The herald., 1897-09-24

There are in the United States 1t is stated
200 600 machinists, 10000 tool makers, 25. 900
boiler makers, 10000 pattern makers, $780,
900 carpenters and joiners, 200 600 masons
and bricklayers, $4,000 contractors and
builders, $4,000 plumbers gas and steam
filters. 10000 stationary engineers and fire.
men, 100000 locomotive engineers and
firemen, $4,000 electric railway and, light
employees, $4,000 cabinet makers, carvers
and wood workers, 5000 civil, mechanical,
electrical and mining engineers.
All these are liable to accidents resulting
in disabling injuries or death from the
nature of their occupations. If business
and professional men, who are so much
less exposed to accident find so great a
need for accident insurance, what can be
said of men who are not only more exposed,
but have even greater need of indemnity
in case of disabling injury. and whose
families have no one else to look to for
aid or protection II worse befall
The Philadelphia Ledger says: "The
bogie of Japanese cheap labor. about which
so much was heard during the debate in
congress on the Dingley tariff bill, prom
ses to rapidly become, if 1t has not already
become, as illusory as any other phantom.
In this connection it Is interesting to note
that Japan is importing cheap laborers
from Corea to work in her coal mines
Five years ago the wages Of carpenters
were SO cents day. Now they advertise
that their wages have risen to so cents
day-say Is. 4d. (40 cents in United States
currency. The cost of living has nearly
doubled in five years and the cost OF labor
has risen in proportion. Rice in 1890 was
$3.50 koku; today 1t is $3.50 to $40, about
s4.9O In United States money"
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What Is Notice of Official Liability
One buying note signed with the name
of corporation, as by its president. foi-
lowed with the name Of an Individual, with
the words, Secretary and treasurer, IS
put on notice that such words were not
intended merely as description, but that
the signature was intended to be offi-
cial.-(Cap. Sav. Bank, etc., VS.. Forsyth
(Sup. Ct Minn.) 60 Northwestern Rep 1861
Interpretations
The Pinkham- -McNevitt company incor-
porated today with a capital stock OF $l0O, =
600. divided into 1000 shares of 500 each,
fully subscribed. The directors named
are: e. F. Pinkham, F. b. Mckevltt, va
caville; T. Morehouse. Los Angeles; j. b.
Heartwell, East Riverside, G. b. Key, Full
lerton. The corporation Is formed TO 90
a. general brokerage and commission busi-
tables, nuts, packing material, etc.
The Little Butte Extension Mining COM
pany incorporated today with capital
stock Of 81, 100000. divided into II, ,0O0, wv
shares the sum of $500 900 being subscribed.
The directors named are: E. Lee Allen,
Los Angeles S. M. Hay. DR.. J. w. Oak
ley, Toronto, Canada; w. j. Clark, II. G.
Oakley I. C. Wood and William Friend, all
/ of Ontario, San Bernardino county.
The Me Wah association incorporated
yesterday without capital stock. The di-
rectors are: Quon Kai Quon Toy, Leu
Wing, Wong Tong and Chung Kee, all of
Los Angeles. The purposes OF the associa-
tion are to encourage and cultivate social,
friendly and benevolent relations among
the members.
The Niles Pease Furniture company in
corporatedl today with capital stock Of
$125, 900, divided into 1850 shares, the amount
of $75,000 having been fully subscribed. The
directors named are: Niles Pease, Sher-
man Pease, Jewell Pease, Herbert Pease
and Grace G. Pease.