Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-18

.r>rR,L REVIEW OF THE INDUSTRIAL
SITUATION OF THE COUNTRY.
,,A,- Of SCALED Industrial Labor Papers
vc,,;Ii,,-WOrkingnsn Avoiding Srikss-lOn
CmUaniss Increasing their Capital and
Capasiy-Gensral Labor News

- "
=" md lost wages by sticking closely TO
IL IL and putting up in numerous instances
y, ,ronns rather than strike. Labor
however. scored more points Of adj
-, 80. during the past three or fourmOnths
-, hiring Is many years. A renewal Of
- citations is probable after the
- and the trades uniOnists have put
: .,rr,i,-, into good fighting trim
'' n,ring the past 10 days, not less than a
Ion and perhaps fifteen labor papers
.,r, where the wOOdbine twineth.
.,,,ny more will probably gOin the same
,.....;,n in the next 40 days. The reasons
..,rrl Labor papers rs a rule are
h, airy. edited by men, who should
mil labor. rather than intellectual
II = .,,b, have no comprehension of the
,,h,r ou,-,rion. who are hostile to employ
-, .;mpIy because certain men are EN-
,,,..r. who seek to agitate without pro-
q n, .a,nd results, and who seem TO I'M
. ,b,t the wOrkingmen of the United
Fl ,,.Iy want To be entertained, rather
Il H., instructed. Outside of New York
.h.r,.i, scarcely 4 labor paper deserving of
,b.p.rr, \ few who are apparently sue
lin. .r. dishonesty edited by dema-
n .,r,r who seek to befOg, rather than
81 .,Ii,.rru. There seems to be no remedy.
7rr,,. hundred and ten blast furnaces are
81 On .,,..,rIuu al this time throughout the
~ produciug III $50 tons OF pig iron.
III. hundred and thiTty-ive are idle,
'.G,.b NJ m operation, would produce g.
81 Am, INNS r,r week. The annual prOduc-
49,, 81, GuuDuUO tons, the largest ever
n tn.,,a The production for the first six
nth, tim, wear WAS ), a., 2O5 tons. The
81 'I,,, rr.,.l,. Is in healthy condition. The
81 .,,-,-,t,tInn of all kinds of material is
Il b..r,, A dozen new steel works are be-
a r,., rrr,ty,l in various parts of the country,
which will supply 4 fine quality of steel ut
a ,.,,.-E I,,, price. and thus crowd out iron.
prrparuiog~ are being made to manu-
II Hrrur,. very heavy armOr plates Tor the
4 ,;,f.rumrut. Several firms are now pre-
a marin. 10 invest large sums Of money in
II Inn direction. The Bethlehem Iron Com
n rlny h.t, increased its capital for that pur-
,.,, Jud TWO large steel makers ut Pitts
81 Lgrs are already doing the same thing.
W-rb.y l., or I : months the United States
u.lI be- supplied with the heaviest Ordi-
4 nlu,.. tud urmor plates from Its own tao
tories.
i EilruL building has begun ON large
i ..,I- throughout the country. So far this
! y,.,r unly 500 miles of road have been
q built. but before Christmas, the mileage
i will mo- doubt reach 5000, u greater pro
4 portion III ii in the West.
i Several electrical railroads are being con-
,,rrrri. two in Massachusetts,, one in
81 rr,bur. one in Chicago and one in st.
Louis. These are experiments to great
4 rNrrut. Electricians and manufacturers OF
4 electrical appliances are extremely anxious
4 TINT these experiments should succeed, in
4 order that electricity may be much more
n generally used ~ a motive power. \ large
8 amount of capital is being invested in this
i direction, and no doubt a wide field IS
opening up for the use OF electricity, when
some practical defects and obstacles are
8 overcome.
j 4 great many papers are making the sad
4 mistake of declaring that wages i'll Ameri-
II "a must come down; that the rich have
bJuud themselves in q gigantic OrganiZa-
Il ton "a protect their interests; that the
4 uuprr wages Of Europe must prevail
A IhroughOut this country in time, and a
Il gI,lt deal To a similar effect These pre-
4 t.gtIon~. while ridiculous are having the
D effect of unSettling wOrkingmen's minds,
n and inducing them To entertain views and
sentiments which are unhealthy, and
which may ultimately lead them into
trouble
i The politicians will do their best to lead
4 ihr Knights and other labor organizations
= into politics. Mr.. POwdeTly is to he Of
i,ryyi the tioyernOrShip OF Pennsylvania,
4 C,n-gy,,mIn, NJ large, or any other office
81 that O.. will accept, with the hope OF
II switching him oil from the labor track into
Fl polite The rank and Tile Of the OTgani-
s. l,,lou would uutIvoably regard any such
o,ur>r. aud in this way the politicians hope
90 wrtkru the order.
s 4 new District Assembly has been organ
"a lI go Wilmington, Delaware. \ CO.
i. chelsea Mass. capital stock, S2O, 600.
81 TIE Arkansas State Assembly met last
wr.k District Assembly No. ~ i'll Chica-
~ - ,ur,uly, no local assemblies and TO-
"n members At recent meeting all an
aTrh>;, were expelled. The cOlored men
s. OF the south are coming into the labor or
carnations and making good members.
Z To" knights carried the municipal election
& az Richmond, but the politicians captured
iu" >Iuoa,,Iul candidates. Indignation
mrrlng, arr Icing held. The Petersburg,
~ 'I. working men will vote for a labor
Congressman this fall. A well attended
Institute To protest against the imprisOn-
mui Of the five convicted bOycOtterS.
!. Shilling Tine Wisconsin organizer, escaped
r"n'rr"n bv a hung jury, to q. Over
I'D Northwestern strikers are behind the
.4> Iun other day seven bOyCOttlng
s bakers We're arrested in Cincinnati for dis
'nbu'uy circulars, and held for 81 600 bail,
| stra, .or court. The employing maSOns OF
Milwaukee demand that their workman
E Turn iu To- hours. Common labOrers are
y striking lur 1u advance OfSl. p to Sl.35 in
5 >e'rI', Western cities. Throughout the
NutH"c>t. the recent strikers are being
s. overly Prosecuted, and the officers Of the
4" sr'm determined TO carry terror to the
S. Mart OF the Knights.
< lH' International Furniture Workers
mon oi New York City has ,, 5l4 names on
Is rs Toll, divided into 81 shops The retail
s1Is>arn OF New York have appealed to the
f Puo.c 10 not patrOuize stores, which keep
vptn after : o'clock.
A.' The g.Is~ factories are idle, and the
"o'Nmrn arr travelling East and West,
N'Am@ their summers vacation. The
Dsn,er typographical Union has secured
ems
We are only entering upon the agitation
y 'Ae labor question. The great contests
81 are Yet 10 come.
Soe most gigantic boycott ever known
- '"'N country is being waged in CalilOr-
~ against the Chinese and employers Of
s cooley labor.
~ 'n'e I>bOthe number of unskilled labor
81 ana domestic servants increased from
-'nOOOO To 5000 600.
1t+ Win the pNprpfiNY, Of tb. r,Snal aumma1