Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-04
INDUSTRIAL.

Jan. -Chewir gum manufacturers of U. S.
combine at New York; capital, 5000, 900:
H-John Mitchell elected pres. United
Mine Workers in convention at Pittsburgh.
23-Bridge building companies combine;
capital, $4,000, Coo.
Feb. Leading pottery interests organize;
capital, $40,0O0,0 900.
3-Soap manufacturers combine; capital,
100000.
6-American Car & Foundry combining
big car concerns) incorporated for $780,,
000,000.
Mar. American Steel and Wire Co., at
Joliet, H., raises wages of sc, 900 employees
from to 10 per cent. -. arlous whisky
and dlstllling companies form trust, capt.
tai, Sl2S,G00,000.
16-Wages of 5000 stove molders raised.
30-The Republic Iron & Steel Co. capital,
$5O,O 0OO,. controlling 80 mills west of
pittsburgh, Incorporated.
3l-During month of Mar l34 corporations
organized in New Jersey; aggregate cap
itai stock, 81, Ill, 100000.
Apr. Increase in wages in cotton mills
of New England goes into effect, the resto-
ration benetiting 100000 operatives.
EAndrew Carnegie advanced wages of TO-,
900 employees in Pittsburgh and vicinity 10
per cent.
29-Trouble between union and 'nonunion
miners at Wardner, Idaho, eliminated in
blowing up Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine
and mill, causing loss of $3.50, 900 and one
Pittsburgh, Pa, employing $4,000 men,
raises wages from 6 to l23 per cent.
May 2-IFoCps occupy Nardner, Idaho, and
martial law prevails on account of r!otlng
l0-Rlotous strikers at Duluth, Mimi, blow
up street car with dynamite; 10 passengers
injured.
ll-lrdustrial commission in Washington
begins inquiry INTO operations of trusts.
T-Brothernood of Railway TrainmeH, in
session at New Orleans, reflects Grand
Master Morrissey and adopts resolutions
opposing Sunday trains.
Jun. limited States court of appeals, in
session al Milwaukee, says alien labor law
applies soieiy to common laborers, eA-
empting clerks and all kinds of skilled ar
tiSanS.
IO-Wages of 5000 employees in iron and
steel manufacturing industries raised 25
per cent. Big Consolidated Co.'S IA
street railway lines in Cleveland, o., tied
up by strike for increased wages.
l2-Rioting in Cleveland resulted in de-
structloD of 10 cars and injury of scores of
persons, including many policemen.
2l-As result of settlement of coal miners
strike, $4,000 of the 10000 strikers return
to work IN Missouri, Kansas, Indian Ter
ritory and Arkansas.
24-Street railway strike in Cleveland ended
practically victory for railway concerns,
though at a money loss of nearly 5000, 000
Jul. 1l-Distiliery Co. of Amer, incorpo-
rated at Trenton, n. j.; cap. S125000, 600.
u OF wrought steel, iron and
tube industries effected in New York;
$50, 90, 900.
l3-Wage increase of Is per cent. for 80, 900
tin mill employees announced.
l9-Bicycle manufacturers combine; S40;-
600, 1000.
Aug. 27-Commercial Travellers and Hotel
Men league (6,S3l members) organized at
BlDghamtop, \. Y, to fight trusts.
31-Strike at VIM. Cramp & Sons ship and
engine building works affects 5 800 men
Pittsburgh (Pa.) rail coal mine combina-
ton formed; capital, S64 zoo, 900.
Sep. I2-Irust conference (35 states repre-
sented) opened in Chicago.
IGN. J.. Lockwood pa elected pres. anti
trust organiZati ion formed as result of con-
ference in Chicago.
20-Antl-trust conference begun in ST. Louis
Gov. Sayers (Tex.) presiding.
Oct. lO--Pana tIII.) coal miners strike set
tied after lockout of over Is mos, during
which many lives were sacrificed.
20-Pu.lman Pa,ace Car Co. of Chicago alb
serbs Wagner Palace Car Co. of n.
Nov. 22-Commerclal Industrial congress or
ganizsd IN Chicago, composed OF leading
shipping interests; Z. L. Bacon, of Nil
waukee, pres.
Dec. l0.-Wages of SOC. GOO New England tex
tie mill employees advanced, increase be
ing Sl0,0G0GG year.
i3-independG2t telephone compantes of
Mich, Ind, and q. refuse to sell out 10
telephone comrlre. =. .lnternationa! Farm
ers union organized at Binghamton. \
=, to MAINTAIN produce pieces.
Lat Springfield. ILL.,, street car blown III,
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