The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-19

The Journeymen Tailors' union of
America, will hold convention in
bloomington, ILL.,, the first Monday
in February, 1905. 81:
The next convention Of the Brick
layers and Stone Masona' Interna-
tional union will meet in San Fran
cisco Jan. 4, 1905.
The third annual convention of the
International Hold Carriers and
Builders Laborers' Union OF America
will meet in Minneapolis, beginning
jan. i, 1905. :: ~
The International Bricklayers'
union, through a referendum vote,
decided not to affiliate with the
Structural. Building Trades Alliance.
Or nearly 1900 votes cast hardly
1000 were in favor Of the PROPOSE
ton.
The new mill being installed in
Youngstown, Ohio, by the Republic
iron and Steel Company, will be
equipped to roll rails as we'll as
sheets and tin bars. This is the FIRST
departure OF that concern to make
rails.
The Texas State Federation OF La
Dor has resolved to cooperate with
the Farmers Union and otner organ
izations favorable, to the majority or
all OF the demands OF labor in order
Ito advance the interests OF those
who toll for their daily Bread
1t is announced that the immense
plant of the Acme Harvester con-
pany at South Bartonville, ILL.,, will
resume Immediately, giving employ
| ment to 800 men. The plant has
| been practically closed for a year,
! owing to financial difficulties
| The tonnage scale in the merchant
mill Of the Illinois Steel company at
Joliet expired Oct. II and scale re-
| ducing wages 10 to Is per cent was
put into effect. The men accepted the
reduction, though there is bitter feel
| ing, some OF the men charging an ef-
fort for political effect. go,
Girl cutters are now employed at
the factory OF the Millet-Woodbury
Shoe Company. Beverly, Mass. The
| firm is teaching them to cut: shoes.
with the hope of breaking the strike
| declared by the Knights OF Labor at
the shop. Girl cutters are employed
in a numb Der Of places in the West.
Union of Steam Engineers has been
in the history OF the organization, and
he devotes his entire time to the
work. The salary Of the secretary
treasurer was increased 5000, and
his office help 81 week.
Among the propositions sent to a
vote of the members of the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers Inter-
national Union is one to change the
location Of the parent body from
New York to some other city. Among
the candidates for the place are
Chicago and Cleveland, but New
| York wants, to retain the headquar-
Iers -.
| The headquarters or th9 Interna-
! t1onal union, which have been located
in the De Soto block in Indianapolis
| since 1894, will be moved to the
Newton Claypool building, corner
Pennsylvania and Ohio streets, op-
posite the new federal building,
where a suite of eleven rooms has
been secured on the sixth floor.
The arbitration board of the execu-
tive council OF the Hold Carriers and
Building Laborers' union Chicago
has succeeded in reducing the hours
OF labor from ten to eight day
since it's formation, and in securing
an Increase in wages from $3.50 for
ten hours to $2.7O for eight hours.
The increase affected thousand bod
carriers and building laborers. !,
The Amalgamated Association Of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers has
adopted a novel method to regain
some OF the nOn-union steel plants in
Pittsburg by declaring them to be
open shops and permitting men to
work there is they wish and still be
recognized as union men. The move
is expected to result in a great ad-
vantage to the steel workers union.
| The United States Steel corpora
ton has declared that 100000 will
be spent, ii necessary, to beat the
Amalgamated Association in it's bat
tie against the Carnegie Steel Com
pany at Youngstown, O., and Girard,
o. The victory OF the company in
this fight would mean the annihila-
ton Of the great Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of iron and steel workers OF
America.
| The Department of Health OF New
York is preparing to make more
rigid inspection OF food products sold
in the city. Two extra chemists have
been added to investigate the extent
of adulteration, and the department
this year will spend more money
along this line than heretofore. The
new chemists are now engaged in ex-
aiming syrups for authorizations or
deleterious combinations. =
James G. woodward, who was
elected mayor Of Atlanta, Ca, on Oct
S, is member OF Typographical I'm
ion No. 48 OF that city, and is one OF
the unions trustees. Mr.. Woodward
has been a member OF Typographical
Union for thirty-five years. He has
always taken an active interest in
the affairs of organized labor and Is
proud to be known as mayor who
will carry a union card In his pocket.
The strike OF the. sheet metal