Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-11

orders issued by Vice President c. s.
Clark. OF the Missouri Pacific-lron
Mountain system. more than 100 EN-.
poyes In the auditing. engineering
and mechanical departments of the
system were dismissed from service,
and 1t is understood others will be dis.
missed until 500 are out The state.
ment is made that the order resulted
from the gekeral stringency and an
overplus of employees.
lioughton. Mich. 1t was announced
at the Isle Royale. Tamarack. Osceola
and Ahmeek mines and stamp mills,
and the Lake Superior Smelling works
and Tamarack and Osceola docks.
all Bigelow properties. that wages will
be reduced TO same level as year
ago, which is practically reduction
OF FIVE per cent. The cut was expect.
ed and affects about 5000 men.
Boston -Patternmakers association
has received the most favorable assur.
ances from government officials and
congressman in answer TO its appeal
that sufficient amount OF work be
sent TO the Charlestown navy yard to
prevent the necessity of laying OF any
large portion OF the working force
there now that the battleships have
all been gotten away.
Gloversville. n. Y.-The Glove Man
ufacturers' association of Fulton coun
~ expressed confidence in continued
prosperity at their quarterly msehnl
by adopting the former wage scale
They passed resolutions TO continu,
full force OF employees on part time
rather than "A diminished force on full
time to meet the needs OF the situa
zion.
Gardner, Mass.-Three OF the chat
factories which form the principal H.
dustry of this town have entered upoi
a short time schedule. Notices wer,
posted at the factories OF the John A
Dun company, r. Derby G. Co. and S
X. Pierce & Son, announcing that tn.
concerns would be operated elgh
hours a day for five days week.
Dayton, Oft is announced that tn,
Friend paper mills of West Carroll
ton will resume operations. Abou
1900 people will be employed Tn,
National Cash Register plant will ais
take on several hundred employees VIII,
were laid of recently. Other plant
VIII add to their present forces, bu
no definite figures are obtainable.
Rochester. N. Y.-The United Team
sters OF America, in convention
adopted a resolution calling upon con
gress TO submit to the state legislat
ures for ratification an amendment C
the United States constitution prohib
ting disfranchisment on account OF
sex
London, Eng. Branch councils OF
the Amalgamated Society of Engineers
OF Great Britain are maintained n
Scotland, Australia, South Africa, Can
ada and the United States Since the
formation Of the society $33, OOO. OOG
has been paid in benefits 10 its mem
bers.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The Isabelle furnace
Of the American Steel and Wire com
pany at Etna has been closed I'm
definitely, throwing over 900 men
out of employment. The pipe mill OF
the Spang q Chalfant company shut
down, $50 men being affected.
Ottawa, Can.-The bill which the
government will introduce this session
In regard TO old-age annuities is to en-.
courage the opening up Of savings ac
counts by the working classes SO that
they may have the provision for old
age after reaching go.
Buffalo, N. Y.-The Show Steam
Pump works has ordered it's forces
back on full time. Elgood G. Lufkin.
general manager OF the plant, said that
the whole industrial and financial sit.
uation has so greatly improved that
the company has been obliged to re.
store the full schedule OF working
hours TO keep up with it's orders
About 1000 men are concerned. The
working time was cut during the finan.
cial furry.
Birdsboro, PA reduction I'm
RACES that will average ten cents a
day from each workman has gone into
effect at the blast furnaces Of the r..
e c. Brooke Iron company here and
viii apply TO all the earnings until
further notice.
birmingham, Ala.-The receivers OF
the Southern Steel company. the big
industrial corporation which was
thrown into involuntary bankruptcy
several weeks ago, have decided TO
close down all the mines, furnaces and
plants OF the company.
st. Johnsbury, Vt-The e. e. r.
Fairbanks Scale company. employing
1900 men, which went on a fve-hour
schedule two weeks ago, started on an
eighthour basis.
Washington The TIE Fang cipa
rettc factory in China employs about
so persons In producing its goods
Tho majority OF the employees are
boys. whose wages range from one
dollar 10 StGj q month. while the
skilled workmcn are paid $500 10
$3.50 a month. Tho workers arc giver
heir meals twice q day.
Marlboro Mass Tho three local
shoe factories Of the Rice e. IIutchlns
company. which have been operated
}n half time since November ~. re
'umcd work at least five days "a week
About 1900 hands are employed br
he three factories.