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Muscatine Button Industry Prosperity and Labor Wages
The Muscatine button industry has grown from a shell-cutting craft to a major employer with over 5,000 workers in about twenty six factories. Government plans for a Fairport dam hatchery promise further industry stability, while shell byproducts are reused as chicken feed and cleaners. Wages run from six to fifteen dollars weekly for women and up to thirty dollars for men, attracting steady labor and few disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Boepple
Sixth
Linn
Muscatine