Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-18
}anaaa Resisttr
INDUSTRIAL MATTER.
discussed From an Official Knight
of Labor Standpoint.
The State Of Trade Among the Various In
dustries Of the Country Shows an I'm
proved Condition -0bject Of the
Knights Of LabOr---General
Labor Notes.


General uprising Of labor Of the past 80
6svs or more has resulted in q movement
mon the part Of employers Of labor 10 Or
gspizs Tor their defense. Meetings of en-
Movers have been quietly held in several
leading cities between Boston and st.
Louis. This tar only az interchange Of
views has been expressed; no results have
been reached. This question is COM
paratively new to employers, and they are
at a loss lust how TO meet it The interest
Of all laoorers are the same, but the IN
terest Of employers as competitors for trade
are different.
Ii will probably turn out that the mis-
take made by Jay Gould and q. NJ. Hoxie
his first vice president, will be q serious one
tor these reasons; the contempt Of Gould
which he has expressed for labor organize
tons in general and the Knights Of Labor
in particular will touch the pride Of that
organization and goad it into resistance
which nav not show itself perhaps for q
wear 10 come. The employees Of that
svstem believe that this coal movement ID
q stock iobbing operation. and that Jay
Gould controls thousands OF papers through
his associated press (Sbich be does no
,bs, they have been deeply wronged; that
pu5hc opinion is with them; that labor or
s,piz,tion and particularly the knights of
Labor is imperiIed by Goulds victory, and
cha, they will be suesred at By their fellow
r1rkiDg men throughout tie United States,
,rIsss Thsy sssert tn.ir dignity as men, and
sfamp down this satocrslic power, as Their
leaders term L.
gHEREFoRE THERE Is Trouble
To the Euighrs OF Ll5or, their assembly
"a church; th=ic platform Is a religion;
t,sir devotion 70 their PARTICIPATES takes the
rlscs Of religion. They are therefore a
M 70, 70 De respected. it no: feared. This
~cc,u,esti IS no owes; !, sill Essppesr 10 some
shspe Tns whois pose' OF Jas CrZaulzs'
r;on will sD1ne- or later be directed against
the control of jag Gould, no; IS a man
5rt "a the exponent ot = system aud
methods which ought 70 De over turned.
The -rssl public have given more care
sul gady TO the labor question this spring,
than ever before; /; 5sgins to understand
that LABOR organization Is not narrow; not
intended merely to- mora wages, Is not Ter
nentsd oy paid leai-Tl. but taat toe wage
workers Of the nation 70 Improve them
.sI,ss and their condili0ns and 70 realize
more ont of Re end i's surroundings, than
they have ia the pas.
The condri5n OF business is slowly ion.
D,ovip-; ali OF the gseat industries sre 10
sn,osn-r,us condition Profits are smslI
c,nnsrt;ou Is a-tlve; ssiiltul management
!. nor, na.az-a-7 ..Hau ever; large fortunes
ar nj % ss.iiy made, hut there are D
dam lesi,Ira-a opportunities Tor genuine
so,srnri.a. Lon aGd syee! are steady 10
n,;cs. several new mills and furu&Sss gre
being erected Large schemes are ProJSe1
al IN The g1lh D. northern and iJseiga
espirsl. Inc rall ml!iS have contracts Tor
pssrly 100000 t0Gs Of rail So tar th's
vsa- as miles Of roSG have been con
s,ruc,ed syaiust lis miles lass year, Wnica
means the construction this year OF Coous
1000 miles of road 81 tlls ratio, as against
s5ou, 5000 milas lssy gear.
WITT ALL ms FAVORABLE INDICATIONS !
and cor5i~ons. there is no difficulty in
62dirg vaAk spotsir our industrial system.
The commercial failures suoR taat the oe-
gree Of risk has UOt declined very mucn.
The higher price o. ialrr JhreAtenss to o.
sruct enterprise BsuHae-aIVe returns
have osen The rule 'hus Ias 20 Investments
Of The lssr year or two; c'pl;aLs's aud IN
vestors are naturally spEs-nsns've that the
increasing cost Ut lsooy Al material may
decrease their sI.Te sud al5o a7e apprehen-
ave "a 10 the eI-srs Of - succe@sIul as
sartiou Of su;hori'y Of Ocggn,zsd iI9or.
The volume Of hus,u"5l 10 Increasing
wee by week Baukiag aT'horites believe
ma, love "a e. o. i~utcces. tor mouey Will
rule durug tie conlrg se'sou. kA'lro8d
maaag-rs 81 tar as they have expressed
Shsir opinions, iesiret - csea;e the authority
thai the y5!una ot :r.ic wall bs sufficiently
in e~xcassof lastyear Syoigne to justify the
exogc,srioa of dividends where there were
none and lar,s. dividends where there
were small ones on all the leading lines
OF road.
In he ,sy.tle Industries es,lGnvs 7,,'
psraions are beiug made for the fall tEGdH,
The demand for carpstIngs at ali kinds st
factories will probably keep them running
all summer the distribution RmooR
retailers has been sluggish Tor some tins
but vii shortly increase at a slight advance
IN COs, The cloihing manufacturers OF
Philadelphia and SeR York have distriou'
ted a large stock Of clo.hing during the
past winter and spring, and are predicting
q heavy winters business for which they
are making ample preparations Inc
Manufacturers Of hosiery at Pniiad-iPhia
snlSiDae no dscliue in the activity OF the
past 'h,! &c months aud are preparing 10 put
IN sdtiion,N II machinery for kuIttlog Ihe
msnlsc.u,sgs 10 ths CDh0es d,srict oy
beng forced in,J . combination oy Their
eupOTeas Will ysid ga advantage IL les
senel c3mna.i9a bs+Weeh ihemselves whith
they GI no; anticipate. sGd WHICH will en-
able them 70 pay the higher wages asked
without difficulty. The print and glngnsm
manufacturers are running fol tune, ana
the manufacturers Of dress gods ana slAS
are increasing their machinery.
BUILDING o~PSRATIONS
have no, been intsriered with seriously. oil
though a few large operations are still held
back IN architects hands. until the cost OF
ms'eul sad ls5o- eau be known more
dei1l,slY. R.ales.sts il poi9iug upwards
10 the lager clue, and speculative trans
eclO0s ara occl-iug ia New YORK, Phlia
deL0sia aud Chicago
Tna dsnsnd fax lumber 10y hoass oIiId,
log, shop aO8 nAu2fA:J3ry b1ildIng and
Tor railroad purp1set though the country
Seems 'Ist a this uns 10 pl:at 10 an IN
crsAsst consumption OF from 10 10 Ii per
cent. Tae ram0rs Of restricted production
axe the bosis for tbs belief that
2qess will advance BY mid summer
HE probabilities are the other way. De
nsnd ls urgent ioS ali kinds Of hard wood
aud II any advance is made, is will be IN
them. But even here the supply will be