The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-17
THE LABORING MAN.

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| The Scranton, Pa, Central Labor
Union has taken the initiative in that
State in a movement to place union
made goods most prominently on the
market and make this class of wares
appear more favorably before organ
lied workers and their friends.
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The fifth biennial convention Of the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees will meet in st. Louis No
vember IA.
| The labor organizations of Wlscon-
sin will this winter attempt TO change
the child labor law of that State.
raising the age limit under which
children may not be employed from
to 16 years and providing for the
issuing of permits for child workers
between the ages of Is and Is Years.
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The headquarters of the Federated
Metal Trades Association have been
removed from Washington to Pitts
burg.
Stationary engineers are said to
have declared their intention to with
lraw from the American Federation
of Labor if the brewery workers I'M
ion is given jurisdistion over engi-
neers in breweries.
Los Angeles, Cal, is to build
$50, 900 labor temple.
The eight hour law of the State of
Washington has been declared consti-
tutional by the courts Of that State
Rumors are afoat in the East that
Theodore Shaffer. president of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron.
| Steel and Tin WORKERS.. is slated for
| the position of head of the bureau of
labor to succeed Carroll ID. Wright
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Pacific coast labor unions are
planning to make a fight in congress
| for legislation to protect American
seaman from the unimpeded importa-
ton of Chinese crews for service on
vessels flying the American flag.
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In order to stimulate the interest
of the members of the Brotherhood
of Painters and Decorators in the
columns of their journal. and there
by secure matter for publication that
is both interesting and instructive.
the editor of that journal will offer
a prize each month for a short es-
say on the best method Of perform
neeted with the various branches of
painting and decorating. The best of
such stories sent in will be printed
in the journal, aside from being
awarded prize.
The Boston Central Labor Union Is
actively engaged in trying to stamp
out the padrone system in "the
Hub
The United States Steel Corpora
ton has planned to compensate its
employees for suggestions that will in
crease the consumption or reduce the
cost of manufacturing its products.
y notice has been posted in its vari-
Gus mills throughout the country. as
follows:
"For the purpose of stimulating
the use of our various products of
both the sheet and tin mills. by de-
velopln@ new purposes to which they
may be advantaeeouslv put. we de-
sire that the cooperation and assist
ance of yourself and all subordinates
including the workmen in your mills.
eve would like to have it under
stood that anyone offering sugges-
tons which are developed so as TO in
crease the consumption Of eur pro-
ducts will be properly compensated.
1T will also be an opportune time |
TO have our workmen understand that !
We stand willing and ready to prom |
erly compensate them for any meth |
od or device they may suggest or de- !
sign that will reduce our cost Of .man-
ufacture'
The Richmond Glee Club is going /