The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-30
THE WORLD
OF LABOR

Toledo IS to have a labor temple.
Cleveland shovelers get tl.5O a day.
Bedford Qnd) stonecutters demand 81
a day.
Milwaukee coal beavers will Join the f.
OF l..
Calumet Mich, miners struck for 10
per cent. increase.
Sandusky, o.. coopers struck for an adj
vance of 20 per cent.
The Journeymen Tallors' Union OF
America has a surplus Of Si25Oo.
Racine. Wis. bicycle makers struck
against the employment Of non-union
men.
A United States District Judge at
Frisco decided that sailors wages may
be seized for debt.
No union musician will play at the
Cincinnati Saengerfest. Non-union car
penters erected the building
Gompers has asked President VI Kinley
10 discharge the Chief of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing.
New York drug clerks are not permitted
20 work more than 10 hours day.
Some Of the drug clerks opposed the bill
Mayor Jones. Of Toledo, says common
Iaborers on city work should enjoy the
eight-hour day and no less than $50 a
day.
The Hamilton. Ont. street railway COM
pany has decided 10 follow out the in
tention OF the bylaw and to work the
men no more than 90 hours a week, and
pay them not less than 10 cents an hour
The difference existing between the
retail clerks of Bloomington. H., and a
clothing company OF that city has been
settled by the firm paving into the union
treasury $25 for violating its agreement
with the union.
Eugene V. Debs has secured the APP
pointment OF a committee from the Terre
Haute CITY Council 10 look into the NUM-
cipal ownership OF the city lighting plant
The investigation. It is said. will not
stop with the question OF the municipal
lighting.
Oshkosh, Wis, wood workers demand
a general advance en- wages OF p per
cent: that children under IL years ~ age
be discharged and their places filed with
those who are a years or over; that
wages be paid weekly and that no more
than three days wages be held back on
pay day.
The New York Mason Builders As
ISOLATION has notified the brickayers'
unions that their demand for an increase
in wages OF cents an hour viii be
granted. beginning August I next The
unions are now voting whether % accept
this offer or stick 20 their demand for an
immediate increase.
The Illinois Senate passed the Drew
Labor bill. This bill Is intended 70 prevent
the bringing OF labOrers under arms or
armed guards into this State in case OF
a strike or a lockout. il also prohibits
the moving Of such laborers under arms
from one place 10 another IN the state. IL
was drawn by Representative Drew and
championed by David Ross. Chief Of the
Bureau OF Labor Statistics, and the coal
miners.
The New York Letter Carriers As
ISOLATION has Cancelled its contracts for
it's new uniforms with a certain clothing
house because Il discovered after IL had
signed the same that the firm employed
n0n-union men. The association had also
cancelled ITS contract with certain park
because the proprietor also employs nom
union men.
The Examiners policy Of the acqu-
siti0n Of railroads, telegraphs and other
public utilities by the community IS APP
proved IN theory by many who do not
see how II can be carried out I'm practice.
They are appalled, by such staggering
facts that the capitalization of Ameri-
can railroads is over eleven thousand
million dollars-ten times the entire bond
al debt Of the United States-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
Equality Colony. near Puget Sound,
S,aeit county. Washington. is the first
.f..ff g D. Har HfrHF "a
consolidation. At present there are go
people on the land, am happy and con-
tented and only too glad to be away from
the hard world of competition. If you
Join Equality Colony You can live for 3
a week and have work All the year round,
except when you are rich. and then your
salary OF $3.50 week goes on just the
same AS they are now banded together
they pass under the name Of the Brother
hood of the COOPERATIVE Commonwealth.
TN. organization was begun about two
wears ago. and the first cOlOnists moved
20 the land six months later The nature
Of the order is indicated by its name.
IL proposes 10 begin socialism by col
onizing socialists into one state. Wash
lngton first. and providing for their sup
port by means of practical cooperation,
and as fast as the socialist vote will adj
nit 10 take the rens and drive the gov
eminent wagon along the road 20 the
Cooperative Commonwealth. When this
IS accomplished, II IL ever is, the whole
country win DE covered from end 10 end
with cooperative colonies. I'm its begin
ming ten families were selected by Ma
tionaI Secretary y. W LermOnd Of
Maine. and sent 20 the site near Edison.
Washington. The colony land consists OF
sos acres. owned by the s0chlistic Com
monwealth. although every man, woman