The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-03
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.
LATEST NEWS or UORKfNGMEN
AND THEIR VICES.
Paragraphs OF Interest Gathered from the
Busy World-About Labor
Organizations.
OMAN bakers organlzed.

omaha bakers organized.
Dcs Moines miners lost a strike.
Cincinnati clothing cutters struck
Musicians have unions m nIncty-s!x
Citcs.
Brooklyn shoemakors won a strike.
ONO unions demand free scnoOl books
otat or no Iare u a Chicago ordinance.
ttah IS 10 have "A STATE Labor Board.
May-Day preparations are progressing.
cleveland sd4csWOlncn are organizing.
W aeehng tn-wOrkcrs won au advance.
Chattanooga carmen VIII get together.
Kansas Guy has lo.Cy0 union men.
Omaha may have daily labor paper.
tan Legislature adopted the antitrust
bill.
san Francisco unions viii enter politics.
san Francisco has 1900 union carpen-
tefs.
Iron Mountain tNiich) clerks organized.
Chicago German printers have LETT /.
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Duluth stcnographcrs now have un-
ion.
Davenport Qa) printers demand an in
Nebraska unions will hold a state con-
Ncnton.
Savannah Is TO have cooperative gro
Gerry.
Cleveland rod mill hands have adopted
eight hours.
International BricKaycrs' Union IS
worth $1.S.ln.
The Initiation fee Of a New York tailors'
union h. 50. .,,. q
fund nSiG OF <-. 5000 ooN''s tai" o. ''s
United States ana Canada contain 70
900 union glasswOrkers
Baltimore clothing cutters ana Ulin-
mers struck for SO a day.
New Minneapolis unions include cooks,
carpenter. aud stonc-masons.
Helena (M0nt.l. unions insist upon nome
Industry ON public works.
san Francisco unions protest against
the importation OF Pukcrtons.
Omaha unions may nominate candi-
dates for county and city offices.
san Francisco carpenters may increase
the mutation fee TO $40 ON May Isl.
Toledo and Detroit street railway work
,fs' unions have ladies' auNliiarles.
Detroit cigar factories threaten 10 en-.
ploy girls II u reduction De not accepted
Ninneanoiis iournovmen have asked
boss BARRIERS to boycott sensational news
papers ,
- TN noon on Washington nirthdaS
Nllnn@aplis Trades Council demands that
the stoncwork on the reservoirs be cut
Tcn-bour system IS general in New Ha-
ven factories an nine hours ~ the RUE
in many places. ,.,.os
met nj tho municipal Council chamber TO
& sin has passed the South Carolina
LEGISLATURE limiting the number OF NUTS
a train hand shall work 10 ~. ... ~
Cleveland iron mOuldeIs may ltdND w
Central Labor Union. They claim Is. OF
J.. moulders took places o. sulhlhb CT"
Gan Francisco convention Of unions
have declared for the prohibition or ie-
'laie labor I'm occupations detrimental 10
health or morality.
souri, are adopting resolutions pleGglns
their members not 10 vote for any mem
her Of the Legislature who VIII not agree
20 vote 10 abolish convict labor
Union painters In Missouri are com
PEELED 10 work but eight hours day. Tor
which they receive 30 cents per hour,
while the non-union. unOrganized paint
ers IN Kansas are working Tor anything
from ~ 20 % cents an hour with no limit
a. TO the length Of the day.
The Western Labor Council S. an or
ganizaton of an the trades i'm Washing
ton. Idaho. and Montana. Each State
ana Territory has its own central body
central body which meets IN Butte.
Mont. every wear. This body passes
upon the qualifications Of every candidate
for congressional honors. and the can
didatcs selected are voted for 20 man
by every voter IN the entire amaigama-
ton.
Humanity has not a moment to lose
Too much nakedness. too many houses
Of shame. too many convict prisons. 100
many tOilers. too many defalcations.
too many crimes. too much darkness
such society requires prompt succOr Let
us seek ont the best. Go an YOU i'm this
search Where are the promised landsf
civilization must march forward Vic
tor Hugo.
=. G.. Moriartv president Of the Buf-
falo l.aborers' Union. is ondeavOring to
establish I'm Buffalo Labor Exchange
rms INonange IS national institution.
Each branch has "a central store, with
manager and any member VINO
has produced anything OF value can
take r. 10 this store ana receive for IT
labor checks based upon the amount of
labor required 10 produce the article
These checks are good for any article That
any other member has deposited i'm the
store. Money is entirely ignored
Tn France pawnbrOSing Is now mu-
nicipai monopoly. In most instances IL
j. created by the local authority and regu-
lated 10y Che State Private pawnbroking
no longer legally exists. though there
are many "Marchands de Reconnafs-
sances.' who purchase pawn tickets and
resell them 10 the original holders with
pront or ] franc month for every 10
francs in advance. The French "MOnts
dc-Piete' are, as "A rule self-suppOrting
The pront made on the large transact ions
paying the loss incurred on the smaller
Interest 40 the rate OF 3 per cent is
charged ON the sum lent and % ner cent
for expenses I'm connection with The man
agement Insurance. etc. A further tax
or 7 per cent rs also levied on inc fun
value of an pledges. thus making the
total per cent. Pledges which have NOT
been renewed or redeemed within the
course of year are liable TO Doe sold AT
public auction I'm the thirteenth month.
In 1909. 100000 articles were pawnod.
200 30 redeemed 500 600 renewed. and
900 O0o sold. The surplus (S1Oopn. was
handed over 90 the hospitals of Paris