The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-25
LABOR, TRADE, INDUSTRY.

An effort is being made to consolidate al
the tanneries i'm Allegheny county, Pennsyl.
vania. with n capital of $40. 600. 600. Nine
companies, 1t is said, have already agreed
To enter the combine.
The reports as TO the condition of the
German labor market continue unfavor-
able. only one-half as many persons are
now employed in the electrical factories OF
Berlin as were employed at this time in 1900.
The German foreign trade statistics for
the first quarter of 1901 show aggregate i'm
ports of the value of 1851. 00, 900 marks, or
a decrease of 126.0 900 marks. The exports
aggregated LBS, 600, 600 marks, or a decrease
of 1900, 600 marks.
The strike at the Prospect mine of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company at Wilkes
barre ended in a victory for the company,
The LOO employees went on a strike early
last week because a jig tender in the
breaker was discharged.
Nine new oil companies. with a capitaliza-
ton of s.. SOC. 900, were chartered at Austin,
Tex, yesterday, and two outside companies,
with a capital of 81, 300.0 900. were given per
mission to do business i'm Texas. All OF
them are Incorporated for the development.
of the southeastern Texas fields.
1t was reported at the Brooklyn navy
yard yesterday that Rear Admiral Bowles,
chief Of the bureau Of construction and
repair at Washington. had been offered a
place as the chief executive officer Of "A
new shipyard combination that Is TO be
organized in the near future. At the yard
no one would discuss the matter. 1t was
ItDOTIcQ lndl rear Auifllfdl bOWlcS WOulI
receive a salary of $4,000.
The threatened strike Of the brakemen
and conductors on the Mckeesport Pa
Connecting Railroad has been abandoned
on account of the refusal of Grand Sec
rotary Welsh Of the Switchmen's National
Union TO sanction a sympathy strike. Left
without support in their fight. the train
men accepted the proposition of the com
pany TO reinstate all employees and the
road was in operation as usual yesterday.
No more trouble is expected.
In conducting the scale negotiations this
year the officials of the Am~algamated As
ISOLATION OF Iron. Steel and Tin Plate
Workers expect TO make the adjustments
with the separate underlying companies
of the United States Steel Corporation
as heretofore and not with the officials
made by President Shaffer yesterday, who
added hat II the general officials expected
10 enter into the negotiations he knew
nothing of IL.
ployes of the Central Railroad of New Jer-
scy, which has been in session several days,
has resulted In the signing OF agreements
between the company's representatives and
the representatives Of the workmen. salts
factory 10 both sides. The telegraphers
will receive no general Increase OF salaries,
but according TO the settlement they will
be paid for all over time. including Sun
day work. The new schedule Will go into
effect on May /.
The increase OF the capital stock Of the
Miami and Erie Canal transportation Com
pany from 80 900 to 81. 600. 0J means the con-
Miami and Erie canal. extending from Gin
cinnati To Toledo, by electricity. a track Is
10 be built along the canal and the boats
VIII be towed by electric motors. Expert
ments with the system demonstrated its
feasibility. and the State Board OF Public
Works has entered into a contract with the
company giving IL permission 70 operate
over the entire length of the Miami and
Erie canal.