Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-01

TIE INDUSTRIAL. WORLD.


 THE largest local trades union in this country is Typographical Union No. 6, in New York It was organized thirty-eight years ago, Horace Greeley being it's first president. It now has membership num- bering over 4OOO. There is but ono larger trades union in the world, the London print CTS having 1000 names on the union roll The Unlon Printer attributes the remarka ble growth of No. 6 to the conservative and liberal manner in which it's affairs have been conducted.
 HERE are couple of the decisive doings of the Cigar-makers' International Union: Union 107, Erie, Pa., passed resolution i'm posing fine of s on any member who pat ronizes Chinese laundry. Union 12S, She boygan, Mich., resolved to fine any cigar maker jumping his board bill the amount oi his indebtedness and to publish his name in the Journal. A number of unions advertise also men who have left certain towns with private loans unpaid.
 A PECULIAR industry has sprung up near Albany since 1883, that of supplying crushed stone for asphalt and macadamlzed roads. The quarry from which the stone IS taken is operated night and day. One thousand tons of rock day are crushed, and 25O cars are used in transporting the fragments ot
 rock to all parts of the country. J
 pig iron has increased from 14, 117,9O2 tons
 in 1878 to 23, ,194, 473 tons in 1888, or a growth of 64 per cent. During the same period
 the worlds production of steel increased
 from 3,O21, ,O93 tons to 9,679, ,970 tons, or 22C per cent.
 THE Garment-Cutters and Trimmers' National Trade Assembly, Mo- 231, at their
 convention in St. Louis, instructed their delegates to the general assembly of the Knights of Labor to vote for the eight
 hour worlx-day of 1890. The delegates represent 6,0OO men.
 THE ship-yards in Great Britain have an
 exceptionally large number of orders under
 way, and each week English exchanges re- port all the way from twelve to twenty-five | launches of large iron ships. AN army of LOCO Piute bucks, squaws and papooses will be employed in California hop fields this year. Captain Sam is in charge of the hop-pickers. They receive 1 cent a
 pound for picking. THE largest piece of machinery exhibited
 at Paris is large English lathe, weighing 1 93O tons, and long enough to swing piece
 70 feet long between centers and 10 feet | in diameter.
 | AT the instance of the tailors' unions of Boston, Sunday work, which is in violation l of the Massachusetts law, has been prohib- | ited in the factories of five clothing con- l tractors.
 TIE National League of Musicians is about to adopt an insurance system, under | which the heirs of each deceased member shall be entitled to $500. THE Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join CTS is now one of the most powerful organ l izations in the country. It has 5000 mem l bers in it's 52S branches. TEE Chicago City Councilshas authorized the Commissioner of Health to employ five female sanitary police to inspect factories ] and tenements.
 1 WITHIN the past five months the Union l Pacific road has added to it's equipment | purchase of still more. l THE export of corn during the year ended l August was 99,O00,000 bushels, agains,
 T 1,00o,0 ,0o0 bushels for the same time in 1888
 THE lace trade gives occupation to almost
 ,0OO women in Normandy, and to nearly POO, 900 persons in France. l LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL has become
 one of the foremost champions of the eight l hour movement in England l A CHARTER has been granted for the Erst railroad in Liberia. It will be 656 miles 1 long.
 l AN anti-sewing machine guild has beer formed by the Chinese tailors of Hong
 Kong.
 l AN immense deposit of mineral soap has
 been found near San Diego, Cal. 1 ALASKA cost the United States Govern l ment cents an acre. l KANSAS will produce an enormous crop 6 l peanuts this fall.
 I,HE best diamond-cut make $60 pe1 l week
 NEW HAVEN plumbers get 3316 cents pe] 1 hour