The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-13
LABOR NOTES.
Notes From All Over Condition Of the
Labor Market.

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# Labor.
The strikers at LYmansyille, r. 7.
Mills continues.
Plainville, CT, contemplates a x OF
q assembly.
The Hamlet mills Woonsocket, r. D.,
increased wages on the lst.
Plympton, Mass, has now an assem-
1ly Of the Knights Of Labor.
Trades is said to be picking UP in all
5he hat shops OF Brooklyn,
Texas farmers are joining the Knights
ii Labor in thousands.
Haydenville, Mass, is to have an as
sembly OF the Knights of Labor.
An assembly of the knights OF La
Dor has been formed at Rutland, vt.
American print works, Fall River.
shipped 900 cases Of goods to New
Y rk one day last week.
Stubenville, O., will soon have CO.
operative nail company, with a weekly
Of 1900 keg.
The Texas Knights Of Labor have
ordered renewal of the boycott against
the Mallory steamship line.
The Brooklyn Central Labor Union
is composed of thirty-iye unions, rep
resention over 12,00O men.
The Pacific mill corporation, Law
renee have decided to adopt the weekly
system OF payment at an early date.
The Knights uf Labor claim
strength OF 10000 in Maine and say
they are daily adding to their numbers.
The knights Of Labor and the Rock
port, Me-, ice firms met last week and
satisfactorily arranged the pay lists.
Over zoo Chelsea, Mass, carpenters
and joiners met on the 10Th ult., and
formed a branch of the trade brother
hood. III
IL is generally believed that Proyid-
enee, r. l., is about to see one OF the
largest strikes in the cotton mills it
ever witnessed.
On the 18th ult.. the weavers at the
Natick R. /. mills stopped work and
demanded an increase of five cents a
cut in theirpay.
The Gloucester fishermen are report
ed to contemplate joining the knights
OF aabor in order the better tcrprotect
their rights.
There is no change reported in the
situation at Birming ham, CT, the strike
Of the Derby Silver Company's employ
es continuing
There are 5000 glove makers on
strike at Johnston, N. r., for a restora
ton OF ten per cent cut down made in
February 1899.
Vermont is to have a district ass sm-
bly, OF the Knights of Labor, with or
ganizations at Burlington, Brattleboro,
st. Adams and Montpelier.
The Dunlear Furnace Gompany's
mines, Pittsburg, Pa, resumed work on
the 9th ult., giving the employees the
advance they asked.
Lowell manufactures, it was said
last week, were about to hold q, meet
ing to consider the question of advance
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The week ending Jan. 18th Lyon
shoe manufactures shipped $40 cases
Of boots and shoes, against 52O3 cases
for the corresponding period last year.
At a meeting of the Rhode Island
manufactures last week, a committee
was appointed with full powers to take
action for mutual protection in labor
troubles.
The shoe shipments from Haverhin
this week have been G69I cases, gain
Of 1860 over the corresponding week OF
last year. Hat shipments, 2o5 cases.
Flannels, 81 cases.
Worsted Company's works, Woonsock-
ct n. T., started up Monday on full
time after a six-week' 3 shut down, Civ
| ing forty Or sixty girls employment.
The Boston Operative Tailor's AS
sembly, organized six weeks ago with
six members, has now $40 on the roll
and 400 applicants for admission. The
organization il about to divide into
| four assemblies.
Congressman Phelps has offered to
give al acre Of valuable land along the
railroad to any manufacturing company
that viii locate in EngleWood, n j.,
and give employment TO workingmen
of that place.
Advance sheets from biennial mill
er's directory show a net increase of
fe812,fouring mills in the United States
and Canada as compared with 1884.
The gross capacity shows a slight in
crease over 1884.
The Lucy furnace, P1ttsbnrg. Pa.
employing 800 men, shut down on the
2stn nit, on account Of a scarcity Of
coke ensuing from the strike in the
coke regions. It was thought other
furnaces would be compelled to do like
wise, as coke is becoming very scare.
Thomas McGann has been elected
president of The Knights Of Labor Co-