The Irish standard., 1886-05-15
Industrial Items.

industrial Items.
Boston hackmen and gas filters are
joining the knights.
Boycotting was strongly denounced
by the grand jury Of New York city
last week.
The 100 strikers of Brown s. Co.'S iron
mill, Pittsburg, formed an assembly
lest week.
There was a strike ct 5000 operatives
at Lorillard's tobacco factory, Jersey
City, last week.
The Massachusetts Senate, by q vote
of 20 to 1, passed the Douglas arbitra-
tion bill last week.
About 200 employees Of the northern
division of the Old Colony are asking
for ten per cent. advance.
Troy m. ~ knights, who number
over 10000, have bought the old armory
building from the State for $4,000.
Two Boston lads, participators in the
recent school strikes, were last week
held in $lOO each for assault and bat
terry.
The Putnam Horse Nail Company of
Neponset says that weekly payments
there have resulted in the men doing
better work and more of it.
Secretary Lamar said last week that
the rules of the department would not
permit knights to solicit aid III his bu-
reau for the southwestern strikers.
johnson & Hurd sash, door and blind
manufacturers, of this city, have re-
su1ned operations again with ninety
men, who are working ten hours at the
old wages.
Sherin & Nichols have opened union
plumbing and gas-ftting establishment
at 2l4 Second avenue south. They are
thorough workmen, are we'll and favor
ably known throughout the city, and
will undoubtedly command a large pat
ronage in their line OF business.
Jorgens e .Klctzin, plumbers, have
issued a card to the public in which
they state that they recognize the just
ness of the journeynen plumbers de-
mapds on the so-called master plumb
ers for grievances presented, and wish
to say most emphatjcally that their
sy mpathies are with the men.
In the last issue Of The IBIsH
STANDARD an item appeared to the ef
feet that the general public Of st. Paul
had no sympathy with the plumbers in
that city who are on strike. This is
wrong. The plumbers by their straight
forward conduct and reasonable mode
of procedure have won for themselves
the good opinion of all fair-minded cit
izens, and it is hoped that their diff
culties with their employers will soon
be settled amicably. 1t will not be
their fault if they are not.
The tendency of the striking work
ing men now appears to be to cooper
ate. Already have the carpenters
drawn up articles of Incorporation for
a cooperate company, with a capital
stock of $4,000, of which amount
$4,000 has air eady been taken. Two of
the journeymen have opened shops on
their own account, and more will soon
follow. At a7meeting of Union 81 last
evening at Ill Nicollet avenue, some
twenty-five new members were ini-
tlated. The feeling OF the men seemed
to be tba t matters would adjust them
selves in a few days.
The BARRIERS Of this city met Sunday
last in the hall over 10 Washington
avenue south and organized union.
The officers of the new union are
President, A. w. Christie; vice-presi-
dent, F. f. Baker; secretary, Mr..
Petit; treasurer, Mr.. Call door war
den, E. B. Pierce. An animated dis
cussion took place on the question of
keeping open Sunday, and was referred
to the committee OH ordinances with a
request to report at the next meeting.
The new union adopted the constitu-
tion and bylaws drawn up by the COM
mittee. 81. ..y, .ss