Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15
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THE WORLD OF LABOR.
Omaha BARRIERS are licensed.
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A war on milk trusts has broken out
in New Haven.
A cotton seed delinting plant is New
Orleans latest industry.
Columbia University is about to add
a labor library to that institution.
Since the beginning of the year New
York embalmers must be licensed.
Western paper mills are not included
in the recently organized paper trust.
All passengers must now be seated
in the trains of the New Haven Rail
road.
The striking workmen of the Angus
ia, Ga, cotton mills are threatened with
eviction
Over 100000 tons of coal are con-
sumed in one year by Kansas railway
locomotives.
Cleveland coremakers are on strike
because of a reduction of the wage
scale from $3.50 to 81 per day.
The Brotherhood of Labor is the
name of a new organization reported to
be fiourishing in New Zealand.
Morton A. Aldrich, Phi. D., of Har-
ward, has written brochure history of
the American Federation of Labor.
Eight union men we're elected to
office in Covington, KY, two justices,
four cOuncilmen and two school com
missioners.
A milk trust, known as the American
Milk Company, has been organized in
GAINESVILLE, O., to control the price and
market of the fluid.
Albany's Single Tax Club will form
branches in each ward of the city.
They propose nominating a full munich
pal ticket next fall.
Farmers of Minneapolis have organ
lied under the name of the Grain Grow
ers' COOPERATIVE Association to secure
better returns for their wheat.
Milwaukee tanners are founding a
new town between Racine and the
Cream City One of the biggest glue
factories in the country is almost COM
pleted there. 8
Claims for $25,OOO,OOO are soon to
be made by the Narragansett Indians
against Rhode Island for lands and
rights taken by the State during the
past 200 years.
Grand Master Frank P. Sargent, of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, favors admitting cOlOred engin
GERS and tiremen into the branches be-
low the Mason and Dixon line.
Tennessee labor organizations are
making war against the American Book
Company, which controls the sale of
school books in that State. They want
the State to print its own school books.
The whole number of cotton mills
in the Southern States at present, 425,
shows an increase of % mills during
the past year; and the total takings of
these mills, 1915 bales, shows an
increase of 80 per cent. over the pre-
ceding year.
Labor in India is not we'll paid. An
American labOrer could employ little
help himself at midas cchedule of $3.50
a month for cotton mill labor and So 90
a month for servants. Masons, carpen-
tiers and blacksmiths earn $3.50 a
month.
The Indiana Gamers" have been in
session, and in their reports they use
very large figures. The pack in 1898
amounted to 951, 900 cases of tomatoes,
100000 cases of peas, and 100000 cases
OF corn. The factories represented in
the association employ over 5000 peo-
pie in addition TO the number OF per-
sons who raise products for the factor
les.
Henry Siegel gave a check for $26,-
=
the life insurance policies the firm of
Slegel, Cooper q Co., of New York and
Chicago, gave their employees as a New
Years gift. When Mr.. Siegel was ask
ed who had led him to adopt such a
course with his employees he said that
the business had prOspered exceedingly.
He was convinced that an employer
owes to his people something Profit
sharing had been tried in many cases,
and he was not satisfied that it was the
ideal method OF strengthening the rela-
lions between employee and capital. Il
believe this is the best method" he
said. The pension goes to all employees
who serve the firm faithfully for ten
years. He has set aside an endowment
fund of 100000 for that purpose.
The first shipment of 900 bales of
the new Lowry cotton (round style
bale) was shipped from Charleston, S.
c., to Genoa. The round bales were
found to be very easily managed by the
lOngShOremen, and, while the packages
are very heavy for their size, the men
handled them with great expedition
and very satisfactory. Besides saving
in freight room the advocates and pro
motors of this style of cotton packing
claim that there will be an immense
saving in waste, stealage and tare. The
bales being packed to a density of for
ty-seven pounds to the cubic foot,
which is nearly twice that of COMPRESS
ed cotton, will not become damaged
nearly so quickly by fire, water or dirt.
and as hooks are prohibited in handl-
ing, it is claimed that there will be al
most no waste from stains or trash.
Mayor John c. Chase, of Haverhill.
Mass, who was elected on a socialistic
platform, in his inaugural address. re
commended: First, the passage of
an order establishing the minimum
wages for street employees at 81 for eight
hours work
Second. Union wages and condi-
tions to prevail in all brick and stone
masons' work performed under the di-
rectiOn of the street department.
Third. All city printing to bear
the union label "
The mayor then took up the subject
of the unemployed. which he said had
developed from the displacement of la
Dor by machinery and the cOncentra-
ton of capital and a question which. he
said, no municipality could solve. as it
had become a national and interna-
tiOnal one. He faYOrs citizens alone
being given employment by he city.
Another attempt is to be made to
form servant girls unions in this coun-
try on a plan similar to that in vogue
in Norway and Denmark Two ryir1