Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-13

ragua. It is owned by a French firm,
whose chocolate is known all over the
world Their works at Noisiel tuTH
out about 10000 900 pounds of choco-
late q year, and their employees number
| 1900. The tin foil in which the cakes
of chocolate are wrapped costs alone
| 500, 600 per annum. The possibilities
of cocoa cultivation in Central Ameri-
ca are not yet fully realized outside of
France. When they are, there will be
| a big boom for lands suitable for the
purpose.
! Delegate Kelly, of New York, says
that forty-three of the electrical con-
| tractors have signed the Increased
union scale, but that 500 were still on
strike for 81 day of eight hours. He
| stated that members of former local
No. IL of the Brotherhood were taking
the vacant places of the strikers. No.
| 12's charter was revoked by the In
ternational Brotherhood, but they Sc
| cured recognition from D. A. 253, and
now claim TO be union men. The Gen.
! trail Federated Union voted yesterday
/ to condemn them as "scabs" for taking
the places of No. 3's members at less
than the wages demanded by the
union, and committee was appointed
to present the facts to General Master
Workman Parsons, OF the knights OF
Labor, with the request that the Offend
ing workers be cast out OF the order.
Fort Worth (Tex.) paperhangers
get $3.50 per day.
There are now, in round numbers,
1900 new members of the international
! Seamen's Union on Lake Erie carry
| ing union books and trip cards. One
month ago there was not single one.
The result of the organization Of the
seaman has forced the Vessel Owners
Association to raise wages $40 per
month over last years spring sailing
rates, and $3.50 per month over last
| falls wages. The wages last spring
were $35, and the last two months in
the fall were $3.50. They now pay
$45 for spring sailing, and If the sea-
men fully organize and remain true to
| their organization then they can raise
wages the last three months to $50
per month. 1t les the first time in the
history OF the Lake Carriers Associa-
ton that wages have been raised over
| the fall te.-Federationist.
The railroad organisations have a
large following. There are four indie
pendent national bodies that do not
affiliate with the American Federation
of Labor, while two railway organia-
tions, the Order of Railroad Telegraph
ers and the Order of Railway Track
men, are affiliated with the federation,
and their membership is included In
the report of the federation. Tho fig
ures gwen out for the four iudepen-
dent organizations are as follows:
Brotherhood Locomotive Ensineers. $4,000
Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen.. $4,000
Brotherhood Railway Conductors. 1900
Brotherhood Railway Trainmen..... 25, 900
Iotal III, wv
1t is estimated by national leaders that
If the same rate Of increase goes on from
now to January i, 1901, as prevails at
present, the total number of union men
In the country will reach 100000.
The State of Pennsylvania produces
more coal than any State or country in
the world with the exception Of Great
Britain. The total production Of coal in
the keystone State runs TO nearly 10000
900 net tons in the course Of
year. Ths only other country
or State doing better than this
was Great Britain, which made 24t.
0o0,000 net tons, of which about
60,0 900 were exported. The next country
on the list is Germany, which last year
is credited with a production of 120000,0O0
net tons of bituminous coal France Bel
blum aud Austria follow, none Of which
countries produced over 100000 tons.
There are districts In the bituminous coal
fields of Pennsylvania alone which pro-
duce twice as much coal as tho State Of
Alabama. In fact, the only State in the
Union which produce more than the Sec
ond district of Pennsylvania are those of
Illinois, West Virginia and Ohio. in the
order named. The Pennsylvania railroad
is the largest carrier of coal in the State,
and it's traffic reports for last year show
a total of coal OF all kinds Of about 3000,-
900 tons. The next road Of Importance is
the Reading, which shows a total of all
kinds of about 100000 tons, while the
amount sent out by water down the Ohio
during last year amounted to something
like 10 900, 900 tons.