The examiner., 1886-08-14
THE WORKING WORLD.

Henry Georges progress and Poverty"
has been translated into German.
A lady has been elected Worthy Foreman
of the State Assembly K. of L. of Iowa.
A co operative company is to be formed
to manufacture boots and shoes in North
boro, Mass.
The brick makers of the United States
will hold convention in Cincinatti about
next October.
1t is said that the man who has been
counterfeiting the label of the cigar makers
unions has been caught.
It is said that about 10 District Assem-
blies of the K. of l.. have been organized
in Europe and the order is fast spreading
to all branches of work.
Another new District Assembly of the
K. of L, comprising locals in and around
the city of New Haven was organized last
week. It is known as ID. A. 144.'
The Columbia river fishermen of Oregon
and Washington Territory, have formed
themselves into union of 800 men,
which has recently won their demands
from the canneries.
The Virginia farmers are beginning to
realize the importance of organizing. A
circular has just been issued to the farmers
of Sussex and surrounding counties to Or
ganiZe to protect themselves.
ing trades in New Yord and vicinity to
break down the nine-hour rule have been a
complete failure. All these trades stand
together and support each other.
The 'EToiler," an excellent labor paper
of Aurora, ILL.,, has given up its struggle
for an existence with the announcement
that not more than five of every hundred
of its subscribers paid for their paper.
The difficulty after obtaining labor laws
is to reach their enforcement. In the list
of special agents, appointed by the national
labor bureau, there is scarcely one known
to the labor movement Laborer.
A few years ago when wages were being
generally reduced, Bradstreet's Trade
Journal showed that the reduction was
greatest where labor organizations were
weakest, or where labor was not organized
at all.
The ''hour SYSTEM went into effect in
the Chicago Westinghouse district yester-
day. The change, which affects over
1000 employees, cancels the eight hours
work for nine hours pay plan, which has
been in force since last May.
The Riverside and Oswego Co., of
Olneyvllle, r. l., notified their employees
that there would be a reduction in wages of
II per cent. The employees protested and
threatened resistance, and the order for a
reduction has been rescinded.
Builders will be interested in the state
ment that one dwelling house burns down
every hour, worth 81 1896; barus and stables,
so week; country stores, three per day;
hotels, ten week; lumber yard every
other day; theatres, five per month.
The Paterson board of trade has invited
each labor organization in the city TO ap-
point dssnmittee of three to confer with
the board ON the advisability of establish
ing an arbitration board to settle all diff
culties between employers and employed.
J. A. Smell, one of the forty-two Asso-
ciated manufacturers of Brocton, Mass,
who combined to lockout their employees,
gave notice last Monday to his employees
that they could find work by calling at his
factory. This was the first break in the
manufacturers association.
The Hooking Valley coal company pro-
poses to use the coal-cutting machines that
are objected to by the miners, even if it
takes shot and shell to do it, and boast
that the Governor will stand by the rights
af property. Wonder if the workingmen
in DO1itips irTt1aatst