The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-22
lending its theatre for the performances.

lending its theatre for the performances.
Following is a brief statement OF the
result OF the strike OF the printers for
an eight-hour day: Cities where the
Typographical union has been successful
454; cities where the Typothetae has been
successful o; union printers working
eight hours. S9.44S; union printers now on
strike 1884, union printers working nine
hours, unexpired contracts, 272l.
Interesting statistics are TO be had from
the report OF Secretary Baine 20 the Mil
waukee convention OF the Boot and Shoe
Workers international union, recently
concluded. From January. 1904. TO March
1905. the union has paid out 500 900 In sick
and Death benefits and $4,000 in aid OF
strikers. There was at time OF report
balance OF 100000 i'm the treasury Accord
Ing 10 the report more has been gained
by the boot and shoe workers by arbi-
tration than by strikes.
The striking mine workers at the Penn
sylvania collieries OF Jermyn & Co, at
Old Forge. resolved 10 remain on strike
Tor SIX years unless General Manager
Jermyn OF the company signs an agree
ment 10 abide by the conditions agreed
upon satisfactory 20 both Jermyn re-
fuses 10 sign an agreement. but says
that he will DO as he wishes The men
have been out for six months They
number 1900 and three mines are closed
dhey are being supported by the Mine
Workers union.
The Bootmakers' union in New South
wales. Australia, send the sheriff out
atter members who get behind In their
dues and fail TO pay up. A member OF the
sheriff after he had been requested sew
eral times by the union 10 pay his dues.
Chicago is furnished a striking lesson in
the economy that is attached 20 the muni-
cipal ownership OF public utilities in the
matter OF street lighting as shown by the
annual report OF City Electrician Carroll
just Issued. The city has saved In ten
years $S52547 because II ACQUIRED its
hshtlng plant In addition II owns the
plant, the worth OF which is estimated to
DE 5,5W.OD Mr. Carroll goes into an in
teresting array OF figures TO show how
the city has profited. II the lights for
street purposes had been rented as was
done prior 10 1883. the cost TO date would
nave been early 5000 900. The city has
expended A.74S,s90 for construction and
operation. Allowing interest AT per cent
thls would bring the figures up to S6212-
$40 This, as Mr. Carroll shows. has saved
the city I'm the neighborhood OF Sl0o OOO
Subtracting incidental items the sum to-
taI or the citys savings since 1888 is sS52.-
547 '-'
j. A. Runyan. secretary OF the Manu-
facturers and Merchants association NJ
Kansas city, has compiled a list OF the
manufacturing industries I'm that town
his statistics give 712 factories. The
1ederal census OF 1900 gave Kansas Citv
ZZSs factories. Mr. Runyan did not in
clude hand trades. such as building
,raues' dressmaking. millinery. tailor
ing blacksmithing wheelwrighting and
repairing. The report OF 1900 gave Kan
sas city plants an output OF sll9.2o6.-
$50. report OF 1905 showed an out
put or $l32.O46.099, an increase Of SIP
1878 In five years In the increase OF
output since 1900 Kansas City Is sec
ond among the cities OF the state.
Springfield is first and st. Louis third.
The following shows the percentage of
increase OF the first five cities Spring
held, 64.2; Kansas City, 49.9; St Louis,
S7S; Joplin, 29.3; ST. Joseph, 1874
At the present market value this
years wheat crop is worth $4,000 900
to the farmers Of Kansas and worth
many millions to the merchants OF
Kansas city and the railroads OF the
West The corn crop OF Kansas prom
ises to be about 200, ,000, 900 bushels
and Will he worth about s65. 600, 900 TO
the farmers The wheat crop of Kan
sas has turned out far beyond the ex-
pectation OF anyone. Up to July ] IL
was generally thought the yield would
be less than last year Threshing has
now proceeded far enough TO indicate
that the state has raised 10000, 900
bushels OF wheat or 10000, 900 bushels
more than in 1908, and, with one excep-
tion, the largest crop Kansas has ever
produced Indeed. the final returns may
raise the estimate above the crop OF
1903, which was 94000.000 bushels.
Probably not more than one-third Of
the crop has been threshed. The esti-
mates here given are based on the
threshirg which has been done.
Phenomenal yields are reported from
nearly every county In the state. Many
fields produced forty TO fifty bushels to
the acre and there are few counties
that do not report some fields yielding
thirty bushels or more OF more than
100 reports regarding the condition OF
corn only eleven reports say II is fair
to poor and all the rest say the pros
pect is to good 10 excellent.
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