St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-24

Huclt Vi succeeding IN the enQ- Some time
ago the Maxwells sent Grand Master Pow
DERBY a communication asking if the Knights
OF Labor were opposed to the machines.
he approved of the position of the strikes
and expressed confidence of their ability to
cope with the affair.
The number of men now working in log
ging operations on the st. Croix waters is
estimated at 1900. whose wages average
$50 per month. The estimated cut on the
Snake river during the winter is placed at
t3,OOO,OOO feet and Kettle so, 0OO.000 feet.
Many are of the opinion that the entire cut
Will reach 800, 600, 900 feet.
A number of English capitalists have snb-
scri6ed So, 900, 900 10 erect large iron and
steel works at Birmingham. Ala, where
they can make iron at S12 per ton. steel at
Sl1, and steel rails at SCI which can be
put aboard vessel at S23 to S25 ton.
JACOB Reese. the great metalurgist, has
gone south TO establish steel industries.
All kinds Of trades in New York are
being organized. The latest to come in
last Sunday was the Umbrella and Walk
ing-Stick Makers union. The New York
Central Labor union has begun the work of
establishing union news depots throughout
the city, which will be patronized by those
favorable 10 uniOnism.
The English wool clip for 1885 amounted
to 1S6, 900, 600 pounds; imports, 500, 900, 600
pounds. The production of yarns was
greatly expanded daring the year, much of
which was exported. American manufac-
turers have made greater advance in the
production of dress goods during the past
twelve months than at any previous period
for five years.
About 10. 600 cigarmakerS will be thrown
out OF employment by the New York lock-
out. a boycott throughout the United
States will go into effect against the firms
concerned in the lockout. The cigar
makers will besuppOrted by the unions and
knights OF Labor assemblies of the country
throughout the strike.
The second annual convention of the IIli-
nois State Assembly Knights of Labor met
recently in Decatur. The purpose of the
meeting was to perfect the state organiza-
ton. The eight-hour question was dis
cuSsed, but final action was postponed until
reports could be heard from sister organiza-
tons.
More orders have been given out for cars,
car-wheels and car-aXles in the last six
weeks than haze been given in the previous
six months. 1t is impossible to ascertain
the aggregate number OF freight, coal and
lumber ears to be made but 10, o 90 would
be very moderate guess.
The carpet industry of Germany has
grown TO very large proportions. Its cen
tiers are at Berlin on the Rhine, and in
SeliSia in SaXony. The German manu-
facturers have driven the products of the
loom of Administer and Kidderminster on t
of their markets.
Iowa Knights of Labor have boycotted
the Baker BaTbed Wire company. The COM
pany pay good wages, but refuse to employ
Knights OF Labor. As the company deal
mainly with farmers the boycott may pos
sibly fail.
The Trades assembly of Chicago is try
ing To get bill through the city council
providing that all city printing be given to
union offices. The same assembly will ap-
point boycotting board.
\ movement is in progress for the ANAL
gamatiOn of the Window Glass Workers
union, the American Flint Glass Workers
union and the Green Bottle Blowers league
at Pittsburg.
Last summer the New York car-drivers
could barely get dozen men together to
organize. Now they number several thOus-
andS. and are taking in hundreds every
week.
Work as little as possible, but remain at
your places" is the advice given by the
Cigarmakers' union to those who are per-
United to remain at work in Objectionable
places.
Manufacturers in the New England
states, as well as some i'm the Middle states,
are discussing cooperative insurance with
view of securing greater insurance ut less
cost.
The national convention OF Journey men
bakers at PittsbuTg has adopted resolu-
ton to boycott all proprietOrs who refuse to
reduce the hours of labor to twelve hours a
day.
\ great many new manufacturing enter
priSeS are talked of. all due to the industrial
activity of the past few months.
One active organic er has started twenty
two assemblies within two months in Wis
eOnsin and Michigan.
Grand Master Powderly declares that this
will be his last year at the head of the
Knights of Labor.
There is a steady demand in the South
for Northern labor as well as Northern
capital.
Two X. of l.. assemblies were recently
formed at La Crosse. One is composed of
ladies.
The Knights are securing the discharge
of obnoxious b0Ises in several localities.
A cooperative glove factory is to be or
ganiZed at GlOversville, y. Y.
There were 26O X. of l.. assemblies
formed during December.
Entire mills in Rhode Island are in the
order.