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Indiana University Studies 



CHAPTER V 



TRADE PURSUITS 



§1. Summarized Trade Pursuits 



From the standpoint of the nnmlber of people in Indiana en- 

 gaged in the pursuits incident to commerce and trade, these pur- 

 suits ranked third in 1910. The total number of workers was 

 99,676, of which 87,043 were males and 12,633 females. These pur- 

 suits included but 9.6 per cent of all wage-earners in the State. 

 The summarized pursuits included under this head and the num- 

 ber of males and females in each were as follows: 



Males Females Total 



Clerks, floorwalkers, salesmen and saleswomen . . 26,639 10,647 37,280 



Retail dealers 32,093 1,237 33,330 



Brokers, insurance agents, real estate agents, etc. 8.338 1,210 8,548 

 Commercial travelers, demonstrators, sales 



agents and auctioneers 0,854 361 7.215 



Deliverymen 5,469 1 5,470 



Employees lumber yards, coal yards, etc 1,972 1,972 



Ofticials, proprietors, etc 1,879 ... 1,907 



Newsboys 1,632 19 1,051 



Other pursuits 948 80 3,028 



Undertakers 807 33 840 



Inspectors, gangers, and samplers 259 12 271 



Decorators, drapers, and window dressers 153 5 158 



Total 87.043 12,633 99.070 



Grappi 12 

 Workers in Trade Pursuits 



I0,000 2O,00C 50.000 ^0.000 



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Clerks and salesmen JHHHHHHHIHMHHI^^^^^^^ 



dealers HHH^IiHHili^HHIII^^^HIHI^B^^Ii^ 



Brokers and agents 

 Commercial travelers, etc. 



Deliverymen men women 



Lumber and coal yard employees ■ 

 Officials, proprietors ■ 

 Newsboys || 

 other pursuits || 

 Undertakers || 

 Inspectors, etc. | 

 Decorators, drapers I 



