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at reasonable prices. Should the
butchers combine endeaver to freeze
us out by cutting prices 1t rests Will,
the. people to- stand %by us. as we are.
the ones who oh have started this agita--
ton, and deserve support Of. people
who wish to- eat meats At reasonable
prices. Just as soon as possible We
viii IT. out pei Hers, and establish.
branch shops &. so5t IA tzs:t &: he can be.
covered Ind peopl s.g generally will be.
abb red uced prices ona
I prices q be- al
5present,.i any cham is ma RilI
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STRIKE PROBABLE ON
MILWAUKEE, ROAD

St. Paul. Nov. 19.-An unsuccessful
attempt of the blacksmith of the Mil
waukee to secure 10 per cent, in
crease in wages may result in trouble
for the company throughout the en-
tire system. The men receive at pres
ent wages ranging from 221k cents to
Al cents an hour, and claim that new
conditions warrant an increase. The
action of the men has been indorsed
by the general officers of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Blacksmiths.
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TRADES ASSEMBLY
NET FRIDAY NIGHT
VERY LIGHT. LITTLE
NEW BUSINESS. TRADE GEN.
ERALLY FAIR,
Delegates From Carpenters' Union
Present Credentials and are Obli-
gated. Have Not Affiliated With
Assembly for Four Months Reports
of Committees and Reading of Com
mun1catiOns Take Up Time.

The attendance of the delegates at
the Trades Assembly seems to be on
the wane, in spite of the resolution
taken at the last meeting. Many un-
ions not being represented at all. This
is not at all as it should be- many
matters are brought before the assem-
bly, which are of interest to members
of every affiliated trade. A committee
of 3 was appointed to call on the var
ious unions, to urge the attendance Of
delegates.
j. B. McComber was obligated
delegate from the Cooks and Walters
Union, while P. J. Miller was likewise
obligated to represent the BARRIERS I'm
ion. The obligation of J. Fl. Baker,
George Skinner and S. NJ. Kelly, dele
gates from the Carpenters Union was
received with much enthusiasm. This
union has not affiliated with the AS
sembly since last July at which time
gates refused to obligate under tho
new constitution of the Assembly,
A number of communications were
read. Principal among them being a
IeNutSt lIOIl Tie rlOuf MILL employees
al Minneapolis to indorse the request
of j. E. Larkin as delegate to the
A. F. of l.. convention in Boston. 1t
was held by the executive committee
that the Assembly should not go on
record as pleasing any faction in the
factionaI fight in the Cereal Workers
union and that no action should be
taken in the matter
Also a communication from the Hod
Carriers and Building Workers Union
asking that assistance be given them
in organizing in this city.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to call on the grocers in the
city relative to the boycott on the
products Of the Minneapolis mills re-
ported that SO far the committee had
been unable to take up the matter
owing to press Of other business.
Considerable discussion was oc-
casioned by the introduction in the
Assembly, by Mr.. Krumrey. of a
request that steps be taken to induce
the Board of Education to establish
the free evening school. While no i'm
mediate action. was taken, 1T was:
stllpllg 81 hta dVis sab ma ke. nquiries=
.Illla,I sun
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STEEL CORPORATION
ADJUSTING WAGES

New York, Nov 19.-The informa-
tion has been given and from very
reliable source, that all equalization
of the wakes of employees In certain
departments is being planned by the
United States Steel Corporation. At
the recent meeting Of the presidents
of the constituent properties and sales
agents of the combine held in New
York, the readjustment of wages was
one of the main topics discussed.
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IMPLEMENT MAKERS =.
FOR. OPEN SHOP

Chicago, Nov. 19.-The executive
committee of the National Association
of Implement and Vehicle Manufac-
turers, in session here" has adopted
the following unanimously:
Resolved, that while we appreciate
the rights of labor, we realize that the
time has come when the manufacturer
to be successful must select his en-
ployes in harmony with his Individual
judgment and existing conditions, re-
gardless Of whether said employees are
or. are not affiliated with any society
or organization.
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RAILROAD. :WoRKMEN
SECURE HIGHER WAGES

Officers of the Vanda1ia railroad an
nounced last week an increase in pay
to employees of the Western division,
including the Illinois lines. The ad-
vance applies to engineers, firemen,
conductors, brakemen and baggage
men on both passenger and freight
trains. The advance is 10 to 20 cents
a day, figured on the trip basis of the
regular runs and the hour basis for
extra runs.
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NATIONAL: OFFICERS -.
ELECTED FOR M|LLMEN
NEW SET OF OFFICERS FOR INTER-
NATIONAL FLOUR MILL EN-
PLOYEES.
Striking Millers Hear From Delexate
to A. f. of l.. Convention-Pro-
gram Reported-Are Standing Firm
and Receiving Contributions From
Outside UniOns-Have Fully Organ
ised Relief Department.

Minneapolis, Nov. 19.-The names of
the newly elected officials of the In
ternational Flour and Cereal Mill En-
ployes union were announced at the
meeting held jointly by the three un-
ions at Union Temple yesterday after
noon. They are as follows:
w. r. Tudor, Murphysborough, ILL.,,
president.
w. 8. Hill, Kansas City, first vice
president
W. J. Smith, Rochester, N. T., Sec
ond vice president.
F. P. Chance, Honey Grove, Texas,
third vice president.
George E. Allen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
fourth vice president.
r. B. Haley, Stockton, Cal, fifth vice
president, and A. E. Kellington, Min
neapo1is, general secretary and treas
urer.
The executive board will consist of
j. E. Larkin, w. ]. Martin, Arthur
Ogg, G. p. Darth and Thomas Curran,
all Of Minneapolis.
The election took place Wednesday
evening at the business office. of the
union in the Corn Exchange building.
The balloting was done partly by mail,
and by the executive committee.
The hopes of the union are high that
the American Federation of Labor will
soon take favorable action in the case
of the strike. J. E. Larkin, a member
of the executive board, is now in Bos-
ton, and has written that matters are
in as good condition as could be wish
ed, and that early this week he hopes
to have good news to send.
1--WE are getting along better than
had hoped for, said A. E. Kellington
yesterday. when the strike first
started I laid awake at nights wor-
rying; but now we are getting in so
much aid from outside that have
ceased to have any fears. We are in
this fight to stay. If the leather
workers in St. Louis managed to fight
for fourteen years, and then winn out,
we can hope, at least, to do the same
or better.
"a week ago we sent out 1880 let
ters to foreign locals, and have receiv-
ed many answers, enclosing sums from
81 to- .$35-: Most, of our men are now
working j. at t. other. kinds zsof Of work, al
though many have ke1, 81 position1s ne
SO
j. y -
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CHICAGO PRESSMEN TRY
TO WIN NON-UNIONISTS

Chicago, Nov. 19.-Striking press
feeders of Chicago are being arrested
daily for picketing. The union of
pressfeeders is now attempting to buy
up the nonunion pressfeders working
in the big publishing houses of the
Chicago Typothetae. Men and girls
are approached every day by union
agents who offer to pay their initiation
fee into the union and 81 week be-
sides If they will desert their posts
and assist in tying up the publishers
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FR|NJKs \! FIGHT !. AGAINST I!
.IA|IR|a|;IG|HERsS' Trust
AGAINST ;HUTC CHT1RS no SRfsF -1@S5SSiSSs;,
REsENTAT1VE or LABOR :
WORLD. :~
Lots Of Meat In Minnesota Says Frfnk,
Independent Shop Here to Stay.
People Show Appreciation Of Move
By Liberal Patronage of the Inde-
pendant Market.

In an interview with a representative
of the Labor World, Mr.. Frink of the
Independent Meat Market, answered a
number of inquiries and objections
that have been asked and raised num-
berless times in the last two weeks
In fact the meat peddlers ordinance"
the butchers Trust" and subjects
akin, have been argued and considered
by high and low, rich and poor, to such
an extent, that intense interest has
been manifested as to who was this
man Frink with such nerve as to fight
the Butchers Trust" really was.
We found Mr.. Frink in his shop with
four meat cutters, busily cutting and
wrapping up juicy steaks and tender
outlets to ever present customers who
were lined up in front of -.-e counter
and deep, and invariably after each
purchase was heard the tinkle of the
silver as it found it's way to the ever
ready cash drawer, for Mr.. Frink does
no tick" business.
Does your business continue all day
as it Is now,' was the first question
asked. "Yes Sir" replied Mr.. Frink,
1.-The people are continually learning
of the independant market, and my
last Saturday my men were completely
tired out, and I was obliged to close
the shop mo, I did not run out of
meat as was reported. I had IL beeves
just shipped in, and a number of hogs"
TT is reported Mr.. F'rink that your
prices are So law as to allow of no
expense for procuring meats and also
for cold storage" "WelI, don't sup
pose that I'll buy a brown stone front,
right away, but after all my expenses
are paid, I still have living profit.
T have a cold storage where I put all
meats as they are shipped in, and after
this week, I will receive my meat by
the carload. No, ! can get no meat
from the packers, but that don't make
any difference to me. can get any
amount of good, fat stock in Mime
sofa in fact the supply is practically
inexhaustible." 'But it is said, Mr.
Frink that you are buying cattle and
hogs that the "combine'' would not
handle. Where do you get your meat?"
THAT is not true. The butchers COM
bine does not encourage the purchase
of home grown stock, while just as
good as /ny the packers have to offer.
am now buying meat from a man
who is buying from the farmers, and
killing in a slaughter house near Carl
ton AS soon as marketable stock in
that section gets scarce he has a num-
ber of places where he can secure
more stock Yes, Sir, the Independent
market is here to stay. We can get
al the meat we can handle and the
people are only too glad TO- take advan-
|tage< Of AN opportunity: to- secure meats
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FEDERATION ON
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 19.-At the meet
ing of the Chicago Federation of La
Dor recently endorsement was given
to recommendations to combat the as
sociation of employers. The federation
adopted a, resolution providing that
hereafter no organization. identified
with the federation shall sign an
agreement that will prevent a SYM
pathetic strike.
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CoLoRED UNIONS
GROWING. IN SOUTH

Richmond, Va, Nov. 1s-There are
several colored unions in Richmond
which are affiliated with a recently
organized central: body The tobacco
workers have twos osorganizations, num-
bering over 800: members Others at:
filiated are the :HodE Carriers and
Hack Drivers unions. ~ ~ -:
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LABOR WILL TEST
ANTI-BOYCOTT LAW

Birmingham, Ala, New. 19.-The Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor Of Birmingham has
decided to test in the courts the con-
stitutionality Of the anti-boycott law
recently enacted by the Alabama
Legislature. The passage of the law
has resulted in the organization of a.
political party by the union men of
the city, who will do everything in
their power to defeat the members Of
the Legislature who voted for the law.
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fIlsdE their
report on the: stat tenlent, Of the Labor.
Day Committee, and considerable dis
cussion resulted, as to whether the
members of the committee should be
paid out of the Labor Day funds or
whether the funds should be divided,
and the members paid by the Assem-
bly, and the Building Trades Council,
Each body to pay their members who
acted on the committee.
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BOSTON so OCIET
TO PREVENTS STRIKES

Boston. Nov. I {. II ighty-five plans
for the prevent lon zof trikes, for the
most acceptables of W hIch sthe Amert,
can humane Edlcat tional Society offer-.
ed prize 2oo, have bean received.=
YlAAsz q has tho papers ifl charge.
.And IN. gars hort1y allss
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WORLDS LAR RGESTzM1LI.
3 ! z .=.| oRCED % CLOSE

$ Cohoes,N vow: :1 8 ;-A notice1was.
posted recent 81 the. harmony mills,
stating thats On account h sc the supply.
sof cott ehouses being
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An anti-boycott bill has been passed
by the lower house of the Alabama
legislature. 1t is predicted that the
bill will pass the senate and become
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ILLINOIS BRICKYARDs s: !.
+. LAY OF ANY MEN

Chicago, L; Nov. IS - ''ourteen hundred
briclkmakers q have been laid off in.
Cook County and told a$= that there
would IL. be, no more work until late
next spring our hun dred will be dis
charged in Decembe . and the indua-:
try losed The violence. OF
strikes is given asE.the cause. ..
The Italian ar1 ent z1as lately
passed m tiles the|
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/
it upon which "a homesteader could
make living The: land granted to-
the state for school purposes-dispos-
ed of by the state for "a mess Of pot
tage, controls the balance of the
State.
Much Land Stealing.
The government plans, when worked
out in their entirety in Nevada will
reclaim something like 100000 acres,
which will provide a new life for this
of settlement and citizenship for this
region of naturally great agricultural
possibilities.
Nevada affords an excellent example
of land stealing. 1t was done legally
but it was stealing. So under our pres
ent land laws, with the exception of
the Homestead Law. Great areas are
being taken under them. and except in
such cases as have recently come to
light under the Timber Law, they are
being legally taken. Nevertheless they
are steals-steals against the people
of the country, and the people would
do well to instruct Congress to shut
them off through a quick repeal of
such laws
Danger In Spectators.
The unexpectedly large sum of $15,-
100000 available for government irri-
cation works with the irrigation law
only one year upon the statute books
has caused great activity in the
western states to secure the construc-
tion of the dams and bitches in the
various localities. This is we'll, and
| the opening of these lands to homes
o11 tn Io
| benefit the whole country, but the
necessity is now seen for some ad-
| ditional legislation to prevent the land
| which the government proposes to ir-
| rigate from first getting into the
| hands of the speculators otherwise the
charge may be very justly made that
government appropriations are being
spent mostly for the benefit of the
| land dealers, spectators and live stock
| interests. Nor can any rigid admins
| tration of the present laws-the Tim
| Der and Stone Law, the Communication
| Clause of the Homestead Law and the
| Desert Land Law-remedy the evil as
| it has been claimed can be done. In
a recent interview at Washington on
the subject George H. Maxwell. Ex-
ecutive Chairman of the National Irri-
CATION Association. said:
| Danger Not In Laws.
"The fault is not in the administra-
| ton of the laws. The laws themselves
are structural1y and :. fundamentally
| wrong. They cannot be administered
and they cannot be amended 50 as: to
prevent. these abuses The Desert
Land Act especially violates the basic
principle Of the whole a national zirriga-
tion movement. which is that no. one
shall have an acre Of the public land
who will not found q home uponit and
live on 1t for five years. as required
by the s original Hon ONE et. 7: f
/ we are to save the. .public land for
Those. who will found homes upon
them, and prevent their being abused
/ for speeula tion@ to the q etriment the
Ico,utntry Congress mus fleet prompt
Irepeal
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:eVerYzd lay In Chicago, and St he. average
gdai eceip ano i unt $1s, ,55
sssSs probable that IheS ailWaay com
pan be yvi ing Sto. sarbi rate the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-11-21

looreshs.,s ass1'nof sflns
ships" S = rs s = 8: sS "
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GOOD EXAMPLE: OF LAND ::
STEALING IN NEVADA
MANY MILLIONS OF ACRES OF LAND
GIVEN TO STOCK MEN.
Irrigation of Nevada Lands VIII Work
Wonderous Results. Federal Work
Means More to This State Than All
Others But Little Land Left For
Settlers. Monopolies Take Best
Lands for Stock Raising.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 19-Labor
World Correspondence from Guy e..
Mitchell.
The first government irrigation work
undertaken, now in progress in New
ada, promises an unprecedented dew
elOpment for that state, in area three
times the size Of Indiana but with 4
present population scarcely sufficient
Tor single county. In speaking of
the government irrigation programme
before the National Geographic So
ciety at Washington the other even
ing Frederick III. Newell, the national
photographer said: IF the works are
well administered and the irrigation
fund carefully preserved, it will be
possible to bring about a great develop
ment OF the West and to make homes
for thousands of families. For exam
pie, if instead of 10000 people in New
ada, 100000 can find prosperous homes,
the conditions of internal trade and
commerce may be vitality altered"
Nevada Spnrsely Settled.
AS a matter of fact the federal irri-
cation law means more to Nevada than
to any other state in the Union. and
her history is one which can be studied
with profit by those who are searching
for light on the question Of proper ad-
mlnlstration of the public domain
Nevada since her admission, has never
proceeded upon the theory that her
lands should be preserved for home
builders, and the result is that the
population of the whole state, while
hardly that of a decent sized city, is
yet at a standstill and will continue
co remain SO until farm LANDS are
thrown open to settlement in small
tracts through government irrigation.
Special Privileges Granted.
When Nevada was admitted to the
Union, in place of receiving the usual
donation of alternate sections 16 and
81 in every township, to be used or
sold for educational purposes she
secured flat grant from the govern
ment Of 100000 acres of public land
to be located anywhere her law makers
saw fit. A quick acvting legislature
passed the bulk of this great and valu-
able domain into the private owner
ship of stock men. without any mater
:ial benefit to; the state TO- which it's
5cltlzens H4sea nov s$poin t. sszT Th ese lands
.asrssal lacafedssl f; own sides Sof
ss
Smyrna times., 1903-08-19
FREE DELIVERY MONEY EATEN up
FOstOtfice Department May Have to Curtail
Expenses Until Another Appropriation.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al Brlstow has learned, to his dismav.
that of the appropriation of S12. 500. :
OOO for the establishment of rural free
delivery routes during the fiscal year.
which will end June 80, 1904, only
enough remains to allow the establish
ment of new routes up to January of
next year. Then it will be exhausted.
August W. Machen, the former super
lntendent of the service, now under in
dlctment on various charges. is held
responsible for this condition of af-
fairs. He has practically mortgaged
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year by establishing routes during the
last months of his incumbency. Of
the Sl2,5OO, 1000 appropriation more
than one-half will be required to carry
routes already established. The in
tention of Congress was that S1,OOO.-
600 month should be available for
the establishment of new routes this
year. AS it is, less than Sc, ,OOO. 900 re-
main.
Under existing conditions. Congress
will either have to call halt on the
of new routes, which is
not probable, or pass an urgent de-
hclency appropriation bill, which will
enable the department to carry out
the policy in question. 1t is believed
that the matter will be called to the
attention of Congress at the coming |
extraordinary session.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-19
SUIT FOR A STRAW STACKER.
Thomas and Howard Ackerman of Near Farm
ingtOn, Sued by Howard Gteen!ev

Howard Greenley, of near Farm
lngton, brought suit last week to re-
cover the sum of 500 from Georoe
Thomas and Howard Ackerman. This
sum was the price of straw-stackar
which he alleged the defendants had
bought OF him last April and had not
paid for. The hearing was held he.
tore Esquire W. Alex. Truitt. who
handed down a judgment for pavment
IN full to the plaintiff. 1t was brougbt
out that Thomas and Ackerman had
used the machine all the season. and
their plea that it was worthless was
set aside.
Short & Hearn, who some time apo
bought the Powell mill. which was
sold as part Of the Collins & RIGGS
property at receivers sale, last week
bought the east-end mill for q 5O1.
The sale was made by Receiver W T.
simpson. An Office building, black
smith shop, lumber sheds and other
property was also sold, making the
aggregate sum realized So, 729. 90.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-19

A new camp of the Patriotic Order
Sons OF America was established at
wyoming on Wednesday night. Ma
tlonal Organizer E. G. DAILY, of Hartlv
assisted by District President Ham.
mond, of Cheswold and A. R. Payne
OF henton, installed the new eamn
A. n. Brown was elected president
william Schantz, secretary and John
NJ Oolston, treasurer. J. NJ. Colston
and n. E. Cox were elected delegates
10 the district camp which will meet
IN Dover on Thursday next. The ses-
sions VIII be In the hall of Camp No
., OF Dover, in the Dalby & Hutton
Building on State street.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-19
DELAWARE PEACHES BRING HIGH PRICES.
K. u. WilsOn.0ne of Kent COuuty's Largest
Growers, Will have Hardly 500 Baskets.

Former Assemblyman Robert r.
Wilson, whose peach orchards have
been the pride of Kent county for the
past few years, considers himself al
most "peachless." From an orchard
which brought forth thousands of bas-
kets last year, he will not have more
than 500 baskets this year, after all
varieties are harvested. An astonisb.
ing and mitigating circumstance. how
ever, is that where he received thirty
cents per basket in recent sessions
Mr.. Wilson is now averaging 81. so ner
basket at Barker's Landing for what
peaches he can pick and deliver TO
the wharf for Philadelphia account
Ihls presages a money-making sea-
son. notwithstanding the dearth, for
when the yellow peaches come on.
with the Delaware fruit commanding
such prices, while white fruit alone is
running, the mammoth Elbertas and
Reeves and Crawfords will sell for nm.
wards of So. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson are
taking a close interest in the fruit +bis
year because of the wGr prices aud
also because the fruit that is left on
the trees develops into remarkable
size and delicious flavor by reason Of
the small drain upon the vitality of
the trees in nurturing the fruit. Some
Georgia Bellies" which Mr.. Wilson
sent to John B. Wharton were the
largest and juicest ever seen in this
section. At Cheswold buyers were
paying from $1.62 to $2.O per basket
for the celebrated peaches known as
Reeves Favorites. 3"