The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-07
THE LABOR WORLD.

THE average age OF iron puidlers is thirty
.wo.
THE hat making industry is in languish-
ing condition.
The railroads OF the United States give
employment TO sos, 900 men.
The Boston hat manufacturers decided to
reduce wages twenty per cent.
RESUMPTION otoperations at the Johnstown
Penn. iron and steel works will give em-
?loyment TO 5000 men.
Rev. HERBERr N. CAssoS, OF Lynn. Mass.
ans founded what he calls a Labor Church"
20 advocate the abolition OF the WACO sys-
iem.
LABOR organizations attach great impor-
lance TO the victory won by the American
Railroad Union over the Great Northern
Railroad Company.
IT Is snid that there ara moro musical
lnions in the American Federation OF Labor
han Under the jurisdiction OF tho National
League OF Musicians.
ABoUT 100 Philadelphia boss bakers have
agreed not TO patronize any -four merchants
iealing with the large bread factories OF that
,ity, where bread is made at cut rates.
EIdHTy-SISE trades unions o. 81. Louis re-
luest the American Federation OF Labor ana
me knights o: Labor to bury the hatchst
aud join hands in the political and economic
struggle
AT Castle + len. ENGLAND. last mon tn, 500
miners were fined Sl.25 each for aosentin !.
themselves from the mines without giving
notice. They left 10 attend the funeral OF a
workman who died from injuries received
the previous day.
The newly elected officers OF ths Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers are Assist
ant Grand Chief Engineer, A. ID. Youngson,
I.rti "a
Engineer, 4. S. Ingraham Second Grand
Engineer, q. II. 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 /; 10
England, 21S In Spain. 800 in Austria, 295 .
In Italy. 29S in Bavaria and Belgium. 800
In Saxony and France, 302 In Denmark,
Norway and Switzerland, 303; In Prussia
S)5 in Holland ana North America, 30s ana
IN Hungary. 3l2.
The London Times says that Lord Rose
berry offered 10 John Burns. NJ. p. the labor
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 tu serve the interests OF work.
ingmen on the outside.
SIX THOUSAND quarrymen are employed IN
the marble quarries NJ 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 quarries, 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. 1t 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, +. p.
Sargent. Chief Brotherhood OF Trainmen,
:. f. Wilkinson, Chief Order OF Railroad
Conductors, L. L. Clark, Chief Order OF
Railroad Telegraphers, f. q. Ramsey. Chief
switchmen's Mutual Aid Society, John r.
Wilson. CHIEF.