterate. 

 Mostly renters. The work room is low, has no outside windows. 

 It has ventilators and air fans for use in summer time, but not- 

 withstanding this, it seems a most unhealthy place. 



34. Markki' Pigs. — Twent3'-hve men, one-half of them negroes. 

 Average class. Work healthy. Wages range from 10 .cents to 

 30 cents per hour, averaging $1.65 per day. About one-half of 



