The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-18
THE LABOR WORLD.

TEE tin plate factories are all shutting
down.
TEN THOUSAND tons of now steel rails have
been ordered by the Baltimore and Ohio.
THE chances of securing employment are
said to be better In Western cities than I'm the
East.
EIoHr hours will be the official days work
In the shops OF the Pennsylvania Riilroal
until March /.
PENNSYLVANIA directors have under con-
sideration plan to make Saturday q half
holiday the year round.
EVERY trainman laid of by the Pennsyl-
vania owing to depressed business has been
re-employed on full time.
THE International Typographical Union
held its forty-second annual session at Lou
isviile, KY, with l2o delegates present.
WILLIAM HERRIcK, a machinist OF Indian
apolis, Ind, has fallen heir to fortune OF
$500, 900, left by a relative In England.
MILL operatives numbering 40, 900 in New
Bedford. Mass, were advised by their lead
ers to accept reduction and end the strike.
The employees OF the Parkesburg penn
iron works, 800 in number, have been noti-
fed OF reduction Of ten per cent. In their
wages.
1T has been discovered that by a blunier
on the part OF the Legislature OF Michigan,
OF 1893, the convict contract labor OF that
State has been abolished.
WESTERN Pennsylvania iron men say that
the Mahoning Valley, Ohio. and not Alle-
cheney County. is now the chief iron.pro-
ducing community in the country.
WITHIN the past decade the sweater shops
have multiplied in New York City from seven
to ten hundred Chicago has nine hundred,
while Philadelphia and other cities have
their share OF them.
GERMANY adopted system OF compulsory
insurance OF workingmen against accidents
some twenty years ago, and its results have
been such as ito thoroughly vindicate Its
practical usefulness
REPORTS from nine Western States show
that many factories have resumed or In.
creased their forces since the new Tariff law
was enacted, and that both wholesale and
retail trade has greatly improved.
THE biggest strike that New Bedford,
Mass. ever had Is practically ended. The
strike lasted eight weeks, and during that
time much more suffering was endured by
the Idle operatives than will be ever known.
MEETING was recently held In West.
phalia, Germany, for the purpose OF organ
izing Christian workmen, both Protestant
and Catholic, into trades unions In order TO
concordance the effect Of the socialistlc
unions
WELSH manufacturers are so anxious for
the return OF the British tin-plate workers
who went 10 the United states that they
have offered them free transportation, In ad-
dition to guaranteeing them employment, II
they will return.
The strike among the shirtmakers OF New
York has brought out some appalling facts.
The average wage earnings OF the women
employed In the factories Is from 80 10 o.
per week. A girl must sew four collars or
iour shirt sleeves TO make cent.
AT meeting OF the Weavers' Union, held
at Fall River, Mass, It was voted TO make
another strike allowance 10 members,
amounting In all to about $4,000. II was also
voted to stay out OF the mills until present
indications In the market are changed, or
the manufacturers offer restoration OF
wages. Since July 18th, 1890, tho sum OF
s2s, ,977 has been paid out by the union on
account Of breakdowns aud strikes.