The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-06-27
LABOR NOTES,

Labor questions In Russia are decided by q
judicial process OF even handed Justice be-
tween employer aud employed. In the case
Of a strike the party who has broken the la
Dor contract is Imprisoned II an employer
finds IL necessary to reduce the rate OF wages
or TO dismiss a large number OF workmen, he
sends private Information beforehand TO the
Governor and factory inspector, who endeay-
or to find employment for the discharged
workmen.
The Warren Foundry and Machine Company
Of Pnillipsburg, n. j.. have notified their GOO
employees that, commencing July /, they will
receive an advance OF ~ per cent. on their
wages The foundry has an abundance OF
orders on hand, with prospects OF u continu.
ance for the ensuing year.
In en- agreement for the arbitration OF
strikes recently adopted In England each
eide is to make deposit OF money, which
shall be forfeited on failureto keep the agree.
ment. The arrangement seems an effective
means af making terms OF arbitration bind
Ing.
The Florence Iron and Steel Company,
recently reorganized at Cleveland. o., have
leased the old Darsell iron works, which
were shut down while being leased by the
Finday Rolling Mill company, and have re-
sumed operations with force OF $50.
For the first time in two years, the White
Sewing Machine company, OF Cleveland, o.,
is operating all the departments OF its factory
on full time-,en hours day. Employment
is now given to 800 men, u large increase
over a lew months ago.
A striking evidence Of returning prosperity
In agriculture Is given IN the statement that
an extraordinary number OF the abandoned
farms IN the state OF Maine have become oc.
cupied this spring by tenants who appear to
be permanent ones.
After an idleness OF several months tho
plant OF tneKcystone Iron company at Read
ing, Pa, has been put in operation, with 1875
men employed. The Ssyiert rolling mills
idle two years have also been started up on
full time.
Employment Is now given TO 1850 persons
by the Pennsylvania Steel Company at its
plant at Steellon. Pa, which Ii within a
hundred OF the largest number ever employ.
ed by this company.
The Norfolk and Western miners strike is
dragging along without much change. The
mrn seem determined TO hold out, and the
operators show little inclination 10 force mat.
ters.
The keystone Iron Works rolling mill In
Reading, Pa, has resumed operations after
an idleness OF three years, In consequence OF
which employment has been given 10 over
$50 hands.
Tue Lockhart Iron and Steel Company has
resumed operations with new men at its Nc
KEGS Rocks plant where a strike was inau-
gurated about six weeks ago.
The Rome Coiton-te Company. at Rome,
Ga, which has been idle for more than two
years. has been put in active operation, CIV
Ing employment TO 200 persons.
The large steel plant OF the Wellman Iron
aud Steel Company, at Thurlow, Pa, after
long season OF idleness, will be put in opera
tion this week.
Every mining district In West Virginia ex-
cept along the Norfolk and Western Railroad
where the strike Is still in progress, reports
business Improving.
More than four thousand men will be af-
fected by the wage restoration OF ten per
cent. TO be made next week by the Pennsyl.
ysnia Steel company.
Wages have gone up ten per cent. in the
chain factory Of james McK,y Il Co., Pitts
burg, Pa, during the past week.
The Otis steel company put its plant at
Cleveland. o.. on double turn last week.
giving employment TO 500 men.
The top mill blast furnace, OF the Wheeling
Steel and Iron Company, Wheeling, w. Va,
has resumed operations after long idleness
The Cherokee Zinc Company, OF Pittsburg.
Kansas. idle for more than two years, has
started Its plant.