The Labor enquirer., 1883-02-03

other miners and remain firm.
# The Connecticut cigarmakers intend to
ask the legislature for charter for their
sick and burial and trade union of the
state working under the G. NJ. /. q.
The Aquidneck mil, at Newport, Rhode
Island, has resumed operations, COM
promise having been effected with the
weavers. The strike lasted two weeks.
The House coal miners of Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, numbering from forty to
fifty, were notified of 20 per cent re-
duction in wages and refused to 60 to
work. =.
The sheet mill of the Reading Iron
works at Reading, Pennsylvania, has
been put in operation after an idleness
of month, giving employment to 200
hands.
The St. Louis Bolt and Iron company
have commenced work on a new mill for
rolling light rails, which will be
furnished and put in" operation at an
early date.
On Friday, January 13, the Glendon
Iron works fired off blast near their
work by which 12O tons of rock were
displaced. 1t required $4,000 pounds of
Judson powder.
Over $50 families residing in Colum-
bus, Ohio, are in destitute circumstances,
caused by the closing down of the Co.
lumbus rolling mill on Christmas,
throwing them out Of work.
It's currently reported up the Allie
gheDY valley that company of capital
lists from Pittsburg have offered to erect
a large glass factory at Springdale, on the
West Pennsylvania railroad.
The iron workers are crowding peti-
tions into congress for the presentation
of tariff duties. What are the one
hundred and one other branches of our
great industrial system doing.
The Workingmen's club of New York
city celebrated its first anniversary the
other evening The club was organized
January II, 1882, with 20 members
Al present there are 80 members.
The Thorn iron works, at Roseda!e,
Kansas, are shut down for good, having
been consolidated with the rolling mill
at that place. A large number of men
are thrown out of employment.
The Union machine shop, of St. Louis
has had very prosperous career during
1882. In less than three years the work
ing force has been increased from one
man and boy to forty men last month.
The Burden and Corning water mills
at South Troy, New York, have shut
down. They will remain idle until
general thaw or rain sets in. Nearly 600
men are thrown out of employment
thereby.
The employing nailworkers at Middle
boro, Massachusetts, are considering
a 10 per cent reduction of wages. The
fremont Nail Co., talk of shutting down
for six months if reduced wages are not
accepted.
One of the holloware glass factories of
Bodine, Thomas & Company, Williams
town, New Jersey, has gone out of blast,
owing to absence of demand for the ware
at present prices. This throws fifty men
out of employment.
The Western Flint and Lime Glass
Protective association held their annual
meeting in Pittsburg recently. Repre-
sentatives were present from a number
of places. The conditions of trade were
reported very favorable.
The Delaware Rolling mill which has
been idle for several weeks, at Phillips
burg, New Jersey, will resume soon.
Several workmen made attachments for
debts. These were paid, and the mill
will soon be making iron again.
By order of Lasters' union No. 72, the
lasters in the boot factories of George E.
Keith and Frank F. White, of Brockton,
Massachusetts,, struck for an increase of
wages. Their places, we regret to state,
were rapidly filled by non-union men.
Vice President Griffin, of the Union
and Steel company, Chicago is authority
for the statement that a compromise had
been affected with the men of those
mills on the base of 20 per cent re-
duction, and that work would be contin-