Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-29


whose operation has been impeded by
the financial unrest, are preparing 10
return TO normal conditions. IL 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. II is expected. Com
paratively few men have been laid of
altogether. but in 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, to 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 in receipt OF a pension paid by
the French railway companies ex.
ceeds 10000, which number includes
widows and orphans. who are always
very liberally dealt with In 1893 the
number OF pensions amounted to
about II per cent. of the whole stan;
II now exceeds 90 per cent. The es.
adjustment of pensions was due sole.
~ 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
Sl2791O.O2 in the treasury. the high
water mark in the history of the fed
Grafton. or the amount on hand $1O3,.
O7S.S9 is in the defense fund. The to-
tai receipts from all sources were
Sl74,33O.26 and total expenses were
Sl59,96O.S4, leaving a balance of re-
ceipts over expenses of $14,369.42.
Jersey City, n. 1.-THE Erie rail
road, from January 1, will cut down
expenses by reducing the salaries of
its employees. Every employee who re-
ceiyes from $50 to $50 month will
be cut two per cent; those who get
anything over 800 per month, five
per cent. Employees receiving under
$50 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 Bluffton, Ind
Only 80 of the 125 men employed at
the Sheboygan factory will be taken
to Button. where 300 men will be
employed at the new plant. For the
year the company has shipped from 10
to 10 pianos a day from the plant
here
Neillsville, 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 it's forests, is rapidly as.
Stunning the appearance Of a prairie
country.
Seattle, Wash.-The Master Build
ers' association and the recently or
gained Seattle Builders exchange.
by almost unanimous votes passed
resolutions declaring for an open shop
on all contracting work done in Sc
attic
Philadelphia was
made here by the Baldwin Locomotive
works that, beginning January 1. the
output of the company will be reduced
% 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 in
citing to riot in connection with a
strike at local factory.
Ottawa, Canada-The loss Of time
to employees through trades disputes in
the Dominion of Canada during Sep
TENDER Of this year amounted to 81
300 working days. In 1906 the loss
from the same cause was 99,S50. and
the year before, 9714O.
Pittsburg. Pa.--Announcement is
made that the s w. Devices rod mill
near McKeespOrt, which has been
closed several weeks. will resume op-
erations i'm full January 6 About
LOO men will be affected by the re
sumption
Phillipsburg, ~ J.-Between 400
and 500 loom fixers and weavers en-
ployed In the Standard silk mills at
this place are on strike, claiming that
every day or two for several weeks
men have been discharged because
they belonged TO the union or have
leanlngs toward the organization.
Northampton. Mass-The North.
ampton Cutlery companys factory
was shut down for two weeks When
work Is resumed the factory will be
run as an open shop" The Belding
silk mills, employing 500 hands. shut
down until January dutl r,ort,.t