They are a part of the laborer's hire, and should be guaranteed by law, exactly as wages are guaranteed.

An employer deserves gratitude for overtime pay no more than for fire escapes.
Testimony gathered from all sources by the Consumers' League, women's clubs, and women's labor organizations has proved beyond doubt that good working conditions, reasonable hours of work, and living wages vastly increase the efficiency of the workers, and thus increase the profits of the employers.
The New York Telephone Company does not set itself up to be a benevolent institution.

Its directors know that its profits depend on the excellence of its service.

There is one exchange in the Borough of Brooklyn which handles a large part of the Long Island traffic.

This traffic is very heavy in summer on account of the number of summer resorts along the coast.