The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-13
THE WORLD
OF LABOR,


Toledo boasts q railroads. D.
japan has one sugar refinery.
Glass tombstones gain favor.
London has 1900 policemen.
Nine sugar factories In Egypt.
Manila contains one brewery.
Japan has go private railways.
Hons are raised I'm sixteen States.
London is TO have a trolley road.
Venezuela hasn't an electric road.
Italy has eleven electric railways.
Glass church bells are announced.
Bordeaux has ordered electric cabs.
| Tennessee has 1877 varieties Of wood.
United States has $1,000 acres OF hops.
Glasgow Is to have municipal tele-
phone
Peoria. ILL.,, stove firm uses the union
label
In France the pawnshops are run by
the government.
New York striking bill posters are paid
slO0 day by unionists.
London, Can, street car workers de-
mand 16 90 cents per hour.
Wilmington. Del, printers Will ask the
Legislature TO place the union label on
all State printing.
The initiation fee charged By the New
York Employing Marble Manufacturers
Association Is bow.
Plumbers struck at Chicago and Roch-
ester. at the latter place for the dis
charge of q non-union man.
Mayor McKisson. of Cleveland. O.. de-
clares that the street railway companies
can make money by carrying passengers
for cents.
1t Is reported by the New York Gid
ers' Union that all of the union gilders
are busy. and that competent men are
now In demand The union Is In q -four
ishing condition. in spite OF the fact that
the Amaigamated Society OF Painters and
Decorators has made a strong fight to
force the gilders TO join their society.
The memorandum prepared by the En-
gllsh labor department OF the board OF
trade states that employment in Septem-
Der remained generally good. most or
the important industries continuing to be
well employed In the III trade unions
making returns. with an aggregate men,
bership OF t67,O79. 12027 or 26 per cent.
were reported as unemployed at the end
OF September. compared with % per cent
in August and "a per cent in the iiS I'M
ions with a membership OF 462, 2s2 from
which returns were received for Sep
tember 1891
In Bresau. German. dyers get from
s2S5 10 S476 a week. Railroad engineers
earn 1888 70 Nl90 a week: swtchmen.
1857 10 sSoa: conductors, 1881 TO 500,
firemen, $547 10 1851: brakemen. 1857 TO
s5.47. Printing establishments-editor, s9.Oi
10 s22.si; photographers S3.57 TO sli2S re-
porters. 1915 TO sSS3: printers, 1922 TO
$L14; typesetters. A76 to $685.: bookbind-
ers men). s2sl to s5.7i: bookbinders
(girls). s119 to s2.3S; pasteboard makers
(male) 1857 to si2s; pasteboard makers
(femaie), N.l9 to S23S; cutters. s2SS to
s2a
France heads the list in the consumD-
ton OF wheat using 3Oo,O00,0oo bushels
a year, or 467 pounds TO each inhabtant.
Canada comes second, Japan using least
twenty-five pounds per capita a year.
But in the use of meats the difference
between the divers countries is best seen.
The United States stands we'll at the
head of the list, consuming II 900 0l00 600
pounds a year OF this meat 100000. coo
pounds are beef, 1900 100000 pork and
S00. 900, 600 mutton. Great Britain comes
second I'm meat consumption. averaging
yearly 100 pounds 10 each person. Nor
way stands third in per capita consump-
ton.
The appeal taken by the Wilson Car
blde Company against the decision OF
Police Magistrate Hail. of Merriton. Can
ada, restraining the company from oper-
atlng It's works on Sunday, was disposed
Of by Judge Senkler The case arose over
the Merriton Carbide Company operating
a portion of its plant on Sunday, jan
uary 90 last. The president OF the COM
pany. Thomas l.. Wilson. and sixteen of
the employees were summoned. charged
with a violation OF the Lords Day Act
The defense of the company was that the
works were smelling works and that the
operation of the plant was absolutely
necessary. Magistrate Hall decided
against this contention, but inflicted
nominal fine.
The department stores are showing the
merits OF economical management and
giving the people an inkling OF what can
be accomplished by them when they
can reach the STAGE where cooperative
stores will be possible. In the near future
working people will undoubtedly club to-
gether and run their own store or supply
department. The cumbersome and waste
full plan OF a community of. say 1000.
working people having a dozen or more
stores with proprietors and clerks idling
around. waiting for customers most OF
the time. will be superseded by n general
store, in charge OF superintendent paid
a regular salary. with assistance TO suit
the requirements OF the business. II is not
necessary that any profit should be made
out of selling or buying goodsA What is
wanted is a mart for fair exchange
Railroad Telegrapher
The conference between committees OF
the New York Chinese Laundrymen's AS
ISOLATION and the United Laundrymen's
Union to try and put an end TO the cut
throat war that has been raging between
the two organizations. was held last week
In the Joss House AT l6 Moot street. The
conference was presided over by ~ q.
Sheung. the Mayor Of Chinatown. who
was said 10 resemble Richard Croker.
both in build and physique. The members