Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-31
THE WORLD OF INDUSTRY.

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Review Of Conditions In Every Nation
on the Globe. Where Manufactuf.
ers, Mcchi Mics and Artisans
Hold Sway.
There are said to be 10000 Japanese
iaborers now in the Hawaiian islands.
Only $1,000 persons employed in the
textile trades Of the United States are
organized. while 100000 are unorganised.
In the United States there are 9Sy WON.
en- duarrymen and 100 women lumber
men are actively engaged In business.
Philadelphia, with one.sixtieth Of the
population OF the United States, furnishes
one-twentieth OF its manufactures.
Bakers International unions refercn-
dun vote was In favor OF having an in
ternational convention at New York in
October.
The present number Of old-age PEN
sioners now on the list and receiving
aid from the Belgian government Is some-
thing over 100000.
The third annual session Of the Ma
tional Trades and Labor Congress Of
Canada will be held in Montreal from
September II to Is inclusive.
An effort will be made by San Fran
cisco. Cal. stereotypfrs and electro
typers to bring the l9odknternational con.
vention of the craft to that city.
The total number of unemployed Of
the British Amalgamated Engineers has
fallen from $500 in January to nearly
800 on July l. and the trend Is to still
lower level.
Throughout the month Of August the
International Association OF Massachu-
sets will vote on the election of officers
on the referendum plan recently adopt
ed by the organization.
Belgian female workers on handmade
lace earn but from q to 30 cents a day
Of IL to Is hours work. In Eastern
Flanders the wages are still lower, rang
ng from IS to 90 cents a day.
Scamcn on Canadian vessels are maxi
ing n demand for a nadvance in wages
of about 50 cents n day and trouble Is
likely. The vessel owners declare they
cannot afford to pay the advance asked.
An agreement has been signed be-
tween the salmon Gamers on the Fra
ser river in British Columbia and the
white and japanese fishermen. The
rates are - 1-2 cents a fish for July and
10 cents for August.
street railway employees ut Jackson.
Mich. have signed an agreement with
TIE traction company. to run tyr enc
year. 1ne argument comedies r""n. =
on of the union. provides for arb ra-
tion of disputes and governs work.. :
conditions.
Plans to build electric street car lines
in Pekn. China, have aroused a great
protest from the natives, who say the
cars would be very harmful to the poor.
ar large numbers Of coolies now make
n living by hauling passengers in rick
shaws or on wheclbarrows.
The threatened trouble between the iron
moldcrs and the foundrymen OF the
fittsburg. Penn. district. has been
s'noothod over for the time being. The
men will not get an agreement, but will
secure 10 cents a day increase over
the former minimum for a days wages
as a substitute.
Aluminium paper is now manufactured
in Germany and recommended as SUBJ
stitute for tin foil. 1t is not the so-called
leaf aluminium. but artificial parchment
coated with powdered aluminium. and is
said to possess very favorable qualities
for preserving articles Of food, for which
it is used as a covering.
Motormen on the Manchester, England
tramways. are paid IA cents an hour,
and conductors II 1-2 cents an hour This
rate of pay is much higher than is con-
coded by any privately operated tram
way in England. In Manchester each
employee on the tramwavs is "'lowod
one "cek's holiday annually. with full
pay.
OF the total Of 1879 men employed
in 1902 on the street railways OF the
United States 712s. or 8 per cent. were
salaricd officers and clerks. Motormen
and conductors numbered S144. or 60
per cent. Of the whole. while road and
track men numbered 114l4. or Sc per
cent. and mechanics numbered 9.I97. or
co per cent.
While an increase has occurred in the
individual earnings of labor engaged in
tho manufacture Of cartridges, ammu-
ni'ion, explosives, etc. In Grea' krtain,
from $40 to $40. n falling off in the
wages percentage. grouped as whole.
from s4.74 to $40. n falling of in the
$3.50 per cent. has resulted Autona-
tic machinery is responsible for these
changes
Detroit, Mich. contains over 300 cigar
factories. big and little. and manufac-
lures between 1G5.OO00O and 3o0000.O0O
cigars n year. ms shown by figures fur
nishcd by the internal revenue Office for
the district. Placing the average cost
Of thousand cigars at $40, the<Nalue of
the output of the cigar factories Of De-
troit would closely hug the seven mil
ion dollar mark.
Tho Central Federated Union Of New
York has passed a resolution giving the
Knights OF Labor organizations repre-
sentcd in that body ninety days either
to leave the knights or the Central
Federated union. This action was taken
because the Knights OF Labor have Or
ganixod a rival to the Asphalt Work.
ers union. affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
Following the example OF the work.
ingmen. policemen have struck III War
saw, LODI. Odessa and some other Rus
sian cities. Their chief demands have
been for increase Of pay and reduction
Of hours of duty. Russian policemen,
as rule. receive very small pay. often
as little az Is roubles $3.50 per month.
and for them to exact bribes is simply
n matter of necessity. The hours OF
service are not regulated.
The Trade and Labor Assembly of
Loransport. Ind. Is preparing to cele-
hrate Labor day In n unique way. All
the premiums. advertising matter. etc.
sent into Indiana by the American To-
hacco company. commonly known as the
Tobacco trust. are to he gathered In n
pile and a bonfire made out OF II. The
otRoore NJ no Loon cvort rentral hodv