Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-27
TRADE NOTES.

An s-hour league has been organized in
the First ward of Philadelphia.
The molders of Jackson, Mich, are out
against ten per cent reduction.
Typographical Union No. IL, the Oldest
labor organization in Baltimore, was organ.
lied in November, 1887, almost fifty years
ago.
The Hatters' National Union VIII shortly
introduce union label which will enable
Workingmen to distinguish between fair
and foul bat.
Il is said one New England mill has
taken an order for million yards Of print
cloths, at 9 good advance over previous con-
tracts.
An advance of Eve per cent has been
granted to the 1000 employees OF Sevill
Scho6eld, Son & Co., cotton goods msnutac-
tuners at Msnsyunk.
The strike at James Kerr's ginghsm man
ufsctory, at Huntingdon and Jasper streets,
PHILADELPHIA, which has been in progress
several weeks, has been amicably settled
through the concession of the hrm OF an
advance Of Eve cents per cut on all goods
manufactured.
A strike of ninety wesvers from the shawl
and ginghsm mandatory Of Campbell q
Elliott, az Twelfth and Washington avenue,
Philadelphis, is now in progress, the cause
of the trouble being q refusal Of the hrm to
grant an advance of ten per cent, which the
weavers claim was deducted from their
wages several months ago.
The strike at Muskegon, Mich, in the
single mills ends in victory for the labor
ing classes, and ten hours work With eleven
hours pay is the result. At least the tide
is turning. The strike in the Saginaw val.
lev was q very expensive one to the mill
owners, and others have no desire to repeat
the experiment.
An action has been commenced at Al
bapy. \. Y, by Rath5one, Ssrd Il Co.
against David Havens, James II. Coy'e,
William a Corcorsn, John Fish, Patrick
Hughes and William Mccarthy, members
of the Moldersi Union to recover $4,000
damages. The firm claim that the defend
ants conspire to iDjure their property and
business by numerous unlawful acts, such as
intimidating workmen, stopping horses and
carriages while conveying workmen to the
country, and threatening officers and work
men in their employ.
A great strike is threatened in the En-
Vhsh engineering trades. Six thousand
men are on the point Of striking at New
cstle.
A company has been sormsdin New York
for the manufacture Of Bessemer steel ties.
Several of the Western wire mills have
increased their output, and are running over
time.
One Connecticut watch factory turns out
over 500, 900 watches per year Most of the
work is done BY women at $3.50 per day.
Six thousand men are working under
ground on the new squeduct which is to
| supply New York city with water.
There are now s53 cotton mills in the
South, with l,64O, 691 spindes and 27.90t
looms, against $50 mills. 1889 spindles
and 5,222 looms in 1880 The increase
has been l73 mills, 746.7Os spindles and
IL, 7S2 looms.
The Central Labor Union Of New York
is dong good work in organizing labor aud
in instilling conservative feelings wish refer
ence 10 employers. That organization dis
conferences hostile measures Whenever
they can possibly be avoided.
The New York female workers win be or
ganized before the eight-hour movement
can be inaugursted. The striking female
weayers of New York are giving concerts
and balls to raise funds. The New York
tailors are organizing to resist working from
sunrise to sunset.
Judge McDermott of Trenton, has de-
cided thsts contractor cannot Surrender q
claim to money earned and thereby defeat
the recovery By . claimant under the Ne
chanies, Lien Law.
Wages in the Numbering camps OF Michi-
gan tbs winter are to be $l3 per month.
IF man refuses 70 accept tins be win be
paid Of and no oiher employer wiz employ
him.
a strike q fssEssea months duratien IL