The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-08-17
LABOR ITEMS

A Labor Union has been organized in
Omaha, Nebraska.
A STRONG organization in the interests
Of Labor has been effected at Helena, Kan
sas
THE Labor movement in Pennsylvania
is gradually but surely becoming power
full
THE Southern States are rapidly organ
zing under the banner of the National La
Dor Union.
. A STRIKE by the mechanics in the EN-
ploy Of the Central and Hudson River rail-
roads is imminent.
AN organization Intending to embrace all
classes OF woodworking mechanics has
been started in Syracuse, n. Y.
THERE were seven machinists and black
smiths Unions organized in the United
States during the month of January.
FOURTEEN thousand members belong to
the state Miners Association Of Illinois.
Il is in n prosperous condition.
Is Virginia the Labor movement is
spreading finely. The Richmond Uni0n
proposes having speakers give the State a
thorough canvas.
Il Templeton, Mass, party of chair
makers have saved $1,000 formed q CO
operative company, and bought a mill Of
their own.
A LABOR Union is being organized in
Baltimore, Md. Ed. johnson is President,
and Charles Luke Secretary. The have
applied for a charter.
Considerable trouble has been recently
caused by striking workingmen in some Of
the Departments in the vicinity Of Paris
Troops had been ordered to the disturbed
districts
SCHOOLS for printers are established
throughout Germany, designed to instruct
apprentices in the theory and practice Of
printing not only, but TO impart a general
knowledge Of foreign languages, and an ac-
curate acquaintance with the type Of all
languages.
THE Executive Of the State Committee
81 the Labor Reform Party of Massachu-
sets, have decided to call a nominating
convention for the 2lst of August, to meet
Al Boston or South birmingham, probably
at the latter-place. They mean to be first
in the field The Republicans meet on
the 10Th. and the calls of the Liberals and
Democrats are not vet out
THE managers Of the Cincinnati Indus
trial Exposition for 1872 have appointed
Alexander Gordon, Of the firm Of Gatf,
GRAY 4 Gordon, Of the Niles Tool Works,
Hamilton, as special representative, who
will shortly make a trip East for the pur-
pose Of inducing manufacturers Of novel
and attractive articles to put their wares
4. ( r. Il. H.
the interests Of this well established enter
prise.
CooLIE labor is largely employed in the
British West India islands, ~ well rs i'll
the Spanish, as a substitute for colored
servitude. In the thirty seven years from
1873 To- 1871, inclusive, there were III, 9Sl
cody emigrants from India introduced into
the island If Mauritius During 1871
British Guiana and the British West In
dies received d, l63 coolies. The coolies
are found to be much more useful and will
ling to work on the plantations than the
liberated colored men. Many Of the latter
have acquired an ambition to work for
themselves, and those who have not won't
work for anybody.
During the last two years Fall River has
nutstripped Lowell, Lawrence, and Man
chester III its productions, and became the
chief seat If the cotton manufacture i'll
America. Commencing work less than half
century since in iron works, upon small
stream. with a capital Of S24 900, it has,
By is mtiring industry, gradually expand
Ell It's business, until it has become seat Of
vast manufactures of both iron and cotton,
giving employment to several railways and
steamers. and many thousand operatives
Its splndles have increased, during the last
year, from 500, 90 to |, UOO, 900, with the
prospect OF gaining another 25O1UO the
present year.
q LABOR. saws the Rev. Newman Hall
" is mighty uninabited waste he
looks earnestly on the scene, quiet in its
desulation; then waving its wonder work
ING wand. those barren mountain slopes are
clothed with foliage, the furnace blazes
the anvil rings-the busy wheels whirl
round, the town appears mart Of com
merce, hall Of science, the temple Of relig
ION rear their lofty fronts-a forest Of
masts, thy with varied pennons, rises from
the harbor the Iuays are crowded with
commercials poils, the peaceful spoils which
enrich both him who receives and who
yields representatives Of far off regions
make 1t their resort science enlists the
elements Of the earth and heavens in its
service art awaking clothes its strength
with beauty literature newborn, redoub-
les and perpetuates its praise civilization
srniles-hberty is glad humanity rejoices
-piety exults, for the voice Of industry
and gladness is heard on every hand and
who contemplating such results, will deny
that there il dignity in labor