Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

stead of the present policy of working
from twelve to fifteen hours daily. The
wages will be increased accordingly, in
order that THE workmen may receive
enough money to keep their families
from starvation
The Amalgamated Painters of the
Greater New York charged that the law
was being violated as regarded the
painting Of the new City Hall tower,
and proof was furnished where paint
efs were offered by the contractors
$1.75 a day for nine hours, where the
law says So and eight hours shall con-
stitute days pay and labor for trades
on public works. 1t was decided by the
Brooklyn Central Labor Union that, as
SO many of the laws relating to labor
were being violated the Legislative
Committee be empowered to secure the
best legal talent to defend the interests
CT the workmen.
At meeting Of the San Francisco
Labor Council decided step was taken
toward booming the union label and
union workmanship. Five compliment
airy tickets were received from the
Madrid Benevolent Society for a recep-
ton to be given in connection with its
coming bal masque. AS the tickets did
not bear the union label and no union
band has as yet been hired for the oc-
casion the tickets were promptly order
ed returned. A copy of a resolution
which the Building Trades Council is
endeavoring to have passed, making It
an offense to paint or paper walls With
out first thoroughly cleaning them, was
Endorsed by the council.
M. S. Hayes, the corresponding sec
rotary of the Cleveland Central Labor
Union, recentlv declared if the referen-
DUN vote of the members of the union
resulted in the defeat Of the discussion
Of politics in the central body he would
withdraw from active work in labor
matters in that city. Mr.. Hayes reasons
for such a determination were that the
American Federation of Labor had been
postponing the Inauguration of a uni
versal eieht-hour day since 1885, and
he made the assertion that the national
organization had not more than 100000
members. 1t was reported that Typo
grapha No. 6, the glaZiers ard glass
workers and glasswOrkers, drivers and
bottlers and laundry workers had voted
in favor of political discussion in the
Central Labor Union.
STEUBENVILLE INDUSTRIAL.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, october 10
Repairs are in progress at the Toronto
pottery, and new 1~olds are being made
to get the pottery in shape for resump-
ton early in November. IT is expected
that 200 hands will be employed. The
new company is incorporated as The
American China Company, of Toronto,
Ohio, and is capitalized for $4,000. The
c. & P. will run a siding in for the ac-
commodation of the pottery.
f w. Fowler, who is to be the president
and general manager of the pottery, has
acquired an e. liable reputation in pot
terry circles for his successful manage
ment and financiering of such concerns.
Harry Wylie, who is to DE the secretary
and treasurer of the ae5serN, is well up
in his line. Thomas Prl layho is fore.
man, has served very f-icientiy IN that
capacity for years. TIE resumption Of
the whiteware pottery: which has had a
hard row to- hoe for some years, is graft
flying to the Toronto people.
There is a rumor that President Lloyd,
of the Chelsea pottery, at New Cumber-
land, will operate the plant for himself
for time, having 1alled 10 sell or leaSe
The slip house and basement departments
of this pottery are damp and musty, due
to flooding during high water.
The Irondale mill is reported still run
ming, although suffering for lack of
water, the supply of which they obtain
from Yellow creek, which is dry, were it
not for water pumped out of Salineville
coal mines. To catch this men are sent
up the creek each evening to dam the
water and let it out in the morning, and
this is caught for a supply.
Late word from Bergholz is that the
Union Coal and Coke Co., which has been
leasing coal mines and coal land there.
will put in a costly slack washer and
build $50 coke ovens. They will wash 500
tons of slack daily.
The coal diggers at the Steubenville
Coal e Mining Company shaft, VINO had
been working at 81 cents during and be-
fore the strike and who were reduced to
Sc cents on October list or to the Ohio
scale, met Wednesday evening and passed
a resolution to demand 81 cents or go out
on a strike. The miners claim that Sc
cents is not living wages.