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Show o PRINTING AND PUBLISHING NOW LEADING INDUSTRY Printing and publishing are among the nation's largest and most stable industries, according to figures released recently by the U. S. department of commerce. Employment Em-ployment in these industries increased in-creased in 1933, especially in the summer and fall, while most industries indus-tries w-ere showing a slump- It, however, shows considerably less than in 1931- Over 225,000 people receive wages from this industry, and the total amount of subscriptions, sales and advertising, including commercial printing contracts, reach over two billions of dollars a year. Newspapers News-papers and periodicals employ half of .the 225.000 wage earners, and commercial printers the other half-Labor half-Labor costs repre--:-nt approximately approximate-ly half of the costs of production. National advertising has b'-en considerably con-siderably off. but subscriptions for the rr"t port have held up, and in many in.-tances hove shown an increase. in-crease. The pub:ishing business is an all year industry, and has k'-pt ! psce with the times. Th"ro is ii'tle o -oortt;n:'y for "over-product ion" in the b-uirsp". and the '-mployecs are amor.-: tho hirhe.-t paid and enjoy r. pes working condi'ions eif all j hs'osr. This is rot a r.e-.v thin:,' in j the prin'.tr.s and puoli hirig indus-I indus-I trv. Even before th l.'RA. mo: t J r,:r.r.: worked only 44 to 4? hours ' r---7 week and paid exceeding- h'h i wbl"s. Lit tic Labor trouble has ex- is'ed in the American plants, and i the majority of employees are well satisfied with their positions and trade. It is truly an example, that other industries would do well to . make a study of- |
