ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Part 1 of this report was prepared by Estelle M. Stewart, of the United States Department of Labor. Part 2 was prepared under the direction of J. C. Bowen, of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor.

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PART 1.-FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO 1840

CHAPTER 1.-Early working conditions and wage legislation..

Scarcity of labor...

Control of workers.

Wage legislation__

Craftsmen as planters..

Craft lines indefinite.

Working and living conditions under factory system..

Wages.

Southern mills.

Timbermen, coal mines_

Bookbinders..

Pressfeeders.

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K. Printing and publishing (newspaper and book and job):

Proof readers_.

Compositors__

Pressmen..

Stereotypers..

L. Textile industries:

Cotton..

Doffers..

Drawers-in-

Drawing-frame tenders

Dyers

Laborers

Loom fixers_

Slasher tenders.

Speeder tenders.

Spinners.

Weavers

Hosiery and underwear..

Knitters..

Silk...

Weavers

Winders

Woolen and worsted goods_.

Doffers

Dressers

Dyers

Loom fixers.

Spinners.

Weavers

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APPENDIXES

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APPENDIX A.-Early wage legislation: Bill fixing wages in Essex County,

Mass., 1670__

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APPENDIX B.-Building trades:

Building contract for Pohick Church, Va., 1769.

Construction costs of Monticello ----

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Rules of work and book of prices of Boston carpenters, 1800.

APPENDIX C.-Glass: List of prices in glass bottle blowing, 1846.

APPENDIX D.-Time table of Lowell textile mills.

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APPENDIX E.-Printing: Early union wage scales_

APPENDIX F.-Index numbers of wages.

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APPENDIX G.-Publications of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics

containing wage rates and earnings up to January 15, 1929.

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SUPPLEMENT, 1929-33

Introduction_.

A.-Bakery trades-Bakers__

B.-Building trades:

Bricklayers..

Carpenters -

Inside wiremen_.

Hod carriers..

Laborers___

Stone masons.

Painters..

Plasterers

Plumbers and gas fitters-

Stonecutters, soft stone.

Granite cutters, inside..

Tile layers.

C.-Clothing industry: Operators, coat, men's clothing.

D.-Farming: Farm laborers__

E.-Glass and clay products:

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