PART III. THE OMAHA UNDAY BEE.PAGES 17 TO 20.
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A BIG SALE IN DRESS GOODS
A Eras Goods Trar section Tbat Will Iring
Every Lady in Omaha
TO BOSTON STORE ON TOMDRROW.
Tliu Sudden l-'nlltirei of n XV tv York
Joliliur niul ( li < % Imiiirilliitc Snlo
ot UN StDL-lv , HfMilfH
'
Tomorrow
IN A Sn.VSATlONAI , URI3SS GOODS SALE
Every yard n bargain.
Every pattern and color the newest stjlo.
8,000 yard * for 39c to We jard.
tOO FUM , DRESS PATTERNS FOR $1.03.
FOR THE ENTIRE 7 YARD PATTERN.
200 exclusive patterns of our awn Impor
tation.
No two alike.
Very high grade materials.
Read on for full particulars.
$1.00 New Spring Dress Goods
at 30 cents.
I'liro wool-I t lurh wldn.
\\'tl > n WALK &KKC1K
In tln new limy nil Mutesras-
tiirt , ( ironiiw , cin'Min niul blues ,
'Iht'Honru lii'tiutlful now needs
for caily tpr tiK.uml > ro ninn-
uf.ii'turuil to sell at { 1. Mon-
diiy ilUc a ynid ,
Gormim Cni-crf Clntli
40 Inclii'S wlilc , sti lolly
nil wool , In all the.
new shnilisof rich Bray
for stylish drosses.
At suvTliil price ,
4yeu yard
The so-vprv-Mvllsh-nnw
'
In brown , navy and black
ground" , bmtiilllul
cmiililimtlmiH of colorH ,
BO much used for skirts ,
O/i sale at OUc a yard .
Extra Special ,
nou IIXM.nn
JVlT7ViKA'S. OuiitalnliiK 7
ynrdsofpuie henrlcttii , sorse
mill mixed oovurti , till \\ool
cheviots , tufted and novulty
goods , I'ucli pattern contains 7
ynrds , all worth OOo yard , on
Biilu on bargain Mmaro at 31.08.
for the entire pattern.
Many novelties of our own
imporjation in silk and wool ,
only one pattern of a kind
imported , on sale at § 2.50
and § 3 a yard.
Exceptional Inrsiilns In Enc-
llsli tU.\XITIi C-MJTJf ,
60 IncliL'i uldo.
the mo lse-vlceablo fabric
In thii 111:1 : rki't today.
Manufactured to sell
at f 1.00.
Our prlou OUc a yard
GREAT INDUSTRIAL STRUGGLE
An Impartial Study of the Oontest Now on
Between Norik aud South.
NEW LIGHT UPON THE REAL SITUATION
IVhy ami How \cir JCiinIiiml'M Long ?
Suiiri'imu'j- the Cotton .Spinning
IniliiMtry IH Tlironlrnrcl Ity
I Southern C'omiiftltlnii.
The present atrlkc In the New Kngland
cotton mills calls fresh attention to a new
conflict between the nnrch and the south ,
an Indiisttlal one tills time , hut one that
Is being waged relentlessly and with the
chances of success Inigcly on the sldo of the
couth.
There have been eo many conflicting
Btatementn as to the real situation In the
cotton trade at the present time , so many
differing reasons assigned for it , and such
radically opposite recommendations ad
vanced for its relief , that only by a careful
Investigation of furls at first hand can any
Intelligent conclusion bo reached. It Is the
result of such nn Investigation , extending
over a considerable time atid carried on In
the cotton maniifacturliiK centers of the
country , that has been briefly summed up
here. The facts have been obtained from
toth manufacturers and operatives , north
and south , and have been carefully checked
by n study ot the actual situation as I
have observed it.
A few facts nro everywhere agreed on.
Tlio cotton ( rado Is generally depressed ,
owing to overproduction. 'Finished ' cotton
cloth of the rude that serves
as a utandard of prices Is set-
line for 2yt cents per yard , the
lowest prlco ever known in the history ot
the trade ,
Cotton manufacturers are not making
money nt present ; some of them are loslnR
it. The situation bears most heavily upcii
the New K'liKlaml mill owners on account
of eoiitliern competition. The southerners
liavu certain advantages which they are
inaklnc the most of , and they are not dis
posed to Join the New England manufac
turers In a general curtailment to rclleto
the overloaded market ,
This In the reason of the present struggle
between the cotton mills of north and south ,
It Is Inteiestlng to see what tlio outcome
U likely to bo.
'run M\V I.NCIA.M > suit : .
LA. Ittvli > tv of < lit > I'roviilllntc Cuinll-
tlOIIM , lUlll lilt * ClIIINt'N ,
Atk any Now England mill owner the roa-
eon wliy ho Is not making money and ho
will answer , "Southern competition , " Able
Mm further why b-JUthern competition U bo
destructive and he will tell you tint the
BOntlurner'B advantage lies In the employ-
on-lit of cheaper labor , In the fact that he la
permitted to run his mill longer houru and
< hat he U not hampered by any of the
labcr legislation wltti which his northern
competitor , ( tipcclally In the state of Matsa.
clitisotts , U so restricted. That U hU aide of
the case.
The operative Insists that the difference
between the prlco of labor north and south
is not 0 great as tbo manufacturer rcprc-
eents H , that the New England operative
la moro skilled ttan the workman In the.
eouthern mills and ecu turn out 20 per cent'
moro work la the MUIU length of time , aud
SILK SALE EXTRAORDINARY
1600 Yards of Fancy Silk , Black fatin
Duchcssci Ohiffon and PcaudoSoio.
ON SALE AT BOSTON ST03E
X"o Clutter lionfJront theiini -
lier of VnrilH T lip re Ix ,
the I'rlcMWill
Jlnkc It
A GREAT RUSH FOR SILKS.
Taffeta Silk in a large
range of desirable shadeslight
and dark changeables , bro
cades , small'
and large
weaves , just
the thing for
ladies' waists ,
on sale at
Black Satin Duchesse ,
a splendid qu'il-.1 ' P
ity , tlie.se are H mm I
fully guaran
teed , during
this sale
at
Extra heavy and very
wide blaek Satin Duchesse aud
Peau do Soie , exceeding fine
quality and
wide enough
to sell i'or
Mousselin de Soie and
Chiffon , blacks
and all colors ,
75c quality ,
in silk de
partment
at
Large plaids in Taffeta
Silk , beautiful , harmonizing
colors , very
stylish for
Avaists and
petticoats ,
on sale
it
TROUBLES OF A GLOAIUIAKER
Overloaded with foods and Very Short of
Money , Tfo Sacrificed for Cash
TO THE BOSTON STORE , OMAHA ,
lliinilrrilw oT IIOKin < JnckcfNf Cctlico ,
Suit * , \ VlilchVtll tic On Snlc
TotmirriMV n ( > One-Thlnl llio
Price They Cunt Hint. ;
$75.00 imported Capes , $25.00
$16 00 Silk Jackets $5.00
$5.00 All Wool Cheviot JacliCtS , $1.98 $
NEW TAILOR MADE SUITS
50 now spring tailor raado sults'-oith-
or in blouse ollccta or rccfor jnckots , in
all wool coverts , servos ntul whip cords
or mixed poods , many of thorn made
with the silk drop skirts , all perfect in
fit and finish , from $9.03 to $25.00.
Exceptional Bargains in
Elegant Jackets-
200 fine imported all wool
rough clmvlntjnrlvOts , manu
facturer's price Jo , our pilcu. . . . TiJ > OB '
300silk lined jackets In tans i
greens , navy and black , Unit
were marked $15 00
on sulo lit
A number of imported
capes that were S75 ,
on sale ut
Velour Jackets
on sale at
Our spring silk Waists have just ar
rived in largo plaid and checked taffeta
sillcfa nnd plain satin duchessc , beauti
fully embroidered , all in Russian blouse
effects , on sale from 83.00 to $10.00.
BLOTCHY BfeeS , FAILED ,
While tbo Shoos They Ordered for Spring
Trndo Were Boipg Mads ,
BOSTON STORE BUYS THE SHOES ,
'Moorc-Slinfrr ' Shoe&ITK , Co. PInlnil
The Shorn nnil Sell Thrm tn U
At l\n Iitintenne I.OKN To
MONDAY THE SALE IS WIDE OPEN.
Every man , woman or child that \venrs
shoos Is bomid to bo Interested tn this sale.
This entire stock made by Mooro-Shafer ,
the great Brochport shoe makers , makers
of the finest women's shops In this coun
try. Every pair of thcso shoes was to bo
delivered to Dlotcky Bros. March flrst , con
sequently every pair of shoes In this sale
Is nt the newest and most desirable shades ,
colors and toes that can be desired. Not
only that hut thla stock was sold to us
so cheap that wo will be able to sell you
your choice of the cntfro stock of ladles' '
shoos at
These shoes were made to sell for as high
as 7C.OO , nnil among them you will find
All the latest and newest fancy vesting
top shoes , with scroll patterns , black shoos ,
green elioes , purple shoes , tan shoes , wine
colored shoes. There Is pot a lady In the
land.no matter , how critical she may be ,
that will not or can uob bo satisfied with
the shoes \\Q offer In thissale. ,
Wo ask you to read this carefully , word
for word , and compare shoe for shoe and
price for prlco with the ; goods wo sell to
morrow.
\\'e will not only guarantee there shoes
to bo of the latest style , of the bc.st ma
terial and of the best makes that money
can buy , but we will further guarantee that
you cannot duplicate any pair of shoes In
this entire sale for IQS than double or
nearly double the price ( we ask. We will
further guarantee every pair of shoes In
this sale to give the utmost satisfaction In
wear. Wo will sew up'any rip which may
happen even six months or a year aftar the
shoes have beentoughtj oil free of charge.
If there should be n flaw In any pair of
shoos , we will give you a new pair free of
charge.
In the next column , we- will Rive you
more details of how the shoes will be sold.
BOSTON STORE , OMAHA. *
The greatest nnd most progressive , and
liberal shoe dealers In the west.
BOSTON STORE SHOE SALE
The Entire Stock of Shoes Mnda for the
Bankrupt Pirm
OF BLOTCKY BROS , OF DES MOINES ,
( in Oi Snlc > Tomorrmv nt IloMoit Store
At Ifnlf Price , nt I.r 1'linii lln
I'rlcc ornt yearly llnlf HIP Price
, Tlicx Were finite Kor.
Sensational Shoo Bargains.
On our main floor on great big bar
gain squares and pilot ! up on cases nil
ever the shoo department , you will find
the Bloteky Bros , stock of shoes.
In addition to this , wo will plaoo on
sale thousands of shoes nnd oxfords re
cently purchased ut nn Immense sacri
fice from n number of eastern shoo man
ufacturers.
Table No. I MOO pair ladies'
new black and tan f * fn
oxford ties , made to | ] U U
retail for $2 and
$2.50 , go at
Table Nd 2 500 pairs ladies'
shoes made to
retail for § 2.50
and § 3.00
go at
Table NO. 3 GOO pairs ladies'
line shoes , black
and tan , wine
and grcon , made to
tail for Sl.OOand cvnn
up to $3 , go at
Table No. 4 700 pairs ladies'
new tan , till kid
and fancy vest
ing top shoes ,
_ > at
Table NO , 5 SOO pair ladies'
line hand turn
ed , Rochester
made . hocf , made to
retail at $3.00 ,
Table NO6 00 pair ladies'
'ancy scroll cut vesting top ,
nserted cloth top , and plain
cloth top , also all kid
op shoes , made by
kloore Shafer and other fine
tochestor houses to retail at $ . " )
and $0 a pair , your choice for
SHOES AT BOSTON STORE
Nowhere in the World Can Men Find Such
Qood Shoos for so Little Money
AS THEY CAN AT THE BOSTON STORE
Uvcrr Pnlr In AVnrrnntnl niul livery
PnJr Gunrntitcetl Solil lly I'm Vnr
Atioiit Hnir ( lie Price You
Would Pay IMxcn litre.
THERE IS NO MAGIC IN THIS SHOE
SALE.
U Is just simply that the shoes wore
bought nt such a prlco nnd In such n man
ner that \vo can offer them to you ot the
prlcovc do and stll make money.
Men's ' $3 00 Shoes for $1.59
1,200 pair men's nice calf
shoes in lace and congress , in
every size , and every style of too that
is worn and a few tin
shoos. All of which bet
black an.l tan were
made to sell from $2.50
to $ y a pair
wo will pivo you the
choice of the entire lot at SI. 5 ! )
Men's Shoes at $1.98 $ , worth $4.00
On a bargain square AVO place
a number of men's line shoes ,
undo to retail for at least SI , some oust
oven more , but wo will you your
choice Monday at
SI. OS pair , and guaran-
oo overv pair to be the
bifjpcst bargain in men's
shoes over placed on the
counter./
Men's ' $5 Shoes for $3
Right horc wo wish to say that no man
need desire a hotter fitting or bolter inniK-
aior n hotter quality shoe than these which
we offer for $3.00. They wcro positively
made to retail for ? 5.00.Ve c.in oft IT > ou
choice In all the different shades of tan ,
nnd all the different kinds of calf skin ,
whether plain calf , hex calf , Harvard oilf
or any other kind of calf , In single , double
or triple soles , In ( ilaln lining
or calf skin lining , and re-
pai-dlcss of the fact that
they wore made to sell for
$ T.00 , we will frivo you
choice of the entire lot
at 83.00 .
that the present depreealon In the cotton
Hade la duo to general overproduction , for
which a reduction of wages Is no remedy
ct all. That Is his end of the story. Be
tween the two lies the truth.
A few figures will show moro plainly than
Moids the present extent and distribution
of the cotton manufacturing industry. There
tre In the United States , In round number * ,
0,000,000 cotton spindles. Of tfacee 3,500,000
O.K ) In the city of Fall Hlvcr , Moss. , whlcn
Is the largest single manufacturing center.
Theie are aboi't 12,000,000 In all New Eng
land and In .the neighborhood of C.COO.OOO In
the south. This 5,000,000 represents almost
entirely the growth of the past decade. They
are chiefly dovotcd to the manufacture of
the courser and cheaper grades of cloth.
Eighty of the clghty-ono mills In Fall
Hlvcr are also devoted wholly or in part to
this class of goods. In other Now England
towns most of the mills are employed In
the making of "odds" or "fancies , " the finer
grades of cloth. Therefore , whllo all Now
'England ' has felt the effect of southern com
petition , the lines arc drawn most sharp ! ;
between Fall river and the south.
In order to form an Intelligent conclusion
profit , or nt least without losing money ,
whllo his northern competitor cannot do &o.
In the matter of hours the southern mill
owner also enjoys a certain advantage. In
Massachusetts the- mills are prohibited by
law from running more than fifty-eight
hours per week. In the south the regular
running time , unrestricted by law , Is sixty-
six hours per week. Since nearly all woilt
is paid for by the plecb It Is obvious that
the hours of labor do not affect this Item.
The saving to the manufacturer from run
ning his mill longer hours comes In what
Is known as "flxod charges. " Under this
head are placed assessments , taxes , Inter
est on capital , the pay of salaried officials
and all such expenses as do not vary whether
the mill Is running eight hours or eleven.
By working eleven hours instead of nine
and two-thirds the southern manufacturer
Is able to Increase his dally output and so
spread his fixed charge. ? over a larger area
of production. In other words , the pro
portion which this Item forms In the cost of
each pound ot cloth is lesa In the south.
This may seem a. small matter , hut In n.
business where profits are figured so closely
stt they are In the manufacture of cotton
goods It may make the difference of caus-
Al
HOMES OF TUB FACTORY WORKEHS.
as to which party to the contest will win
In the end It la necessary to examine briefly
the advnntagcu claimed for each.
XOIITHKKN A.\'I > SOUTHERN WAGES.
To begin with , the southerner undoubt
edly has an advantage In the matter of
unges , which are always a large factor In
determining the cost prlco of the fiatahed
product. In computing the manufacturing
cost of cotton cloth the best basis IB found
In the cxpetieo of a pound of finished cloth ,
which Includes about ceven yards In the
standaid grade. Figuring In everything
that enters Into the price of making , a
pound of standard print cloth costs the New
Englnnd mill owner 10,25 cents. At 2U
cents per yard ho receives for it 15.75 cents.
In other words , under the scale of wages
In force up to January 1 , he > vus losing
money on e\ery yard of cht-ap print turned
out by his looms. In this IC.Uj cents about
5.50 represents the cost of labor. In the
southern mills the labor cost U from 4 to
4.DO rents per pound for the BJIIIO data of
gooJs.
The Importance of this single factor at
this time can readily be seen from these
flgurci. It means that the southerner can
make cloth at 2J4 cents per yard with
Ing the books to balance on the right Instead
Oi the wrong sldo at the end of a year.
OTHER SOUTirEIRN ADVANTAGES.
Other advantages on the side of the
southern manufacturers are cheaper power ,
owing to their proximity to thn Tennsssco
coal fields , cheaper laud for mill sites and
lower taxes. It ls likely that these are off.
tet , however , by the cost of machinery ,
which is 10 per cent higher In the south
than In Now England , the greater cost ot
marketing their goals on account of the
higher charges of commission men , and
the higher rates of Interest which they are
compelled to pay for such money as they
need to carry nn their business.
It has been often affirmed that the south
has a great advantage In having the raw
material tight at the doors of the mill. This
contention holCa gcd for the coarser grades
of goods , which ran be produced from the
cotton gronn In the upland districts where
the mills are Altuated , Hut In making the
finer goods , which require Imparted cotton
or the long staple product grown on the
coast , the long haul by water to New Eng
land Is scarcely moro expensive than the
short haul by rail to tbo mill * of the sout'i.
On tbo other hand , New England enjoys
certain decided advantages which her south
ern rivals have not as yet been ohle to
wrest from her. One ot theseIs the greater
economy with which her mills are conducte-J.
It Is beyond question true that there Is
less waste in them than In the southern
mills. Another Is tha better means for
maikotlng the finished product measured by
the convenience and coat of transportation
facilities. Another Is her firmer hold on
the market , ere account Of the fact that slio
h < w been much longer In "the trade than lias
the south. This consideration applies wl'h
moro weight to the mailing of the finer
grade9 of cloth , where the value of an estab
lished repulntlon and a well known trade
mark Is greater than In the case of the cheup
prints.
Having thus summarized the main points
of advantage enjoyed by each of the two
iisctlcus , from 'which ' It may bo seen that
the south lias a decidedly better condition
so far s the production of cheap prints \s \
concerned. It Is Interesting to note what
measures the New England manufacture's
thojnpelves propose In ordpr to restore their
Impaired supremacy. '
TUB MANUFACTURERS' PROGRAM.
When the Arkwrlght club of Boston , which
Includes nearly all the leading manufac
turers , Investigated the subject last Decem
ber , the only Immediate remedy they could
suggest was a reduction of wages. In ac
cordance with this recommendation , a gen
eral cut of one-ninth , 1J 1-9 per cent , was
ordered , to talto effect January 3 , 18'JS. This
was what led to the present strike.
Tlio Arkwrlght club Investigators further
suggested that to relieve the situation tha
MuteachuseUs' flfty-olght-hour law should be
repealed , permitting tlio mills to run longer
IIOUIH , and that sonic , ot the other restric
tions Imposed upon them by labor legislation
should bo removed. . It U safe to say that
they will have cUIIlciiUy In carrying out this
piogram , The labor tinlons will fight aty
such measures with ill their power , and
they are a force to be-r qkoned with In Hay
state politics , ji
The labor of New Borland Is thoroughly
organized Into unionst ml Is ra'clfpally illf'
forent In " - ' of'the "
character froin ) that south ,
Its leaders are ahrewd and conservative I
men. They have noMjmpathy with the j
schemes of anarchists tin socialists. They
have no hatred for their ) * mployors , but they
are determined to got the highest price that
the market will yield IB return for their
labor , and they liavo'inoi ey and votes with
which to fight any ho tl < bills that may be
IniioSuccd In the le-gtolajure ,
No matter how satisfactory or alluring
the plan of repealing ! exUtrag labor legisla
tion may appear to' thoi manufacturers , U
Is scarcely worth considering by the outsider
If It cannot ho put Into effect. In my opin
ion It cannot be done In'Massachusetts. '
What other solution' tp the difficulty Is
there which will permit tbp owners to operate
their mills at a profit aid to continue thn
Industry which has jnada New England
rich ? / 1
CAN HOLD TUB TlpJEn GRADES.
Not all the mills are losing money. Those
In K-'w Ilodford pil < ] an average dividend
of 7.3 per cent last ycjr. Those of Fall
River , token all together ! averaged a little
over 3 per cent. TVio tnllte employed In
turning out thu finer grades of goods gav- '
a fair return to their stockholders , It it
only tbo older mills nnd tl'iose engaged ir\ \
making cheap prints that have fallen beMnd
in the race for business and profits. Some
of tha old mills are equipped with machinery
that is years out of date , They must he
refitted If they are ever to become paying
properties aga'n. '
The conclusion of the whole matter Is sim
ply thisUen with , reduced wagca the
New England mills cannot continue to BIIC-
rersfully compete- with the outh In the
making of coarse grade goods. Their only
recourse will bo In tbo fnd to turn their rt-
tentlon to the finer grades In which the
superiority of their gUll | , ago and position
will for a long tltno to corao give them an
advantage. The dcm pd ( or a better grade
of print goods Is apt to Increase In proportion
tion to the demand for the cheapest kinds ,
and the New England mills will hove n
better chance In this field than in the man
ufacture of cloths for which the demand
is decreasing , in competition with rivals
possessing natural advantages which they
cannot equal.
And such a move will bo fought by tluj
manufacturers already in this line of produc
tion , but It Is better for the New Englandf-rs
to recognize the situation and to make the
moat of the advantages which they still
possess than to seek any relief that legisla
tion can give them or to be finally driven
from tbo field in rout.
TJIR SOUTIII2U.V STOKV.
Knu < or Jii < lu > Soiilh'M IndusfriiU
' .Strength.
In the Industrial struggle now waging be
tween north and south In the cotton Indus
try It Is most Interesting to note the posi
tion of labor la the two sections. At the
outset It may bo said that the condition
of the cotton mill worker has been very
generally misrepresented. They are not
starving to death either In New Bedford ,
Maes. , or In Charlotte , N. C. Most of them
are cheerful and well behaved , have good
food to eat and good clothcfi to wear on Sun
days. A good many of those la New Eng-
Engllsh , 35,000 French Canadians , and 15,000
Portuguese. The rematadcr are nntlvo Amcr.
Icnus , but they form the business popula
tion , and few of them work In the mil's ,
whllo almost all of the others are so em
ployed. In New Bedford and the other cot
ton spinning centers the proportion Is about
the fame.
MIIJj HANDS .NOT NEGROES.
People who hear continual reference to the
"cheap" labor of the soulti usually imagine
that reference Is had to ciegro labor. The
eaten operatives of the south are not negroes.
They arc whites , natives drawn from the niir-
roundlng country ; in short , they are from
exactly the same class that first went Into
the New England mills thirty years ago.
It will not do to ray off-hand that they are
Inferior to the New England mill hands. In
Ifce matter of Intelligence they do not. suffer
by comparison. They are more vigorous ,
more accustomed to hardship and can endure
more. Man for man , too , they can turn out
as much work unless It Is In mule spinning ,
where long experience gives extra skill and
deftness.
Wages are lower In the south ; how much
lower Is a matter of dispute. The New Eng
land mill owners claim that the difference
amounts to 40 per cent , but a careful ex
amination of the most accurate figures to be
obtained leads to the belief that this state
ment Is exaggerated. The following table of
comparative wages has been compiled team a
great number of figures gathered In dlffereM
mills of both sections and represents a fair
" 3 E = TSi 2 '
"
WORKING AT THE LOOM ,
land own bicycles , and eorne have pianos In
their homes. They are poor , to to sure ,
they receive small wages ; few of them are
able to save anything. But on the average
their position Is little. If any , worse than
that of workers In other trades.
There Is a marked difference between the
workmen of New Eaglauii and those of the
south , The former are distinctly a factory
typo , whllo the latter retain many of the
characteristics of their earlier agricultural
calling. Heretofore wo have often aeon and
heard American workmen protecting agalret
"cheap" foreign labor , but this time It la
the foreigners who are raising the outcry ,
and their protest Is against "cheap" imtlvo
labor. The factory population of New Eng
land Is almost wholly made up of the for
eign horn. The city of Fall River has a pop
ulation of about 100,000. Or tola 20,000 are
average for each dlntrlet , though of cour i
there are slight variations from thU list In
almost every mill.
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF WAGES ,
Bouth , North.
Loom fixers tS.OOtof.OO $10.00 to2.no ]
W ' < iverH c.00 7.00 to S.oo
Slafchern 8.00 9M
I > rawlnir frames a.oj r.fl ! )
Ciud itrlpper C.OOtoC.Ol C.M ) to 7.M
Bpetder tenders 5.rx ) o.M
UofferH , b.ickhoyu , , . , 2.00 to2.SO 3.W
From this table U will be seen that the
wages of northern operatives are about 25
per cent higher than those of the southutiers.
In the north mule aplnncro , wdo are the
beet paid and most skillful operatives , re
ceive about | 15 per week. The figures for
this branch of the work are not given for
the south , fcr the reason that very little
yern U spun on mules there. They are utcj
SHOES IN THE BASEMENT
1GOO Pnir Men's ' , Women1 ? , Child's ' , Youth's ,
Bojs1 and lufnnts' Shoes.
TOMORROW-BOSTON STORE-BASEMENT
\Voin Mi' 91.00 Minrn for .Ml c /
for T.ft'l I.llltt * G
for Mir , niul
So On.
If you wnnt shoos for little money , nnd
get lots for your money nnd wlthnl him
Rood sliocs for > our moner. try the Boston
Store Shoe Department In the Basement
tomorrow. Nearly nil tlnvo goods uro oil
sale on bnrg.ilu squares.
You \vill lincl Ladies' HOn
1 § 1. 50 Shoes for 0 U b
Mon's $ L .00 Shoes
for
Hoys' Shoos
for
Mines' nieo Lace TRft
Shoes j'or I J u
Liiilo Gouts' Shoes
J'or
Infants' ' Shoos Rfl
i'or dub
Small sixes in Ladios' Slippers ,
worth * ! . , ,
go at
Ladies' very iiifo Dongola
Shoes , in button or Q
lace , I'or y
blisses' , Ladies' and J
Child's Rubber Boots ut ) .
Ladies' Storm Rubbers fifto
- , a ft < | I
for l\s\3 \
Men's 75c Goodyear
Glove Uubbors i'or
And many other bargains equally na
great.
i BOSTON STOIti : . OMAHA ,
ICth nnd Douglas Sis.
only on the finer grades of work , of which
llltlo Is turna : ! out In the south cs yet
Of course the comparative statistics of
vnges give no indication of the rolntlvo pros
perity of the workers , unkas they nrc taken
In connection with the cost of living In tho.
! wo sections. It will be Been from the fol
lowing table that , when the weekly cost of
living Is taken Into account , the southern ,
opsrntlve Is relatively as propspcrous on his.
smaller wagrs as is the northern workman
with his higher pny. The ( Iguits uro com
puted for an oidlnary family :
South. North.
Jti'nt SldO } 2 10
Foul 350 5 00
Totals $1 JO $7 ffl
Tills I a lire Into account only the hare
necessities , the cost ot clothing being prac
tically the same In both section ! ) . When one
KOCH beyond thcso Items the situation in dif
ferent families varies no much that compari
son IH Impossible. In general It may bo
talil that the additional rciiirointiiln | of Ilia
nnithcrn operatives are greater than thosu
of the southerner. The table Is of value
chiefly as showing that , if it comes to a
pinch , the southern mill hand can submit
to a reduction of wages as well as the north
erner.
COSimilATIVB SKIU *
It Is the claim of the New England labor
leaders that the Now England hands are
moro hkllled and more productive than the
southern workmen , and hence that they
filiould lecelvo higher wages. AH has been
said , this IB probably true of miilo spinning ,
but mule spinning Is not practiced to any
great extent tn the south , nnd Is not under
dlccusslon horc. In other tranches of tlio
work this "sklllrd labor" argument Is falli
ble , as It has proved fallible In many other
trades. This fact In whown by the history of
the Now Hngland ( owns thcnuclves. At
first the operatives were nil nntlvo Americans
and Hngllsh. Then came the 1'Vench Cana
dians. They were denounced by the work
men already In the Hold , and for many years
were contemptuously referred to a "tio !
Chlncso of N w England. " Jlut they stuck
to their tasks , do'ng ' their work satisfacto
rily , and accepting the pay that wta offered
them without grumbling. Today they nra
employed In every branch of the cotton spin
ning Industry , and am looked upon as a very
satisfactory class of workmen.
When the whaling Industry of Now Ded-
ford declined and the town turned Its at-
tcntlcn to cotton spinning , tliu Portuguese
who had drifted to tliu place from the
western Islands , sought employment In the
millu. It was a sort of work to which they
were unaccustomed , and thuy wcro looked
upon as unskilled laborers. They still till
the most poorly paid positions , but they nro
nhlo to accomplish such work as Is given
them In a way that satlsflCH the manager * .
The truth la that mwt of the work carried
on In n cotton mill does wt require a high
order of Intelligence or skill. Aside from
mule spinning almost any process can bo
loomed by an ordinary laborer In two weeks ,
So that the skilled labor argument of tlio
labor leaders Is not to strccig.
Nevertheless , the opcratlvcn are not to to
condemned for flchtlng against n reduction
of their wages. Thulr pay Is already rela
tively lower than that of the southern
workmen , nnd there Is force In their argu
ment that If they permit the Industry to
become adjusted to a lower scale of pay It
will bccomo Impossible to rcstoro the old
ralo even when the general condition of the
trade Improves , Whatever the outcome * of
the present strike , unl < s the owners volun
tarily restore tlio old stale of wages , It In
likely that the approach of summer will
sco a general strike among the cotton
workers of New England , when the question
of a reduction of pay will bo fought to a
Ilnlsli.
The whole case , as It stands now. nlm-
ply goes to show that In the production of
cheap cotton goods both tliu manufacturer !
end tbo workmen of the aouth have the best
of the situation. , , 13. W , 1IA.YO.
