Show WAGES AND THE TARIFF II 11 G WADUS chief of tho the bureau of labor in massachusetts has made liia his annual report and it furnishes a convincing argument in favor of the wisdom and utility of tho the mckinlay McKiN LiT bill wo make the following excerpt in 1891 1991 the total amount paid in wages in manufacturing indu industries sties was this was a gain over 1890 of 3 the percentage of gain was out often of ten leading industries only three boots and shoes leather and musical instruments and materials mater iala showed a decrease in the tile amount of wages wage paid of these ton industries the ono one which showed tho tile largest increase was tile manufacture of cotton goods and tho the one in which there was the larga largest at of increase WAS ws woolen manufacturing in tha class entitled all other industries the per centala of gain in the abou amou amount nt of wages paid was tho tile average yearly carnin earnings I 1 sin in all manufacturing industries was in 1891 1991 a gain of over the average for 1890 of the ton ten selected industries referred to only one boots and shoes showed a decrease in the average yearly earnings in both leather and musical instruments and materials there was a gain ga m the increases in tha the average yearly earnings was in woolen goods A comparison of tho the amount of wages paid in establishments in 1890 with the amount paid in tho the same establishments in 1883 1885 shows an increase of which was a gai it of par per cent A comparison of tho the average yearly earnings in the same ea es tating taking the years 1835 and 1833 shows an iacre MO of ot 1990 par per cent this was tho the increase of 0 1890 over 1835 1833 and it should ba remembered that wa ava havo have already seen that 1891 showed an increase over 1890 |