The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-02-16

IN LARoRls REALM.


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Switzerland now has s2s cooperative
societies.
st. Louis now has Tobacco Work.
ers' Union made up entirely Of colored
men.
There are II mechanics and 101 far
mers in the Lower H use Of the Con-
necticut Legislature.
In Colorado's Legislature there are
IT union men, and the Lieutenant Gov
ernor is trades unionist.
The first eight-hcur day concession
to American trades unions was won by
the freestone cutters in 1867.
Twenty-eight new cotton mills have
been built in Mexico in the past year
and several others are under way.
Dublin, Ireland, printers have made
demand for shorter hours-a reduction
of four hours per week.
Nearly 10000 anthracite coal miners
in Pennsylvania joined the United Mine
Workers Union in November.
Fifty new lodges Ct the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers
have been formed vince April /.
State Labor Commissioner Rixey, of
Missouri, is making war on the unsan-
itary bakeries and sweat shops of St
Louis.
The last election at Rochester, N. Y,
showed a gain of thirty per cent. in
the socialistic labor vote as compared
with former elections.
Philanthropists at Toledo Ohio. will
build home for workingmen, and
have asked for committees representing
various crafts to cooperate.
Railway men at Birmingham, Eng
land, have begun struggle for the
shortening of the present twelve hour
day and seven days q week term Of
service.
Eight months ago there were only
three trades unions in Niagara Falls.
now the town boasts of twenty three
organized bodies.
The Wardner Bull Pen" has been
vacated by the release Of the last of the
imprisoned miners, and the troops have
been withdrawn.
St. Louis street railway companies
have agreed that 100000 in new con-
struction to be erected the coming year
shall be done by union labor exclusive
ly.
1t ia stated that tie Gould Steel Cast
ing Works at Anderson, Ind, will be
removed to Depew, N. z, owing to the
failure of the natural gas supply at
that point.
Retail clerks at Omaha, Neb., are
agitating for o'clock closing and later
for the Saturday half holiday. Sew
eral department stores have already
signed the agreement.
The Brotherhood of Leather Workers
has increased from three local organi-
cations in 1897 to thirty-six branches
to as many cities on November /, 1899,
with a membership of $500.
The shoe manufacturing industry
seems to be moving westward. Kansas
City is to have a factory that will turn
out 1000 pairs per day.
Dayton. O., building mechanics have
perfected the formation of their Build
ing Trades Council. All branches Of
the industry are fully represented.
The professors aud students of po-
litical economy in number of the
leading universities have taken up the
subject of union labels and their in
fuence on wages.
Indianapolis labor people are to have
library, with reading rooms, to cost
not less than $1,000. The money is be-
ing raised by giving Sunday afternoon
concerts by professional talent at pop.
ular prices.
The electrical workers of Great Brit
ain are advertising the good points OF
their unions in the technical trade jour-
mails. The advertisements are well
written, occupy prominent positions
and are changed frequently.
Chicago Typographical Union No. 16
Is considering the purchasing Of land
and opening a farm on which idle
members could be employed. The sue
cess of the New York unions farm was
the inducement to take the step.
The Tin Plate Trust, during it's brief
year of existence, has increased the
price of tin plate from 1928 to $4.25 per
box. an increase Of So per cent. Wages
have increased but Is per cent, hun
dreds of travelling ealesmen have been
thrown out of positions, and in the past
six weeks thousands Of men have been
thrown out of work by the closing OF
mills
President Spalding, Of the bicycle
faf 10 y
dent Mulholland, OF the Bicycle Work.
ers' National Union, that he would
bring about a plan to Cooperate"
with the workers. Then the trust pull
ed 5000 travelling statesmen off the road,
closed down two plants in Toledo, one
in Indianapolis, another in Kenosha,
Wis, and one in Philadelphia, throw
ing several Thousand mechanics out Of
work.
f1er Experience Under Fire.