Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-18

ported that President a. l.. Faulkner
of the AInalsamated Association OF
window Glass Workers. would grant
reduction az 80 per cent. Ia the wage
scale he recently mailed TO the window
Si0ss manufacturers. lie says: THE
wage committees or our organization
has decided that the present scale viii
prevail during the blast OF l9OI.OS. all
reports to the contrary notwiihgtand.
ing and as president II Is my drty 10
enforce said scale which ! expect 10
do to the best OF my ability"
Pittsburg.-An order has been sent
out from the headquarters OF The Penn.
SyiVania Railroad company 10 ~ luce
expenses. This, however. Will not az
rect the Improvement work that IA TO
ne started this fall. Reports made
TO headquarters show that the ex.
penses In the operation of the system
inns year are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES than
ever before I'm the history OF the COM
pahy It Is pro- Osed TO reduce OK.
penses at least s, 900 900 a month,
mis- reduction To cover every division.
Antwcrp.-The strike OF the dock
Iahorcrs OF this city. which began
iast June. came to an end with a VIC
Tory Tor the Fed grafton OF Ship Own
ers' AZ meeting of the strike lead.
ers II was decided that the men
should return To work Internationally
at the terms OF the employers. This
strike has brought about a coalition
among the ship owners OF tho world
Tor mutual prot 3ction, which in the
tp'ure VIII make Il shipping strike
an extremely hazardous undertaking.
Pittshurg Announcement was
made that the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company Is lay
ing on about 1000 employees. Officials
or the company, however, say the dis.
inissal OF these men will not impair
the productive operation OF the plant.
IL has installed new machinery aud
erected new shop. In these o, era.
Tons they say large number OF
men were employed whose services
are now no longer required because
the improvements are completed.
Misunderstanding statistics commit
ed by the Interstate commerce com.
mission for the year ending June 80.
1905, show that the number OF per-
sons on the pay rolls OF the railroads
of the United States was l.52l,355.
The total amount OF wages and sal
aries paid to employees during the
year was $o00,S0l ,653. The number or
railway corporations was 2,313. and
the total single-track mileage 24il 63,
or which 1871 was operated by receiy-
ers.
Galveston, Textile strike OF the
Southern Pacific dock workers has
ended. The steamship company lad
200 negroes at work on the wharves
and was bringing In more neg oes
daily The strikers saw they would be-
replaced by negro labor and at the
solicitation of tho citizens cohami:te tee.
decided to work at the old scale OF
wages. The company made some m nor
concessions, but the wage scale re-
mains unchanged, 80 to as cents an
hour.
st. Louisa general strike OF tho
shoe workers of st. Louis, in sym.
pathy with the strike of the shoe cnt-
ters, was declared. Nearly $4,000 work
men are idle. At secret session OF
the executive board OF the union the
act Of the workers I'm striking recei cd
Official approval. The St Louis Snoe
Manufacturers association also net
I'm executive session, and the members
refused to disclose what plans we're
formulated.
Chicago.-Printing pressmen of chi
Cages local. No. 3, voted unonim ius-
iy to go on strike Oct. /. The dem nd
is for an eight hour day with the 81 me
wage as with the present nine / our
day The strike will involve ESQ chi.
cago pressmen. The strike Is likely to
be widespread. involving all Of tho
territory east OF the Mississippi ri Ter,
as well as Canada. Pressmen ia tho
western states have already secured
The eight hour day.
Pittsburg. -Declariag that the short
age In the supply of miners Is caused
by Internal strife among the men and
accusing President h. J. Feehan Of
Introducing Socialism into the Minors
union, Patrick D0laR. the eX.rTeYidsut
OF District No. 5, which inoludes all
western Pennsylvania. with $4,000
members, has announced his candi-
dacy for the presidency.
Terrc Hautc. Tnd.-Presideat Van
Horn OF the Indiana Miners asso IA.
ton has revoked tho charter OF ne
local lodge OF 200 members at Heck.
land for refusal to restore 10 he
lodge treasury s. for each member.
which amount they allowed them.
selves for Fourth OF July spending
money.
Washington. The loss TO the coun.
Try caused by strikes during the 20
years from 1891 to 1900 inclusive.
amounted 20 2,7S9,1GO working DAYS.
or 1871 years. equalling nearly one.
third Of the entire Christian era. Tho
total direct financial loss reached tho
enormous sum Of t5OO.000.0O0.
San Francisco. --Edwar }. Brandon.
Of this city. third vice president OF The
Bricklaycrs and Masons In,erns on.
al union. has resigned from his 81.
zion TO enter tho contracting busln, $50.
ana will be succeeded as third yioe.
president BY Joseph p. Duty OF an
Francisco.
and thls tubs restored 70 It's normal
condition, hearing will bc destroyed