The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-14
Labor Notes.

The metal polishers' strike at Kenosha,
Wis, in the Sieg Bicycle Co, has proven
successful.
On January Is the New York c. /. U.
and the Central Labor Federation, a
socialist body, will amalgamate.
a great paving brick trust is being
organized and prices will be advanced.
Most of the big concerns are in it.
A $2O,0O0,00O combine has gobbled up
all the electric and gas lighting plants
of Pittsburg, Allegheny and Philadelphia
and holds an absolute monopoly.
A permanent committee has been
formed in France to harmonic and
unite all the socialist parties. The old
politicians are nervous about it.
1t is reported from New York that the
personal capital of John ID. Rockefeller
now amounts to one-third of billion
dollars, which is sum greater than ever
possessed by any individual in the world.
: 1t is estimated that, at the present rate
of increase Rockefeller will be billion
aire in about ten years if he lives.
.million-dolar syndicate will soon
place horseless trucks and drays upon
the streets of New York. 1t is claimed
that the horseless vehicle can haul eight
tons whereas only six tons can be hauled
by three-horse, wagon. The plan is to
buy up the business of the hauling com
panies or if they won't sell fight for the
control of the business.
Attorney General Monnetts attack on
the Standard Oil trust in Ohio will cut
little figure even if he should win, as the
octopus has a capitalization of $l0,000,0O0
in New Jersey, and under numerous de-
csions of the courts the Standards pro-
duets cannot be interfered with in COM
mercial transactions between the states.
Thus the Ohio mountain in laboring and
at best will bring forth mouse, while
the cry, don't drive capital from the
state!" is ascending to the heavens.
Now it turns out that the eight" be-
tween the Sugar trust and the two OF
three independent refners was a sham
battle, and had no other effect than to
brighten little stockholders out of about
a $l2,0O0,000 in securities, which were
y grabbed by the big fellows on the inside
- who are now making an advancing cam
paign with total profit of $22,000,00C
n in sight The result will be consolida
ton in a short time and the little stock
holders who have been thrown overheard
can gnash their teeth in rage.
In the first three weeks OF December
Il four trusts with an aggregate capital o
;. $3.50, 100000 were incorporated under The
laws of New Jersey. The total amount
e of capital trustifed under the laws o
j that state during the year, and up t.
December 81. was 1888, 100000 and thu
total interpretations now foot up thu
immense aggregate of $l,ll5,95O,O0O il
q the state of New Jersey. How small
q capitalists expect to compete with sucl
II enormous millions of socialized capita
S confronting them is one of the strang
). manifestations Of an age in which gree
or want drives men mad.
: Recent reports from New York cit,
disclose details of the formation of
d monster combination, the purpose q
- which is the control of all the electri
lighting, heating and power plants nov
in the hands of private companie
throughout the United States. The ga
in companies are dlSO III Tie Ufitls tllO NOh
It troll by the new syndicate of all tn
IT lighting interests east of the Mississippi
is already practically assured. Concern
in New York. Philadelphia, Pittsburl
to Baltimore, st. Louis and other cities ar
i in the deal. which is being engineere
70 by Rockefeller, Whitney and the Star
ee dard Oil crowd. Capitalistic combins
. nd Of nj
pace, and in such mammoth proportion
re that the puny efforts of the anti-socialis
~ and old style unionists to withstand til
encroachments of plutocracy with the oil
methods are highly ludicrous. And jus
Of how the middle class will prevent bein
Ii strangled is not very plain.
The girls employed by the Higgr
IN Carpet Co., of New York, struck again'
Mt reduction of % per cent in wages. II
first OF the year the company will put
new machinery which will displace on
=, half the weavors and finishers. and eaC
a employe will be required to run tw
,S looms instead OF one. So that whcl
court iniunctions and police and militi
. are not pressed into service, new labo
-. saving machinery and the unemploye
" army are the factors that are used
crush the struggling workers. 1t is
-, serious condition, ladies and gentleme
n, and what are you going to do about it
At the Federation convention in Kans;
City representatives of the big Ligge
at & Myers tobacco concern, OF st. Loui
worked hard to secure a special endors
nnenf for their nrndncts declaring vii