The comparison was made in the following way:  For each of the twenty-four industries, a table, consisting of four sections, was constructed, viz., “Occupation,” “Aggregation,” “Recapitulation,” and “Comparison.”  The first gave the names of the various branches of each industry, classifying these as minutely as possible, because the names indicating subdivisions of labor are, generally, so different in the two countries that the actual “matching” of occupations, desirable for a perfect comparison, is impossible.  The second, or “Aggregation” section, brings the various occupations in the same industry into juxtaposition, and supplies opportunities for direct comparison.  The third, or “Recapitulation” section, is drawn from the “Occupation” section, and shows the number of men, women, young persons, and children for whom wages are given; whether these are paid by the day, or by piece; and whether the wage returns show the actual amounts paid to a definite number of employes, or an average wage for a definite or an indefinite number of employes.  The fourth, or “Comparison” section, brings the highest, lowest, and general average weekly wages into final comparison.

The first three sections of the table, being either simply enumerative or collective in character, are easily understood without illustration, but an example of the “Comparative” section, marked Table B, hangs on the wall, and shows all the final comparisons at a glance.

Table B.
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Average highest weekly      | dols.  |  dols.  |  dols.  |  dols.
wage paid to--              |        |         |         |
Men                      |  37.00 |  13.39  |  25.41  |  11.36
Women                    |   5.50 |   ...   |   8.57  |   4.10
Young persons            |   7.00 |   3.65  |   6.94  |   3.04
Children                 |   5.70 |   ...   |   4.64  |   1.05
|        |         |         |
Average lowest weekly wage  |        |         |         |
paid to--                   |        |         |         |
Men                      |   7.60 |   3.21  |   7.09  |   4.72
Women                    |   5.00 |   ...   |   4.62  |   2.27
Young women              |   4.50 |   1.46  |   4.26  |   1.66
Children                 |   3.00 |   ...   |   3.09  |    .60
|        |         |         |
Average weekly wages        |        |         |         |
paid to--                   |        |         |         |
Men                      |  12.04 |   8.07  |  11.85  |   8.26
Women                    |   5.12 |   ...   |   6.09  |   3.37
Young persons            |   5.76 |   2.52  |   5.10  |   2.40
Children——­             |   5.31 |   ...   |   3.81  |    .79