The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-13
THE WORLD OF INDUSTRY.
Review Of Past Week Among meehan.
ies and Artisans.

Eugene V. Debs the apostle of in
dustrialism, is at present on tour
throughout Canada.
Locomotive engineers have come to
an agreement with the Grand Trunk
railway regarding an increase in
wages.
Canadian Trades Union Congress
will meet at Victoria, b. c., in 1906, at
the urgent request Of the sea coast
unions.
Employers in New York City have
decided TO give the increased wage
demand by the coal drivers and no
strike will take place.
Mayor Fitzgerald Of Boston. Mass.
has approved OF the proposed pension
bill for city employees. II IL also en-
dorsed by the labor unions Of Boston
Nearly onc.half of the women en-
gagged in occupations in London, Eng,
are domestic servants. Of whom there
IS one to every twenty persons In
the population.
Fail River. Mass, carpenters are
4 somewhat stirred up at the statement
that their employers will adyanis
them only s2sO a day, instead of the
$500 they asked for.
Santa Cruz. Cal, Typographical
Union has decided TO throw on Its al.
legiance TO the International Typo
graphical Union and join the Indus
trial Workers OF the World.
Chicago H.. Federation OF Labor
has started an investigation OF the en-
ployment OF Japanese and Korean Ia
borers and will make a report TO the
Exclusion Society OF California.
II is stated that there are si3 walt
ers' unions In the United States and
Canada, with O membership q 10000.
This number will be greatly augment
ed before the close Of the present year.
Longshoremcn OF Boston, Mass,
have made a demand for an increase
NJ Eve cents an hour for night worf
On general cargo. They have voted e.
70 on strike n the request is no.
granted.
The Chicago. H.. union labor bank.
10 be known as the Commonwealth
Trust and Savings Bank, is so far
along in its organization that the d.
rectors are taking subscriptions for
the capital stock.
President Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation OF Labor recent.
~ stated that out OF the $1,000 mem.
bers CT the International Topographic
al Union approximately $4,000 are
working eighthour days or less.
The freight handlers OF Boston,
Mass, have several labor organiza-
tlons at present. There Is a movement
on foot to bring them all under one
union, which will be affiliated with the
American Federation OF labor
Recently union was formed Of all
the colored rorters in the Pullman car
service to be known as the American
Association of Railway Employees. II
rs expected to have In It's membership
every negro porter in the country.
Marine Painters Union at San Fran
cisco, Cal, has done much 10 better
the conditions OF its members since
its organization In 1901. Wages have
been increased from $500 to $3.50
and hours Of labor have been bene.
hiciaily regulated.
The report OF the British Cotton
Splnners' Association for January
shows a small increase in members
Nand also a very trifiing increase OF un.
employed. The united membership
was i6,059-an increase OF 26 In the
month and OF 1863 over a year ago
The American Tin Plate Company
announced AT Indianapolis recently
that its mills would be run On the
open shop plan in the future, but with.
out discrimination against present or
former union employees. Tho present
force Cf workers are all in the union
Probably the British law win be
changed so as to allow trades unions
10 bank money up 10 any amount in
tho Postotfice Savings Bank. as Is
now permitted 20 friendly societies
In the case OF ordinary deposltors. IN
tcrest is not allowed on more than
$1,000
One OF the oldest and best estab.
lshed unions Of San Francisco. Cal,
ls Coopers' Union No. 65 II was IN
strumental in increasing the wages OF
a part OF Its members 81 a week The
union Ia on solid ground so far as Its
membersh'p and lnancos are con
cerned.
No motorman or conductor OF tho
United Railroads OF Baltimore. Ma.
shall urorL for more than ten hndira m