Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
In the \ World Of Industry.


Hungary has ST. trade unionists
In a population of 19.5O0,00O, or one
to 366.
Plans are On foot for a new labor
temple and workingmen's club build.
ing in Minneapolis, MINI.
Boston, Mass, Shop and Mill
Hands union has taken in more than
400 members in the last two months.
United Garment Cutters of America
has been successful in establishing au-
other local union of this organization
III Montreal, Canada.
The newly organized Clothing Press
ers' union at Montreal, Canada, is
discussing the question of organizing
district trades council.
The Amalgamated Society of Car
penters and Joiners of the United
Kingdom had a membership at the
beginning of the year of II 1885: it is
now 69,426.
The latest union to join the labor
ranks in Los Angeles. CAL. is the
bOotblacks.
The International Brotherhood Of
Transfers has organized locals Of
truck. brick. sand and coal teamsters
in Pittsburg, Pa. with combined
membership Of 600.
Organized labor in Seattle, Wash.
through it's central labor council, has
gone unequivOcally on record in ia
Vol of the municipal ownership of the
street railways.
including the firms that make bank
notes, have launched a move to estab-
lish the open shop in that branch Of
the printing industry.
Officials of the Chicago. Ills, Soda
and Mineral Water Drivers union are
working industriously to secure the
new wage scale demands without re-
sorting to suspension of deliveries.
Organized labor has been officially
notified that the boycott on the pro-
ducts Of the northwestern breweries
has been raised by the Information
al Union of United Brewery Workmen
of America.
The WOrkingman's Municipal Own
ership association of New York city
has been incorporated for the propa-
cation Of the ideas and purposes Of
municipal ownership and operation of
public utilities.
The PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit COM
pany, which operates the subway and
elevated railroads of New York city,
has announced an increase in the pay
of employees. taking effect from Janu-
airy l.
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen of North America
have won the first prize in a compe-
titive contest for unions of the world.
held by the Liege International expo
sition. in Belgium.
The total yearly earnings of union
printers are about $4O,OOO,OOO. The
total membership of the International
Typographical union is $4,000
1t is said that the board of pensions
appointed to organize a pension bu-
reau for the New York Central has
decided that employees who have reach
ed the age Of 20 years will be retired
by compulsion.
Owing to the expense of holding an
nual gatherings. there has been some
agitation in the International Hold
Carriers and Building Laborers' union
of America over the question of bien-
NAL conventions in the future.
Trades unions of South Africa have
at last taken up the fight against
Chinese labor in the mines. The min
ers' federation of the Transvaal has
taken the lead in the fight against
further importation of Chinese labor
ers
Chicago's union of barn and track
employees on the Union Traction sys-
tenn has decided to surrender it's char
ter, and the members will go into
the organization with the street car
men. The change has been advocat-
ed by the International officers.
The United Mine Workers now stand
100000 ahead of any labor body in
the country in point of membership,
and the organization is the largest
in the world. The next body in order
of membership in this country is the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners.
The Methodist ministers of Indian
apOlis, Ind, are discussing the propO-
sition of sending a fraternal delegate
to the Central Labor union of that
city. The Presbyterians have sever.
al fraterna delegates in attendance
on the central labor bodies of several
eastern cities.
II is expected that the United Ma
chine Workers of the United Kingdom
will be taken over by the Amalga-
mated Society of Engineers. There
are over 5000 members, so that the
engineers will be considerably over
100000 strong when the amalgama-
ton is completed.
During the past year the San Fran
cisco, CAL, Building Trades council
has gained 5000 members, Alameda
coming second. with an increased
membership of 1475. Los Angeles
made gain of ITO; Santa Clara
80; San Joaquin, 100; Sacramento
140, and Petaluma, 40 members.
Boston. Mass, Seamen's, Theatri
cal Stage Employees and the Musi
clans unions have all begun the ar
rangements for the international con
ventions of their crafts. which are
to be held in Boston in 1906, the mu
sicians in May, the stage employees ii
July and the seamen's in December
The Japanese of Los Angeles, Cal.
have organized against the trades un
ionists of that city. They have de
cided to refuse to purchase any gar
ments or articles bearing union la
bel The tobacco dealers are sale
to be more affected by this new move
on the part of the Japs than any 9th
er.
The rural free delivery carriers O.
the country are bringing pressure tt
bear on congress for an increase ir
their salaries. If these men receive
the increase asked it will entail an ad
ditional expenditure of from $4,000
900 to $S,OOO.O00 a year. At presen
e