Painters.

[Data from 203 establishments 1890-1903; 208, 1904; 206, 1905; 210, 1906; 211, 1907.)

[Data from 146 establishments 1890-1903; 152, 1904; 164, 1905; 166, 1906; 166, 1907.]

[Data from 221 establishments 1890-1903; 232, 1904; 207, 1905; 215, 1906; 219, 1907.)

No man is warranted in feeling pride in the deeds of the Army and Navy of the past if he does not back up the Army and the Navy of the present.-President Roosevelt at Sher

man

statue unveiling, Oct. 15. 1903.

Protection has already made us the richest and strongest nation on earth, and under a properly restricted immigration will bring to us much that is most valuable in the population of other lands.-Senator Hoar, in the American Economist.

Stone cutters, granite.

[Data from 72 establishments 1890-1903; 83, 1904; 87, 1905; 89, 1906; 99, 1907.]

[Data from 115 establishments 1890-1903; 110, 1904; 102, 1905; 100, 1906; 98, 1907.]

[Data for employees from 19 establishments 1890-1903. wages from 19 establishments 1890-1892; 20, 1893-1903. lishments 1904; 59, 1905; 62, 1906; 62, 1907.]

Data for hours and
Data from 37 estab-

The following tables show the percentage of increase or decrease in the relative number of employees, the relative hours of work per week, and the relative wages per hour in the 15 leading occupations in 1907, compared with each preceding year from

1890 to 1906:

Per cent of increase or decrease in the relative number of employces in 15 leading occupations in 1907 compared with each preceding year.

Occupations.

1890

1891

1892

1893

1895

1896

1897

Per cent of increase (+) or decrease (-) in 1907 compared with-
1894

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

6.9

0.1

1898 1899 1900
+48.146.7+ 45.7+ 45.0 + 66.7+ 57.0 + 55.0 + 57.0 + 33.8+ 27.6 + 22.1+ 12.8 + 5.9 + 3.4 + 12.9 + 7.1
+23.2 + 27.6+ 24.9+ 23.6 + 48.9+ 45.1 + 33.1 + 37.8+ 21.5+ 20.2 + 11.5+ 3.8+ 3.2 + 3.2 + 7.4 + 7.8
+11.0+ 3.0+ 1.4 + 11.1 +24.3 + 31.2 + 26.0 + 25.6+ 21.4 + 7.8 + 10.1 - 2.0 5.3- 0.5 + 4.0+ 3.5-6.6
19.0 13.2 + 9.127.5+ 39.5 + 44.3 + 30.3 30.7 + 30.6 15.2 11.3 + 5.9 + 2.1 + 7.1 + 14.8 + 15.1+ 2.5
12.6 13.9 11.8
0.7
+21.944.0+ 49.3 + 42.1 46.839.7 36.0+ 37.5+ 38.1+ 30.6 +24.2 + 11.0+ 5.6
28.5+ 10.5+13.6+24.9 + 50.3+ 44.7+ 40.5+ 39.2+41.9+ 18.8+ 25.9+ 9.1 + 9.9 + 6.2 + 5.5 + 0.2
+55.0 55.5+51.4+ 41.382.3+ 65.1+ 57.9 + 68.0 + 42.0 + 33.6+ 21.1 + 21.9
20.0 26.4 + 27.7 + 36.0 + 48.8+ 51.2+ 52.9 +53.6+ 35.9+ 27.5+ 16.5+ 32.2
+83.2+79.4+79.6 + 71.0 + 12.4+ 97.6+ 87.7 +92.1 +60.3 + 42.2 + 37.4 + 27.1
+18.8 + 13.4+ 8.4+ 14.7+21.8+ 21.6 + 15.3 + 12.5 + 12.9 + 6.4 + 2.9 1.8
+40.8 33.1+ 18.6+ 37.8+ 53.4+ 53.4+ 34.2 + 49.5 + 45.5+ 30.5+ 26.6+ 33.2 + 16.8 + 25.2 + 27.7+14.0+ 6.1
+ 37.9 +36.332.2 + 37.0+ 44.8 + 45.0+ 38.2 + 37.9 + 30.7 + 28.7 + 23.8+ 15.6+ 15.8+ 18.2+16.6+ 9.8-
11.2
5.3 5.57.1 +18.121.6 16.1+ 22.9+ 19.3 + 4.4
5.6 12.4
0.5 11.9 12.0+ 7.8 + 12.4 4.1 3.9
+178.6+120.5+101.8+119.1 +191.8 +172.3+ 87.4 + 93.5 + 77.2 + 87.4

9.2

- 10.4
+15.7+ 8.9+ 32.9 + 14.5+ 46.1
+15.6 21.0 + 42.4+ 26.3+ 5.9
+18.2+13.2 + 32.2 + 18.8 + 6.2
1.1 4.6+ 4.1 + 2.6 — 1.5

2.2

Per cent of increase or decrease in the relative wages per hour in 15 leading occupations in 1907 compared with each preceding year.

1890

1891

1892

1893

Per cent of increase (+) or decrease (-) in 1907 compared with1894

1895 1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

+ 16.0+ 13.0+ 9.5 + 5.6 + 7.1 + 5.6+ 2.9 + 15.7 1+ 14.8+ 14.6 +12.6+ 8.7+ 6.6 + + 32.3 + 25.8 +19.4+ 12.9 10.7 + 5.9 + 1.7

4.1

7.3

3.2

+16.4 16.1 + 16.6+ 16.4+ 19.1+ 19.7+ 17.9+ 19.7+ 20.4+ 19.1 19.2 + 23.8+ 24.1+ 24.2 + 22.8 + 22.0 + 22.1 + 23.1+22.6+20.9 43.241.6 39.5+ 39.4 + 41.9 41.6 + 42.5 + 40.7+ 42.8+ 34.4 +54.153.1+ 47.9 52.4 + 55.2 + 55.2 + 52.5 51.9+ 49.8+ 47.2 + 37.1 + 31.1 + 22.8 + 16.3 + 16.9 + 13.7+ + 22.9 22.3 + 21.8+ 24.4+ 28.7 + 27.7+ 25.5+ 24.6 +24.2 + 19.7 + 20.0 + 15.0+ 12.3+ 9.4+ 7.4 + 4.9 +40.1 40.8+ 36.7 + 36.2 + 37.4 + 35.5 + 35.5 +36.3 + 35.1+ 25.7 + 26.7 + 24.3+ 18.3+ 10.6 + 9.8 + 9.0 +26.225.1+ 25.9+ 25.5+ 29.7+ 29.6+ 28.0 + 27.0 + 28.2 + 24.9+ 28.4 + 17.2 + 10.8+ 5.7 + 6.3+ 6.5 +23.9 23.5+ 22.8 + 25.0+ 31.5+ 29.5+ 31.8 + 29.1+ 27.3 + 28.1 + 27.7+ 18.7+13.6 + 11.4 + 11.3 + 11.2 + 3.8 19.8 19.0 16.7+ 18.2 + 23.5+ 23.5+ 20.9+ 20.8+ 21.6+ 19.4+ 16.2 + 12.7 + 9.2 + 6.6+ 6.7 6.5+ 3.4 +46.444.6 42.9 + 30.4 + 43.3 +44.3 + 43.1 + 41.3 + 38.8+ 35.6+ 28.5+ 23.8+10.5+ 13.1 +11.0 + 9.7+ 3.8 +55.8 54.5+ 49.4 + 53.5+ 56.6 + 56.3+ 53.8 +57.1 + 54.2 + 44.1+ 40.0 +34.1+ 23.9 16.4 +14.6+ 9.8+ 3.1 +52.151.0+ 50.1 + 48.3 + 49.9+ 48.6 + 47.5 + 46.3 +44.8+ 43.0 + 38.3 + 33.9+ 25.9+ 19.0 15.4+ 12.9 + 4.4 20.7 + 22.3 + 26.9 + 27.8 + 27.1+7.8 + 30.3 + 32.3 + 27.6+ 17.0 + 18.7+16.6 8.6+ 6.2 + 8.4 + 3.9 34.3+ 37.6 + 38.7 + 46.9 +44.9+ 42.4 + 39.1+ 41.1+ 35.9+ 33.4 + 26.1+ 17.3+ 10.3 + 7.1 + 7.1+ 3.3 94.2 + 89.2+ 88.6 +103.5+ 94.8+ 95.2 + 82.8+ 80.7+ 74.9 +58.1+ 37.5+ 22.1+ 19.1+11.0