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

| the financial unrest, are preparing 10
return TO normal conditions. II IS an
nounced that the Case Plow works.
which have been closed since Novem.
! Der for inventory and repairs. Will
! open. The Case Thrashing Machine
! company will also resume operations
In short time. il is expected. Com
| paratiyely few men have been laid OF
| altogether. but i'm many cases the
! hours of labor have been reduced.
Washington.-It has been decided
! by the labor organizations whose
members are employed at the Wash.
! ington navy yard 10 concentrate their
efforts the coming winter in an effort
to obtain legislation that will provide
! the appropriation necessary for the
erection OF the big steel casting foun.
! dry in connection with the naval gun
factory work. Such a foundry would
make the Washington gun factory one
OF the most complete plants OF it's
/ kind in the world
Paris, France-The number of per.
sons i'm receipt of a pension paid By
the French railway companies ex.
ceeds 10000, which number includes
widows and orphans. who are always
very literally dealt with. In 1893 the
number OF pensions amounted TO
! about II per cent. Of the whole STAFF:
1t now exceeds 20 per cent The es.
tablishment of pensions was due sole.
ly to the free initiative OF the compa.
MES, without any Intervention on the
part of the state.
WashingtOn.-In his annual report
to the a. +. of l.. convention. Secre
tary Frank Morrison says that there
was at the close OF the fiscal year
| Sl2G9lOO2 in the treasury the high
water mark In the history Of the fed.
Grafton. or the amount on hand $l03,.
! O7S.S9 is In the defense fund. The to.
tai receipts from all sources were
Sl74,33O.26 and total expenses were
Sl59,96OSI, leaving a balance of re-
CENTS over expenses of $14,3G942.
Jersey City, n. 1.-THE Erie rail.
road, from January /, will cut down
expenses by reducing the salaries OF
its employees. Every employee who re.
ceivCs from $50 to 800 a month will
! be cut two per cent; those who get
anything over 800 per month. five
per cent. Employees receiving under
500 month will not come under the
new order The aggregate loss to
railroaders will reach hundreds OF
thousands of dollars.
Sheboygan, Wis.-The works of the
King Piano company in this city are
to be abandoned, the Sheboygan and
Chicago plants being combined into
one large factory at Button, Ind
Only 90 of the 1875 men employed at
the Sheboygan factory will be taken
to Button, where 800 men will be
employed at the new plant For the
year the company has shipped from 10
to Is pianos a day from the plant
here.
Neillsyille, Wis.-George w. frog.
ner has shut down his saw and plan.
ing mill, which will be converted into
a table factory in the spring. and to
that end will be cleaned out and the
machinery reset during the winter
This is the last sawmill OF any i'm
portance to quit. Clark county. once
famous for its forests, Is rapidly as
suming the appearance of prairie
country.
Seattle, Wash.-The Master Build
ers' association and the recently or.
gained S }attle Builders exchange
by almost unanimous votes passed
resolutions declaring for an open shop
on all contracting work done I'm Sc
attic
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was
made here by the Baldwin Locomotive
works that, beginning January /. the
output OF the company will be reduced
20 per cent, which will be equivalent
to the discharge of 5000 men None
Of the workmen will be discharged
however, the entire force of 10000
men being retained, although the
working hours will be reduced.
Athens, O.-Charles Hank. Of Chi.
cago president Of the International
Brick, Tile and Terra Gotta Workers
alliance was arrested on a warrant
charging him with tresspassing and I'm.
citing to riot in connection with a
strike at a local factory
Ottawa Canada-The loss Of time
TO employees through trades disputes I'm
the Dominion OF Canada during Sep
TENDER OF this year amounted to Gt.
900 working days In 1906 the loss
from the same cause was 90.SGO and
the year before. 07,14O
| Pittsburg Pa.-Announccment is
made that the S. w. Devices rod mill
| near McKcosport. which has been
closed several weeks. viii resume op.
/ oratoua BOO fun January 6 About
| LOO men viii be affected by the re.
sumption
PhUIipsDwg. 81. J.-Bctwcon 400
and 500 loom hxcrs and wcavcrs EN-.
| ployed boo .ho Standard silk mills at
this place are ON strike. claiming tina.
every day or two for several weeks
men have been discharged because
they belonged 90 the union or have
loanings toward the organization
/ NORTHAMPTON. Mass-Tho North.
ampiOn Cutlery companys factory
was shut down for two weeks When
work is resumed the factory win boz
run aa au open shop" The Bndiug
/ sIIk mills rmpIoying 500 hands shut
down until January g. A dun mark c
rs asr..U.a as tine cause