The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-20
THE LABOR WORLD.

TIE average age OF iron puddlers Is thirty
two. D..
TIE hat making industry Is In languish-
Ing condition.
TIE railroads OF the United States give
employment to $4,000 men.
TIE Boston hat manufacturers decided to
reduce wages twenty per cent.
RESUMPTION ofoperations at the Johnstown
penn. iron and steel works will give en-
ployment to 5000 men.
Rev. HERBERT N. CAssoN, OF Lynn, Mass,
has founded what he calls sIIabor Church"
to advocate the abolition OF the wage sys-
tenn.
LABOR organizations attach great tmpor-
tance to the victory won by the American
Railroad Union over the Great Northern
Railroad Company. ,
Iris said that there are more musical
unions In the American Federation Of Labor
than under the jurisdiction Of the National
League OF Musicians.
ABOUT 100 Philadelphia boss bakers have
agreed not to pstronize any -four merchants
dealing with the large bread factories OF that
city, where bread Is made at cut rates.
EraHrY-N1SE trades unions ofSt. Louis re-
uuest the American Federation OF Labor and
the Knights OF Labor to bury the hatchet
anu lOlu uduuo LII IaO PSh$4So3 esAo 0SSASL3AS
struggle.
At Castle Eden, England, last mon tn, $40
miners we're fined S1.25 each for absenting
themselves from the mines without giving
notice. They left to attend the funeral OF q
workman who died from injuries received
the previous day.
% THE newly elected officers Of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers are: Assist
ant Grand Chief Engineer, A D. Youngson,
Meadville, Penn, (re-elected); First Grand
Engineer, T. s. Ingraham Second Grand
Engineer, G. a., salmons. Grand Chief
Arthur holds over.
THE average number of working days in
various countries, according to the London
Engineer, Is as follows In Russia, 267 In
ENGLAND, 27s In Spain, 290 In Austria, 295
in italy. 29S; in Bavaria and Belgium, 500
in Saxony and France, 302; In Denmark,
NORWAY and Switzerland, S03; In Prussia,
S05; in Holland and North America, S0S and
In Hungary, 312.
THE London Times says that Lord Rose
berry offered to John Burns. NJ. P, the labor
re- leader. a position in the Government when
Mr.. Gladstone resigned and again when Mr..
,Mundella resigned. Mr.. Burns declined on
both occasions, giving as his reason that he
was best able to serve the interests Of work.
ingmen on the outside.
SIX THOUSAND 'quarrymen are employed In
the marble quarries at Carrara, IN Italy
There are more than 400 Of these quarries
which are situated In the sides Of the noun
tains, above and back Of the town: Dyna
mite is used In operating the qu6rries, from
which l60, 900 tons Of marble are exported
annually, much Of which comes to America.
= A CONVENTION Of central organizations Of
railroad employees OF the United States was
held recently in the Lenox Lyceum, New
York City. It lasted three days. Five hun
dred delegates and the chiefs OF the follow.
ing orders attended: Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, P. NJ. Arthur, Chief
brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen, F. P
. Sargent, Chief; Brotherhood OF Trainmen
s. E, wilkinson, Chief; Order OF Railroad
Conductors, E. E. Clark, Chief: Order o
Railroad Telegrsphers, E. 6. Ramsey, Chief
switchmens Mutual Aid Society, John 3
Wilson, Chief.