The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-18

cleared out their large stock Of cloth, the
Atlantic mills Of Lawrence, Mass, started
up Monday.
A knitting machine factory is to be es-
tabllshed at Norwalk, Ohio, by the Cur
tlss Manufacturing company, with capt
tai Of SSO,OOO.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2l-The Typo
graphical union to night revoked its pre-
vIous action, permitting members to work
for less then 90 cents per l 900 ems.
The report Of the Cleveland Ironmasters
Association, Just issued shows that at the
end Of June there we're 100 furnaces in
blast, 81 out Of blast, ten new furnaces
building
A shirt factory, employing about 400
hands, has been started at San Francisco
Cal, in which all the machine operatives
are Chinese women, brought to this coun-
try for that purpose.
The SpInners held meeting at Carroll
ton Hail. Lawrence, Mass, on Monday.
1t was resolved to hold shup-meetIngs, and
appoint deputatluns from each mill tu wait
upon their respective agents to ask for a
restoration Of the ten per cent.
The Wamsutta mills. New Bedford.
which stopped running July 81 on account
Of an accumulation of manufactured goods,
will start on Monday next, If the help viii
NV ID work at the reduced wages paid last
winter.
Z. Turner, near Wampanoag Mil. has
reduced his rents from 81 to 81. so long as
the vacation, strike, and lockout may
last. Those not able 70 pay now, are
allowed to let their rents ran on. This
generosity on the part Of Mr. Turner is
worthy IF emulation ny other landlords.
A good seam IF coal has been discovered
on Folly Mountain near the new Iron
Mine, Londonderry. About 80 men are
employed at the Spring Hill Coal Mines,
who raise about BOO tons Of coal daily. and
the shipments are increasing from 900 to
200 tons per week.-Cdpe Breton Times
The Consolidated Virginia Mine is send
ing forth a steady stream Of ore worth
81, 900 per hour, or more than dollar
every two seconds The stock Of this mine
Is quoted at 1928 a share. Three years
ago 1t was selling at S26 In one week it
leaped to SO and later to nearly $500
Such are the vagarles Of Nevada mining
stock.
The two large iron mills Of South Bethle-
hem, Pa, have made another reduction Of
ten to twenty per cent. III the wages of
their employees. This reduction, at this
time Is looked upon by all good citizens
OF Bethlehem as an unnecessary outrage.
for previous reductions had already re-
duced the men below living wages.
A large and enthusiastic meeting III the
workingmen Of Harrisburg. Pa. held in
the Court House on Saturday evening
August 2lst. for the purpose Of uniting
the labor interests OF that city. Speeches
were made by Mr.. Dean, Adams, Reese
and Jones, after which the meeting ad-
Journed to meet at the call Of the Presi-
dent.
Everywhere in Rhode Island they are
reducing wages. If Rhode Island opera
tives would only resolve upon a months
vacation, it would be the best thing they
ever did for themselves and their employ
ers. The operatives would then have a
z BOD winter before them, and it would
give Fall River help and employers a
better show. Two dispatches urging us to
be present and address meeting at Ions
dale, Friday night, to consider reduction,
we were obliged to decline. Had we gone
we should nave advised a months vacation.
If we could get all Rhode Island to do this.
1t would put print cloths up to 6 cents in
no time, and then restoration Of the ten
per cent, would be n easy matter Labor
Journal
The Card and Picker Room Association
held meeting N their rooms, on Pleas
ant street, Monday evening. After pro
tracted discussion, it was unanimously re-
solved not to resume work unless the ten
per cent. reduction was restored.
A further grant of $500 vas also made
for the relief of distressed mem beers.
The motion submitted to the meeting
was, that they stand out for the ten per
cent. An amendment was offered by one
Of the prominent officers, to test the feel
ing that they resume work on the reduc-
ton, but the amendment was entirely IN
supported, except by the mover and secon-
der. The meeting was crowded to excess
There has been no meeting of the associa-
ton to compare to it since the last strike
Labor Journal
The coal receipts at Cleveland by canal,
turing the month of July were "a, OPS
IONS, OF 1900 pounds net, as against IS. 223 |
IONS for the corresponding period Of last
pear. The receipts for the first eight DAYS
'f the current month aggregate 7.O4O tons
Is against 9,5l5 tons for the same period |
N July, Should the pending difficulties
y the valley eliminate in strike, the re-
,'ipts for the current month will in all
not exceed those If August.
1874, viz, 1908 tons recent advices in
licate fixed determination on the part Of
he operators to insist upon the reduction
md strike seems inevitable, unless the
miners accept the ultimatum- Trade Re
sesr.