Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-02
Text Of New Bill to be Presented to
Next General Assembly.
PRESIDENT E. B. SABINE In THE CITY
Trouble Between uIine Operators and
Teamsters Not seitied-Tcamsters
TO Meet This Evening-Extract
From o'Blenness' Report.
1.-THE matter published in this col
umn is prepared by the officers of the
Federation of Labor.]

IN.
The next general assembly of the
state of Iowa will have before it bill
entitled an act to create state soci-
ETY. OF labor and industry, with power
TO elect secretary who shall succeed
to the powers and duties of the COM
missioner of labor statistics and be eX-
officio state factory inspector, and an
assistant secretary who shall be assis-
tant commissioner of labor statistics
and to collect, report and disseminate
statistics of labor and industry, and re-
pealing chapter s of title 10, code of
1897.
A record in shipbuilding has been es-
tablished at Devonport. The first-class
battleship Bulwark, one of the new
modified Formidable class, the most
powerful in the British navy, is ready
for launching in seven months after
work was begun on her. In that time
over $500 tons of steel have been built
into the ship. When completed she
will, like her sister ships, displace 49,
900 tons; she is 400 feet between per-
pepdiculars and rs feet beam, and it is
intended that the engines shall steam
nineteen knots an hour.
%R..
j. F. Byrne, general organizer of the
American Fedora ton, in Iowa, was in
Oskaloosa last Friday, at which time
he organized garment makers union
and a bar tenders league. Oskaloosa
is now in line to become one of the
most thoroughly organized cities in the
state. The team drivers will organize
next week, as will also the trades and
labor assembly. 49,
The trouble between the operators of
the Star and Spring Hill mines and the
teamsters and miners is practically un-
changed. The Star mines have not
signed the teamsters' agreement, and
while Mr.. Olson has signed it,; it. said
he is not complying with it,
The Westinghouse Machine company
is not only quadrupling the. size of its
present plant, but is about TO. erect its
own steel mills, to insure prompt
, supply of material. 1t will also have
steel forging plant and a foundry of
its own.
Z. B. Sabine, of New York, president
of the United Garment Workers of
American, is in the city today, in the
interest of his organization. The Unit
ed Garment Workers have, within the
I last five months almost tripled their
numerical strength.
aa~
! A meeting of the South Side local of
the U. M. w. of A. was held at Bal
lard's hall last evening. The north
side local met at labor hall.
Il its q. i5g;
Strike In NIssayor. -
W. r. O'Bleness,s state labor COM
missioner, in his eighth annual report
of the bureau of labor statistics for
Iowa, has the following to say concern
ing organized labor:
There are more and better organiza-
| tons in the state now than ever before.
Better Judgment and care is being adj
ministered in the laws by which they,
are governed. They are more anxious
than ever that all difficulties shall be
settled by any other means than the
strike.
Almost every person belonging to a,
Ilaboring organization regretsvery much
70 resort 10 Inc very last possible means
TO settle grievance or misunderstand-
ing-the strike. In the selection of
committees to handle all grievances
and difficulties more care is taken than
ever before.
I'm three cities of the state steps are
being taken by which the labor or
CARNATIONS hope in the near future to
build and own their hall, equipped
with all modern improvements, includ-
ing gymnasium, baths, library and
reading rooms, and to make the place
one of constant enjoyment and pride
to their membership. This it is be-
lieyed win add very materially to their
enrolment and be a source of instruc-
! tion aud enlightenment to all laboring
people who may care to take advantage
of it."