The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-23

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. 12Ffs
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 stehm 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 413,0O0 pounds.
and it will haul OIL grades a train Of
loaded cars II mile and Il ilalt in length
without the aid Of helpers, it's tractive
power being 94,S00. The engine has
four cylinders and is in reality two en-
! gincs combined in one. The measure
ment from cowcatcher to rear of the
tender is So. 10 feet, and the height from
top Of rail a. top of sInokestack is fif-
teen feet five and thrce-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 80, 1907. was the
largest in the history of the country,
reaching 1.22S5,349. Of these over
l,OO0,G0D landed at the port of New
York. ~ (
GOOD Crop Prospects.
According to figures gathered and col
lated by Il Chicago business concern,
there is little ground for the unfavora-
bic 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 i'll
certain sections by the unfavorable
weather Of late spring, but even this is
simply backward, and with suitable
weather may yet give nearly or quite a
full harvest.
Boys Killed In Mines.
The annual report of the Pennsyl-
vania state department of mines
shows that during 1906 126 boys be-
tween the ages of sixteen and TWEEN
ty-one years We're 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-
mcNds that the foreman who hired
boys under sixteen to do a miners
work should be sentenced to a term of
Imprisonment.
American Rush to Canada.
Professor Jeremiah W. jerks of Cor
nell, a. member of the United States
immigration commission, is on q tour
Of the Canadian northwest investigat-
ing the matter of American immigra-
ton into Canada. lie 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.
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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
tric railroad from Minneapolis to Des
Moincs, thence to Kansas City, Wichi-
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, 1906,
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 B%onaparte
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,,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Ohio, Washington,
West Virginia and Wisconsin. The mo-
tives advanced to Justify these agen-
cies are the belief that state competi-
ton would drive INSCRIPTIONS private
agencies out of business, the need of
assisting the unemployed and the
bringing together of laborer and en-
ployer with the result of reducing the
army of unemployed.
Pennsylvania's- Earnings Increase.
Tho statanan 5of Tho pnnnSvIvania