The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-05
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Items Of interest 10 the Busy Worl
inoran and His Frienas.

I ib VIII pufcnaNe kfOhEu anu Dhtiu a
home OF its own IN the business dis
trict Of the city.
w. j Smith. of Chicago was elected
fifth vice president Of the Flour and
Cereal Mil Employees International
union at it's recent convention "a Du.
luth, Mimi.
with each recurring advance in
wages, Improvements in machinery
and motive power are introduced
tending always 10 lessen the. cost of
proalction.e
President Adam Menche Of the Ilii-
nols State Federation OF Labor has
been appointed state factory in9ect-
or by Governor Yates. and he assum-
ed the duties OF his new positica on
July l.
Over 1000 woodworkers went on
strike at Chicago when they received
authentic notice that their employers
would not grant their demands for q
minimum wage scale OF approximate
~ twenty-eight cents an hour
The National Association OF steam
Filters, Tie charter Of which recently
was revoked by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. does not take kindly
to the idea of amalgamation with
the United Association Of Plumbers.
The Inland Steel company's big mill
at Indiana Harbor was shut down in.
definitely The mGchinists went on
sf.ike some time SEQ and now SOC
men are throwu out Of employment
The company refused to sign the wage
scale demanded by the men.
THE energy now directed toward
simply organizing men and seeking 70
better their condition by raising
wages must be more largely turned
toward the political and economic
questions Of the day upon which labor
and capital depend. Clarence BAR
row
Springfield, Ill.,, proposes to cele-
brate Labor Day this year IN fitting
style, judging from the literature sent
ont By its committee. ia which they
individually invite every resident OF
the state to come to Springfield and
help make their celebration a sue
cess
At Hammond. Ind, the business men
met and passed a resolution demand
ing that the police protect the plant
Of W. d. Conkey from Chicago labor
aeitators. The action was taken be-
cause Of a report that the printing
trades were about TO begin further
efforts to unionize the plant
The unions Of butchers at the Chi
caso stock yards donated 81 .s0es to
members in Kansas City who suffered
losses through the recent floods. An
additional sum OF $500 mas been sent
BY the international organization, and
more win be contributed from Chi
cago as rapidly as it can be dis
tributed.
The Employers Association, which
says it has 5000 members. including
most of the business men OF Kansas
City. has started movement to re-
peal all city laws that discrimi,ate
In any way between union and iade-
pendent labor. There are several
city ordinances that favor the pred
uct Of union labor to the exclusion OF
Independent labor.s
Dan Richmond president and or
ganizer OF the International Assccia-
ton OF Railroad Clerks. writes from
sheboygan that be has organized
unions OF railroad clerks in Milwau.
s fr-w a.. Tnr n~hh,rh ,.f n---t
towoc. He says he is receiving val
uable assistance from train crews.
telegraphers and other railroad men.
At a recent mass meeting held at
Belfast. ireland, Ia connection wish
the shipbuilding trades convention IL
was resolved. That in the opinion
Of this meeting. the law relating to
trsdes unions as rendered hy tae
Judges Is ineQuitable and unjust and
requires immediate Amendments such
as win adequately protect trades
union funds and insure justice to the
workers.
Thomas J Dolan. Jr.. general sec1e.
iary of the International Brotherhood
OF steam Shovel Dredge Engineers
and Cranemen Of America. is making
tour through the mining regions Of
Minnesota and Wisconsin. He writes
that two large locals Of the crafts
have been organized az Hibbins and
Eyeleth. Mimi and that engineers re-
ceive $3.50 a month and cranemen
sll0 a month.
Employees in the Allis-Chalmers
shops In Scranton have organized an
aid society. through which members
receive seventy-hve cents a day IN
case Of sickness or accident. The
services. Of a doctor and medicines
are supplied without cost, and
death benefit of o hundred dollars is
provided for The company has
agreed to contribute monthly a sum
equal to that paid by an the en-
ployes.
The 500 machinists employed on
the Chicago aud Northwestern rail-
road system will receive an increase
In wages ranging from two to three
cents an hour under an agreement
reached between the representatives
Of the railroad company and the
union Minimum wages
for machinists are fixed at thirtyfour
and thirty-hve cents an hour.
The Western Federation Of Miners.
which recently held its annual con
vention is Denver IS said to be the
richest labor organization in the
world It has been IN existence but
.wleve years and has zoe aniliated
local unions, with about $4,000 mem.