The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
LABOR NEWS.
Items of Interest to workingmen.-The
Bight-Hour Campaign.

Bignthour campaign.
Nearly 30 delegates were present at the
State eighthour meeting held in St. Paul
Mimi. The first object of discussion was an
expression of opinion from all trades repre-
sentcd as to how the eight-hour campaign
should be carried on. The stonecutters, car
penters and plumbers favored immediote ac-
ton, but the printers urged delay. The gem
eral opinion Of other trades was that the
League should become an educational body,
allowing each locality to decide for itself as
to the number Of hours for work
After working for two weeks the West
Brookside Colliery, operated by the Phila
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com.
pany, has stopped again for the second
time during the present year. One thous.
and men and boys are affected. The Penn
sylvania Coal Company is sinking shaft
at Bearvlle, which will be completed soon.
and will employ several hundred men, and
will largely increase the output of coal. The
Williamstown Colliery, operated by this
company, is working regularly and is assur-
ed of steady operations. 1t employs 1870
men and boys
The New Castle pa }, Wire Nail Company
has been chartered Capital, $500 900.
The Franklin Iron Works will occupy their
new building, Green Island, y. Y about
May l.
The window glass works at Bcllefonte.
Ia idle for 10 months, have resumed opera
tions
The Gallagher Shoe Manufacturing Com
pany, OF Wilmington, has removed its plant
Gen. II. Burd Gruhh. of Edgewatcr Park
y. j., who purchased the Lynchburg (Na)
Furnace, is said To have paid SlUD.OO for it.
The Charlcroi Company have secured the
Mckean farm, near CanunshurE, Pa, for
$4,000 and intend forthwith to cree, a
large glass factory upon it,
All the iron mills in South Troy are run.
ming briskly. with prospects of continued ac-
tivty, There are 800 men employed in the
Burden WORKS alone.
The Minnesota Iron Car COMPANY. at
West Duluth, is now working over 3OJ mon,
and eNpcct % increase the force To 1000 by
the middle of the summer
Alpena (Mich.) wants furniture factory.
There is large body Of fine hardwood tim .
bcr in that section that is available for the
manufacture of furniture
one hundred and scycnty.tivc men, en-
pluyed in the Erie Railroad shops ut Susuuc
hama Pa were suspended last week Ncar-
~ all ure single men, and many non.resi-
dents.
Ben DWELL, Of Badger Mills, Wis, per
fectcl the invention of an automatic car
coupler about a wear ago, lie has inst leased
the use of it in the United States tor e. ZOO
year.
The Hon. Willis Barnes. Of Charleston.
Ind has invented little machine which IL
operated 10y clockwork. and marks auto
matically, ON glass, %, % lines on "A space of
an inch.
After an idlcncss of two months the Stony
Creek Rolling Mills have resumed operations
in the plate mill Tuesday. The mills which
have been undergoing repairs, employ about
20 men.
At Dover, New Hampshire. the Sheriff at
tachcd $50 machines and the stock in pro-
cess of manufacture OF the Dover Shoe Com
pany shop, for Walter 5. Dickcrson, sole
leather manufacturer, of Lynn.
The Pusey & Jones Company, of Will
mington, IA, contracted TO build an iron
steamboat for Philadelphia parties which
will be l30 feet long, - feet beam and o feet
depth of hold. The steamer will ply on the
Delaware river.
The Charlotte (Mich) Common Council
has voted John l.. Dolson Il bonus of 5000
in consideration of his erecting n brick car
rlagc factory, with a capacity Tor !uO work
men, and have the same in operation by
October |.
he Belefontc (Pa.) glass works, which
were sold by the Sheriff ten months ago and
have been idle ever since. have resumed
operations. The works have been released
by J.. i. Munsen, General Manager of the
Bellcionte nall works.
II is stated on reliable authority that Ger
tain gentlemen ot Mouongahela City have
n proposal 10 locate steel works there on very
liberal conditions. The proposed works will
form u % 900 plant and will employ ljJ
men at the start.
Between 200 and 3 o persons are thrown
out of employment by the assignment of
Joseph T.. Murphy, the extensive wooden
manufacturer of Philadelphia. II is not yet
definitely known what the liabilities and rs
sets are, but Mr. Murphy himself estimates
his Liabilities at SJOO,OOO and his nominal
assets at between SGOJ, 900 and $4,000.
The total production of pig iron in the
United states last year was 7,GOi, $50 gross
tons, against q, ,iN9, 73S gross tons in PISS an
increase of l,lli.1S1 tons, or over Il per
cent. When 1t is remembered that our pro-
ductlon in lSSS was the largest in our his
tory down to that time, the magnitude OF
our production last year will be more fully
comprehended.