The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
LABOR NOTES.

The Edgar Thiinpson Steel works NJ
bbraudock VIII resume operations Decem-
The, sum OF $4,000 win be spent 10
/ falo N. y.
,s, Ihs thisskest known coal seam in the
| the Green vein coal basin.
Ihs glass Industry is said to be Ian.
Enlshing in Belgium on account Of the
eompeution from America,
Two thousand men are locked out al
Martins Ferry, w. Va. by the Standard
iron and Steel company.
e. 4; Berg of Tacoma. Wash. has been
| APPOINTED state Organizer OF the Journey
men Iailors Union OF america.
Knights OF Labor assembly No. 1902,
located at lsprp Island City, reports that
all OF It's members are now working.
hlrht. hundred former employees OF the
cotton factory 81 Biddeford. Me, are now
anNiously waiting In idiesness for the
factory to start up.
The marine officers at Singapore have
won their strike for higher wages. The
engineers stood by them, which brought
about the raise.
I.arin Blodgett. the well known Stats
ticign. says that OF the 10000 textile
workers. in this country. at least 10000
are out OF employment.
Two hundred and seventy-nve men have
been thrown out Of employment at Beaver
Falls. Pa, by the shutting down OF one
VI carnegie steel mills.
The Central Industrial union OF Provi-
dence. II. l.. has issued q circular TO the
ministers of that city asking their aid In
tons
National Trades assembly No. go, COM
posed OF brass workers. metal poiahers
and plGtcrs, has adopted q new consttu-
ton and by-laws Some sweeping changes
have been made.
II Is said that there has been more
money upprDnriatpd n nrpNifle work
the unemployed during tile last three
months than has been appropriated for a
Ike puiTDse before during the history of
the country,
i Is expected that the dance, to be
4o42 VIII be quite a swell altsir. The
work and have now disposed OF n large
number of tickets.
The men working in the steel mills
at Homestead have been notified OF re-
laborers and reduces their pay 10 Si.2o
per day of ten hours. They were former
ly receiving Sl.i0.
The Elevator Conductors union has APP
pointed committee OF three or four men
to visit the building of the city having
elevators with view of prosecuting con-
ductors under Is years of age running
lifts in the city.
A call has been issued by district as
gia for meeting to form a close union
giafor a meetin gto form a close union
of all organized labor in the State. 1t
asks that all legitimate Industrial organ
izations in the State send delegates.
The 100 employees of the Cambria Iron
company have agreed to a reduction OF 10 |
per cent. In wages, being promised unin-
terrupted work until March, They have |
formerly been making only about half
time, but will now begin on full time.
The merchants OF Danbuty Conn, are |
taking u hand In the hatters' lockout.
The hat manufacturers of the city have
locked out 1000 employees and the trouble
has demoralized several OF the business
men. The merchants are now trying to
settle the trouble by arbitration.
The United Hatters of North America
have issued n circular to organized labor
asking the purchasers Of hats to watch
for the label. Their label has beea in
dorsed, so the circular states, by the gem |
eral executive board of the knights of |
Labor and OF the American Federation Of |
Labor
President Willard of the State Labor
wishes to remind all industrial 1
OF the State that they should /
not fail to elect delegates to the meet |
this city January ii. The pane OF each /
delegate should be sent 70 Secretary -. r. /
overall, Omaha az least one week before
the meeting.
The Drickloyers Mt Pittsburg. Pa, lately .
had very peculiar strike, The journal OF /
the knights OF Labor in commenting up
on the strike SAYS: Until week prior 10 [
the election that they were $3.50 per (
dav. Al that time they were surprised /
by an advance TO s. per day Soon after
the election notice was served that only /
the former rate of $3.50 would be paid.
To this the men objected
Deleqates from several labor organiza-
tons recently met at Newcastle Pa, to
discuss some method by which the work
lngrnen could live cheaper, the wages
there generally having been cut about 70 1
Per cent. Some of the speakers advocated |
the establishment Of cooperative stores.
No definite action was taken, but com
Ion upn0iufH1 TO try 10 devise
some plan by which the men could live
ON the wages they were receiving An
other meeting will be held in two weeks.
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