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Indiana University Studies 



CHAPTER VII 



TRANSPORTATION PURSUITS 



§1. Summarized Pursuits 



The transportation pursuits in 1910 in Indiana ranked fifth in 

 the order of importance on the basis of the number employed. 

 There were 75,711 workers so engaged, 71,810 being males and 

 3,901 females. The employees in this group were 7.3 per cent of 

 all employees in all occupations. The summarized groups with 

 number of males and females in each are indicated in the table 

 and ]:)ietured in Graph 14. 



Males Females Total 



Steam railroad 36,832 107 36,939 



Express 11,203 10 11,213 



Road and street transportation 8,390 5 8,395 



Telegraph 4,229 213 4,442 



Street car railroad 3,844 7 3,851 



Mail 3.723 53 3,776 



Telephone operatives 284 3,445 3,729 



Owners, managers, and officials..... 1,817 43 1,861 



Other transportation 914 18 932 



Water transportation 574 574 



Total 71,810 3,901 75,712 



Geaph 14 



Workers in Transportation Pursuits 



^ ^ tOOOO , I _ 20.pO0 



Steam railroad 

 Express 



Road and street transportation 

 Telegraph 

 Street railway | 

 Mail! 



Telephone operatives ^ 

 Owners, managers, and officials J 

 Other transportation | 

 Water transportation | 



