St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26
LABOR IN GENERAL.

Notes From the Country at Large.
There is little to chronicle of labor inter-
est at present. There seems to be tardl-
ness in the revival of trade, which was ex-
pected to take place as soon as pleasant
weather made its appearance. The Penn
sylvania coal mine troubles maintain about
the same relative position, III quarters
showing some improvement, while III otner
localities there is most pronounced de-
preston. The miners in several places are
raising funds for the purchase OF mines TO
be worked on the cooperative plan. Ii is
barely possible, however, that the plan can
not be made successful, except where
there are competing lines OF railway, from
the fact that rates OF shipping Will be placed
at such figure that the co-opertors can
not compete with the railroad mines
and with the gigantic corporations. The
condition of trades people appears to be
much more depressed toward the east than
in this section of the country, business be-
ing reported duller and the number OF
strikes becoming more frequent as progress
is made towards the Atlantic coast. In
fact, about the only stir noticed in Eastern
trades circles is the animation infused into
iron and steel works by the recent Euro
pean war news, and several prospective
heavy orders from the belligerents.
Throughout the West there is hopeful
feeling, and general tendency towards
better times for the wage workers. AS yet
the good times have not opened up fairly,
and there is even little backwardness IN
the revival, yet the signs OF the times all
point to brisk season and the spirits OF all
have frightened at the prospect OF an ultl-
mate revival of industries.
The efforts of a large number of Eastern
unions are directed now almost wholly to-
ward shortening the hours of labor.
The universal opinion of New York union
men is that the Steber Child Labor bill, as
now amended, is not worth the paper it is
written on. They consider the children
completely sold out to the factory lords.
Watchcase engravers say that the public
is sometimes charged as much as 81 for
engraving silver watchcaSe for which the
workman receives cent and half.
1t is said by unionists that every trade is
represented among the present inspectors
of buildings in New York city except the
building trades themselves. The appoint
ments were given to men politically useful.
The striking engrayers and polishers of
the Brooklyn Watchcase company are about
to publish the results of an examination of
four warehouses; made at the United States
assay Office, which, it is said, will fully ac-
count for the enormous profits made by the
company.
The convention of the Journeymen Ma
tional Horseshoers' union will be held in
Milwaukee in May.
The national state convention of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel
workers of the United States and Canada
was in session at Pittsburg early in the
week. Thirty-two delegates were present.
1t was decided to demand the present scale
of wages.
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