▁measurements ▁of ▁cut s ▁of ▁cloth ▁and ▁time ▁worked , ▁and ▁arbitr arily ▁cutting ▁w ages ▁without ▁warning . ▁These ▁workers ▁were ▁often ▁sk illed , ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁being ▁well - tre ated ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁country , ▁and ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁taking ▁industrial ▁action ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁not . ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁strik es ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁on ward . ▁ ▁An ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁into ▁the ▁Rel ations ▁of ▁Capital ▁and ▁Labor ▁in ▁Canada ▁recorded ▁a ▁statement ▁by ▁the ▁assistant ▁super int endent ▁of ▁St . ▁Cro ix ▁Cot ton ▁M ills ▁in ▁St . ▁Stephen , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick . ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁mill ▁employed ▁some ▁young ▁boys ▁around ▁fifteen ▁years ▁old ▁as ▁do ff ers , ▁but ▁the ▁average ▁do f fer ▁was ▁aged ▁thirty . ▁W ages ▁were ▁from ▁ 6 5 ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁c ents ▁a ▁day . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁hours ▁were ▁from ▁ 6 : 3 0 ▁am ▁to ▁ 6 ▁pm , ▁with ▁a ▁half ▁day ▁on ▁Saturday . ▁Winter ▁hours ▁were ▁slightly ▁longer . ▁An ▁employee ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁in ▁both ▁countries ▁reported ▁that ▁w ages ▁were ▁better ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁working ▁conditions ▁better , ▁although ▁the ▁hours ▁were ▁about ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁Do ff ers ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁mill ▁in ▁Cab arr us ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁both ▁boys ▁and