Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-11-17
THE LABOR WORLD.
News and Notes OF Interest to Both
Employers and En-.
ployes.
Activity in the Eastern Mills - Lively
Building Boom Industrial and
Labor Notes.

The great activity IN business circles
during the past sixty days has stimulated
manufacturing and building enterprise in
nearly every State in the Union. The
greatest activity is in the New England and
Middle States. Large mills are to be built
at Fall River, one with 10000 spindles.
One will cost $500,OO0, and run 10000
spindles. Textile mills are to be erected
at Lunenburg, Mass, at Dandy, Vt, at
Oineyville, Il. T.. at West Paterson, n j.,
and at several places in the South. New
machinery is going into over half of the
manufacturing establishments of these
States. In fact, such active preparations
for an increasing output we're never before
known. In consequence there is an in
creasing demand for improved engines,
boilers, and machinery, besides electric.
light appliances Of every make in the mar
ket Electricity is being generally adopted
in factories and large shops.
A discussion has been started over the
relative merits Of water-pewer and steam-
power. The water-power advocates figure
out that steam-power, even in quantities
500 to 600 horse power-cannot be created
or maintained at cost of less than $50
per horse power per annum, while water
power will not ordinarily cost half that
much. 1t is agreed that there are hun
dreds of places in the United States where
valuable water-power can be conveniently
utilized at little cost and confer important
economic advantages on those who seek
this but little used source of power.
The makers Of wood working machinery
have been encouraged during the past
month by large influx of orders for the
latest improved machines for ordinary mill
work because of the large amount Of work
they turn out at less cost than older ma
chimes.
Several accidents have recently happen
ed from the falling of elevators without
safety appliances. The competition is very
close between builders.
The British boiler users have a system
established by which they may consult an
association responsible for its advice as to
what boiler to buy. This association is re-
sponsible for accidents.
An English mechanic has found new
steel, or rather a new process for making a
better quality of steel than is in use at
present. 1t is good when great toughness
is required.
The Fall River spinners, when they de-
manded higher wages the other day, were
told that the mill had been operated for q
year or more past at no profit. Then they
asked why so many new mills were to be
built
Two large New England worsted mills
are using a newly invented German cord,
but il is to be materially improved, and the
foreign patent will then be purchased.
Manufacturers are watching these experi-
ments with keen eye, as textile margins
are extremely light.
Several reading rooms are in successful
operation in New England mills.
~ Southern textile naanufacturers are en-
ticing managers cf Northern mills into the
South by Offering them large salaries.
The New York plumbers cannot start
their contemplated cooperative shops be-
cause the manufacturers and dealers in
plumbers materials are organized and will
not sell to them.
There are inquiries in English markets,
SO recent English letter states, for 10o, 900
tons of steel rails from the United States
and the colonies. All branches of the iron
trade are improving, and in consequence
the mill workers and miners are already
be2inn ng the discussion of the question OF
wages. The statement is made that Ameri-
can buyers have inquiries in English
makers hands for $4,000 tons Of blooms
and billets.
American plate-glass makers have SO
greatly improved the quality and decreased
the price of their products that they have
orders on hand for delivery six TO twelve
months ahead. Two glass houses we're
destroyed by fire last week.
Steel ties are to be made at Chattanooga,
Tenn for Southern roads
Belgium firm has just ordered 200
feet of betting at st. Louis.
The Waterbury Watch Company is turn
ing out over 1,Oe1 watches per day.
The production of the very finest makes
of steel has led to the perfect on Of pro-
cesses in the use Of fuel at Springfield,
Mass. A finer grade Of gun metal is made
by flame produced by gasoline.
The boot and shoe manufacturers of the
New England States are in many cases in
creasing their shop-room capacity. Shoe
factor es are sprin ing up in the West.
Factory capacity will be kept busy all win
ter. Prices are improving.
Tweaue thousand copies Of Andrew Car
negies book, triumphant Democracy
have been sold among the workingmen OF
Great Britain.
Great Britain can produce 2, 200 locomo-
tives q year; Germany, 1900; France,
1000; Belgium, 500; Switzerland, 100;
Italy, 20; in all Europe, 6,40O. The Bald
wins can turn out 600 year.
The lumber workmen in the North,
West and South will agitate next spring fol
higher pay and will endeayor to FIX a scale.
Furniture manufacturers throughout the
West complain Of the inroads of Eastern
workmen who do not care SO much for
wages as for work.
The Knights Of Labor in the West are
calling for more lecturers, more books,
more good instructive pamphlets. Their
speakers are everywhere listened to with
deep attention.