New Song of the Shirt is Heard in the Land X TMHY WORK IN WELL-LKHITBD, WELL-AIRED ROOMS AND EVRN AS MUCH AS FIFTEEN DOLLARS WEEKLY l'holo lo, Tlio lice by Hostwick. N ARMY of nlmblo-flngered ami 11,1 Knrmeuts are taken to the pattern "witt-runnlng machines driven by electric- made and free from defects. The soft shirts lowance, of course, for the dllforcncu lu the bright-eyed Omaha girls manu- rooin. where the cloth Is laid out at full Ity they fashion garments quickly and aro cut In bundles nnd boxes, while tho garments. Thcro Is tho same hiiIhIIvIkIiiii facturu ovory year millions of , , . on laB'eB, rom nuy to iau layers in neauy. Each operative Is employed on but shirts of other fabrics which aro to be of tho work throughout nnd the same gen ii li I r t s , shirtwaists, l" unu iv young man wuu a yara- one class o: worK. as a remit she be- laundered go to tho finishing department. ral conditions. miLK mm uuuik iimrKs oui mo pauerni on comes expert at ner own Dranch or the Uy a secret process they nro laundered, then All tho operatives ure paid by tho dozen tho top piece nnd the pile Is ready for the work. Some have nothing to do but sew ou taken by the Ironcrs, who put them through Pieces. Tho more export earn from $12 to cutter. Tho old-fashioned implement buttons, part of them make only button- specially designed machinery. At the end $15 weekly, tho others from $10 down to known as n pnlr of scissors is not used In holes and others devote their attention en- of the process each garment Is nicely pol- $6. Somo who begun learning tho trade six the up-to-dato factory. Instead, a large tirely to sleeves. Ished and put up ready to placo on bale. months ago in onu of tho factories Just band saw follows the white marks of the The yoke U flrst Inserted the fronts and Some of the operatives do very fine work, started then, and having nut the slightest previous knowledgo of tho business, nio now women's skirts nnd wrappers, overalls, duck coats, pants and shoeo. Their products are made In four factories and may bu found every where In tho west and northwest, from tho Missouri valley to Ilrltlsh Columbia. The ma 1 a Industry Is tho manufacture of men's apparel, particularly shirts nnd overalls The factories nro lnrge nnd well-lighted, with ample vontllatlon, saultnry nnd Ore vHcapo appliances. It Is a pleasure to work, If one must labor, whero frcMh nlr nnd sunlight abound. Cheerful surround Ingu make cheerful workers, and that means more and better work. One shirt and overall factory may be taken as n typo of tho others. Tho gen era! conditions surrounding the work of tho girls aro much tho same In all of them Every labor-saving device Is used, for noth ing Is done by hand that can bu done by machln ry. Each machine, with tho excep tion of a few that are too dnngerous for Klrls to use, has its girl operative Each factory employs from 200 to 500 of them, and many have been In tho work so long that they have almost forfeited the right to bo called girls. Hut they nro faithful, nt tentlvo to duties nnd have no walking dele gates. This miniature army of breadwinners marches to work every morning of a work ing day nt 7.30 o'clock. Thoy aro particu lar to bo on time, fur there Is a tolltale clock at tho entrance, and ilns are uot pleasant to pay. A round of work until 12, an hour for lunch, another stretch of labor aud tho day Is done. Somo are able to leave as enrly as 5, others must stay until 5 15, but none later. IIim a Shirt U .Miule. Tho manufacture of shirts is, perhaps, the most Interesting part of the work In any pattern thro earning $12 weekly, with tho opportunity of making still moro ns their uxpertness In creases. There Is a constant nnd ever-ln-creaslng demand for operatives who can do good work. That tho girls do not find their work too Irksome Is attested by their happy, smiling faces. (tirln ii h Mini-iiiiikcm. In the manufacture of shoes tho girls And employment also. Most of them learn rapidly nnd command good pay for tho kind of work they do. Tho various machine are as nearly automatic as human Ingenuity can mako them and though each requires an attendant, there is but llttlo actual manual labor to bo dono by the operative Tho various parts of tho shoes, such as uppers, Insoles, soles and heels, come to the factory readymado aud tho work remaining to bo dono Is In the assembling and finish ing. Tho uppers are lined with cloth, then welted to the Insoles by a machine. The outside soles are put on and go through several finishing processes. The shoe goos from the welting machlno to the heeler, a marvelous little machine which drives in tho nails accurately and substantially by the dozens every minute. There yet re main a few small dotalls to be finished on various machines, the insertion of eyelets, for instance, all of which is accomplished in a manner calculated to make uu old-tlmo shoemaker throw up his hands in despair. The girls Who Otlce leam thn Irnrln thnr. oughly seem well satisfied and nro not aux- LININQ THE VAMI'S AND UPPERS FOR SHOES Photo for The Ilee by Bostwick . . wiu iuick duo as one mar uuurs dul on next ana mp sippvph mnr e rnr tnirrtnpu lit.i.. ui t .. ,.u .. ractory. interesting because a shirt, though cut a single piece of paper. This work Is and set, The embryo garment is then side- doesn t look a day over 1 sews on 3 500 it U.tT.k Unce.rtalnly- 0no- simple In appearance, passes through more done by young men. but from that point seamed and hemmed, the buttonholes are buttons every day and does It easily The nL i . .. El employes has been hands and processes than any other product forward tho making and finishing of the made and buttons put on and the shirt is operatives on the buttouholo machines "hocmaklng business for of these factories. The way mother usrd shirt la entirely In the hands of the girl complete as far as the actual making Is make over 3.000 dally and then do not have Lh7 yar8 r mor0, Sbe conimcnc,-,J to make shirts was all right In Its dny, but operatives. concerned. It seemi quite simple and eav to overwork themsplv. a 1 "J L.1 hon.a youn? woman ' 2.50 per week, ntnlnlno lh. -!,,. hilt onnh .Kl.l .1... Ii . . .. . ... .. .. . """i" UO TeCCl' ves good wages and qo Ohio lived many ll nrnnortv has Its beginning In the pattern department, makes requisition to suit her needs, taking are sent down another chute this time to The work of rmklmr thn nth-r t tl .1." ,nea' rcntal "Very month, and wuauy locnus! on mo top noor or tno rac- a bundle at a time containing a certain the Inspection room There each is care- garments which shirt ami nVorin 7,7.7 . .Z 1 ,uos'uieiy independent, as tory The big bale., of fabrics to be made number of dozen pieces. Then with their fully examined to see that It Is properly ur n,nv ih- .,.. " '?,' lmS. ':1Is"""lnntely turned down every ' ---I ..n.niiis hi- iJiuyuoiii oi mnrringo Hlie eve i'er received. n 131 l fewslllllllllllllllllHllllBLQuL ikABMiili9 aiMlS ASSEMllLINO SHOE HEELS Photo for The Uoe by nostwlck. WHERE SHIRTS ARE MADE DY MILUONS-Photo for Tb llee by Hostw ick