The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-20

orders issued by Vice President c. S.
Clark, of the Missouri PacificIron
Mountain system, more than 100 en-
ployes in the auditing. engineering
and mechanical departments of the
system were dismissed from service,
and it is understood others will be dis
missed until 500 are out. The state
ment is made that the order resulted
from the general stringency and an
overplus of employees.
Houghton, Mich.-It was announced
at the Isle Royale, Tamarack, Osceola
and Ahmeek mines and stamp mills,
and the Lake Superior Smelling works
and Tamarack and Osceola docks,
all Bigelow properties, that wages will
be reduced to same level as year
ago, which is practically reduction
of five per cent. The cut was expect
ed and affects about 5000 men.
Boston.-P atternmakers' association
has received the most favorable assur-
ances from government officials and
congressman in answer to it's appeal
that a sufficient amount of work be
sent to the Charlestown navy yard to
prevent the necessity of laying off any
large portion of the working force
there now that the battleships have
all been gotten away.
Gloversville. n. Y.-The Glove Man
ufacturers' association of Fulton coun-
ty expressed confidence in continued
prosperity at their quarterly meeting
by adopting the former wage scale.
They passed resolutions to continue
full force of employees on part time
rather than diminished force on full
time to meet the needs of the situa-
ton.
Gardner Mass.-Three of the chair
factories which form the principal in
dustry of this town have entered upon
a short time schedule. Notices were
posted at the factories of the John A.
Dun company, P. Derby & Co., and S.
X. Pierce & Son, announcing that the
concerns would be operated eight
hours day for five days week.
Dayton, OFT is announced that the
Friend paper mills of West Carroll
ton will resume operations. About
$500 people will be employed. The
National Cash Register plant will also
take on several hundred employees who
were laid off recently. Other plants
will add to their present forces, but
no definite figures are obtainable.
Rochester, N. Y.-The United Team
sters of America, in convention,
adopted resolution calling upon con-
gress to submit to the state legislat-
ures for ratification an amendment to
the United States constitution prohib
ting disfranchisrhent on account of
sex.
London, Eng-Branch councils of
the Amalgamated Society of Engineers
of Great Britain are maintained in
Scotland, Australia, South Africa, Can
ada and the United States. Since the
formation of the society $33,000,000
has been paid in benefits to its mem
bers.
Pittsburg. Pa.-The Isabelle furnace
of the American Steel and Wire COM
pany at Etna has been closed in
definitely, throwing over 1000 men
out of employment. The pipe mill of
the Spang & Chalfant company shut
down, $50 men being affected.
Ottawa, Can.-The bill which the
government will introduce this session
in regard to old-age annuities is to en-
courage the opening up of savings &C.
counts by the working classes SO that
they may have the provision for cid
age after reaching co.
Buffalo, N Y.-The Show Steam
Pump works has ordered it's forces
back on full time. Elgood c. Lufkin,
general manager of the plant said that
the whole industrial and financial sit
uation has so greatly improved that
the company has been obliged to re-
store the full schedule of working
hours to keep up with it's orders.
About 1000 men are concerned. The
working time was cut during the finan-
cial furry.
Birdsboro, PA reduction in
wages that will average ten cents a
day from each workman has gone into
effect at the blast furnaces of the E..
& G. Brooke Iron company here and
will apply to all the earnings until
further notice.
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the Southern Steel company, the big
Industrial corporation which was
thrown into involuntary bankruptcy
several weeks ago, have decided to
close down all the mines, furnaces and
plants of the company.
; St. Johnsbury, Vt.-The E. g. T.
Fairbanks Scale company. employing
| 800 men. which went on a five-hoar
schedule two weeks ago, started on an
eiyht-hour basis.
Washington.-The TIE Fang ciga-
| rette factory in China employs about
80 persons in producing its goods.
The majority Of the employees are
boys, whose wages range from one
dollar to $1.65 month, while the
skilled workmen are paid $3.50 to
$3.50 a month. The workers are given
their meals twice a day.
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