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Agies Ae Lixa, Inveatihr, 284 Fourth "venue, Ae, lork City. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Sk.f:V, LN ody de,,r A-Ajor Foauha,:hn: tV7nos 1:fJ rP,”rt fral invostigator f,,71. the 71.Atinl.,1,1 Cn9umers' ,e%,ue, on tte c.,)ttn bl ut, ...ut of bt:.116 uy tta Tru'aibuil Aa3te reforrod by yc:u to thi :..inufucturinv ,itter u.d It .Aice , t;Acirl,. the :, !me been received, an,:i we ar(; with the Glo *a.rf-xt4 :)ervice. dirtict to 4'1.6:: .tts sh%11 roprt uniane, you drcfer to hmre us send the rvort to vur office. Sincereiy y..;14r:!, v.Iry Vqn 11,ieack "ilLial in ihitry :Arvice. h.),e - AJhn, ual of nIrs t tha uffice .41hin,ton, 1;.. C. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 11)AAN IN iNDUSTPY 34VICZ Au,,,v.A 13, 1918. gy dekr Ct2tain L'iradteys - 'As enclosed report hle boJr: rerarred -4,) le-cribes the fro- the office ot tae 3ecretry s of ..Inuf-cture in cotton i,A,;Le .h:ch ;4„; e,r In on conl,r_;:t for the C4E, V,a.tfre 3orvice to 1:a the atIndras su4oste:: in Gene: workin, tho Jrder6 #13 isouei vni in circur /18 issue.; bj t7;,F) :t is stated no 1Her ,f )rdnunce ar...rtera.Lotar 6eaar,s,i, G;nnection with .nuftctarine if the .,varnment c,:ntr:ct, oho.6.1 oe .1,;11 .n th) haOes, ,E etatel in erwioele.; c,).1.1unicati)n dre correct, it woaLd seen desimoie to t,ice sto,A ,)revent th tinwAnce of this er-octice, since it 1.6 c,ntrtLry t „.:overnment standarde he',,th. the dnnt..,erous to thc *kiss Agnes Jo Lama, krio writl Lhe Lotter, 16 a rerlponsiolg, invebtig:Itor for the Nati. of wh.ch the Seonitary of Consu-ora' ?reoi-Junt. it be https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ?ossioie for v.,. to tAce this natter up for u de.,,-.rt,..ant? be I .t.m aticin investigutin is neeuet If .tn to re-uet with the contr.' ct e sr di is de ,,ima to ,Ake ifFif you L'•o this request of you because a,s a member of the Coamittee on Ht..,,,ardoud 3cc421tions I ho,,e t".e.t we :OL., re6,rd you av a opnnectinv link beten th 7ct in in IIVI,stry Service G,ts rurfare Service. 3incere1y yours, V In : ,irector, - ;com in inlastry Serv co. : tAn d. O. ded1c,11 Delrtment toui 7th and oStreet, istAlinton, D. C. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis irovirr Tr VDITSTRY SPRVInt Aup7”r 4- 6, 118, my dimr We de Liza: Your report on the investirttion conducted by you in the Trumbull Lists Vanufactnri-17 Ctrirary har betn refer red to Miss Van Klseck, Diretor of the 'toren in Industry slr-rce of the Labor De!7er1ren! Miss Vu ic1t ta tut of th city at this time, and she will be back Frida7 nornitr. !Cho .1111 then be ab3e to take this question up with 5incerel7 77nurs, Asnimtant ntreer)ro wrvnen in trvinstr, Servioci. Vise Agnes de Lira, National Consumers' 7,,,acwer 280 Fourth Avenue, New York City, • WAR DERAR -TIA ENT, 'VAS H I N GTO N . July 50, 1918. MEMORANDUM for Miss Van Kleeck, Div. of Women in Industry, War Labor Policies Board. 1. Attached please find a letter from Miss Agnes on. De Lima, Investigator, National Consumers' League, for your attenti 2. I am sending under separate cover a box of cotton waste which was submitted with the letter. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Samuel J. Rosensohn Major, J.A.G., R.C., detailed to the Office of the Secretary of Wftr. aimless. 'Y J-:tj n•-.1 L,ity July M.F.Jor Srmuel J. Ron -hhn Room 490 War De?-rtment Washin6ton, L L. Deer Sir: t 5 ..0 're -nx1,uc to t Miss Pculine Co1rk h ivn ut y theTrumoill thc ttr!..c •'r inP,rm ve elhia, Lc:.vErin,ton Avnue, ik..nayunk, •1 nuf - c'urini CompLny, T t Cicn , f:ct nt r. !ill )e intLrer,tc..1 in the and I :Al ,ure EfE. Co. t: the Trumoul vilit wi, 1- n June -.5th. the shoddy in m , w..-cf of uFc I—cicv of tie in the clurne of the study which we %rc n-)t tire •loecrn -mce c • =lid waste industries. At thY, ti7e Living were they t th .im21)y ,1 •-)nly any women on the premi:.e7!, ballf-into : tie : 5.! -;!" c,t on A. tF to out to tbout 1)) women in lh,fir . bAlls he n. LllflL ,)r the finis the concern •Jeliverin& tht: be: t) th h the oTe c-nd Jr :ir )om, fbr The Dans were --11 to iI kh they were 41thA tle tri ) m e.1e 4 t: j: workers were 1/2 cent s .n Ju'y ' t H.th the r:7, ue‘t th. t the A :recoil: . 1 it w th, t 4orL: of this it t!': - our 1 lit 0' hmeworkero, be .1.1 ute Fu,ervision, .n in h_mo' with-vt s:rt mitht not Je rult,tble to be c.,,r w te eint tae r==Eards shnitqry cnitin-!in' the ,oth to L i\,, out thc t ,m7ered with. Mr. Trum'ou1.1, the ?rcsilent, reftve. 2i1 not 7.,!.nt thex interfared t th. r.n_ o the work ic . to Er=t It wr,' h4r4 with. this We (Tainted howfver in our errort:' to fin; out more 'bout , house NiJor C.H. Mr. Dy work tm! finlly '.1.3c-vered thPt it wp.': brAnt his leted c.)m,) yet h-- not a y,unL,3vtit miniiter c-f' the 112-..nat.INn Church, wh tqc. way. money n..1 ::iti ome , r theoloLic(.1 cour9e cinA :.ry of the Secrot, Yeste.rdey kr. ko.rhbue :-Jr! Mr. R.ithe followinc knformrLTrumbull Wte Mfg. Co. c!..-.11ed !it this ;;frioe n.k.siv us rn1 3ranch of the contract frorn the £'ewoo Fecure1 tion: They of cotton we.ste Tht: 'Yalls Ordnance De2t. on June nth for com;:leinE 1,Y)1,))) Or Her V.-41 ; Form of number of the onler iF - erk,r Order No. 1623. GPR, work contrct, F.1?." n Univfr!'ity Mr. Jilter -t; tel thtt Dr. hichtf-r of the AT.. the wc5,te zith Fx-c-,rim‘nt Station at WF,:hinc ton, D C. h!,,i fir2t thlt he did t(.! Alter t. metoriql cu5m1t+e,' y the Trumbul Woqte MfE. Co. ar. hf intfm!e:, out not know the ext. ur 380 for which th-o qhich to h:vc They or h. n.1 rrenes. they were for air Dom rhe es. minut t'3h:.E: for tt.m will hold 10 oz. of r.,w wod tur:en'ine .fter )eint, ed 1:.teri vf-te thnn two npr or th.ln three oz. ,he oa!10 have to weifh not le me 'hed Mr. koorh .ALA1 has furni he clhimt, is of the finent !t:04 of cli;, inf:s. separate c ver, incluJinE b with lasples And Imm forvmrdinf them to you tinier https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis a ball alreefy tieif u . Fo::e of the loose A—.2te n etein, ueed to tie it. They ert juntv:I.Li-tint: the !--.=:t of the centle,ct ne. every OT e of the million 11. mrele in hpmee. ihe n eer were firt ,securel by a house to hou ,, out 1 t=r kr. lie r, u- -i he we :vEr..;helme,i with a i. 11'3 for .rk. fleut 3j, 'i:feftnt hue:3 te)-: in the work eat not rce.. than 7F et tiee. kr. Oo re el - e th they .ere rery earticuler eout ti,e 0' home in which the .e.e.tE 11.1w.e.•1 to Lc). None of it was -Ieced in the lo:.cr -et of W.nayunk the te,ntel ,ection There the ulatien is lercely foreik,n. ".1 it we - .ent to hoe e in the 'rt of t1,e ward, knewn hoxborcurh nikeneteowne. Ae et. tej. th-t chilren cu'' not tre work ae the strini_ t) De wound , r.un' thre: times tied very tiehtly. He said he wa.- very larticular !-!_.cut the wey the work was :Ione -ni visited the hoses twe or three ties e week, exeminin4. IA rendem in the bl-es .fter they were rea-y for (!elivery to be Pure they Aere u to etenlard. If the were net, the work W,.F te.ken eA.ey from the lieme. Mr. :Alter eeil tlet the Irumeull o Mfe.,. CD. iF ex,ectinE to Let another contract for m•kine. jute for the G's Of-en:ive Unit uner the Chemical Warfare 3ranch. en! til-t he expect' Lo UFE LaeFc eeme wo.en for this work. He does n,t knot whether they will get another order for cotten w Fete 'J . - 11s. 113 sgii he did not know of eny other concern,- gettint eimil,r centreicte, nor 'id he knew any other home work beint Today in m...kinE ei - it to Keme-,:f 3res. R wilterm.nuf.cturer at 2613 Coral Street, ?hiLelel.hi..;, I tie./ h.' shrei ,! , ler6e orier of cott„en cli:c for toe Trum5u . Mfc. Go. in cennecti n eith the 1 1 W. bomb or -2.er . Kem.)f 3ros. n vcry filthy . L -et. .n. ieny w cte ce)ein, '1-.; them muet be ful' if - irt. 41. i :ey un ls -nt to thin K of euch eterl1 L eine, into homes. If you de: ,ire, wt h.u'' )1 ery to 71-ke en in-estic__tion of the <in' -f homes in which this T t;riel aeje u_. We h.v-: evielence of a few csees in which the h:mee were „:,r a v.ry tOD -1 uality the :eo le eein their own houses, anl hlvinE a back ,orch or y. el in which the work Pees cerrieei on. In 4 h=r r-rses it wa- c.irried on in the kitchen ,n: in view of the Yirt it mu--e neve contained. this Jpe-, at seem der=irele. We h,.‘e not been be to m)ke e full study of the Imes however, -ince Ar. Trumbu'l withb1 th- nema: ,ne e.Yreeses. if-pu w.u1.1 like to heve thi- etuiy me-le, it ou -'. he' us if you ce,u'i let us have a special letter erreine, Mr. Trumbull to provide us with the list. Since they ere obvi u-ly -lennin, to Use these 9ame home ekain in c nnection with the ex)ectel contract f:r jute nails, it Aght be of 1.e to T.,11 to know romethine of there homes in er;er to deter: inc th- f it i dro er for t:overnment eu) liec, to be m„!:e in a large number of homer ehich -reclule.= the possioility of close sueervisien. the meintenence of P hiEJ) st r-C1rd of sanitation, n! Ahich incurs the dencer of the m%terial eeinl temperii with. A stun y A' the h ,ees hetever mij4ht not be necesetry in order to tet'le the -Ale -tion. • Yeur- very truly, A , Ug-- A T..L u. .c. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 10 LABIR Inveftig(t-r •••• A 4 A m NATIONAL CONSUMERS' LEAGUE 27E1 FOUF2TH AVENUE, NEVV 'YORK CITY Telephone, 5923 Gramercy General Secretary, Mrs. FLORENCE KELLEY Publication Secretary, Miss Josephine Goldmark Research Secretary, Miss Pauline Goldmark President, Hon. NEWTON D. BAKER, Washington, D. C. Treasurer, G. HERMANN KINNICUTT, New York City July 25, 1918 Major Samuel J. Rosensohn Room 490 War Department Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: Miss Pauline Goldmark has told me that you are anxious to have additional information regarding the home work given 'lilt by the Trumbull Waste Manufacturing Company, 102 Leverington Avenue, Manayunk, Philadelphia, and I am sure you will be interested in the recent facts which we have discovered. On June 26th, a visit was made to the Trumbull Waste Mfg. Co. in the course of the study which we are making of the use of women in the shoddy and waste industries. At that time we discovered that the concern does not use any women on the premises, and employed only 20 men, but that they were giving out to about 100 women in their homes bales of cotton waste to be tied into balls, the concern delivering the bales to the homes and calling for the finished balls. The balls were said to be intended for some sort of air bomb purpose, and the workers were appealed to do the work onA,patriotic basis, although they were paid * cent a ball. A second visit was made on July 1st with the request that the list of homeworkers be supplied, because it was our feeling that work of this sort might not be suitable to be carried on in homes with out adequate supervision, both as regards sanitary conditions and the Mr. Trumbull, the possibility of the waste being tampered with. that it was hard to names, stating the President, refused to give out not them interfered did want he that get people to do the work, and with. We persisted however in our efforts to find out more about this work and finally discovered that it was being supervised by Lai. C.H.Moorhouse, a young Baptist minister of the Manatawna Church, who has not yet completed his theological course and is making some additional money in this way. Yesterday Mr. Moorhouse and M. R.R.Bilter, Secretary of the Trumbull Waste Mfg. Co. called at this office and gave us the following information: They hai‘Apcured a contract from the Edgewood Arsenal Branc'a of the Ordnance,. on June 11th for completing 1,000,000 balls of cotton waste. The number of the order is- "War Order No.1323,GPR, Work Order 82-B; Form of contract,F.P." https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Mr. Bilter stated that Dr. Richter of the American Univer- 0 4 A -2first experimented versity Experiment Station at Washington, D.C. had Mfg. Co. Mr. with the waste material submitted by the Trumbull Waste which the balls for Bilter stated that he did not know the exact purpose grenades. hand were intended, but imagined they were for air bombs or wood raw of They have to be made of material which will hold 10 oz, to have turpentine after being soaked for ten minutes. The balls l materia weigh not less than two nor more than three oz. The waste has se he claims is of the finest stock of clippings. Mr. Movrhou sepafurnished me with samples and I am forwarding them to you under loose the rate cover, including a ball already tied up, and some of waste and string used to tie it. and They are just completing the last of the contract now were names The homes. in made been has everyone of the million balls use Iloorho Mr. later but , canvass first secured by a house to house her about said he was overwhelmed with applications for work. Altoget 75 at a than more not but work, the 300 different homes took part in the lar about particu very were they time. Mr. Moorhouse claimed that was it of None go. to allowed type of homes in which the waste was where the placed in the lower part of Manayunk, the congested section the upper homesin to sent was it population is largely oreign. All of that stated He na. Manataw and ugh part of the ward, known as Raxboro around wound be to has string children could not do the work as the three times and tied very tightly. He said he was very particular about the way the work was done and visited the homes two or three times a week, examining the balls at random in the bags after they were ready for delivery to be sure they were up to standard. If they were not, the work was taken away irom the home. Bilter said that the Trumbull Waste Mfg. Co. is expecting to get another contract for making jute balls for the Gas Offensive Unit under the Chemical Warfare Branch, and that he expects to use these same women for this work. He does not know whether they will get another order for cotton waste balls. He said he did not know of any other concerns getting similiar contr-cts, nor did he know of any other homework being done. Today, in making a visit to Kempf Bros. a waste manufacturer at 2613 Coral Street, Philadelphia, I learned that they had shredded a large order of cotton clips for the Trumbull Waste Mfg. Co. in connection with the air bomb order. Kempf Bros. has a very filthy It is plant, and any waste coming from them must be full of dirt. l into going materia homes. such very unpleasant to think of If you desire, we should be very glad to make an investigation of the kind of homes in which this material was made up. We have evidence of a few cases in which the homes were of a very good quality, the people owning their own houses, and having a back porch or yard in which the work was carried on. In other cases it was carried on in the kitchen, and in view of the dirt it must have contained, this We have not been able to make a iull study does not seem desirable. of the homes however, since Mr. Trumbull withheld the names and addresses. If you would like to have this study made, it would help us if you could let us have a special letter asking Mr. Trumbull to proSince they are obviously planning to use vide us with the list. in connection with the expected contract for again these same homes of be use to you to know something of these homes might jute bane, i.. it is proper for government supplies to whether ne determi in order to https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 Oh • be made in a large number of homes which precludes the possiblity of close supervision, the maintenance of a high standard of sanitation, and which incurs the danger of the material being tampered with. A study of the homes however might not De necessary in order to settle the question. Yours very truly, CLQ_ Investigator U.S.C. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - cior .,t1t1Der ' 1., • vi . , .:: , , v -r•Dvi "!„: :.f.'f T for inv6;:;. :h nu y .;11 ,„ ). i t,i-int Lire. y Du i%)r 4.)rin https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 'rat ., ,ry. V 4.1 1ebok In.Lc.;try p r-J,.;- 1•Or 3I vice. L , :•1 . _ O)t3b6I .. Tull), 6, 1918. t V4.11irc4 .r,:71 i :, , rt r i . • . ,...:_i .... 1r., -. ..,-.r ..1 ....r. : -.r. ..-: :.r.'.. --", .',..: ,....f., . 'Ir.',. ., . • ' ,..; V i .'... , '. ;. . r !ry 1 ..) .:,:;1-:,.,1::::7 :fl: - lil ! . ,, i; . . 1 '......1:.. .' .1 ..:. ' • ; .i ' I 1 4 :: .:. • l','" t 1 '.1: i..1, 1. •', , , .;,..):•— ,....., . ,..,..:,..' •,',.; .:,• ....)1'.,..., !.. ' :. .1: i ',' • ',.., ...1,..1(...1....Y; . e • r " .)r :r I https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1 I i.. ir;u$ry ) -- THE CONSUJII-MS 1 LEAGUE OF RHODE ISLAND. ?rovidence, R. I., dept. 23, 1918. Miss Mary Van iUeeck, Chief, Woman's Division, Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. dear wiss Van KlGeck: I am eclosing an account that appeared in our local paper yesterday, telling about a bad case, it seems to me, of home work in this city. I will get the name of the factory and any other details that you may wint if you so desire. It seews to :Lle that it is wholly against the government's attitude regarding hoe work and is so blItantly published that I fear its influence will be bad ;- ni that it shoulJ be checked. Hoping that you will not have too many interests to provent your taking this up, I am, https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Very sincerely yuurs, Alice . Hunt, Chairman or Rhode omen in Iniustry gab SUbSTANCE oF CLIPPING FRjAI ThE PhOVIDENCE JOUhAAL SEPTEaLbEE 22, 1918 SENT TO iAJJF TJLLY. To enable R. I. cencern to increase output ,x11,1 tuke on .mother in homes, contract with overnment, 25 Providence women are working American which with ges cartrid the hold putting together the clips that , morning the in o!clock four at work rifles:re loaded. They begin duties ld househo After ti-e. workin,- by lampliEht until breakfast The and beta en household duties they work on the c.ixtrid_e clips. d Loverne is hour Ahich , bedtime work is ulso done in the evening until uccorlir4; to the tusk set to be done e,,.eh day. The firm was nam;)ered b, lack of room, -Lnd for ttis reason is The luoen are being pAd having assemblin don9 outsile the shod. large on the piece basis. The bases and sprint s are taken out in and on the follohinc lay the assembled work is picked up The women are makin t, fro, $10 to 02 1 and new v'ork distributel. Neek each. 60me of the women assemble Ls many s 6300 clips 4 day. This work has already enabled the contractor to exceed the stipulated production aJ to seek for another in larger order. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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