The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-16
Industrial, Trade and Labor Notes.

per cent. on the COIuIlOu SlOCh, Pdydpi
quarterly.
The German labor market statistics for
December, 1900, show a considerable dete-
rioration. There were 162 persons demand
ing work TO every 100 positions, as against
124 persons in December. 1899.
The Westphalian rolling mills have made
another reduction in prices, which are now
6 marks below the December figures. The
Silesian mills have made a reduction to
126 marks in order to meet the Westphalian
reduction.
The directors of the Federal Steel Com
pany have declared a dividend of 5 per
cent. on it's common stock for the year of
1900, payable Feb. 20. No action was taken
regarding an amendment to the constitu-
ton permitting future dividends TO be paid
quarterly.
At the convention of the B~ricklayers' and
Masons' international Union, in Milwau-
kee yesterday, a resolution was presented
and referred that cOlored artisans
hould be admitted to all trade unions on
terms of equality. Several proposed
sidered.
The Williamstown Pa.) colliery, con-
trolled by the Pennsylvania Railroad. has
suspended operations. The employees de-
mand that the laborers and timber men
should have a ten-hour day instead OF
eight. The colliery employs 1000 men and
was the last to quit work during the an
thracite strike last fall.
Upon the application of ]. N. Kehoe, of
Maysville, KY, who holds a chattel mort
gag Of $4,000 and Is also a stakeholder,
L. d. Nickerson was appointed receiver for
tho Baltzler Billet Company, near F1ndlay,
o. The object is to protect Eastern stock
holders and continue the present successful
operation of the plant.
Ypsilanti, Mich, capitalists propose
building an electric road from Windsor
to Chatham, Ont. Joseph Webb, repre-
senting the American capitalists, met
the railways committee of the Chatham
and the Kent county councils on Monday
and this joint committee passed a resolu-
ton promising TO give the road all posi-
bic support.
The Home Market Club of Boston, at its
| meeting yesterday adopted resolutions OPP
| posing the proposed reciprocity treaties
| between this country and Algeria. Jamaica,
Barbados, British Guiana, Ecuador, Near
agua, Argentina and several other small
countries and provinces on the ground that
they ARE too liberal In their concessions
| to those countries"
Eugene H. Purdue. for many years presi-
dent and business manager of the Cleve-
Ian Leader Printing Company, has sew
cred his official connection with the paper
and will shortly go to Carlsbad for the
benefit of his health. Charles w. Chase
succeeds Mr.. Purdue as president of the
Leader company. The name of the new
business manager has net yet been an
NJ unced.
III tWtilth I'll udl touNSillon VI the
Ohio Mine Workers opened at Columbus
yesterday, being the largest In the history
of the organization. There are several
matters of Importance TO he considered.
among them being to secure ar advance in
pick mining and a decrease of the differen-
tial between pick and machine scales. An
effort is to be made TO secure a change of
national headquarters from Indianapolis
TO Columbus
4 delegate convention representing the
employees of the twenty-Eine blast fur
naces of the Mahoning anu Shenango val
leys. was held at Youngstown. O., yester-
day, and action taken in regard to the cut
Feb. /. The base OF wages is to be re-
dEced from $3.50 10 S1.65 per day, and reso-
lCtions adopted by the employees state that
If the cut is insisted on a general strike
will be ordered. taking effect on Feb. l.
Carriage rates in Chicago are on the
boom. Advances have or will be made in
every section Of the city averaging an In
crease OF 81 on each service. Boarding
rates will also be increased If the plans OF
the leaders do not fail. Ii is argued in
defense of the uniform advances under
contemplation that the expenses of con-
Quoting a livery stable are much higher
than in former years and that the necessi-
ty OF higher prices for boarding Is made
necessary by the climbing prices on hay
and oats.
The Social Democrats OF Madison. Wis,
wrote TO Senator Pettigrev as a body urg-
ing him TO Introduce a substitute for the
| pending ship subsidy bill, which will pro-
Vide for the same 10 Of money ex-