The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-12-18
FROM MARYLAND.
BALrIxoRE, Dec. 4, lsG

70 the Edhsr Of the sosxIsoSAs's ADvOcArs.
DULL TIMES
Is the cry with every one you meet.
No matter VIII It occupation or profess
sion he belongs to-except the poll
tician or lobbyist-to all enquiries, you
get the universal response, dts dull
and money very scarce"
THREE QUARTER TINE.
Tn the iron molding line, some ofthe
foundries have put their men (day
hands, on three-quarter time, and with
the piece hands they have made cor
responding reduction in the amount of
work This is done, it is said, on the
part of the firms, 90 az to enable them
to keep on their hands. 1t is very
good rule for the employers, but very
poor one for the men. 1t is an evil in
the system that should be bridged
over, as it is a peculiarly loss to the
journeymen and financial gain to the
employers. The journeyman who is
compelled to work three-qnarter time,
supposing his wages to be four dollars
per day, loses one dollar per day or six
dollars per week, while the employer
rraps the benefit of the interest of the
CAPITAL invested and the usual profit on
the jOurneyman's labor.
THE BRIcKLAYERs' UNION, NO.
Of Mary land. held their regular month
ly meeting on Thursday evening. There
was full attendance Of the members
Quite an animated discussion on the
prices of laying brick arose, in which
Messrs. Pollard and Freiburger figured
cOnspicuously. The organization is in
good working order. but work. as il
usual at this time of year, il dull
THE CIGAR MAKERS UNION
Were in regular monthly session on
Friday evening. There was quite a
full attendance and a good. deal of
business transacted. Several new
members were admitted. Trade is
brisk in this department and prices are
up to the standard. The supply, how
ever, is fully equal to the demand.
Several members of this craft are read.
; ers of the ADVOCATE, and your agent
; avails himself of this correspondence
to return his thanks to certain members
of this union for their efforts to obtain
subscribers. He also desires to !
that there are several members Of this
! craft, who are not members Of the
union, readers of the ADVOCATE. A
little exerti"n on the part of the mem
bers Of this union, who are readers OF
the ADVOCATE, to secure few more
subscribers, would place it at the head
Of The list. A. the ADVOCATE il the
official organ Of the Cigar Makers Ma
tional Union, a copy Of it should be in
the hands OF every member.
REorGANlzArrON OF THE CAN MAKERS.
For some time PAST, it has bee felt
AZ necessity that something should
be done in order that all The men en-
ployed in this branch ofindustry should
be brought together. Accordingly,
Mr.. Louis a. Jumart, President of the
Can Makers Association, took a scout
ing tour round the cry, the result of
which was large mass meeting, held
in Rechabite Hail. There were over
seven hundred men Of this trade pres
ent, and at fist much discussion and
confusion prevailed But after the
orators and expectants had exploded.
order was restored and the business of
the meeting progressed tremendously.
There were several able addresses de-
iyrrrd by members Of the organiza-
ton, all of which seemed to be appre-
cIatrd by those present. The proper
committees were appointed and the
meeting adjourned, subject to the call
of the president This movement will
secure 10 the makers organ cation
at least 800 new members and eleven
or twelve new shops.
SHIP JOINERs.
An event has occurred within the
past week or two which has given the
ship j'iners OF this city Just cause of
complaint. The steamship "Georgi-
ana" of The N"rfnlk line, was in need
Of repairs. and instead of being handed
over % one Of our ship yards, she was
hauled round to a firm in Wilmington,
Delaware. Now, why this was done
at time when the ship joiners of Bal
lim're are walking about idle, is a
QUESTION which should answered bv
the company or the cOmpany's agent
III such matters. The company j. sn~-
tanned principally by The trade Of Bal
timore and the travel Of its citizens.
Now. II seems no more Than right and
just that, as the company receives The
PATRONAGE of the citizen, it should in
turn palrOnize the city. But such Is
not the policy of the company. Like
other soulle>s corporations, it sells in
the dearest market and buys in. the
cheapest market This is supposed to
be the cause why the "Gpnrgiant" was
taken to Wilmington. There, there is
no union, and the capitalists make Just
such T. rms rs suit them. Would the
COMPANY agent, or the company itself
c"nd-sOend 10 explain why the "Geor-
giana" was taken TO Wilmington TO b.
repaired?
BALL OF THE cooPERs UNION NO. Q.
The ball of the Coopers' Union No.
was grand affair. The main hall
of the new Assembly Rooms was beau
tiiulIy decorated, and the large chande-
lier, containing nearly 200 Jets Of gas,
threw a magnificent lustrc through tile
entire hall. At an eallE how, it was
evident that .arge gathering Of the
youth and beauty would grace the oc-
casiOn. About eight O'clock, the grand
promenade took place and about nine
o'clock the great hall presented
living, moving mss, whirling in the
dizzy maze of dance, each ct vieing
with the other as to who would enjoy