CONTENTS 
Letter of transmittal_. 
Part I. Introduction ______. 
Scope and method of investigation. _____. 
Summary of facts_. 
- Conclusions -_ 
II. Hours in factories, stores, and laundries 
Scheduled hours._..._ 
Daily hours_. 
Weekly hours... 
Saturday hours 
Lunch periods. _. 
Hours actually worked. 
Lost time... 
Overtime _____ 
III. Wages in factories, stores, and laundrie 
Week's earnings __..__________ 
Methods of payment. ___. 
Earnings and time worked. _. 
Earnings of full-time workers. 
Earnings and rates_________ __. 
Weekly rates and scheduled weekly hours_______. 
Earnings and experience.__. 
Earnings and age 
Year's earnings____. - 
IV. Working conditions in factories, stores, and laundries. _ 
General workroom conditions. 
Cleaning _. 
Heating 
Ventilation . 
Lighting _ 
Seating ____ 
Uniforms____. 
Hazard and strain. 
Sanitation________. ___. 
Drinking facilities_. 
Washing facilities 
Toilets___ _ 
Service facilities____ 
Lunch rooms. 
Rest rooms... 
Cloak rooms... 
Health service and first air 
Employment management. ___________. eee 
General mercantile and 5-and-10-cent stores outside Wil- 
mington ___. 
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