Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-13


that the Midvale Steel company would
shut down its extensive plant was go
ing the rounds OF the financial dis
trict. Inquiries developed the infor>
nation that not only had some over
Jealous calamity bowler run short OF
material and drawn on his imaglna
ton for what he lacked I'm facts. but
that Midvale would be compelled &c
increase It's force OF thousands OF
workmen in the course OF a month
or So
Pittsburg. Pa.-Notlces at tho local
mills OF the Spang & Chalfant com.
pany announced a reduction I'm wages
OF puddlers to Ave dollars a ton. The
mil VIII be temporarily closed. throw.
ing 500 men out. The III. C. Frick
company plants at Connellsville laid
on all OF its shipping clerks. Many
OF the ovens have been banked. The
plant OF the Interstate Steel company
at breckenridge has closed. Two hun.
dred and fifty men are affected.
south Bethlehem. Pa.-Ofacials de
MED the rumor that the Bethlehem
steel company was about 20 discharge
several thousand men. The recent
completion OF the new Saucon plant
necessitates the discharge OF several
hundred laborers. and in some depart
ments there has been n reduction of
forces for economical reasons, but the
employment bureau Is still open an6
any good mechanic will be given work
Chicago.-Forty-nine railway sys
TENS In the west and middle west
many or them operating from Chicago
nave made large reductions in the
number of employees I'm the mechani
cal. construction and maintenance O:
way departments during the past few
days. Between $4,000 and 10000 have
been laid of. No great reduction II
the train service so far has been or
dered.
Indianapolis.-Many OF the labo
union publications Of the country have
editorials In regard to John Mitchell
president OF the United Mine Work
ers OF America. in which they speal
highly OF the ability of Mr.. Mitchell
and express the hope that he Will soon
De able TO resume his position as the
head OF the miners. The editorials
show the widespread popularity of the
man.
San Francisco.-According to infor
nation received from New Castle
N. =. W., the effect OF the great strIk,
OF coal miners there is felt throughout
Australia. Miners. railroad men and
dock men are out in sympathy with
the strikers, and all vessels bound TO,
ports OF the world which had put into
New Castle to load coal are held M
I'm the harbor
London, Eng. An international
agreement forbidding night work In
factories by women has been signed
by England, France, Germany, Aus
trla, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Belgium
Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. II
VIII be put in practice in December
1910.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS thousand chill
dren between IA and 1G years OF age
In the state Of Massachusetts are not
at school, was the statement I'm the
caption of the charts made from the
report OF the commission for the I'm
dustrial exhibit in Boston.
Omaha, Neb.-six hundred thousand
nlckels in bunch we're turned loose
In Omaha when the Omaha Street
Railway company disbursed $50 900
worth Of the five-cent pieces in meet
Ing the monthly pay roll OF the con
Germ.
Norfolk, Va.-By a vote OF 1854 to so
the American Federation OF Labor re
fused TO place Itself on record as IA
Voring the government ownership of
railways and mines. The opponents
took the grounds that government
ownership OF mines and railways
would prevent all strikes, no matter
how peaceably they might be con.
Quoted, and that with federal govern.
ment opposed to labor, Il might prove
a death blow
Cleveland, O.-The American Shin
building company laid off 900 men
at the yards in Lorain and the plant
VIII be closed. In the local yards
number OF men were laid on. In the
yards at Bay City, Mich. 400 men
were laid off and the yards will be
closed indefinitely. The money strin.
gency is given as the cause OF the
curtailment.
New York.-General Superintendent
Brooks, Of the Western Union Tele.
graph company. said that there had
been no change I'm the standard OF Cd
orators wages paid by the company
and that the report from Mobile. Ala.
TO the effect that a reduction OF ten
per cent was TO be made was withor
foundation.
Ottawa, Can.--nbe experiment OF re
cruiting skilled labor in England for
Canadian factories has now been tried
for seven months. and the committee
OF the Canadian Manufacturers asso.
citation, which Is responsible for the
labor bureau In London. Is abundantIy
satisfied with the experiment so far as
IL has gone
Easton, Pa-The Freemansburg
plant OF the American Novelty com.
pany was closed. 70 will remain idle
until after the FIRST Of next year. The
company owns 30 plants throughout
the United States All viii be AZ.
fected by tho suspension there.