Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-19
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TRADE NOTES.

The 3 500 bricklayers of New York have
worked successfully on the nine-hour system
since May |. is satisfactory all around,
both to the bosses aud the hands, and the
New York bricklsyers' unions are now snx-
ious that other trades throughout the coun-
try should adopt the nine-hour rule.
Cove. Martin, of Kansas, appointed Frak
Breton, knight OF Labor, Commissioners
of the Bureau Of Labor Statistics the only
instance where the choice of trade unionisIs
has been selected for thisim portant position
outside Of Gov. Hoadly's appointment of
LaIkin Mcaugh to similar position in
Ohio.
Most al Of the brick yards in and around
Chicago have shut down and about 1000
men are thrown ont Of employment. Last
week il was decided 10 reduce wages fifty
cents day and the men were notified, but
he proposed reduction met with strenuous
opposition, and on Saturday night the men
announced their intention of not returning
TO work on Monday morning unless tn
standard rate of wages was paid. Each
side remains firm in its intention to conced'
nothing to the other. They propose te en-
ploy Poles and Hungsrians.
There are $4,000 900 spindles in the En-
gGsh cotton industry and 10000 looms,
and $500, 600, goo invested. The cousump-
non of cotton is 100000 bales; value OF
fabrics, $40O, 100000.
The establishment of industrial villages
is occupying the attention OF the philanthro
plcally inclined English. Mr.. Morley II
sgaiust it. How TO depopulste towns an
build I'D villages is the question they wish
10 solve. Able minds are at it.
A movement has been started to establish
the ten. hour system in the factories OF Maine,
New Hampshire and Connecticut.
In Lynp, Mass, there are twelve Assem-
bHes of the Knights of Labor, with mem
bership Of $500, including leather workers
tanners, and shoemskers. Kansas City has
thirteen assemblies.
Labor organizations are more tsrorably
regarding the temperance movement. Many
of the labor leaders are urging greater tem-
perance or absolute abstinence. Much Of
iabors fault in this respect is due to extreme
toll and depression OF spirits incident to
long life of hopeless struggling for exis-
tence.
The Washington Labor Bureau has sent
L. NJ. Wilhelm to the Pacific coast to pro-
cure statistics of the wages and occupations
of the Chinese and their effects on labor.
The abundance of farm labor in the West
has afforded summer employment to several
thousands Of mechanics who are travelling
from place to place.
After four months strike the 900 girls
at Yonkers, n. Y, 60 back, on their employ
ers' terms
There are twelve assemblies Of the l., Of
I. in Bsy City, Mich. Twenty new Assem-
blies were formed in June in Eastern Mas
sschusetts.
There are wooden mills in Connecticut
where children 90 to work at clock in
The morning and stick a. il until at night,
with three quarters Of sn hour for dinner
and 45 cents for one days work.
Hooking Valley employers have sent the
names of the leading strikers there to other
mining regions to prevent their obtaining
employment.
The production of prescription bottles has
baen reduced 3I5, 900 gross By strike, and
prices have advanced 20 per cent.
Frederick Kesselsing, Of Athena, N; J;
has invented q power loom for silks; which
Is aid to surpass the best known six looms
IN Europe and America. The taks-up mo
,ion can be changed to any number OF p'cE'
witbout changing the wheels or Pinious. II
will run I4O to $50 picks per minute on groS
grains, and up to lao on satins. :.
The knitting girls Of St. Louis
are nerfecting their cooperative lac
,ory that has Just been o com,
UIs,sd in wisconsin. As high as sl0 wv :
pssr IA Maid to hosiery statesmen HOSIERY
soods are in active demand, and more nes
s,,Iss are coming ont this fall than ever
AZ snormous demand is looked for, Ar
advance in wages has been made rs Ver'
many mills. ,..o, n.
A Pit,sburg firm has Just conplefea IN .G'
largest healing furnace ever built; y ~.
boId f;fy tons Of iron. One rnilaoe.p or ,
S Srm is completing g 200 ton hammer TOT Or
c Ga. The largest in America ao'
.nv;I Weighs eighreen tons Two sea- -,
lanes Of 100 tons capacity each serve y. ~
s.mmsr Il can BANNER into snaps W.
80. .haA that will be required.