Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-03
TRADE NOTES.

The trades and labor unions Of Syracuse
n. Y, have formed a trades assembly,
Thirteen new carpenters unions were
formed in March. Not bad that.
The stonemssous Of Dayton, Ohio, are
now on strike.
The buildings contracted for in the United
States IN March last will cost S3O3,6 ,543.
The strike of the stoncutters at Joliet,
ILL.,, continues and the excitement IS I'M
absted.
The State Journal of Jefferson City, Mo-,
is Pot out By convicts. 1t should De dls
Countensnced By every business man IN that
section of country.
The granite yard Of Beggs Il Sons, ALE
gheny. Pa has been closed to union men
By order of the Allegheny branch OF the
Granite Cutters Union. Young yard has
also been closed.
TIE strikers of the granite cutters against
the reduction OF - per cent on Re bills OF
prices at Westerly, Milestone Point and
Gro,on, still continue, and at Long Cove,
Me-, and South Ryegste Vt, trouble also
exists.
Saturday morning the wood workers Of
Charles I. Caffreys carriage mandatory
at Camden, \. j., to the number OF about
forty, quit work because restoration to
their old wages, made last June, was not
fulfilled.
Dobsons blanket mills, at the Falls Of
| Schuylkill, near, Philadelphia, has shut
down in order to weaken the employers WHO
proposed to ask for an increase in wages in
a few days. One thousand persons are idle.
The $50 weayers who withdrew from Dob
sons carpet mills, at Philadelphia, are still
out and decided at a meeting to continue
the strike and to maintain their demands.
The Phenix foundry, of Forty-third street,
Pittsburg, succeeded in making successful
casting Of a 20 ton roll 1t is the first Of
three which are intended for the North Chi
cago Rolling Mill Co. The roll is the largest
| in the country.
The contractor for a large building which
| fell in New York few weeks ago Was put
under $50, 900 bail but skipped TOR Canada
He employed scab wOrkmen and used snids
material which resulted in disaster. The
trade unions made it too hot for him.
Coke from Western Pennsylvania is being
| used for fuel at the glass factories at 2 mn
| ton, n. j. and Notwithstanding its long haul
| it can be delivered there at less cost th n
wood. Its use has not yet been wholly sue
cessful, however, but the difficulty will be
easily over come.
During the month Of March eight new
Assemblies of the h OF l., were chartered.
This is almost twice the number organized
during February, and that short month
showed q great increase over January. Four
teen of the Local Assemble $ are composed
Of railroaders. There was also one Assem-
bly, reorganized and two new District AS
sembhes organized.
The hollow-ware pressers in the potteries
of Trenton, \. j have struck against the
violation of a contract made with the own
ers of the potteries by the latter. The press
ers decided to ratIfy their old decision and
viii not 20 to work until the prices of 1877
are established. The hoIlow-ware pressers
gave their employers notice on the 18th inst,
that if the employers persisted in the reduc-
ton that they would stop work last Satur-
day. AS the employers did persist the press
ers are now on strike.
Tho following foundries are projected;
Mt. Sterling Iron Fence Foundry and Ma
chine Company, Mt. Sterling, ny; Chss.
G.. Stiglett, Ninth ana Congress streets,
Louisville, Ky Thos hetctum, Fort Smith,
Ark; Hodgson / Co., Athens, Ga; parties
in Wsuseko, MINI; parties in Battle Creek,
Mich Murfreesboro Term, machine works;
Thos. T. Marshall, Pittsburg, to cost $780,
900; T. a. Mason, Johnston City, Tenn,
machine shop 5Oxl0O, foundry, 60Xl2j;
Boyts, Pos. 4 Co, Connellsville, Pa
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