The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-21
THE WORLD OF INDUSTRY.
Review Of Weeks Work in the ReaIn,
Of Labor.


Garment workers are organizing a,
Galesburg, Ill.
Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea has now about 10000 members.
It is nearly ten years since the
Cigarmaker's International Union me.
in convention.
Danville. ILL.,, carpenters haze So.
cured 20 cents an hour and the eight
hour day.
New unions OF iourneymen tailors
I have been formed at Worcester, Mass,
and Meridian. Conn.
There are in the United states
about $500 female ironworkers la
foundries, furnaces and rolling mills.
Cotton mill operatives at Nashua,
n. H.. we're recently surprised by
voluntary increase of 8 per cent.
In Canada locomotive engineer
gets $3.50 for 100 miles. In the Uni
ted states he receives $5.25 for 100
miles.
Organized workers Ia Evanston. H..
receive St.75 to 81 per day while the
union men receive an average OF $40.
International Stereotypers and FL
octrotypers' Union will hold its an
nual convention in New York on Aug.
ust -.
u is estimated by competent au-
thority that the number OF child lab
orers in tho United states today is
close to 100000.
Memphis. Tenn. will mako a strong
effort to secure the 1907 convention Of
the United Brotherhood of Carpen
tors and Joinors Of America
Minnesota's state Employment Blu
reau has shown ats worth by placing
nearly 10000 persons during It's first
year ending June /. 1906.
The amalgamation OF the Boston
(MassJ artificial stone and asphalt
workers and the cement and asphalt
laborers unions wes completed re-.
Gently
In some towns in Germany, the in
habtants are nearly all identified
with one industry In Solingon for
instance. 10000 people are engaged
In the cutlery trade.
report from New York City re-
latcs OF an Intellectual attempt 10
form a new local union of truck driv.
crs to replace the local whose char
ter was revoked some time ago.
Efforts are being made by represen-
tatives OF the Amalgamated Associa.
tion Of Street and Electrical Railway
Employees TO organize the conductors
and motormen Of Syracuse. y. Y.
President Gompers OF the American
Federation OF Labor has announced
ho will fight The election Of Speaker
Cannon by personal speeches TO tho
voters of the eighteenth Illinois dist
rlct.
The aggregate membership OF the
British Amalgamatod Engineers has
reached 1Ol,llG. The number of un.
employed has nearly dwindled down
to $500, as compared with over 5000,
the lowest point reached last year.
NJ. Clemenceau the French Minis
ter of the Interior. estimates that 30
per cent Of the strikers identified with
the May demonstration were forced
to discontinue work by being afraid
OF molestation by the 10 per cent mi.
nority.
Executive and managing officers
OF the large railway systems are en-
couraging new railroad oorrespon-
dence school that has Just been es-
tablished, as they believe that It will
result In a more plentiful supply OF
good railroad labo.
The strike of the necktle makers Of
New York is ended and the girls have
won a clean victory. The manufactur.
ers have agreed to operate on the
closed shop plan and IN addition have
granted the girls an increase OF two
cents a dozen for neckties.
Commercial Telegraphers Union OF
America has decided to establish a
mutual benefit department. This is
to begin business October /. A NOR
tuary fund will be maintained simi.
lar TO those of the railroad brother.
hoods from which death benefits will
be paid