The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22

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 He remembered with gratitude that 1t would not have been possible for him to pursue the studies he began at their old school but for the benefac- tions of their plous founder. John Car penter. and others, and the great city companies, particularly the Grscers' Company, to which he was more es- pecialiy bound to pay his acknowl- edRments. It would not have been pos- sible for men like himself, born in an humble station in life and not en- dowed with this worlds goods to have pursued the studies they began at school, had 1t not been for the wise and far-sighted benehcence in days gone by, and which he was glad. to. think was going to be supplemented and rivalled by the Corporation of to- day. There was now hardly a board school in London which had not an ad- vantage as compared with the old days Nevertheless they managed to exist.
 So far as public indications go the cooperative prop, sals of Sir Chrsto- pher Furness have not received much support from labor leaders. All unite in desiring to put an end to methods of barbarian. but few think the schemes put forward attractive enough to exchange for the potential power of striking. By the first proposal the shipyards would be handed over to the unions as going concerns at valua- ton. The refusal of this offer Is foregone conclusion, and Sir Christo- pher, no doubt knowing this. dld not lose the opportunity of reading the workmen lesson on the functions of the captain of industry and the capi- talist investor. Not only Is 1t doubt full whether union funds, If adequate. would be available for such an under taking, but the men, know we'll enough that they have not the requisite spe- cialized ability to run a shipyard This Is not equivalent to saying that they could not In time develop a self-gov- erning concern. But where this has been done successfully it has been a very gradual process. The Second ,schems.
 The second scheme proposed to cre- ate special class of employees shares yielding interest at { per cent per an- num-. In addition the workmen share holders would receive a pro rata bo- nus out of the profits along with the ordinary shareholders after the latter had first received 5 per cent. To en- able the workmen to purchase his shares weekly deduction of 5 per cent would be made from his wages. A works council, consisting of an equal number of representatives of masters and men, would be set up. In the work of this council outside trade union officials would be invited to par ticipate. The functions of this council are not very precisely indicated. It would deal with minor points of dis- etpltne. Provision is made for calling in arbltrators. The council would not supersede in the least degree the au- l thority of the officials of the company to engage. instruct direct, suspend, or discharge employees" On the other hand. It's cordial welcome of the trade union officials marks a considerable advance. In return for these facilities the unions surrender their right to strike and the employers to lock out
 It seems probable that In the confer ences now taking place at West Har- tlepool Sir Christopher Furness will be pressed to go much further than his first proposals concede.
 The directors of the International Horse Show have definitely arranged to hold their third show at Olympia from June to 15. 1909, inclusive. These dates fit In between the Epson 1 and Ascot fixtures. and the days are being generally Kept open in town and country for this special purpose 1t is the intention Of the management to provide show on a scale of magni- fidence never hefdrs attempted in this country or elsewhere The prize list will be very large, the total value of the prewfumA being se0 00o. Tn addi- tIon q large number of valuable cups in gold and silver. and souvenirs of various descriptions will be offered by we'll wishers of the show from all parts of the world. It is proposed to .offer gold challenge cup of the value of e1 000 t. kA fnF ksy narIf ot, officers only, to be held by the regiment to which the winning officer belongs, and in addition there will be 2,50O international gold cup to be competed for by teams of three oficers from any country in the world The cup will be held by the. winning nation. and must be won three times before becoming their absolute property, An innovation next year will be the of- fering of a selection of ob1eta dart, or useful diamond ornaments accord ing to the personal tastes of the win ners in the ladies classes, instead of stereotyped prizes or cups.
 pr. Coliingridge. the medical Ofilcer of health for the city of London, re- ports an outbreak of illness in busi- ness establishment, where large number of persons of each sex are em- ployAd Twelve men became seriously i'll. but recovered. All the persons af- fected had dined in the same room, whereas. those who had dined in four other rooms had not suffered. When the boards of the room were removed, large number of dead and decom- posed mice were found. It was ascsr- tained that some of 6 much advertised poison had been laid about the room and pantry. The virus was said to be harmless to human beings and domes- tic animals; but 1t was conclusively proved that it had caused the illness in question. The virus wad laid about on pieces of bread, and it was easy to conceive that mice after eating the virus, might carry the contagion about