PER CAPITA COST OF THE DEATH BENEFIT. ========================================================================= Year.|Cigar |Typogra-|Carpen-| Typo- |Iron |Leather |Granite |Glass |Makers.| phia. |ters. |graphical|Mold-|Workers |Cutters.|Bottle | | | | Union. |ers. |on Horse| |Blowers. | | | | | |Goods | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1882 | $0.15 | | | | | | | 1883 | .20 | | | | | | | 1884 | .33 | | | | | | | 1885 | .35 | $2.11 | | | | | | 1886 | .20 | 1.05 |$0.69 | | | | | 1887 | .43 | 1.94 | .66 | | | | | 1888 | 1.23 | 2.58 | .66 | | | | | 1889 | 1.06 | 1.85 | .90 | | | | | 1890 | 1.03 | 1.94 | .90 | | | | | 1891 | 1.51 | 2.23 | .99 | | | | $0.92 | 1892 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.38 | | | | 1.02 | 1893 | 1.74 | 2.20 | 1.38 |$0.73 | | | 1.37 | 1894 | 2.12 | 4.36 | 1.62 | .81 | | | 1.28 | 1895 | 2.27 | 3.51 | 2.46 | .78 |$0.44| | | 1896 | 2.69 | 2.36 | 1.62 | .78 | .44| | | 1897 | 2.44 | 4.23 | 1.77 | .84 | .44| | | 1898 | 3.30 | 2.63 | 1.80 | .80 | .44| | |$4.66 1899 | 3.13 | 1.27 | .99 | .83 | | $0.31 | | 1900 | 2.64 | 3.13 | .81 | .78 | .42| .11 | | 1901 | 3.67 | 4.09 | .90 | .72 | .54| .28 | 1.18 | 1902 | 3.11 | 3.58 | 1.10 | .80 | .57| .39 | 1.21 | 1903 | 3.14 | 3.25 | .92 | .72 | .60| .34 | 1.16 | 1904 | 3.24 | 2.26 | 1.18 | .84 | .64| .55 | 1.11 | 1905 | 3.56 | 4.09 | 1.30 | .84 | .72| .38 | 1.53 | 5.93 1906 | 4.08 | 2.71 | 1.23 | .79 | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAPTER III. SICK BENEFITS. Second in importance among the systems of benevolent relief maintained by American trade unions is the sick benefit paid to members who are prevented by illness from working. Historically, the sick benefit was probably the earliest beneficiary feature inaugurated by local trade unions, but, for several reasons, its adoption by the national unions was delayed. At the present time two systems of sick benefits can be found among American trade unions. In some unions this benefit is paid from the funds of the local union but is subject to the general supervision of the national organizations. In other unions it is disbursed from the national treasury and is immediately controlled by the national officials.