The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-29
INDUST TRIAL
A. r. L. For Jap Exclusion.

/ WhiNh hdo btCi III StSolOl Ut NOTlOlh,
,on Nov. IS placed itself or record as
favoring the exclusion OF all lmmlgra-
ton from Asia and the islands of the
Pacific ocean to the United States or
Its possessions.
Great Tidal Canal Project.
Delegates from seventeen eastern
states have been in convention ut Phil
adelphia to further the project for an
inland waterway along the Atlantic
coast from Massachusetts TO North
Carolina. Much Of this waterway ell
ready exists. and it is proposed that
the channels of the canals, rivers, bays,
etc., that are to form a part be so
deepened and widened as to permit the
passage Of the largest warships. The
route proposed is as follows: A canal
through Cape Cod to Long Island
sound, New York harbor Raritan ca
nal, Delaware river, Chesapeake and
Delaware canal, Chesapeake bay, EiiZ-
abeth river, cut across Virginia to Car
rituck sound, Coanjock bay, cut
through North Carolina to Albemarlc
sound Croaton sound, Pamlico sound,
| ANCuoC ilNCl, IoCCpChlnS anu WlutlluS
Adams creek and Core creek to, Beau
fort inlet North Carolina, and the
ocean. The total length would be about
| 800 miles, and 1t Is believed that this
route would save many millions of dol
lars In freights to the business inter
| ests of the north and south, besides
| cutting down the water distance of
| coastwise steamers. A permanent or
| ganiZation under the name of the At
lantic Deeper Waterways association
| was formed.
Union Label on Lincoln Farm.
| The appearance of the union label
| on the stationery of the Lincoln Farm
association, of which r. j. Collier, ed
| itOr of Golfers Weekly, Is president,
| and the purpose of which is to solicit
funds for the purchase of the birth
place of Lincoln to be maintained as
| q national park, has drawn upon that
association severe criticism from some
quarters. The National Founders as
ISOLATION during its recent session at
New York condemned the use of "the
emblem CT the closed shop in connec-
ton with this patriotic and worthy
cause" and other employers in many
parts Of the country have been writing
to the officers of the Lincoln Farm as
ISOLATION. Replies to these inquiries
brought forth the fact that the use of
! the union label had been authorized by
the executive committee of the associ-
alton after it had decided to appoint
Samuel Gompers as one Of the trustees.
The officers of the association defend
their course by saying that they be-
lieve that Lincoln would not have felt
1t any more necessary to discriminate
against union labor in the spirit of an
tagonlsm than would President Nc
Kinley or President Roosevelt. Their
attitude and that of the association is
ito recognize the good that organized
labor has accomplished In lettering
the life conditions of the average work
ingman and at the same time to de-
plore the excuses or acts of violence
and the lack of wise leadership from
which organized labor has occasionally
suffered" 1t Is proposed to carve over
the facade of the memorial building
those noble words of Lincoln, with
malice toward none; with charity for
all"
More Business CurtaiIments.
Reports continue to come in from all
parts of the country of the shutting
down Of large manufacturing plants or
the curtailment of working forces. The
Jones &c Laughlln Steel company of
Pittsburg. the largest rival of the
United States Steel corporation, has
discontinued work on its mammoth
new plant at Aliquippa, on the Ohio
river. Work has also been stopped or
the new plant of the Midland Steel
company few miles below Aliquip-
pa. The directors Of the American
Shipbuilding company at their recent
meeting at Cleveland decided to shut
down practically all Of their plants
along the great lakes at once. This
means the discharge of 1000 men at
Lorain, 400 or more at Bay City and
several hundred at other points. The
Apley Rubber company Of Hudson,
Mass, shut down Nov. IA, throwing
800 men out of employment. 1t was
stated, however, that work would be
resumed Dec. 5. Several other mills In
Massachusetts have gone on to shorter
time schedules. In consequence of the
cancellation of an order from the Penn
sylvania Railroad company for 425
locomotives the Baldwin Locomotive
works at Philadelphia will be compel
led to reduce it's working force by 5000
men. 1t is said that the Pennsylvania
road will reduce all expenses to the
minimum. One result of the financial
depression has been an unprecedented
rush Of steerage passengers to Europe
the accommodations for this class of
passengers on the transatlantic vessels
being crowded to their utmost ca
pacity.
Mauretania Breaks Record.
The Mauretanla, the big Cunard liner,
on her maiden trip to New York broke
the worlds record for q single days
run by covering GA knots In the tEen-
ty-four hours ending Thursday, Nov.
u. This is six knots i'm excess of the
best previous record made by her Sis