St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.
Items of Interest Clipped From
Leading Trade Journals.

cent.
Minnesota abolished prison contract
labor.
Carpenter issued six new charters
last month.
a labor exchange will be started at
Saginaw, Mich.
Machinists have an organization
boom in the South. M
Cincinnati horseshoers won in their
fight for nine hours.
Boilermakers won strikes at Port
land, Me-, and near ST. Paul, MINI.
In Chicago they talk of forming an
international building trades council.
State of New York runs a hotel at
Fire Island. What d.sgraceful social
ism.
A scab cigar dealer was fined heavily
at Hartford, Conn.,, for using bogus
label
The Washington legislature has
passed a bin Compelling Single mill
owners to put safety guards on, knot
saws.
Over 1900 workers were on strike in
England last month. Official figures
Another cooperative home for work
ing girls has been started at Chicago.
Half Of the woodwoTkers on the Pa
cific coast are reported out of employ
ment-
Colorado legislature enacted an
eight-hour law for all state and munic-
lpai employees.
The machine woodworkers have been
Issuing an average of four charters a
month this year.
Typesetting machines have invaded
Switzerland. Big fight on at Berne be-
tween printers and bosses.
Farmers at Higbee. Randolph coun-
~, are going. TO combine their holdings
and work comparatively.
Grand Master Wilson, of the indie
7 7. ha hol
Gals OF the K. of L. 70 a joint debate.
p Mayor OF Spring Valley, Ill, au-
thenucated the report that miners of
that place have volunteered to go into
slavery.
Moulders will move for eight hours.
S. H. Connings, ST. Joseph, Mo-, con-
templates starting cooperative col
ony.
Goxey's going to deliver speeches in
month.
Elevated raiIroaders in Eastern cities
are joining the Brotherhood of Train
men.
Boston c. L. Z. is making wry faces
at the mayor Of that culchawed town.
Chicago Record finds that two to one
OF its readers favor free silver.
Ex-Pullman strikers continue migrat-
ing toward the Sunny South.
Single takers continue making a great
campaign in little Delaware
Not a union in Seattle Iapsed owing
to the industrial depression.
A regular organization epidemic has
Eastern cities in its grasp.
The leather trusts capital has been
increased to S64, go, 900.
WoodnlakerS report a steady increase
OF unions and members.
A cooperative railway IS to be built
in Antelope valley, Cal.
Illinois Steel company, Joliet. Ill.
resolved TO have no more strikes An
arbitration board composed of stock
holders and workers will settle all
future controversies.
Deputies OF the factory inspecting
department of Pennsylvania have
I Ietad the Sweatshop laws, openly vic
lated IN almost every r. Philadelphia
shop visited in the present inVestiga-
ton.
A new national labor organization
mas been started in Michigan. It. is
intensely secret. and is said to he
growing wonderfully. Nothing more
IS known OF II than that the members
wear badge Of three stars
The suspension of District Assem-
bly, No. 30 by K. of L. officials has
c5eated considerable excitement in
Massachusetts. 1t is claimed that the
assembly, which has $500 members,
VIII seek admission to the a. T. of L..
Miners are growing more restless
each day. There is talk of another ma
uonal suspension. A F. of L. Ex-
ecuuVe council ought to take steps to
support the miners by asking affili-
ated Nationals to vote an assessment
OF two cents a week
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Jolners seem to be in the midst OF
a general revival. Unions are being
strengthened by large accessions IL
all parts of the country, and the eight
hour day is gaining ground at
every weeks report. Trades u1ionists.
OF all classes should encourase and
patronize all union carpenters
It is conceded on all sides that the
Labor Congress of Chicago is the only
bona fide central body of that CITY.
and that if the bricklayers withdraw
from the trades assembly the skates
viii be out in the cold.
The Labor day demonstra ton in In
dianapoliS gives promise of being the
grandeSt in the history of the move
ment- 1t Will be a state affair, and the
trades unions of Indiana will be largely
represented. The first Monday in SEN
TENDER will be a great day for the
Hoosier capital.
Absenteeism is a. detriment to prog
reSS and enlightenment in all manner
OF trades union gatherings. The mem
berS VINO remain away get left on the
developments Of discussion and. in a
great measure, are ignorant of meth
DDS suggested for the veal and wei
rare "A full meeting of trades union
Is always sure to result ia good The
worst of it is the very ones who stay
away are the most laxative and boist-
erous in their objections to any action
taken IN their absence. To be in line is
10 be present and help do that which is
pest Tor the advancement and welfare
of the whole
There is a movement among the rail-
road brotherhoods to federate. Those
said TO be in the deal are the conduc-
tors, hremen, railway trainmen. tele-
graphers and Switchmen.
All the older trades unions wealth
cred the storm of depression manfulIy.
and with comparatively little danger.
and now that the clouds are clearing
away renewed activity is apparent on
every hand The spirit of organiza-
ton exhibits enliyenment at every
point, and all knowing the benefits to
be derived should exert every effort of
encouragement to- the good cause
Many OF the labor and reform agita-a
tors OF New York are favoring the.
Staten Island platform upon which to
unity the reform forces.
Another big colony is in process Of
formation at Philadelphia, Chicago and
other places TO be located on twenty
thousand acres of land in the Valley
river valley, Cherokee county, North
Carolina Over Is, COO acres have al
ready been Seured. The COLONY is t6
be capitalized at $4,000. with shares at
500 each, no less than five or more than.
one hundred shares to each person. II
is proposed to destroy sectarianfsm in
matters of religion, and the business
slogan will be, Manhood before TnoI4-i
ey; cooperation VS.. competition We,
c. Damon is president, and E. P.
Smith secretary. and Headquarters is
Andrews, Cherokee county, North Car
DINA ~
A Boston report says that improved
machinery has displaced IS per cent of
labor in leather and paper indus tries.
Hundreds Of printers are being thrown
out by typesetting machines, and it is
said that by the aid of machinery
male labor is being displaced by fe-
male labor. and woman's labor in turn
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