union so filing the same a duly attested certificate of the record of the same, for which he shall receive the fee of one dollar. Such certificate of record shall in all suits and prosecutions under this act be sufficient proof of the adoption of such label, trade-mark or form of advertisement. No label, trade-mark or form of advertisement shall be recorded that would reasonably be mistaken for a label, trade-mark or form of advertisement already on record.

SEC. 5. Every such person, association or union which has adopted a label, trade-mark or form of advertisement, as provided in section one of this act, and that has duly filed copies of the same for record in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, as provided in section four of this act, may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use or sale of any such counterfeits or imitations; and all courts having jurisdiction thereof shall grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use or sale, and shall award the complainant in such suit such damages resulting from such wrongful manufacture, use or sale as may by said court be deemed just and reasonable, and shall require the defendant to pay to such person, association or union the profits derived from such wrongful manufacture, use or sale, and such court may also order that all such counterfeits or imitations in the possession or under the control of any defendant in such case be delivered to an officer of the court, or to the complainant, to be destroyed. In all cases where such association or union is not incorporated, suits under this act may be commenced and prosecuted by any officer of such association or union, on behalf of and for the use of such association or union, and every member of such association or union shall be liable for costs in any such proceeding.

SEC. 6. The secretary of the commonwealth is authorized to make rules and regulations, and prescribe forms for the filing of labels, trademarks and forms of advertisement, under the provisions of this act.

SEC. 7. In any suit or prosecution under the provisions of this act the defendant may show that he or it was the owner of such label, trade-mark or form of advertisement, prior to its being filed under the provisions of this act, and that it has been filed wrongfully or without right by some other person, association or union.

RECENT REPORTS OF STATE BUREAUS OF LABOR STATISTICS.

KANSAS.

Twelfth Annual Report of the Kansas Bureau of Labor and Industry. 1896. William G. Bird, Commissioner. 105 pp.

The following subjects are treated in this report: Milling industry, 12 pages; packing industry, 4 pages; cigar industry, 6 pages; creamery industry, 3 pages; bookbinders and printers, 3 pages; poultry packing industry, 1 page; two important manufacturing enterprises in Kansas, 3 pages; lead and zinc mines, 4 pages; general manufacturing indus tries, 12 pages; wage earners, 35 pages; labor organizations, 10 pages. THE MILLING INDUSTRY.-Information on this and the other subjects treated in the report was obtained chiefly by means of blank schedules mailed to the various establishments. In this industry responses received from 82 establishments show an aggregate invested capital of $3,010,549, which is probably less than one-half of the capital invested in the milling industry in the entire State. Following is a summary of the principal data presented for the milling industry:

MILLING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1896.

THE PACKING INDUSTRY.-In point of magnitude the meat-packing industry is regarded as probably the most important in the State. Ten of the leading packing houses report a total of $14,748,588 capital invested in this industry. Following is a summary of the information returned.

PACKING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1896.

THE CIGAR INDUSTRY.—Of 288 cigar manufacturers in the State, only 41 sent returns to the bureau. These reported a total invested capital of $128,167. Twenty-eight establishments paid wages amounting to $54,842 during the year.

THE CREAMERY INDUSTRY.-The production of milk, butter, and cheese has developed into an important industry in Kansas during recent years. In 1896 the total value of these products, as reported by the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, was $4,972,446. Fortythree creamery establishments making returns to the bureau reported a total invested capital of $288,365. Of 27 establishments, 16 reported an increase and 11 a decrease of business as compared with 1895.

BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS.-Twenty establishments reported a total capital of $259,300, and employed 357 persons. A total of $118,837 in wages was paid by 19 establishments during the year. The average daily wages paid for skilled labor was $2.33 in 18 establishments, and for ordinary labor $1.12 in 16 establishments.

LEAD AND ZINC MINES.-This industry has been developed within a few years, and is reported to be growing rapidly in the southeastern section of the State. In 1896 about $150,000 was invested in 35 ore mills or crushers. During that year these plants produced 124,464,150 pounds of zinc, valued at $1,401,308, and 28,123,170 pounds of lead, valued at $450,530. The value of the total production was $556,497 in excess of that of the preceding year.

WAGE EARNERS.-This chapter contains a series of tables showing the social and economic condition of wage earners, as investigated by the bureau.

LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.-Returns were received by the bureau from 54 local unions, branches, or divisions of labor organizations. Detailed tables are presented showing membership, increase or decrease in membership, wages and hours of labor, annual dues, insurance features, and other information of interest to labor organizations. In the following table, which contains a summary of the more important facts returned, the local organizations are grouped according to their national or international titles.

Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Vol. XXIV, 1896. Part III, Industrial Statistics. James M. Clark, Chief of Bureau. 648 pp.

This report treats of the following subjects: Individual time and earnings, 329 pages; statistics of manufactures, 246 pages; strikes and lockouts, 12 pages; statistics relating to prison manufacture, 19 pages; analysis, 29 pages.

INDIVIDUAL TIME AND EARNINGS.-The statistics presented show the actual earnings and time worked in the case of 2,381 wage earners for the entire year 1896, and in the case of 244 wage earners for the first six months. The actual earnings and hours worked during each month, and for the whole period, and the average daily earnings are shown for each individual workman. In the case of pieceworkers, the quantity worked is shown instead of the time. The industries represented in this investigation are pig metal, iron and steel, tin plate, textiles, and window glass. The information presented was copied by agents of the bureau from the original pay rolls.

STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURES.-The first part of this chapter consists of statistics regarding 1,162 establishments in various industries. A series of tables is given showing the amount of capital invested, the cost of material used and value of the products, the days in operation, the number of wage earners, the aggregate wages paid, and the average earnings in each establishment. The establishments are grouped under 96 industry headings. Of the 1,162 establishments, 1,156 reported an aggregate invested capital of $195,639,976. The aggregate figures for the 1,162 establishments were as follows: Value of products, $221,765,544; average number of days in operation, 286; average num

ber of persons employed, 157,914; aggregate wages paid, $58,666,882; per cent of wages of value of product, 26.5; average earnings for average time of employment during the year, $371.51; average daily wages per employee, $1.30.

Similar information, covering in each case the entire industry in the State, is given for pig iron, rolled and finished iron and steel, and tin plate. Comparative data are presented for 364 identical establishments, representing 50 industries, for the years 1892 to 1896, inclusive. These data comprise the average number of persons employed, the aggregate wages paid, the average yearly earnings, and the value of the product, and are shown in the following table:

STATISTICS OF 364 MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE YEARS 1892 TO 1896.

Comparing the year 1896 with 1892, the year of greatest activity in the series, it is found that there was a decrease of 21.45 per cent in the value of the product, of 13.77 per cent in the number of persons employed, of 10.17 per cent in the average yearly earnings per employee, and of 22.54 per cent in the aggregate wages paid. Of the 50 industries represented, 7 showed an increase in the value of the product, 10 in the number of persons employed, and 6 in the aggregate wages paid.

The entire production of pig iron during 1896 amounted to 4,026,350 tons, valued at $45,172,039. Returns regarding other items are incomplete. Complete returns covering the production of 3,992,861 tons were as follows: Value of product, $44,773,998; aggregate wages, $4,551,120; average yearly wages per employee, $396.30; average number of days in operation, 289.

The tabulated information relating to "iron and steel rolled into finished form" includes plates, sheets, cut nails, rails, billets, blooms, slabs, muck bar, bars, shapes, hoops, etc. The total production in 1896 was 4,297,864 tons, valued at $126,782,279. The value of the material used was $70,811,190, and the capital invested in all but 3 of the establishments reporting was $120,620,912. An average of 53,573 wage earners were engaged in this production, earning wages amounting to $23,832,628, or an average of $444.86 per employee. The average time these establishments were in operation was 251 days.