Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-05

the financial unrest. are preparing 10
return to normal conditions. II Is an.
nounced that the Case Pillow 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. It 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 ons
OF the most complete plants OF its
kind in the world.
Paris, France.-The number OF per.
sons in receipt of pension paid by
the French railway companies eN.
ceeds $4,000, which number includes
widows and orphans, who are always
very literally dealt with In 1898 the
number OF pensions amounted to
about Ia per cent. OF the whole staff
IL now exceeds 23 per cent. The es.
adjustment 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
10 the A. f. OF l.. convention. Secre
tary Frank Morrison says that there
was at the close OF the fiscal year
$l21,9lO.O2 In the treasury, the high
water mark in the history of the fed.
Grafton. OF the amount on hand $103..
07S.S9 is in the defense fund The to.
tai receipts from all sources were
$l74,33O.26 and total expenses were
1858, 960S4, leaving a balance OF re-
ceipts over expenses of $l4.36942.
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
ceives from $50 to $50 a month will
be cut two per cent those who get
anything over 500 per month. FIVE
per cent. Employees receiving under
$50 month will not come under the
new order. The aggregate loss tc
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 so of the 1876 men employed al
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 II
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
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
Stunning the appearance Of a prairie
country.
Seattle. Wash.-The Master Build
ers' association and the recently or.
ganized Seattle Builders exchange
by almost unanimous votes passed
resolutions declaring for an open shop
on all contracting work done I'm Sc
attic.
Philadelphia.-Annomcement was
made here by the Baldwin Locomotive
works that, beginning January /, the
output OF the company will be reduced
rs 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 trcsspassing and I'm.
citing 10 riot I'm connection with a
strike at a 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 Gt,.
900 working days In 1906 the loss
from the same cause was 90 $50, and
the year before 1910.
Pittsburg. Pa-Announccmcn IS
made that the 8 w Devices rod mill
near McKeesport. which has been
closed several weeks. will resume Op-
erations I'm full January G About
LOO men will be affected by the re-.
sumption
Phillipsburg ~ J.-Bctwccn 400
and 500 loom fXcrs and woaycrs em-
plOyed I'm 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 10 the union or have
leanings toward the organization
Northampton. Mass The North
ampton Cutlery compauys factory
was shut down for two weeks When
work IS resumed the factory viii be-
run as an open shop The Bcldng
silk mills, employing 500 hands, shut
down until January a dull market
Is ascribcd as the cause.