The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-21

I London, Eng.-There are sigma 81
revival in the lead and slate indus
tries of Wales.
San Francisco--A union labor club
was formed at the last meeting OF the
laundry workers.
Berlin.-No one in Saxony is al
lowed to shoe horses unless he has
passed public examination and is
duly qualified.
Elmira, n. Y.-The Elmira Heights
rolling mills, which have been idle
| nearly two years, started fires with
large orders ahead.
Washington-The trades In the
building industry of Jamaica, West
Indies, are organizing into unions af-
filiated with the American Federation
of Labor. ,t
Newark, N. 1.-THE 5000 operatives
in two great thread mills in this city
were notified that full time work
will be resumed at once. Since last
April the mills have been running on
part time.
Manchester, England.-At meeting
here of the representatives of the cot
ton strikers 1t was decided to ask the
with a view to settlement of the ex-
listing dispute.
Detroit, Mich.-The Burroughs Add
ing Machine Company announces that
| it will at once start all it's depart
ments on full time, 81 hours a week.
OF late most of the men have been
getting in only 48 hours.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The Importance of
| iron, steel and tin-plate, textiles and
silk to the people of Pennsylvania can
be seen when it is stated that the
wage roll for these aggregated last
year s144.964,634, distributed among
more than 100000 people.
Seattle, Wash. ~ Seventy-five per
| ent. of the lumber and single mills
| of Washington are now operating, and
their annual payroll is approximately
| $75.000,000. according to the estimate
tof Victor H. Beckman, secretary, of
the Pacific Coast Lumber Manu-
| facturers' association. The value Of
the output of Washington lumber and
shingle mills now operating will reach
approximately $S5,000,O0O in a year.
Berlin.-The annual report OF the
| Krupp works, Essen, states that the
firm now employs 10000 persons, and
| is thus the worlds greatest employer
of labor. The total is made up of a.
900 workmen and 5000 engineers. in
| GLIDING the members of the designing
and commercial stats. The Krupp
works devote $2.500.00O yearly to pre-
miums for old age, disability and sick
ness insurance for the employees.
Niagara Falls, N. president
Cary of the Paper Makers union, aft
er an all-day conference with the local
union, ordered the employees Of the
Olieff and Pettibone Companies, the in
dependent mills, to return to work.
! The strike in the mills of the Inter
national Paper Company will be con-
tinued. The paper makers in the in
| dependent mills went out to aid the
strike of the International Paper Com
| pany's men.
| Chelsea, Mass.-C. A. Walton Shoe
Company, whose lasters and some
of the other employees struck three
weeks ago, reorened its factory
and invited all to return. The re-
quest was not complied with. An ef-
fort to organize the strikers under
|
Workers union was not Immediately
successful Some of the more radical
of the strikers declared for the Work
ers Of the World" form of organiza-
ton.
Washington.-Secreta Loeb stated
that there was absolutely no founda-
| ton for the publication Of stories to
| the effect that Maj Morrow, the en-
| gineer commissioner, would shortly
vacate his office, and that Public Print
err Leech would be succeeded in a
| short time by Samuel Donnelly, a
member of the general arbitration
board of the builders trades. There
is no intention, it is said, to relieve
Mr.. Leech, and Maj. Morrow has not
made application to be removed from
| the district commission.
| Wilkesbarre, Pa.-All the collieries
of the anthracite region were closed
| October 80, the 10000 mine workers
remaining idle to celebrate Mitchell
| day. Former president of the Mine
| Workers union, John Mitchell, spent
the day at Scranton and addressed the
miners at two meetings there, while
| President Thomas L. Lewis made an
address in the morning at Shenan
doah, where there was big parade,
and at night presided at an eisteddfod
in this city. There were parades at
Lansford and Shenandoah, while in
other towns and cities of the region
the mine workers held meetings and
were addressed by their leaders.
Fall River, Mass.-James Tansey,
| president of the Fall River Textile
council, has notified the affiliated
unions that under the agreement be-
tween the unions and manufacturers
there will be further reduction of
about eight per cent. in wages next
month.
Boston. - Massachusetts supreme