The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
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changing quarters.
Iii 1888 the tobacco monopoly yielded
France m income of 329,G0o.0G0 francs
Paper was first made about century
after Christ by q Chinaman named Isai-
Lotlu Ih1 Arabs introduced tr into
Europe.
The largest part of the worlds supply
of platinum comes from the Ural Noun
tains perhaps as much rs 90 per cent.
OF the platinum used IN the arts being
found IN the Russian and Siberian mines
or placer deposits of that range
Delegate James Beggs. OF the New
York Musicians. secured q letter of pro-
lest fra.I ire STATE Fss@fat.Cl 20 PTesi-
dent Mckinley and to the SECRETARIES of
War and the Navy against The compe-
tttiun OF Government b.tnsAs with Civilian
musicians.
Columbus, Ga, will be considered the
model union city al the South. Strikes
are almost unknown ard the emptossl
and eruploye work in harmony III
fact, it has been stated that the leading
EMPLOYERS of labor in Columbus are the
strong supporters o. the unions
The Cfgar,naI5erst Union OF Syracuse
had a handsome float IN the Lahor-Day
parade, and would probably have won q
SO prize for artistic decoration. but ie
was discovered that the horses were
shod at a r5.-urt,or ssnop. and the Hoat
was ordered out OF the parade
The Trades and Labor Council OF
Richmond, Va, has passed a resolution
requesting the representatives IN the
State Legislature not To, vote Tor any
man for Judge of the Supreme Sours
who is rot in favor OF the EMPLOYERS
Liability bill and has placed hiknssil
on record as such
In Austria the. use of electrical power
distribution In mills ara factories is
bee0ratng widespread and almost uni
versal in the important textile inc usitry-
Recently d plant has been installed at
Reveredo, in the South Tyrol, III which
80 vaIvet-waaving LOOMS are operated
by pclyphass electric motors from . CEN
trail power station
Ihe r5lal number OF organized work
ers in the United States on May LIST
last was estimated by the United states
Department of Labor to be 1,S0S,3OO
persons on May 1st the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor had an enrolled menu
bership of 1,0Gi.e0O. and the railway
brotherhoods 1i9,t0G. In the building
trades :;3u.OCu men are organized on in
dependent lines.
Conflicting reports reach US concern
ing the success of the new underground
electric road in London. The most sat-
isfactory part OF the whole business Is
that the road is to large extent an
American Innovation. Its twenty-eight
torpedo-Shaped engines were pulit mere
at d cost OF S1i599 each. Our elevated
railroad choppers for tickets have been
introduced. and, after the style OF ATneri-
ca, the guards are required To- call OUT
next station. AS in the United states,
there is no distinction of passengers.
first, second and t1irSI-c!ass carriages
having been abolished This enables
the company to charge one fare for all
distances, the amount being only cents.
The French nation has a Trades 1ouH-
Gil which deals with labor aftairs. fiere-
tofore the Co members were appoEateo
by the Government, but liiiler;and, tne
Socialist Minister, has secured an order
making 81. seats elective. all 70 De iiis1
by trade unions. B1liidinS traces ms
CHI mics and ,aSorers and thetr employers
in Lyons also have III force IL piat VI
arbitration that prevents many strikes
Both contractors and workmen are OF
sanized into societies called "syHdicates
Th. EMPLOYERS syndicate comprises 60
members This syndicate was organ
;zed IN, 1se2. ard since that date only 23
str.kes have occurred in the building
trades. No outside parties. NOT even
,na 4se,ve--r.rss ~ f;esB-d =. Arbitration. are
permitted to interfere in the adjustment
of labor troubles They are always
settled, with only little friction and ex-
pense by committees of strikers and
contra ctors themselves.
The syndicate is supported by monthly
dues ard fees imposed for hearing dis
putes between building contractors aid
men, or companies for whom they are
doing work. or between contractors and
material nfsn II h3s Il reserve FUND
from which prizes are given yearly to
students in architecture and other pur-
suits pertaining to building