The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-14
IN THE WORLD OF I,ABOR
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sDsiallS Compiled for the Toilsrs by an Ad-
vooats Man
Tho city Of Reading has nineteen X. Of
L. Asssmbliss
"A St. Louis car company is putting in
an electric plant In order to work night aud
day.
The store order system Of payment in
the Clearfield region is gradually being dis
psnsed with.
The Egypt Pipe Company has on hand
supply Of coal SUFFICIENT to last until the
let Of April.
The New York Central Railroad Com
pany has ordered 200 gOndOla cars from
Pennsylvania concern.
"A ten per cent. reduction in the wages
Of the Crane Iron Company at Catasauqua
goss int effect Monday.
The wages Of the employees of the
Penn Hardware company, at Reading have
been advanced ten per cent.
Two hundred men ara employed at the
new rolling mill put in operation at Bland
en-, Berks county, last week.
"A Bangor slate company has receiyeda
contract to furnish New York firm s5,-
900 wire bound school states.
"A Cincinnati wire nail company has
just csmplsted factory that will turn cut
10000 kegs Of nails per year.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has placed orders At Altoona for 100
locomotives and $500 freight ears
The miners throughout the west ex-
pect to equsliEe wages in several States and
secure the advances they are demanding.
The wages Of the iron ore miners, en-
ployod by the Colrains Iron Company, in
Lshlgh county, hays been reduced ten per
cent.
within the past two weeks great
deal Of labor has been seeking employment,
and in shops = downward tendency in
wages has shown itself
The Bethlehem Iron Co. recently sold
$4,000 tons Of steel rails to the Lehigh
Valley Railroad. Steel rails are now worth
from $3.50 to t33 per ton.
If the strike continues much longer
the furnaces throughout the Lshigb Val
ley will be compelled to shut down. Al
ready wages have been greatly reduced.
During the present month the en-
ployees in the Packerton ear shops quit
work fer the week on Friday evenings.
Last month they we're laid eff on Mon
days.
"A coke manufacturing syndicate has
purchased $4,000 acres of land in the
Connellsville region. Another syndicate
has purchased 5000 Acrcs Of land In Wash
ingten county.
-Fcr the week ending January I, 1885,
there were shipped ever the Lehigh & sus.
auehanna division Of the C. R. r. Of N. j.,
69,oS2 tons OF coal total for year 246, ,405,
the same tims last year, a decrease Of
22e,77 tens ai compared with same time
last year.
up to the hour of going 10 press no
change Is reported in the great strike. All
the miners In the Schuylkill region are out,
% aloo, are the Lehigh miners. The strik-
ers have been promised aid from various
sections and organizations In the State.
Arbitrative methods will be advised by
business mons ccmmittses from all over
the State.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has received from the London and North
western Railroad Company, OF England,
four miles Of the new steel rail, ninety
pounds to the yard, item pounds heavier
than any In present use in the United
ststes). with the patented steel ties, chairs
and sliding bolts Ons mile will bo laid on
each Of the four divisions between New
York and Pitsburs, and the claims OF the
new track will be thoroughly tested.