Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-17 | Page 3 | Low Wages Paid in some Industries

LOW WAGES PAID IN SOME INDUSTRIES State Factory Investigating Commission Commis-sion Reports to Now York Legislature. I ALBANY, X. Y., Feb. 16. Low wages are paid In tho confectionery and paper box industries of the state, tho slate factory fac-tory Investigating commission reported to the legislature tonight, along with an urgent recommendation for better remuneration re-muneration for these classes of employees. em-ployees. The report shows that In Greater New York girl confectionery workers genorally obtain $G a week. Tho majority of male workers receive between $S and ?14. More than one-half of tho men receive less than $10 a week. One-half of tho women get less than ?fi a week, while some receive re-ceive as low as $i.!0 a week. In tho paper box Industry the majority of women workers are rated under ?0.50 a week. About L'tlOO women, or nearly one-half of all over eighteen years of age In tho trade, earn less than ?6 for a week's work. More than 700 girls under eighteen years of age, or almost ono-half of those "reported, cam less than $5 a week. ... "These figures show conclusively the necessity for an Improvement In wages, " Lieutenant. Governor Wagner, chairman of the commission, said. "No woman can live properly and be .self-sustaining on a wage of ?5 or $6 or evon ?7 a weok, yot we find thousands of women receiving those amounts. It Is clear that something some-thing must be done to remedy tho situation. situa-tion. Just what tho remedy shall be has not been determined " , Investigation into the wages paid In department stores, mercantile establishments establish-ments and shirt faotories still is in progress.