A survey of 1,348 Italian families living in Chicago in 1896 listed the occupations most frequently followed Under the general industry of agriculture, fisheries and mining, 28 worked as quarrymen, under professional, musicians and organ grinders numbered 62, under domestic and personal service were found 797 laborers, 126 street sweepers, 73 bootblacks, 45 barbers, 32 sewer diggers, 23 pavers, 22 saloon keepers, and 18 scissors grinders, under trade and transportation, 186 worked as rag and paper pickers, 154 as small peddlers, 119 railroad laborers, 78 as newspaper boys, new dealers, 32 small merchants or dealers in various lines, 20 as salesmen, 15 as teamsters, and 14 wood pickers, under manufacturers, were found 60 hod carriers, 38 candy makers and candy factory employees, 26 pant makers and finishers, 22