The United States of America; a study of the American commonwealth, its natural resources, people, industries, manufactures, commerce, and its work in literature, science, education, and self-government; . xn in \0 ^ r~ 00 CO oococoaooocDcococo O to in o O r^ oo oo O^ oococoooooeocooooo PURCHASING POWER OF DAILY WAGES. 47 O »nO iriO u^O mO cocooooooococooooo. c ; : ; 3 ; ; 3 ; ?-• ir> o en o> S U~i a-^ ino N CO o a o ir> cnoo en O O *~* cococnm^coc^coco .^ O rC r- i-» -t o ?* c. ii 48 PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRY. Woolen Weaving in Rhode Island. PROGRESS IN EARNINGS AND REDUCTION IN HOURS OF L
The United States of America; a study of the American commonwealth, its natural resources, people, industries, manufactures, commerce, and its work in literature, science, education, and self-government; . xn in \0 ^ r~ 00 CO oococoaooocDcococo O to in o O r^ oo oo O^ oococoooooeocooooo PURCHASING POWER OF DAILY WAGES. 47 O »nO iriO u^O mO cocooooooococooooo. c ; : ; 3 ; ; 3 ; ?-• ir> o en o> S U~i a-^ ino N CO o a o ir> cnoo en O O *~* cococnm^coc^coco .^ O rC r- i-» -t o ?* c. ii 48 PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRY. Woolen Weaving in Rhode Island. PROGRESS IN EARNINGS AND REDUCTION IN HOURS OF LABOR. Hourper d 185I. .14 s Earnings. per day. . 6oi .. 62f .. 68f .. 70 Earnincents pe Cents per hour, 4fo gs inr hour. earnings of the opera-tors in the cotton fac-tories of Massachusetts 1854. .14 .. 66i and Rhode Island were 1855-1856. .•13 .. 76i .. 82 1S50 to 1859,Cents per hour, 5 three cents an hour forfourteen hours workper day. •13•13 .. 89 •13•13•13•13 •• 99i?. i860 to 1867, • .. Cents per hour, 7^ . .. 1871. .12 .•I25f . .. 187
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