Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-03-10
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.
The Central Labor Union OF indian
apolis is negotiating for the purchase
of a park for the exclusive use OF Ia
Dor organizations or plcnics and labor
demonstrations.
The United States Steel Corporation
employs at present about 15O,OOO men,
In 1908 the total number of employees
in the service of the corporation was
1877, 7O9, compared with 1927 in l9oZ
Actors protective union is trying 10
have theatrical agents licensed, the
same as other employment agents
Such a step will protect the actor, II
is claimed, from being done out OF MS
salary, as he can then sue the agent
At the biennial convention OF the
International stone masons' union
Just closed at indianapolis, it was de-
cided to make application for admis'
sion to the A. F. Of l.. The associa'
ton was reported to be entirely out OF
debt, with balance of over S22,oOU
| in the treasury.
Organized labor at Chicago, has won
another victory against the employers
who have declared for the open
SHOP" The Churchill Cabinet COM
pany where twenty-six woodworkers
were on strike, signed "closed shop
agreement and will employ only union
| ren for the next year.
Before adjOurning, the international
convention of the Journeymen Tailors
Union of America, after a speech by
General Secretary Lennon, voted down
resolutions from the Chicago local
seeking to commit the tailors as an
organization to the principles OF the
social democrat party
Representative Charles G. Palmer OF
Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania. has
introduced bill in the state legisla'
ture asking for an appropriation for
the preliminary work incidental to the
establishment in that state of a home
for aged, crippled and helpless EN-
ployes of the coal mines.
The long strike of the machinists at
the Goss Printing Press Company's
plant at Chicago has been settled, and
the men are at work. The strike was
started last May on the question of a
union classification of work and a
nine-hour day and union classification,
with minimum wage of thirty-two
cents an hour.
At a recent meeting of the San
Francisco District Council of Carpen-
tiers the report from the manager of
the Progressive planning mill showed
that the institution is still decided
success and is doing plenty of bust
ness. The directors declared 81 div
idend on it's stock at their last meet
ing, and the councils share will
amount to $4S6.
During the month of December,
1904. the. returns for which are just
reported, the sum of $6S,000 was dis
tributed in death and injury benefits
by the Order of Railway Conductors.
Of this amount $4,000 was paid out
for liabilities. The death benefits
ranged from 81 900 to $4,000 each. Dur
ing the month twelve deaths resulted
from accidents.
At mass meeting at Bloomington
of the engineers of the Chicago and
Alton strong resolutions were adopted
alleging that reduction in freight
rates will be followed by correspond
ing reduction in wages of employees.
A meeting was called of all the labor
organizations on the road, and en-
pioyes will be asked to sign petition
protesting against change.
The Cigarmakers' International
union is taking a vote on amending
the constitution in regard to the issu-
apce of union labels. The proposed
amendment provides that all labels
issued must be numbered consecutive
ly, so that if any are wrongfully used
they can at once be traced. The gen.
eral president will keep an account Of
the number of all labels issued
Gold beaters' national union, whose
Headquarters are in this city, does not
require a great space for it's annual
report to the A. F. of l.. The report
shows that the craft is almost entire
ly organized, that it had no trouble or
strikes worth reporting last year, and
that it increased it's membership by
two during 1904. The union has three
votes in the A. F. of L.conventions.
The John A. Heusner Baking COM
pany is said to be about ready to give
up the fight with the Bakers union,
which has been on since last May.
A committee from the Union Label
league visited the company few days
ago and Mr.. Heusner sadly admitted
that the fight had cost him something
like $4,000. He declared he was will
ing to sign an agreement with the