The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-21
The G,orld Of Gabor

Omaha, Neb., street railway men have
recently organized q union.
! Los Angeles iron moulders are ON
strike for $3.50 and a 9-hour day.
About 1000 diamond workers in Am-
sterdam. Holland. are out OF work.
It takes the constant labor OF $1,000
people to make matches for the world
It is estimated that there are over
2coG0 union electrical workers In North
America
A single perfume factory at Cannes
uses 300 0G0 pounds OF flower petals in
a season.
The striking Indianapolis drtvrs %
Swift &, Company and the National Bis
cult Company won
At Sacramento. Cal. 400 women were
tail clerks union.
Over 100000 hossheads OF tobacco are
now in store ar Liverpool, which has the
largest tobacco warehouse In the world.
A threatened strike Of San Juan (CoII
miners was averted. compromise hav-
ing been accepted by both sides for a
period of three years.
ct Brooklyn. n. T.. 1000 from workers
and helpers have returned to work, aa
they were unable to induce the boiler
smiths to strike In sympathy.
A national technical institute will be
located in Indianapolis. The fund for
its erection has been started by a present.
OF $4,000. given by George Mccullough
There are 2s7 trusts. the total amount
of capital stock issued by the trusts
scheduled is $. SOC. 81. 500. and OF bonds,
outstanding. s1.16o. 217, 251. making a total
capitalization OF Sc. JT.AS S51.
The Wisconsin Central management has
advanced the wages Of all shopmen frorrs
10 cents to 20 cents per day. making
pay for skilled uechapics 1920 day. 20.
advance was voluntary on the part OF
the road.
The Mason Contractors Association Is,
. newly formed New York orsanfzationi
which has for its real purpose the placings
of It's members IN position to make bind-s
ing agreements with trade organiza lions
Of wage earners so as TO resulate yearly;
wage scales.
In San Francisco It is said the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers Will on
January 1st next make a formal demand
for an increase OF wages. The Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers. It Is said,
Is not affiliated IN Its fght with the
Western Federation OF General Commit
tees composed OF railroad conductors
and brakeInsn.
The present year Will show a very large
falling or in the amount OF pulp that
has been manufactured in Canada In
fact. so great has this falling of bees
that nearly all the large pulp companies
Fave definitely decided to discontinue utaa-
ufacturing pulp and install new mas
chtnery that viii enable them to naanus
facture paper.
The Big Four engineers wages sceia
has been settled The naw scale Is:
Freight engineers. 81 per 100 miles: old
rate. $3.50. passenger engineer. $s.3S per
100 miles: old rate. s32s: special runs.
increase OF S a month: yard engineer.
g cents an hour. old rate, q cents Tia
day was reduced from thirteen to twalya
hours Overtime is paid at the rate Of
IS cents an hour additional
One thousand miners struck at Joe's
mines. In Athens county. O.. over the
question OF the check-or system Tho
miners at both the old and new mines
at Jobs went out The companies have
heretofore stood good for. the check-oR
OF miners who were behind In their seuF1
bills but they refused to continue 10 do
so longer and tho miners went out Jobs
is the largest mine in Ohio. 4.