Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-08

newspaper writer's. the second to In
crease the bond OF the secretary
treasurer from $4,000 TO $4,000 the
third TO increase the salary Of the in
ternational president from $500 to
$4,000; the fourth to increase the sal
airy OF the international secretary
treasurer from 81 500 TO $4,000; the
fifth TO Increase the burial benefit
from $40 to S75 and the sixth to pro
vide a pension OF four dollars a week
TO aged and srperannuated members
Chicago of the Crane
company voted the usual Christmas
| present, amounting TO ten per cent. Of
! the yearly salary Of each employed
| The custom OF giving each employe
of one years standing a Christmas
| present of one-tenth of his years sal
| airy has been followed by the company
/ for eight years. This year the en-
! ployes number about 5000, and the
| total amount they will receive will
/ approximate 100000. exceeding by
| $4,000 the total of last years Christ
mas present. In the eight years dur
ing which the custom has been Oh
served the company has given to it's
employees $L,S50,0OO
Boston.-A general curtalment of
! production in New England cotton
| mills during January and February is
| regarded as a certainty in mill cir
cles here. The product probably Will
! be reduced % per cent. in practically
/ all of the mills, and will affect at least
! 10000 operatives. The movement to
curtail production originated in New
York commission houses, and was in
! dorsed by certain New Bedford man
ufacturers of fine goods. 1t was said
| that all but two of the Kew Bedford
corporations had agreed 20 the curtail-
ment plan, and that mills In Manches-
! ter, n. H., had acquiesced in the ar
| rangement.
Washington.-The international AS
| sociation OF Machinists has authorized
! the levying Of an assessment equlva-
! lent to one days pay each year for
! three years upon each member, the
money to be used expressly for the
! propagation of the associations prin-
! ciples. This fund will reach the ST.
100000 mark within the time specified
and an amount of that magnitude will
have a mighty effect within and with
! out the organization.
Boston.-Married women whose hus-
bands are not invalids may not here
after be employed at the cigarmakine
industry in this city, according to a
! vote taken by Boston Cigar Makers
| Union No 81. The decision will re.
quire the Endorsement of a majority
of the international unions of the craft
before IL becomes operative. The
other cigarmakers' unions throughout
the country will be asked to take sim.
! liar action.
! New York.-Plans have been com
! pleted for the formation of temper
airy organization which will embrace
all the building trades unions in. the
country. in accordance with the pro
pOsal made at the last annual meeting
of the American Federation Of Labor
a charter will be asked for at the next
meeting OF the executive council. 1t is
said the new federation will include
100000 members.
\ Elgin. Ill-President Hulburd of the
Elgin National Watch company mott.
fed the $500 employees that there
would be a readiustment Of the wage
scale when the plant is reopened Jan
uary g
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-That labor
! conditions In the woods Of northern
Wisconsin have been depicted darker
than they really were is the belief of
William Wolf, who is in charge of the
] logging operations on the Yellow
/ rsgrr t. u
company. Mr. Wolf states that while
the lumber companies are not employ.
ing as many men as heretofore. and
that the hour shifts are shorter. still
there was nothing I'm the general cry
that numbering I'm northern Wisconsin
was az a gtandstll Mr. Wolf believes
that IL viii not be long until the usual
number OF men will receive employ.
ment again
acknowledgements on the ques
ton Of making permanent an injunc.
ton against officers Of the Information
al Pressmon's union forbidding action
melting strikes against the United
I Typothetae OF America, have begun
in the United States court
Milwaukce-At the Bay View mills
N the Illinois steel company. part of
Che United States steel corporation IS
system. operations viii be resumed in
Che 2liurh 12iuch and uiuciuch
mills. These give employment to 500
. people
Melville. Mass WMtaIITatnm
company GLASS works and the large
. plants of 'ho y. G. Wheaton company