The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-07
*. of L. and Other Labor Notes.

Philadelphia Record.
There is more or less trouble among the cigar
makers on account of the reduced earnings I'M
der the eight hour system. In some cases action
has been taken looking to a return to the nine or
ten-hour day. The leaders are strongly advising
against this course They assured the workmen
that in time they could earn as much under the
short day as under the long day, and the impa-
tent ones among them dissatisfied at not
already realizing this promise.
The clothing cutters of New York have had
quite time building up their union. Last May
they secured higher wages and shorter hours.
The employers refused to agree to the work
mems demand that only union men shall be EN-
ployed. The Clothiers' Association has been
quietly organizing, and intend to fight their
workmen, and if possible regain the ground they
surrendered last May. Nearly 10, 900 people in
the United Tailors' Union are liable to be thrown
out at any time the cutters strike.
mass-meeting is to he held in New York city
of the hat, shoe and furniture statesmen to
further the early-closing movement Any work
men found riding the Third avenue railroad
In New York are reported to their union and
disciplined by fine or suspension. Three
fpurths of the employees on the elevated road are
knights.
The New York printers complain that this is
the worst summer they have ever had. Nearly
1000 members of No. are out of work. There
are about 100 newspaper printers in New York,
and all are in the union excepting those en-
ployed on the Tribune. There are 100 printing
Offices in the union in that city
The Boss BARRIERS Union are going back to
ninety six hours work per week.
The New York Socialists have raised 1873 to
start daily paper.
The New York plumbers will enforce their ap
prentice rule and nearly two hundred employers
will lock out their journeymen. Both sides ap.
pear determined, and the workmen threaten to
establish cooperative shops, as has been done in
Milwaukee, whore success has attended their
efforts.
The carpenters in eight cities work under the
eight hour system; in twenty seven under the
nine-hour system; twenty -one have shorter hours
on Saturday, and the remainder of the country
is under the ten-hour rule The Brotherhood of
Carpenters has paid out $4,000 to the widows
and orphans of deceased members during the
past two years. The headquarters of the broth
erhoo6 will be at Cleveland for the next two
years, and the next convention will be at De-
troit.
The fifth annual convention of the National
Association of Stationary Engineers will be held
at Boston next Tuesday.
The cotton mills of New England are in fairly
successful condition in the demand for our manu-
featured products Fall River is particularly
fortunate Stocks have advanced in value.
There are twenty eight Bessemer steel works
in the country. containing sixty conyerters. Six
works are in course of construction, containing
ten converters. The annual capacity will be
100000 tons. against 100000 tons two years
ago.
A manufacturer in France has just made a
wre-rope over three miles long, weighing six
teen tons. 1t is two and three-quarters inches
in circumference, and has breaking strain of
thirty-nine tons.
English manufacturers say that they have nu-
merous inquiries from the United States for
railway material, but that they are not in posi-
ton to take advantage of them.
Iron-makers and coal miners in Great Britain
begin to hope for a slight advance in wages
There is. however, depreciation going on in
metal properties
The Cleveland iron masters have agreed upon
a restriction of production.
A West Philadelphia car company is purchas-
ing 5000 deck-lights of very handsome design,
from St Louis glass company.
company has,been organized to build bridge
across the Mississippi river, at Natchez, Miss.
bridge is to be built across the Cumberland,
at Nashville
A new rolling mill is to be built in ST. Louis
Some New York manufacturing establishments
which heretofore have been run by water are
changing to steam because of its greater econo-
my in the long run.
A Massachusetts firm is exporting type writer's
to Turkey.
1he cartr.uge Manufacturers of Lowell Mass,
are running overtime to fill orders and have
orders for between four and FIVE months ahead
The present capacity is 125. 900 900 per annum.
A large portion of this stock is used in shooting
galleries.
Some makers of machinery in Cleveland, O.,
are crowded with orders.
A Pittsburg manufacturer has just sent two
Dexter wagons to Egypt
Westinghouse engines are being sent to all
parts OF Europe, Australia and Japan.
The Baldwin locomotive works are turning
out thirteen engines per week. The works in
Paterson, n. j., have recently secured add
tlonal orders, and an unusual number of in
quries are being presented from time to time.
which will likely eliminate in heavy orders late
in the fall.
Ex-President Arthnr's Health.
NEW YORK, Sept GA Boston special to the