The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-21
THE WORLD
OF LABOR,

Jaran buys Texas cotton.
Railway printers organized.
Krupp employs 5000 men.
Debs is touring New Jersey.
Albany meat cutters organized.
There are 10000 coal miners.
81. Paul clerical workers organized.
London contains $50 piano factories.
In Turkey policemen get s. a week.
New Zealand has one woman physician.
Cincinnati electrotypers have organ
lied.
New York has a Hebrew chorister
union.
New York photographers use a union
label
Massachusetts, has twentyfour brick
layers unions.
New York paper-box makers earn but
$ a week.
six unions OF machinists were formed
Uncle sam employs 5000 women in
Washington.
All union printers OF Newark, y. J. are
employed.
4 State League Of Single Tax clubs IS
10 be found i'm Michigan.
Chinese are not permitted 10 work in
British Columbian mines.
HOlvOkc business Men = Association de-
mands lower insurance rates.
ChicaCo's 100 900 unionists talk OF erect
ing "a $4,000 labor temple.
Debs' social Democracy has secured $50
000 acres of land in Tennessee.
Frisco printers have sent so 10 the
English engineers who are or strike
Employing roOfers and sheet metal
workers Of New York are organizing
weymouth (Mass) shOenakers claim
that many counterfeit union labels are
used
Brooklyn cigarmakers have asked po-
litcal clubs 20 buy only union-made
cigars
Lansing Olich) printers intend 20 in
augurate the nine-hour day on January
Isl next.
ment makers will join the X. Of L. in NV
York
Belgian printers when rynesetting ma
chimes were introduced fixed five hours as
a days work.
New York cap makers. who formerly
earned from Sl2 To SIS a week. now get
from 81 10 so.
Washington printers win ask Congress
10 restore the scale OF wages that pre-
vailed previous 20 ISL.
Detroit BARRIERS will reorganize. They
want cheap shops oXterminated. shorter
day and no Sunday work
The COachma kcrs Society Of Dublin.
Ireland IS paving i25o per week 10 the
locked-out engineers Of ENGLAND.
New York union OF engineers has do
cided to discipline an members who failed
10 register and vote AT the last election
The National Union Of Tile Layers will
be reOrganiZcd an Nashville on December
18th. There are nine unions I'm the F'ie-
m ton of Labor.
The National brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers held frs seventh annual convon-
tion an Detroit last wook This body has
eighty unions and 10000 members.
Massachusetts, hricNayors and masons
held "a State convention and decided 10
ask tho Legislature 10 pass law making
eight hours "a days work for mombers of
their trade
The Scottish mill factory. and Bleach
field Workers Federal Union has nofi-
toned the Home Secretary and the local
n p's I'm favor of raising rho age or
children 20 fourteen before they be allow
ed TO work
The price for shaving by Tho month
was discussed ar "a meeting Of the Fan
River BARRIERS Union. and the following
cording 10 circumstances: 81. SID 81
and 81
American trade unionists desiring 10 oid
their British brothers I'm battle viii for
ward their contributions 20 the secre-
tarv Of the American branch William n
sage. 137 east Thirteenth street New
York who VIII receipt for and transmit
the same promptly
Union" -four. made ~ Superior. Mimi.
has been placed I'm the Duluth market
I'm order 20 decrease tho sale OF local
ncn-ni0n flour The Duluth firm has re-
taliated by reducing the price Of its pro-
duct Superior -four is made hv members
OF the Federation OF Labor
The October bulletin Of tho M9seachu-
sets Bureau Of Labor Statistics. just
published. gives a leading place 70 thc
question Of wages under contracts for
public work. and the steps which have
been taken i'm England to prevent con-