The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-12-20
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.
Items d Interest to Mechanics, Miners
and Laborers.
BUILDING TRADES.

and Laborers.
BUILDING TRADES.
As th, building season draws 10 a close re-
ports ofthe years business are being received
from nj parts OF the country, all Of which
show a state Of affairs really more satisfactory
and encouraging than had been anticipated.
The Est seems 20 have been the least affected
by the depression in the building industry.
The velume OF business done In the large
cities OF the New England aud Seaboard
States is shown to be larger than the average.
This section had the good fortune to escape
ttrikes and other labor difficulties and
differences OF any consequence IN the build
Ing trfdes, and the representative workmen
are ina reasonably satisfactory condition Of
prosperity. Turning westward the reports
are les favorable.
Thearea ofthe greatest depression is shown
10 be west OF the Mississippi river, and parti-
culiahy along the Pacific coast, where. in
some places. the business has been complete
ly denoralized. In few OF the Western
cities. where the trade Unions are very strong
and we'll organized, no changes have been
madein the scale OF wages or hours OF work
but 10 most places wages hours and even
Cnlo,s have suffered very materially. The
prospects for the business Of the coming year
arc now receiving the attention OF the build
ers md contractors as well as the workmen.
and IN this the Eastern cities seem to have
the advantage, indications pointing TO gen
eral revival OF business upon the opening of
the coming season, but throughout the en-
tire country the indications seem TO point TO
a mueh better year generally than last
AMONG rnE MINIS.
The situation among 10000 coal miners a,
DuIiois, Reynoldsvillc and Punxutawncy Pa.
coal Aelds Is one fields IL one Of grave fore
bodhgs. ON November l6 the Berwind
White Coal company. the Bell. Lewis 4 Yates
Coal company. and the Frank Williams Coal
company first issued notice Of n reduction
OF 8 Der cent In wages. Then the Fairmount
and Northwestern Coal companies. near New
Bethlehem. followed with similar reduction
taking effect December /. The men continued
nj work under protest until Dec. /. when a
noti,e signed by the United Mine Workers
was posted at a number Of the tipplcs calling
the men to resist the reduction and 20 demaud
the per cent. on January.
Tue situation now Is felt 90 be one which
may result in u general strike about that
time.
A: the Columbus conference the following
resolution was adopted; THAT the inter
State contract and agreement on mining rates
from June ls, 1894. to May /. 1895. be- and
the same Is hereby abrogatcd so far as IL re-
lates to the Pttsburg district, taking efIec; on
and after Monday. December H."
Tue Ellerslie Coal and Coke Company, Of
winfredc Junction. W. Va. has let the con.
tract for the erection OF block OF 100 coke
ovens at their plant. The concern will also
PIT In tail rope haulage system and will in.
iroduce mining machinery.
Al the meeting OF the Ohio Valley Trade
and Labor assembly In Wheeling on Sunday
u resolution was passed TO correspond with
Gov. McCorkle concerning the alleged neg.
lect OF duty OF Mine Inspector Horr, that is
held TO be partly responsible for the
fatal explosion in the Blanche mine at Col.
liers.
With the exception OF one or two every Goa
mine in the Birmingham. (Ala) district is
working TO it, fullest capacity. and good
outputs are being secured. At Patton. where
are worked more mining machines than IN
any other mine in the state, the work has not
been very brisk but at all the other places II
Is ! the pink OF condition, and but for the
10 prices paid for the mining, there Is no
&C plant TO be heard from the miners.