Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-04

orders issued by Vice President c. S.
Clark. OF the Missouri Pacific.lron
Mountain system, more than 100 EN-.
ployes In the auditing. engineering
and mechanical departments OF the
system were dismissed from service.
and II is understood others will be- dis.
missed until 500 are out. The state
ment is made that the order resulted
from the general stringency and an
overplus or employees.
Houghton. Mieh.-It 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 10 its appeal
that n sufficient amount OF work be
sent to the Charlestown navy yard to
prevent the necessity OF laying off 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 mSesing
by adopting the former wage scale.
They passed resolutions TO continue
full force OF employees on part time
rather than diminished force on full
time to meet the needs OF the situa.
ton.
Gardner, Mass.-Three OF the chair
factories which form the principal in.
dustry OF this town have entered upon
short time schedule. Notices were
posted at the factories. OF the John a.
Dun company. p. Derby & Co. and g
X. Pierce & Son, announcing that the
concerns would be- operated eight
hours a day for five days a week.
Dayton. 0.-It is announced that the
Friend paper mills of West Carroll.
ton will resume operations. About
1900 people will be employed. The
National Cash Register plant will also
take on several hundred employees who
were laid of recently. Other plants
will add to their present forces. but
no definite figures are obtainable.
Rochester, N. Y.-The United Team
sters Of America, in convention,
adopted resolution calling upon con.
gress TO submit to the state IegIslat.
ures for ratification an amendment to
the United States constitution prohib.
iting disfranchisment on account of
sex.
London, Eng.-Branch councils OF
the Amalgamated Society OF Engineers
Of Great Britain are maintained In
Scotland, Australia, South Africa, Can.
ada and the United States. Since the
formation OF the society 500, 900 900
has been paid In benefits to it's mem.
bers
Pittsburg. Pa-The Isabelle furnace
OF the American Steel and Wire com.
pany at Etna has been closed In.
definitely, throwing over 1000 men
out of employment. The pipe mill OF
the Spang & Chalfant company shut
down, 100 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 &C.
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 c. Lufkin.
general manager Of the plant, said that
the whole Industrial and financial sit.
uation has 80 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 fnan-
cial furry
Birdsboro, PA reduction in
wages that will average ten cents a
day from each workman has gone into
effect at the blast furnaces OF the r..
e @. Brooke Iron company here and
will 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 T.. g. r..
Fairbanks Scale company. employing
1900 men. which went on a hve-hour
schedule two weeks ago, started on an
eighthour basis.
Washington The TIE Fang ciga
rette factory In China employs about
80 persons IN producing its goods
The majority OF the employees are
boys, whose wages range from one
dollar to 31.65 month while the
skilled workmen are paid $3.50 20
$3.50 a month. The workers are glvep
their meals twice a day
Marlboro, Mass.-The three local
shoe factories Of the Rice & Hutchins
company which have been operated
on half time since November ~. re-
sumed work at least Ave days a week
About 1900 hands are employed IN
the three factories.
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