Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
LABOR NOTES.

Erie, Pa, Herald: The census sta
tistics shows that for making 800 of
wooden goods the manufacturers pay
only $50 to S22 in wages. Why should
III be necessary TO levy a tax OF sos TO
pay $50 in wages? As d matter Of fact,
not "a cent Of the proceeds of this enor-
nous bounty is used to pay wages with.
1t has been demonstrated hat for IA
given amount Of work the American
mill operative does not get a cen moro
paT than the English operative gets.
The significant feature of the recent
meeting OF the wooden men is the admis-
sion h a tho claim that the SOS tariff
bounty was intended to benefit the mill
operative was "a false pretense."
Key West, Fla, has $1,000 people,
and all live by the cigarmaking indus
try, in which 5000 men and women are
employed. The scale paid runs from
Sl3 TO $40 per thousand, and q fair
maker can turn at least 1000 per week.
Each employe is allowed TO smoke as
many cigars as he plcases while at
work, and he can take five home each
day after quitting. They gained an
advance of 81 per thousand last Febru-
airy, and on demanding another increase
on a smaller cigar they were locked out.
There arc $1,000 Cubans, whites, null
attoes and colored.
Danbury Register: Free-trade Eng
land is more prosperous than for ten
years past. America is in the very
depth Of business stagnation and de-
preston. The failures of the present
year far outnumber those of q year ago,
and strange as it may appear TO our
protectionist friends; these failures are
largely among tho highly protected in
dustries. The prices Of farm produce
have fallen far below the figures of last
year, while business mon in every line
are complaining OF duh trade.
The striking San Francisco molders
are getting work despite the blacklist
ing. The firm declares that it can't
compete with eastern work, and that
some shops are having their castings
made in tho east. They claim that they
can get coke cheaper from England than
from Ohio, and that they must pay
mouiders 81 per day more than is paid
IN eastern cities.
The Federation OF Labor, of Balti-
more, does not approve Of councilmen
who vote hat white labor alone shall do
city work. Yhe democrats worked on
the federation's side. and carried their
point. An ex-confederate soldier also
favored the point, and declared that the
negroes sacredly guarded the southern
homes during the war.
At Pittsburg 700 moldcrs struck for
an advance from S2.75 to $3.50 and 81
per day, and about six firms have
granted the advance, despite their claim
that Philadelphia molders do more
work for 20 cents less wages than are
paid in Pittsburg.
In France, the average wages received
by head farmers last year were Ssl for
the year and found; for herdsmen and
shepherds, $50, workmen and cheese
makers. $50; ordinary farm hands, $50,
and woman servants, S47.
The Baltimore Landlords association
was informed by a speaker that one way
TO reduce taxation was TO tax church
properties and adopt high license.
The Montana supreme court has Just
decided the mechanics lien law consti-
%tutional, and that the laborers' wages
must DC paid ffrst.
Friction heat" caused by two disks
of heavy iron rubbing against each
other, is to take the place Of steam,
gas, coal and OIL"
Brooklyn applicants to admission to
the Marble Cutters union must have
made declarations OF intention to become
American citizens.
San Franz 20 has awhile labor league.
Fifteen hundred retail cigar dealers
have promised to sell no Chinese-made
cigars.
At Chicago PAYERS are scarce. The
city pays $3.50 and SO per day. Some
were offered Sc ner dav recnntlv 1