Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26
WORLD OF LABOR.
Germany has paper floors.
A p,uIa costs S73- in Malta.


A mule costs $73 in Malta.
Armour employs 10000 people.
Girls employed in an indianapolis
chain works struck for s cents an hour.
In the light of increasing corporate
corruption at home and municipal ex-
perience abroad, we declare in favor of
municipal ownership of all public util-
tiles at the earliest practicable mo-
ment. We declare especially in favor
of such ownership of the street railway
business Democratic Municipal Plat
form, Chicago.
Pittsburg manufacturers believe that
it is possible for America to send her
steel goods into Switzerland and under
sell the British, Notwithstanding the
difference in shipping rates. The war
with Spain, they say, has done much to
make this possible. 1t is to bring us
a merchant marine of our own that Will
enable American manufacturers to pen
citrate many fields now closed against
them.
The switch and signal apparatus to
be introduced at the southern terminal
station in Boston for the lines of the
Boston & Albany Old Colony, Provi-
dence & New York and New England
companies will be the largest outfit Of
its kind in this country, if not in the
world. Each one of % tracks will be
directly accessible from any of the
eight mains, and when the yard is in
full operation between 5000 and 5000
train movements a day will be thus
controlled.
Switzerland offers an example in the
way of adjusting railroad fares that is
worthy of attention, says the New York
Post. By a new arrangement, begin
ming June l, tourists or commercial
travellers Cor others) can now secure for
an absurdly small sum what amounts
practically . d free pass over the
Swiss railways and steamboats,. Tick
cts good Is days cost $12 first class,
$40 second, and Sc third, and allow
holders to travel over any or all CT
these routes as often as they please
For so days the tickets cost $40, $14 or
$40 for the different classes; for three
months, S4S, S34 and $24; for six
months, SIG, $54 and S3S; for one year,
S120, $S4 and $50 respectively. Noun
tain railways are, Of course, not in
Guided Two weeks suffice to get a.
glimpse Of the principal parts of Swit1-
erland, and it can now be done for &c.
Every ticket must have the owners
photograph on it.
Typographical Union No. 6, to which
belong all union printers in New York
City, win be so years old next year, and
it has determined to celebrate the gold
en- anniversary in elaborate style. The
celebration will be in the form of an
exposition lasting five weeks, at which
typesetting machines, presses, stereo-
tipping. electrotyping, photo engraving,
manufacturing of printing inks. manu-
featuring of paper and all machinery
used in the production Of printed mat
ter will be exhibited. The profits from
the fair are to be given to the union
hospital fund A committee will wait
on the managing editors Of the daily
newspapers in New York and ask their
cooperation toward arranging to pub
lish a daily morning paper at the expo
sition. The $50 sub-union throughout
the United States will lend hand to
make the celebration a success. The
committee has already arranged to Dor
row the first Franklin press manufac-
tured, now in the Boston Museum.
A syndicate has been formed that
stands ready to invest an aggregate OF
aOout S+o,uVU,VVV VI AHeIlCdh SOlu al
Japan. This money will be used 10
build electric railways. There are two
trolley lines at present in Japan. one
Of which Is in Kioto. which are fiascos.
pure and simple. They are both single
track systems. with sidings at every
corner. and the uptown car must wait
at each corner for the downtown car
to pass. THE supplies and equipments
for the various reads II is proposed 10
build WILL" said DR. Eastiake 'he I'M