: WOMEN’S MUSLIN-UNDERWEAR INDUSTRY.
sources a list of the manufacturers of muslin underwear, and the
number in each State was found to be as follows:
New York.......... une 2628 Rhode Island. . ........c. rns 2
Pennsylvania. .............:22 31 New Hampshire. .........: 7
Massachusetts. .............0 238 Delaware. «o.oo.
NSSOTL oe ie IM Michigan. one
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Maryland. ..cuuuicoses yoo oud EW aAshing lon. «oom sam vn sug 8
VIO, nin dat sn din sds 5st Loulsiannli. .L. Li... . 15.
NV iseontin. oon t dies ie ine Poxas. cocci nideannn.c 78
Minols.........ooo ie West Virginia o.oo. vou iiel
New dersey....2. oc... 0 NV OTTHON oo oieon oie
Comnecticut...........cuv.... BW
NHINe vb nai Saath (Rota). cviernzscssvaacs 389
Indiana co ome oa
According to the report of the manager to the directors, the num-
ber of muslin-underwear manufacturers was as follows in the cities
mentioned:
New York... ........c ocr oot ROAR SR CHICO00. ouvsen res eommnr ones]
Philadelphia... ......; 17 BMilwoukee. . ........ 5000 .
Boston. . ............... 13 Worcester. ........... 0 0a
Sto lowe conn nui 128 Newark...........
Baltimore. .............. ESECleveland...............10 9
Ban Francisco: ...i.veu. er. nn BS eranton. ........;.. 00
According to the same report, there were 13 manufacturers of
muslin underwear in Canada, of whom 6 were in Toronto.
In the same Topont the manager estimated that, of the “output”
of the muslin-underwear factories in the United States and Canada,
the manufacturers in New York City “contract” 60 per cent and
those in other localities 40 per cent.
The Industrial Directory of New York State for 1913 shows that
in that year there were in the State 395 factories making “women’s
white goods,” which classification includes lingerie, aprons, hem-
stitching for dresses, and tucking. Of the 395 factories in the State,
375 were in New York City, and these 375 factories had an office
force of 390 and a shop force of 13,517 persons. The shop force was
composed of 1,521 men, 24 boys 14 to 16 years of age, 11,762 women,
and 210 girls 14 to 16 years of age.! These figures show that the
workers in the industry are to a large extent women. Women and
girls constituted 88.6 per cent of the total shop force.
The National Cotton Garment Manufacturers’ Association, before
referred to, was organized in 1911 and has headquarters in New York
City. Its object is stated to be “the bringing about a close associa-
tion and intercourse between its members.” 2 !
The only other association of manufacturers in the industry is the
Cotton, Garment Manufacturers of New York (Inec.), previously men-
tioned, which was organized in 1913 and which is composed of manu-
facturers in New York City and vicinity. A circular issued by this
organization states:
We employ a manager in general supervision of association activities, and a fire-
prevention and factory-law adviser.
We have a credit and collection department, which has been very successful in the
collection of overdue accounts and also furnishes credit information.
1 Second Annual Industrial Directory of New York State, 1913, p. 163.
Beier of the association. Tariff schedules: Hearings before the Committee on Ways and Means, 1913,
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