Morris tribune., 1907-08-17

keys when the messages sent by the
nonunion operators at Los Angeles be-
gan coming in, and for this reason
they were promptly discharged. Other
men who were ordered to take their
places refused and also quit work. AS
Chicago is the chief relay station of
the country this strike is expected to
business. 1t was expected that the
day force would follow the example of
the night men by joining in the strike.
Armed men were summoned to guard
the switchboards, and police lines
were drawn sharply about the West
ern Union building. Later the Postal
operators at Chicago joined the strike,
and the strike extended to many 9th
er cities.
The strike Of the Los Angeles opera
tors on Aug. 6 arose from the dis
charge of Operator Ryan, whom the
company accused of willfully delaying
messages, and the refusal to rein
state him. 1t was declared without
consulting the union officials, but
President Small wired that he would
support the Los Angeles strikers.
Worlds Largest Locomotive.
The largest steam locomotive in the
world is about to be turned out from
the Schenectady plant of the American
Locomotive company for the Erie rail
road. Its weight is 413,OOO pounds,
and it will haul on grades train Of
loaded cars a mile and half in length
without the aid Of helpers, it's tractive
power being 94,800. The engine has
four cylinders and is in reality two en-
gines combined in one. The measure
ment from cowcatcher to rear of the
tender is $40 feet, and the height from
top of rail to top of smokestack is ff-
teen feet five and three-quarters inches.
Record Year For immigration.
The figures Of the immigration Off
Gals show that the number of immi-
grants coming to this country during
the year ended June 30, 1907, was the
largest in the history Of the country,
reaching 1885, 349 Of these over
100000 landed at the port of New
York.
Good Crop Prospects.
According to figures gathered and col
lated by a Chicago business concern,
there is little ground for the unfavora-
BILE crop predictions which have been
made from time to time. These figures
show all crops fully up to the average
for this season, with the exception Of
the corn crop, which was injured in
certain sections by the unfavorable
weather of late spring, but even this is
simply backward, and with suitable
full harvest
Boys Killed In Mines.
The annual report Of the Pennsyl-
vania state department of mines
shows that during 1906 1875 boys be.
tween the ages Of sixteen and TWEEN
ty-one years were killed in the anthra-
cite and bituminous regions of the
state. In addition to these fatalities,
twenty-one boys between the ages
mentioned were killed outside of the
anthracite mines. The report recon-
mends that the foreman who hired
boys under sixteen to do a miners
work should be sentenced to term of
Imprisonment.
American Rush to Canada.
Professor jeremiah W. jerks of Cor
nell, member of the United States
immigration commission, is on a tour
Of the Canadian northwest investtgat-
ing the matter of American immigra-
ton into Canada He is also looking
into the movement Of Asiatics to Brit
ish Columbia. 1t is said to be his
purpose to devise some scheme to turn
the American current back to the
United States. He Is expected to make
a confidential report to the president
on the results Of his trip.
Minneapolis to Gulf Line.
The Minneapolis, Kansas City and
Gulf Railway company has just. been
Incorporated in Oklahoma, with $780,
100000 capital stock, for the purpose
of constructing a double track cleo
trio railroad from Minneapolis to Des
W NduSdS lily, w Nul-
ia, Guthrie, Oklahoma City. Dallas and
Galveston.
Lithographers Quit Strike.
The members of the photographic
Artists, Engravers and Designers
league have abandoned the strike
which they began in August. 1905,
when the association of employers
posted the open shop notices and de
manded that the men resign from their
unions. This announcement comes
close upon the heels of the recent de-
cision of Attorney General Bonaparte
sustaining the right of the employers
to import European photographers.
Free Employment Agencies.
The Massachusetts Labor Bulletin, as
digested in American Industries, shows
that fifteen states now have free public
employment agencies in operation, as
follows: California, Connecticut, ILL
nois. Kansas Maryland, Massachusetts,