The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

Charles E. Voitle has rendered his resig-
nation as president of the American Flint
Glass Workers Union to take effect March
10. Mr.. Voitle is the third president of the
organization to resign within three years.
The national officers say the designations
are due to internal dissensions.
President B. Mailer. of the Lake Shore
Electric Railway, announced on Saturday
that at the annual meeting of the stock
holders to be held in Cleveland Feb. IL a
plan for the building of line from Genoa,
o., to Lakeside will be approved. The new
line will be thirty miles in length.
The steamer Francis II. Leggitt, built at
Newport News, Va, for the Pacific coast
lumber trade, was launched on Saturday
Mrs. Archer Huntington, of New York,
christened the vessel The Leggitt's dimen-
sions are: Length over all, 259 feet: beam,
Al feet; draft, Is feet, tonnage. 5000.
The White Star liner Cedric, the largest
merchant vessel in the world, left Belfast
on Saturday for Liverpool on her trial
trip. Mr. Arnold Forster, parliamentary
secretary for the Admiralty, will be among
the passengers on the Cedric when she sails
on her maiden trip to New York Feb. II.
An assay report just received by David
men found in Massaca county says that
the ore contains trace of gold. Zettler
has been sinking shaft ten miles north
of Metropolis in quest of lead and zinc
which have been found in small quantities.
One hundred livestock cattle dealers of
South Omaha on Saturday organized the
South Omaha Livestock Traders Exchange
The object is said to be that of doing away
with curbstone brokers in stocker and
feeder cattle, and bringing the commission
business in this kind of cattle TO a legiti-
mate basis
The board of directors of the United
States Gas Improvement Company at its
meeting in Philadelphia on Saturday de-
cided to ask the stockholders to approve
an increase in the capital stock of 30 per
cent of the present issued stock or 1ee5OO
shares a a 10
present capital stock amounts to $2S 725 900
and the new issue will bring II up to $780,
as, 900.
The second week of the strike of the
Knights of Labor cutters in ten union
stamp factories at Lynn, Mass, against the
Boot and Shoe Workers Union ended Sat
urday night. with no settlement of the
izations in sight Mayor Eastman and the
arbitration committee of the Board of
Trade have relinquished all hope of success
for the present.
With the election of the following officers
the organization OF the international Order
of Interior Freight Handlers and Ware
housemen, with Jurisdiction over all locals
in the United States. Mexico and Canada.
and membership of 1900 is practically
complete: Lawrence j. Curran, Chicago.
president. James ~. Lynch. Chicago, first
vice president; Nj. j. Donnelly, Chicago.
secretary and treasurer.
BY holding the Western Union Telegraph
Company not guilty on charge Of negli-
gence in delaying important messages
Judge Kohlsaat decided an interesting case
in the United States Circuit Court at Chi
cago, on Saturday. The court held that the
telegraph company could not be held Ii
able for failure 10 notify the receiver of a
telegram that the message had been de-
layed. DR.. c. j. Swan was the plairftiff.
The American Chamber of Commerce
formed at Berlin on Thursday has among
its objects the establishment of courts OF
arbitration for adjusting disagreements be-
tween German and American firms and
the supplying TO boards OF trades and In
dividuals in both countries of accurate in
formation on business and tariff subjects
1t is intended TO have the best relations
with the German Chamber of Commerce
and the government. A number OF German
business and financial leaders will be in
vited to become members OF the American
chamber.
Thomas l.. Wilson. fourth vice president
| OF the Machinists' National Union, who
| has been conducting the machinists' strike
| on the Union Pacific road. said on Saturday
! that the machinists on the Southern Pacific
road would not be called out He said the
negotiations with railroad managers I'm
| Omaha had been far from satisfactory. bu,
/ that for the present action looking TO ar
| extension OF the strike will not be consid.
| cred. John Mcneil, president OF the boiler
S2akers' union. however. has started for the