The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

Following the lead Of the Telluride
operators, II is announced that all the
milling plants In the Ouray (Colo.l
district will adopt an eighthour basis.
The Ouray mine managers are now
making arrangements preparatory 10
the change. The adoption Of the
tight-hour IN the mills OF the latter
city are FASTENED by the fact that mill
men were leaving there and going TO
Telluride to take advantage Of the
shorter workday now prevailing at
that place.
An assessment Of 81 per man has
been laid upon the entire membership
of the International Association OF Ma
chinists to raise fund in aid Of the
members Of the organization who are
on strike against the Santa Fe Rail
way Company. The Santa Fe strike,
though a comparatively quiet affair,
has been one OF the most stubbornly
contested Of labor's recent battles.
only members OF the machinists'
union are on strike, the trainmen and
engineers not being involved.
Twenty-Five independent special or
der clothing firms Of Chicago signed
an agreement with the Garment Work
ers' Union to ray the union scale 70
their 5000 employees. All the condi-
tons in force the last year will be OBJ
served by the employers until Jan. 1.
1906, and they will use the unic- libel
I on their products. The unions gain
ing the agreement have 10000 other
members on strike in forty-three con
Germs in the National Wholesale Cloth
ing Manufacturers Association.
The American Sheet and Tin Plate
company haze. started thirty-seven tin
plate mills. But seven Of the 2f2
mills are now idle OF the idle mills
five are at Sharon, Pa, and two at
Martins Ferry, Ohio. These likely
will be going before the end OF the
week, and for the first time In the his
tory Of the company or It's predeces-
sor, the American Tin Plate company,
every mill will be In full operation.
The mills resuming we're at Ander-
son, Ind; Elwood. Ind. New Kensing-
ton. Pa. and Connellsyille, Pa.
The joint trade agreement is the
only means Of preserving industrial
peace and the great corporations Of
the country must set the pace In such
matters" Such was the sentiment
voiced by Francis L. Robbins. presi-
dent Of the Pittsburg Coal company.
at a recent banquet in Pittsburg. The
circumstances under which the declar-
alton was made adds to it's signiH-
canoe, because the. men to whom il
was made were the mine managers.
the superintendent and the officials
Of the great company which Mr.. Rob
bins represents.
Presidents Keller Of the City Letter
Carriers union and Cunningham of
the Rural Letter Carriers association
have been removed from Office for
cause" by Postmaster General Wynne.
The dismissal is the result Of an in-
vestigation Of charges Of insubordlna-
tion, Of being absent from duty with
out leave, and Of violation Of the Pres.
ident's order Of Jan. 81. 1902. prohlb-
iting individual or organized attempts
Of government employees to influence
legislation or to solicit Increase OF
pay. The matter may finally be
brought to the attention OF the Presl-
dent
a wellknown writer on trade union
subjects has been doing some fig-iring
which he used in the following man
ner: A conservative estimate OF the
number Of organized wage-earners and
The amount they earn--and OF neces-
sity spend-shows In a truly startling
manner the tremendous power they
could WELD II their wages we're al
ways spent after they had given due
bought TO their best interests. TAX
ng the 2.25v,000 members OK trade
lnions, aLd basing their wages at
i1.50 per day for 900 days II the year.
We find that this gives them pur-
hasing strength Of sl,e12.500. Goo per
'ear. This sum-so great thar Il is
ifticad and well-nigh impossible to
ppreciate its inhuence-if used 10
ay rent for homes built by union Ia
or and in purchasing the necessities
: life, that were manufactured or
rocured by organized workmen.
'ould soon work revolution in every
ldustry in the land
United States Consul General r
Auckland. New Zealand.
as reported to this government a
ew system Of preventing railroad
He says; IAN Interesting
lange has recently been made in the
gnaling system in New Zeaiands
'ilway, which II IS thought win make
'llisions absolutely impossible. For
long time. up to recent date. what
known as the block system has
zen generally used, but the tablet,
stem has now been introduced The
sent.sl point In the new system
tnat no engine driver is allowed 70
ave station without a tablet in HIS
'ssessicn. and the element Of safety
sts on the fact that the machines
e so made that it Is impossible for
o Of the tablets to be out at the
me time. II q driver leaves Auek.
nd for Newmarket with a tablet
at tablet has 20 be deposited in the
sshine at Newmarket before another
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