The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-28
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

The trade agreement between the
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Joiners and the Anna esamated So
ciety of Carpenters and Joiners has
been extended for one year.
Wages on municipal work at Al
bion, Mich, have been increased ~
per cent during the year now closing
by the trades unions, according to re-
ports Of the organizers for the Amerl-
can Federation of Labor
The cotton ginners Of Texas have
organized union through which they
propose to hold back all reports OF
the amount of cotton ginned, so as to
make it impossible for spectators to
attempt to fix the price of cotton.
There is a larger percentage OF peo-
ple engaged in commerce and trans
portation in the Netherlands than in
any other country. The percentage
is 17.2. The United States is a close
second, with 1853.
The National labor Tribune OF
Pittsburg has entered upon its thir-
ty-third year. 1t is the Oldest labor
paper published in the United States
and is the only survivor of a large
number that were started about the
same time.
Announcement has been made of a
reduction in the wages OF the tom
mage men employed by the Howard
Axle works of the Carnegie Steel
company, to take effect Jan. l. The
cut ranges from 16 2.3 per cent down
to per cent.
After endeavoring since April 27
last to settle a wage scale dispute by
arbitration, the Blacksmiths' union
and the Chicago Metal Trades asso-
citation have abandoned the undertake
ing as a result of being unable to
choose an arbiter.
Organizers of the International
brotherhood of Teamsters have be-
gun to form unions of automobile
drivers who operate business vehi-
cles. The movement. which started
in New York, is being carried on in
all the larger cities of the country.
The 1900 census gives the number
of wage workers in the United States
as 2S.2S5 ,022, divided as follows: Pro
fessional, 1,264,737; trade and trans
portation, 4,77S,2Ss: domestic and
personal service, 5.691. TAG; manufac
turing, 7,122,9S7; agricultural pursuits
l0,43S.919..
In the platform of the recently or
ganized Canadian Labor League
blanks are included advocating pub
lie ownership of natural opportunities
and public utilities, the initiative, ref
erendum and power of recall the abo
lition of bonuses to railways and tbs
abolition of child labor.
Thomas l. Kidd, after more thar
fourteen years Of continuous service
as secretary of the Amalgamtet
Woodworkers' International Union o
America, voluntarily retired yester
day and will be succeeded by John G
Meiler, who was secretary of the Chi
cago Woodworkers' Council.
The Illinois Coal Operators Asso
citation has increased in membership
during the past year from IT'S mem
bers, operating 259 mines, to 207
operating S07 mines, The increase,
tonnage of mines belonging to tn
association has been between 1000
900 and 100000 tons of coal
Negotiations are in progress be
tween the officials of the Windoy
Glass Window Association and tn
Window Glass Snappers' Protectiv
Association for the merging of tn
two organizations in the Window Glas
Workers Association. The snappers
association has membership Q
about 1900.
The Boston Elevated railway con
pany distributed $4,000 among it
employees as New Years present 70
the faithful performance Of duty dul
ing the last year. Each of the con
panys employees who made a goo
record during the year was given 81
in gold. Ten per cent of the me
failed to receive any reward.
An act recently passed by the hous
of representatives of Rhode islam
prescribes fine of $3.50 to $500, Q
Imprisonment from three to 81
months, or both, against any employe
or corporation attempting to prever
working people from belonging to
labor organization as condition {
new or continued employment.
American Federation of Labor O
ganizers in the Pittsburg district ar
busy in an effort to get all loc;
unions to afiliate with the Iron Cit
Central Trades Council, in complianc
with an order recently issued. It
proposed to have every union in th