The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-28

hand in the Pittsburg district when it
showed that, with independent con-
Germs, it had for several months been
planning to make the year 1909 the
biggest in the history of iron and
steel. Startling figures we're produced
to show that all records for carrying
iron ores into the Pittsburg district
are being shattered and there is al
ready piled up in the district above
100000 tons of ore, or enough to
run most of the blast furnaces at their
full capacity for year. In addition
to this, about 100000 tons of ore
will yet be brought in, which will give
| the mills more material than they ever
used in any year, and arrangements
have been made for using it all in
1909.
| Pittsburg, Pa.-The Republic Iron
and Steel Company announced from its
| Pittsburg offices that it would soon
have in operation 100 per cent of its
furnace capacity in the Birmingham
districts of Alabama. Orders have been
issued for the blowing in of furnace
No. 1, in the Pioneer group. The
company has three big furnaces at
Birmingham, and this will be the first
time in ten years that all have been
| in operation at once. 1t is expected
that the New York Central railroad
will place an order for 1000 cars in
the Pittsburg district early next week.
| The order has been hanging fire for
| some time, but Vice-President ]. M.
Schoonmaker, in charge of the Pitts
burg district, has been called to New
| r. he
Boston.-Frank J. McNulty of New
York, international president of the
Electrical Workers Brotherhood, was
in Boston and spoke before special
meeting of the executive board of the
New England council and mass meet
/ ing of the Boston unions. The mem
bers learned from him quite differ
ent version of the international troub-
les, and he had affidavits and CORE
spondence to substantiate his state
ments. The international has called
special convention for January Is
at Springfield, ILL.,, to permanently set
tie all controversies. The New Eng
land executive board decided to put
special organizers in the field at
Stamford, Conn, and at Gardiner and
Holyoke.
WATERFOWL, N. Y.-The paper
makers strike against the Interna-
ticnal Paper Company, which has been
on since August 1, has been officially
declared of by the officials of the
union, under the same conditions as
provided for in the agreement of Sept
TENDER "a between President Carey of
the union and the International Com.
pany, which was not ratified by the
locals. The International will take
the men back as fast as needed, but
they must apply as individuals and the
mills will be run open" The men
struck against a reduction of ten per
cent. The September agreement is a
compromise calling for a reduction OF
five per cent.
Portland, Ore. - Ralph Blaisdell
: auditor for the Hartman system OF
railroads in the northwest has, for
the good of the SERVICE" issued an
order forbidding employees in his de-
partment visiting saloons or liquor
houses for any purpose whatsoever
The order affects about 500 employees
Several months ago Blaisdell dis
) charged all the women clerks and
stenographers in his department and
replaced them with Zen. The women
were dismissed on the ground, as as
signed, that men are more efficient
New York.-There is movement in
the east on the part of number OF
labor unions to eliminate from their
| respective constitutions the clause
which bars the discussion of politics
Il Cd Of he he
leaders in this direction assert that
they are moved to this action by the
changed conditions in the country, and
demand that such step must be TAX
; en- for the better protection of or.
ganized labor.
Newark, N. 1.-THE H. r.. Worthing
ton Company announced that its full
complement of more than 5000 men
!, will be at work in the plant in Harri
son by January 1 next. The Lidger
wood Manufacturing Company made 9
similar announcement, which affects
1000 men. Both have been running
on part time and had received many
big orders contingent upon the cleo
tion result.
Chicago.-A school for wives is the
J latest undertaking of Chicago club
women. Courses will be given in the
making of clothes, cooking, household
economics and general housekeeping
The idea is to make good housewives
and to make them through organized
and unified effort.
Boston.-Efforts are on foot to have
the Order of Railway Clerks, the mem
bership of which is mainly on several
sections of the B. & M. railroad
amalgamate with the big general or
ganization of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Clerks. Organizer Reynolds OF
the Brotherhood is now in this section
( endeayoring to bring about the desired