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https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ' _ t. Y .0 ttr r livice.1 in riren...) , rt f t.. 6tA.te th.it fifty-6;.x c h urt: t-By 3inoe if; https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis clk t.,arieriee 8.11..kore tr,,t st in thil h..;urs h:ora , V:vry tru4 y Vln Kideck, Dtrect,r, 7:„Anin in in;kary https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis . 111110 10 . WAR DEPARTMENT AH:hg ORDNANCE DISTRICT OFFICE INDUSTRIAL SERVICE SECTION 135 EAST SUPERIOR ST. CHICAGO. ILLINOIS August 29, 1918 Miss Mary Van Kleeck, Director, Woman in Industry Service, United States Department of i,abor, Washington, D. C. My dear Miss Van Kleeck: Enclosed please find copy of a letter just received from !Juan, ParIxidge and Coma, Minneapolis,asking for permiss on to work 56 hours a week. This is obviously a Quartermaster contract and was referred to us because of a misunderstanding of the Minneapolis Department of tabor regarding the jurisdiction of this office. Copies of letters and telegrams are selfexplanatory. Yours very truly, HELEN G. FISK, Secretary to AMY HE7IES Supervisor in Women's Branch, Industrial Service Section. Enclosures. 8/29/18 4:15 MR. R. A. JOHNSON WYMAN PARTRIDGE & C07.PANY II 7!INNEAPOLIS, MINN. YOUR TETTER AUGUST TWEITTY-EIGHTE JUST RECEIVED Aril RECtUEST REFERRED Tn MISS MARY VA:4 KEEECK DIRECTOR OF WOMAN IN INDUSTRY SERVICE OF UNITED STATES nEPARTVENT OF LABOR WASHINGTON D. C. hgf https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis AMY HEWES CHICAGO DISTRICT ORDNANCE OFFICE STATISTICAL CLERK hgf 8/29/18 -ISS MARY VAN 4:00 TPECK WOMAN IN INDUSTRY SERVICE - U. S.DEPARrAFNT OF LABOR WASHINGTON, D. C. -TIAN PARTRIDGE AYD fr-/-'ANY rECT=AT-F. 71.11Y GOODS 1.:41:APOLIS RUT PERMISSION TO WORK FIFTY-SIX 'OUR TEM FOR SHORT PERIOD ON GOVERNVENT CONTRACT NUMBER FOUR TITRE EIGHT TI:REE DASH C FOR SHIRTS PERIOD BMIND ON CONTRACT AND ?ALT TO WORK TWO EVEVINGS A WEEK THREE HOURS EACH PERIOD STATE LAW REQUIRES FIFTY - FOUR EMIRS CrYTPANY NOW WORKII,IG FIFTY LETTER FOLLOWS https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis HELEN FISK CTATI:TICAL CLERK https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Factory Departments WYMAN, PARTRIDGE & CO. (Wholesale Dry Goode) Minneapolis Aug. 28, 1918 Miss Arnie Hughes, Vo Ordinance Depit. 600 Wet Jackson Blvd., Uhicago, Ill. Dear Madam: We have been referred to you by the Labor Department of Women & Children, to secure permission to work on a basis of a 56 hour week for a short period. We have a Government contract for shirts, contract No. 4383-C on which we are behind. In order to get caught up it will help us considerable if alawed to work on a 56 hour basis. Our State law requires 54, while we at present are working on a 50 hour basis. It is our ideci to work two evenings a week - three hours each evening. Will you kindly wire us, at our expense, your decision? Yours truly, Wyman, Partridge & Co. Per (Signed) R. A. JOHNSON LA:RAJ https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis WAR ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT DISTRICT OFFICE INDUSTRIAL SERVICE SECTION 155 EAST SUPERIOR ST. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ui:ust 2O, Copy for Miss Van Kleeck, John3oi-4, r!r. `%ortin,y, Wyman. ixtridce 'Anneupolio, 'innonota. dear Johnson: Your letter of flugust 28th is juSt rooeived and I have wired you that the request has been reform'. to Hiss Itury Van Kleeok, 'ireotor of !Toni= in Indus.* try .4rvioo, Unitod ,t-tes Departnent of Labors nwhingtt,n. judge theit your oontrt.ct is with the „liert•rnu.oter 1,epohrtment and this of_loo ;Auks no jurisdiction °Aside of nrdnano0 plants. Your,1 very truly, .1 111 C. '21-1c .11ocretary to Supervisor in '.1ozaenlle LriAnoh* Induotriza norvioo nootion. lnclosuree CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Day Message Day Letter Blue Night Message WSTE JA UNION mr CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Day Message WESTERN UNION Nite Night Letter NL If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words;this isa day message. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check. AM TEL NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Day Letter Blue Night Message Nile NI Night Letter If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words)this Is aday message. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check. RECEIVED AT WYATT BUILDING, COR. 14th AND F STS., WASHINGTON, D. C. a367CH 73 CIOVT E CHICAGO ILL 418P 25 S 14,i" VANKLEECK 16D9ii LABOR ',7A-SHINGT N ..7C.1AL IN INDUSTRY SERVICE US DEPT OF PARTRIDGE AND CO 7H0LESALE DRY GOODS 1.IIL/TEAP CLIS RE QUEST vrizmi-IN FOR SHORT PERIOD ON PERLI SSION TO WORK FIFTY SIX HOUR WEEK C FOR SHIRTS PERIOD GOVERridaT CONTRA CT NULIBER FOUR THREE EIGHT THREE DASH EVENINGS A WEEK THREE HOURS BEHIND ON CONTRA CT AND WANT TO WORK TWC PERIOD STATE LAW REQUIRES FIFTY FOUR HOURS CCLIPANY NOW EACH WC -MCING FIFTY LETT https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FOLLOWS HFLFN FI . https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis • Labor Laws. MINNESOTA: Chapter 581. ---Acts of #1913. In all mechanical and manufacturing establishments the working hours for women Ire: Nine hours in any one d-y. Fifty-four hours in any one week. EXEEPTiON: in canneries whe.e perishable fruits and goods are preserved- there longer hours of labor are permitted.
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