The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-24


their demands on the manufacturers.
Unless the spinners recede the cotton
mills throughout the country, owned
by 500 members of the Federation of
Master Spinners, will be closed. AL
ready firms owning SO per cent. of
the spindles have announced their
willingness to close their mills.
Helena, Mont.-Jail sentences of
three months were imposed on five
Butte union labor leaders by Federal
Judge Hunt. They failed to purge
themselves of contempt, in which they
had involved themselves by disregard
ing an injunction forbidding interior
ence with non-union workmen en-
ployed by the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company on it's new build
ing.
New York-The wigmakers of New
York celebrated double event, the
recognition of their union and the
winning of the first strike of the year.
The organization is known as the HUI
man Hair Workers union and is COM
posed of the makers of wigs, toupees
and all other like products composed
of human hair.
Cumberland, Md.-The Cherry River
Boom and Lumber company, with
plants at Redwood, Camden-on-Ga uley
and Holcomb, w. Va, employing
1900 men, resumed operations. The
Curtain Lumber company also ordered
it's men, numbering about 5000, to re-
port for duty
Cleveland, OFT is variously esti-
mated that fully 10000 employees re-
turned to work in Cleveland as the
result of a general resumption of COM
mercial activity. Probably 10000 to
10000 men were put to work in north
ern Ohio.
Sandusky, O.-Operations have been
resumed in the stone quarries at KEEL
leys island by the Kelley's Island
Lime and Transport company. About
600 men are affected. Suspension was
due to the financial stringency.
Northampton, Mass.-More than
800 mill operatives who have been out
of work since Christmas returned to
their work when the Bedding Bros
silk mill and the Northampton Cotton
! company resumed operations.
Helena, Mont.-Manager A. M
Smith, of the Helena plant of the
American Smelling and Refining com
pany, denied the story attributed to
him that the company was to close
several more of it's plants.
Dayton, O.-The Plat Iron works
| the steel mills of the Barney & Smith
| Car company, the Brownell boiler
shops and several other establish
ments resumed operations, giving
work to 1000 idle men.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The plants of the
Republic Iron and Steel company and
the Youngstown Steel and Tube com.
pany at Youngstown, O., resumed op,
erations, giving employment to 5000
men.
Ford City, Pa.-After being shut
| down for repairs No. works of the
| Pittsburg Plate Glass company has re
sumed operations. The department
employs from 1000 to 1900 men.
Evansville, Ind.-The working time
| at the Evansville & Terre Haute rail
road shops in this city has been re
| $50 men are affected.
Altoona, Pa.-All Pennsylvania rail
! road shop employees engaged on repair
| work have resumed the eight-hour q
| day system. Several thousand men
are affected.
New York.-There is rejoicing
among the workmen at the Brooklyn
ont
| that the recommendations of the
board of wages that the pay of the
| workers in certain trades be in
creased had been Endorsed by the de-
partment. The increases average
| about "a cents a day and apply to
| most of the trades covered by navy
yard work.
Albany, N UT was announced
! that the New York Central & Hudson
: River Railroad company had laid of
| 800 additional men in the West AL
| bany shops. This is the second lay
off, within few weeks, the total
number now involved being 700
Woonsocket, R. 1.-The Millville
| boot mill of the Woonsocket Rubber
company resumed operations, giving
| employment to 1000 bootmakers. The
| American Wringer company's plant
also resumed, 400 operatives again
getting employment.
Brookton, Mass.-Because the hay,
grain, ice and coal dealers of this city
refused to advance wages from $2.37
to $3.50 a day 125 teamsters struck.
The drivers say that they will not sub
NIT their demands to arbitration.
Denver, Col.-William D. Haywood
is no longer secretary and treasurer
of the Western Federation of Labor.
Ernest Mills has been appointed to
that position by the executive board.
Philadelphia.-The Baldwin locomo-
tive works are being operated on an
eight instead of a ten-hour basis. The
reduction affects 1890 men.
Holyoke, Massive divisions of