The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-04
Labor Nodes.

There are IA PAT policemen in London and
IA, 2367 hacks.
The prize for shorthand writing at the
Vienna competition was taken by a WON
an.
sWork in the paper-box factories at Hav-
'erhill Is rushing just at present, and more
help is needed in soue shops.
tiers, plasterers and ba kers have ali adopted
uniforms for the Labor day celebration.
The shipments from the mines of the
Cumberland coal regions for the past year
were ], 63S, $50 tons, decrease of 210, 325 tons
as compared with 1883. a.
The employees at the hat factory. Fall
River. Mass, are working overtime to keep
I'D with the rush of orders. New ma
chimes are being set up in the finishing de-
partment.
The Atlantic mills at Olneyville. II. l.,
are probably the largest mills In the conn
try confined strictly to the manufacture of
worsted dress goods They employ 1900
operatives.
The Pressmen's Union held its third an
nual picnic at HammORd's Grove last SUM-
day. Baseball, boating and other amuse-
ments were INDUCED in. and the day passed
off pleasantly all around.
Henry George will 20 to Australia in Oc-
tober. and while ell route TO San Francisco
he will pass through Indiana The Single
tax League will endeavor to secure him for
. lecture In this city.
The American Encaustic Tile Company,
of GAINESVILLE, o., is preparingt9 burn Lima
oil at its kilns. The fluid will be stored In
tank on the hill adjoining. and will cost
about fifty cents a barrel.
1t has been reported that the New Home
Sewing-machne Company, Orange. Mass,
has had a liberal offer to move It's plant to
Evansville, this State. but it is not known
that the company has considered the offer.
Carriage manufacturing forms tho chief
industry at Amesbury. Mass. and furnishes
employment to a large number of workmen.
One OF the largest plants, comprising three
factories averaging 100x20 feet. three sto-
rles, does a business aggregatlng xl0O, 600
annually.
Il. L. Abbott, q Massachusetts lecturer
and organizer for the Knights of Labor,
who was Que of the leaders in the great
lockout of 80. says that lockout and the re-
suits which have followed IL were the
main cause of the Batcheller failure in the
State named recently.
The Commissioner of Health at Chicago.
under authority conferred by an ordinance
of the City Council. has appointed five
duty it is to inspect factories and tene-
mepts with view to the protection of the
health of working women.
Camden Courier: The English tin-lnakers.
fearful that the American Congress may
encourage the attempt to manufacture tin in
tion to the development Of home market
by establishing canning factories in the
fruit districts of that country.
The Labor Signal attributes the recen
assignment of Frank Ryan. the halter, to
the boycott of organized labor. which. in
turn. was caused by Ryan's refusal TO conn.,
ply with the early-closing agreement.
"Slow, but snre. is the boycott in its work !"
saws that paper.
Indianapolis and Chicago are still con-
tending for the location of the permanent
headquarters of tho International Typo
graphical Union. The members of Union
No. |. it is claimed. believe that this city
viii be chosen on account of the financial
inducement in the way of economy that
can be offered here.
At the annual convention of the plumb
ers and gas-fitters of the United States and
Canada. the delegates unanimously re-
solved TO consolidate the three labor organ
izations into which the plumbers and gas
filters are divided. and 10 hold national
convention In Washington within three
weeks, 20 organize themselves as one body
This will take 1900 plumbers FROM the
Knights of Labor
A party of Englishmen representing the
largest cooperative industry i'm the world
went TO Brocktop, Mass, recently, and in
company with several prominent local
business men inspected the Douglass shoe
factory. the Cross tack-works, and Herbert
Rapp a. Co.'selastic- fabric works The party
comprised John Butcher. manager of the
Wholesale Cooperative Society of Leices-
ter. England; A. l.. Scott, of Glasgow Scot
land, manager OF the Scottish branch; ]. NJ.