Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
NEWS OF TIE LABOR WORLD
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

Pacific coast seamen's union Is cele
brating its twentieth anniversary.
Chicago hosting engineers are to re
ceive sixty cents an hoH instead OF
fifty-six and a quarter cents.
Another labor temple is to be eract'
ed. The Montreal trades and labor
council has undertaken the task in
that city.
Over two dozen merchants in Louis
vile, KY, among them the most i'm
portant in the city, have signed the
wage scale presented by the Clerks
Union No. 60, which is to run for two
years.
In San Diego, Cal, two franchises
recently passed were first Endorsed
by organized labor. The workers are
continually promoting the union
labels. New unions Of fathers, drug
clerks and theatrical employees have
been formed.
Another session of Congress has
passed, but the eight hour bill is still
a bill" and not law. However,
Samuel Gompers is still as optimistic
and determined as ever, and says that
labor will continue to press home It's
demands until it wins.
New unions of carpenters are to be
organized in Plymouth and Middle
boro. Mass, within the next few
weeks. General Organizer j. d. Cow
per of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America Is in
Brockton to take charge of the work.
Trainmen who think they are work
ed hard should find some comfort in
this list of stations the Illinois Cen
trail employees have to call out: AS
sametuuaghan, Petitcodiac, Shubena-
cadie Tatamagouche, Merigomish,
Nauwigewauk. Plumweseep, ApohaQui
and Osuispamsis.
William c. Wheeler of Lynn, Mass,
international vice president OF the re-
tail clerks association. has received
notice from headquarters that he has
been renominated for that position by
more than twenty-five unions, the
number required to secure a place
on the ballot for the referendum in
ternational election. 1t is said he is
unopposed for the place.
Daniel Macdonald, president of the
American Labor union, with headGuar-
tiers in Chicago, has rendered his res
ignation to the executive board to take
effect as soon as possible, as he de-
sires to accept a business offer to take
charge of Mining property in the west.
II is said that he will be succeeded by
David c. Coates, vice president and
formerly lieutenant governor of Colo
RADIO.
Since traffic began to increase after
the dull times of last year every rail-
road of Importance in this country
has been alert to get its orders for
supplies in so as to insure prompt de-
liveres. Ten of the leading railroads
have planned to expend no less than
s11S,OO0,OOO this year and the ex-
penditures of the many smaller lines
will certainly bring the total of $780,
5000.
w. l.. Park, general superintendent
of the Union Pacific, is reported as
saying that he intends to employ
Japanese laborers on track repairs
throughout the Union Pacific lines
Mr.. Park has for the last five years
been superintendent of the Wyoming
division, and from his experience there
believes that the Japanese are the
most temperate and faithful men who
can be found for that kind of work.
The Lumber Carriers association
and the Lake Seamen's union reached
settlement after being in session
almost constantly for three days, and
ordinary seamen will get an increase
in pay of $3.50 per month. The pres
ent scale ranges from $25 to $3.50
per month, according to the season.
In other respects the agreement is
practically the same as was in force
last year.
The men and women members OF
the United Garment Workers are
making one of the best fights in the
history of unionism in Chicago
against the open shop policy of the
National Wholesale Tailors' associa-
ton. Since Nov. 10 they have been
out to maintain union conditions, and
their ranks are almost as solid to-day
as they were the first week OF the
struggle. The busy season is now
upon the manufacturers and the strik-
ers are confident that they can hold
out until they have won victory.
State Factory Inspector Davies will
urge the Illinois legislature to pass
bill providing for the sanitation Of
all buildings in which food is manu-