The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-25
perfect organization will be held next
Wednesday night at Assembly hall.
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.

of 100000 tons, and $1,000 horse power, are
in various stages of construction at the
ship yards around the great lakes, cost
ing about $40, 900, 600 This by far is the
best showing ever made in the ship
building industry.
Commissioner of immigration Powderly
is being appealed to by workingnen' S
organizations to head off the effect of a
few of the steamship companies which
have placarded Southern Europe with ad-
Vertisements for laborerS to perform the
public work. amounting to about $35, Co.,
600, which New York city Will soon be-
gin.
Big iron mills at Findlay and GAINESVILLE,
O., which have been idle for years, have
been put in condition and will soon be
giving employment to many thousands
of workers.
Secretary Morrison, of the American
Federation of Labor, reports continued
activity in issuing of charters since the
beginning of the year, fifty-six charters
having been sent out up to jan 81, the
largest number thus far for one month
in the federation's history.
American Flint Glass Workers assem-
bly,, No. 300, of the Anderson Qnd) glass
field, is taking vote looking to the eS-
tablishment of three flask manufactures,
one to be located at some point in New
Jersey, one In Pennsylvania, and one in
Indiana, which will compete with. the
product of non-union flask factories.
Should the proposition carry, it is ex-
pected that the factories will be running
S50O,O06, wv -
Todays meeting of the Chicago Fedora
tion of Labor is expected to be one of
unusual interest, as the delegates from
Typographical Union No. 16 are to pre-
sent protest from that organization
which contemplates rehabilitation of
the federation's representation.
John Sherman PETERS suicide at Kan
sas City caused a feeling of sorrow
among his printer associates in Chicago,
where young PETER was formerly em-
ployed. Mr.. PETER was a delegate to the
International Typographical union when
that body met in Chicago the worlds S
fair year.
An enterprising firm of Chicago con-
tractors has captured the construction
work for the Emperor of Japans palace,
to be built of steel.
Power to limit or restrict local strikes
was conferred upon the General Council
of Amalgamated Woodworkers at the
annual meeting. local union, previous
to strike must report the situation in
full to the general council, which will
sanction OF refuse to indorSe the same
as Its judgment warrants. 1t is expected
this method will restrain many disputes
from reaching the strike stage, and by
workers generally it is regarded as judi
ciOus legislation.
Beginning April l, members of type
founders unions throughout the country
WAtl ScCQIC all increase Oh pay, averaging
nearly 70 per cent, as a result of confer
ences with representatives of the Type
founders association. About 200 members
OF the unions working in Chicago will be
benehted by the new scale, which was
largely the result OF work done in the
preliminary stage by members of the Chi
cago branch.
Miners in the coal fields of Iowa have
arranged their scale of wages on prac-
tically the same basis as conceded to the
illinois district-a minimum advance of
cents a ton, with such differentials ap-
piled to veins as the thickness requires.
This arrangeS the states of Ohio, Indiana,
illinois and Iowa on the same basis and
| fixes matters for the year at least
The Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers will begin it's annual
convention in Indianapolis May 15 When
the members assemble the craft will be
IN receipt of the highest rate of wages, il
years, with business outlook bright. All
resolutions had to be sent In to the com
mittee on laws by March 10.
representatives of the Iron Molders'
I,Iit6 uIt1n .,s are about to arrange new scale
with the great stove firms of the country,
located at Chicago Milwaukee, Detroit
ana quincy. In addition to the new scale
wnlch IS reported as a per cent raise,
oOtn SIDES want relief from competition
with prlson-made stoves and hollow-ware
cast IN prisons, and will endeavor to work
together to restrict the same.
The National Brotherhood of Operative
| tiVes of the United States Potters' asso-
citation for a readjustment of their wage
schedule, and are in daily expectation OF
RECEIVING an encouraging response. About
| I2,VOO potters are embraced in the brother
| hood.
Labor. unions all over the country are
respondlng g to appeals for financial as
sistance made by the striking union
printers of Pittsburg, Pa.
The Chicago Building Trades council
mas sent out appeals for financial as.
slStahce to all unions in the country
animated with central labor bodies
Members of the Chicago Cigarmakers
unions combat the statement by a Chica.
| 20 manufactures that his firm leaves
Cmcago and goes to New York because
! OF its inability to obtain a high grade n,
skilled Workmen here. The union work
| men assert there is as good a class az
WorKmen in Chicago as anywhere in tht
World, and they point to the fact thai
Chlcagos trade in fine goods is large ani
constantly increasing as satisfactorv avi
dence that this is true. e'h
Labor unions in many of the largo,
cItieS OF the country have decided to cor,
trlpute to a point fund to defrav fhe ex
Pense OF sending a delegate to the Pari.
exposition: The delegate obligates hin
sell to either publish or read q series a.
papers, giving his experience his view,
OF tne snow and his opinion of the valII.
10 organized labor Of great expositlons.