Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-22


Brooklyn. has an agent on the road do
mg very good work for their label.
1T is proposed at some early meeting Of
the Central Labor Union Of FAN River
to ask for the establishment OF textile
school by the State or city.
Since 1SS2. when the United Brother
hood OF Carpenters and Joiners was or
gained. the organization has issued
charters TO 500 local unions.
The United Brewers OF Brooklyn are
against Independent political action while
the Beer Drivers Union. No a, have
declared in favor OF Independent political
action.
Fan River L,oomfxers' Union has rails
"a the initiation fees OF learners from SO
10 SIS. the purpose being TO restrict the
number OF meen who are trying to learn
the business.
signalnen and shutters employed by Q
railroad in Scotland wish shorter hours
and higher wages The wages asked for
are from 25s 10 sos, with rate and quar-
ter for overtime.
The proposition to adopt the percent
age system Of dues by the International
typographical Union. which has been
submitted TO referendum vote, seems TO
nave been showed under.
Last wednesday District Assembly NO.
40. Of New York, held q mass meeting
for the purpose OF agitatus the ques-
ion OF pal ownership Of all rail-
ways. gas works. etc.
Through the fundamentally Of the Ma
tioral Union Of Dock Laborers e13,7
has been recovered for members OF the
Liverpool branches-and sometimes they
had antagonistlc judges TO deal with.
L. Olsen, q suspended member, has
brought suit fop 5000 damages against
the Frisco Sailors Union. he claimed
that the other members OF the crew re-
fused to work with him, and that the
master Of the vessel discharged him on
that account
Toledo Street Railway Union has intro
duced a system of fines Of 50 cents to s.
upon any member who shall purchase
non-union goods when it is possible TO
procure union goods. or get work done by
a non-union concern when he can so TO a
union shop.
The Belfast employers have voluntarily
las a Jubilee" memento) reduced the
weeks work TO 50 hours per week., in
stead OF = hours. Dublin printers are
thinking that they could also do with a
similar working week. and Will shortly
demand this concession.
In the Transvaal Republic in South
Africa, wages Of mechanics and miners
vary from s. 10 81 per day, while bread
IS sold al about cents per pound; milk
"A cents per quart; potatoes. to 10 cents
per pound: bacon 90 cents; beef 16 cents.
Frisco Labor Council adopted a reso-
luton providing that a letter be sent to
the Postmaster General Directing to the
existence Of a non-union band Of letter
carriers who play no rates below the I'M
ION scale. The letter carriers complained
and were told that until they joined the
Musicians Union they would be consider
Musicians Union they would be consider
Ell a nOn-uniOn band.
Street railroads. says Municipal Affairs
ara owned and operated by thirty-three
cities OF England and Scotland. by some
cities in Germany. Switzerland. Holland
an OF he Aussgas.In. 6 B. Sew orleans
Municipal ownership. is therefore. no
new or overradical thing. It is neither
Is IS feasible and practicable. It must be
at least reasonably successful, and It
cannot be attended with any greater po-
h,.cal evils than the no more universal
Municipal ownership of docks. ferries,
bridges, markets and the water supply.
"Theh progress OF cooperation says
Fred Woodrow. Where conditions are
favorable for fits expansion, is among the
cheering signs Of the times il IS not
raradiss-maker. never was ana never
can be. but that it can promote the best
interests Of the people no man can grave
~ doubt This has its historic affidavit
IN the success of the now famous Roch-
dale experiment The grain OF mustard
seed has grown into a tree. Il was but
a combination of few weavers: i. now
has roli-caI OF la societies, shares TO
the value Of SS5,c10.0o0 carries on a bUsi-
ness represented by sales of approximate
" Ste0ooo00 year, with profits made
and divided Of about 100000. ard a
constituency of So0oolO persons directly
or indirectly interested In it's success.
Reports made az the twenty-ninth an
uual congress recently held at Perth.
Scotland. are authority for these enor-
nous figures and for the statement that
the increase IN the extent Of operations is
annually equivalent 10 nearly 10 per cent.
Oregon reports an immense hop crop.
I'm view Of the compromise that has
been arrived al between Dundee. Scot
land. carriers and their employers. is
may be interesting 20 recall tina, the de-
mands originally made by the latter. as
embodied IN a circular issued 10 the mas
teers. were as follows: That all single
lorry horsemeH be paid at a minimum
wage at rs. per week. That those start
iug a. Is a. ~. get OF at 6 p. m. with two
hours for meals. Those getting only one
hours for meals TO get of at p. m. and
az p. M. on saturday. Those starting
90 a. m. with two hours for meals. get
of q, p. m. Those getting one hour for
meals &c, of at 6 p. m and p m. on
Saturdays All work after these hours 10
be- held as overtime and paid az the rate
-Ot -j. per hour or time and half on the
current weekly wages. That double
hors=uen be paid at the minimum rate OF
2-s. Per week with SAM conditions as
above. other chan wages. That all geu-
5raI ab7rers be paid a minimum rate OF
So. per nour and overtime at the rate of
1i-d for al work after the ordinary days
work.
STECBENVILLE INDUSTRIAL
STECBENVILIE O.. August I.-The
employees OF the various industrial estab-
ushmenrs in the county propose turning
on; in the industrial parade on The sec
oud day of the Centennial in novel style.
The sewer pipe workers. OF Toronto, viii