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Show Sons of Italy. One of tho most notable features In the development of the manufacture of shoes is said to be the number of Italian immigrants who become members of the craft. About 7.000 shoemakers are employed, uud a 25 per cent increase during the your has made the proportion propor-tion of Italian shoemakers nearly one-half one-half of tho whole number. This Influx of labor has made work unsteady. It is largely piece-work, but tho nominal price and hours of labor have remained the same. Ten hours is a day's work. The average return for a week has been f 15; girls receive 4 aud f5 a week. This spring work was especially especial-ly slack. The shop associations present pre-sent the striking anomaly of being upheld up-held by the employers and unpopular with many employes. |