The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02

the Moline (IE) plant In connection
with the certain open shop policy
of the United States Steel Corporation
in it's tin plate and sheet mills, the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron.
Steel and Tin Workers is facing the
gravest situation that 1t has ever had
to contend with, not excepting the
strikes of 1901 and 1908. The demand
for an open shop on the part Of the
Republic came at the time that the
Western Bar Iron association was In
conference with the Amalgamated at
Cambridge Springs this week, and
was not known until Saturday, after
an agreement had been reached with
that association. 1t was bolt out Of
clear sky and has completely dazed
the Amalgamated.
Chicago.-A sum Of $125.543,947 was
paid out In wages to 175,000 employees
Of the Pennsylvania railroad system
In 1908. according to a statement is
sued. The amount is SIS, All ,951 less
than was paid the year before, when
$155,015,808 was paid to $4,000 men.
Although there was Sachs a large de-
crease In the total sum, the rate Of
wages as established for 1907. which
was ten per cent greater than the
rate paid during the greater part OF
1905, was maintained for all classes Of
employees through 1908. There were.
however, some reductions In hours In
1908 which affected the gross sum
earned by certain classes OF en-
pl0yes.
Sharon. Pa.--Within ten days the
Carnegie Steel Company will be oper-
ating its big works in South Sharon in
full, affOrding employment to 1000
men. Orders have been received to
get the skelp mill ready for imme-
date resumption This win require
ten days time. IT has been idle since
November, 1907. No. blast furnace
will resume next Tuesday and all OF
the Open-hearth furnaces and coke
ovens will go into operation. Nearly
500 additional men win be needed
when these departments are started.
It has been two years since the South
works of the Carnegie steel Company
operated its plant at full capacity.
Omaha, Neb.-The International
Printing Pressmen's and Assistants
Union of North America, at their
twenty-first annual convention In this
city, elected the following officers for
the coming year: President, George
J.. Berry, San Francisco; first vice
president, Peter J. Dobbs, New York
city; second vice-president, Michael
H. Flannery, Chicago; third vice-pres-
ident Clayton A. Pense, Chicago; sec
retAry-treasurer, Patrick j. McMullen,
Cincinnati. All those elected except
the third vice-president are present
incumbents. President Berry was re-
elected without opposition.
Boston. Ladies' tailors and dress
makers recently established a rule
that no member could work overtime
while there we're members unem-
ployed Several members violated the
rule. Recently they made their peace
with the union by paying to the men
and women unemployed at the time Of
the violation the full amounts they had
received for all overtime work.
New York During 1908 the Boot
and Shoe Workers International union
paid 155 death benefits, which aggre-
gated $4,000: six disability benefits.
1915, and total OF 1873 weeks sick
benefits, aggregating $6S,917OS MAX
Ing total for benefits expended sS2,-
792.08.
Buffalo, N. Y.-The Lackawanna
Steel Company posted notices an
nouncing a ten per cent increase in
wages OF both office and min forces.
effective July 1. The Lackawanna. III
common with other independent com
panies, cut wages last March when
conditions were discouragins
and the trust was cutting prices. THE
is effective straight through
the plant said Superintendent Downs.
As to the significance Of the action
need only say that business condi-
lions warrant the increase, therefore
It is given
Portland, Ore.-Organized labor in
he state of Oregon has, through its
representatives, prepared a bill to De
presented to the state legislature to
prohibit the manufacture OF stoves in
he state penitentiary. There are 15O
'onvicts working In the stove plant
md the state receives from the con-
ractors As cents day for each man.
rhe free laborers in the stove indus
ry are paid from $3.50 to 1915 d day.
Pittsburg, Pa.The International
dolders' Union Of North America and
he Associated Iron Molders Of scot
and have entered into an agreement
elative to the exchange OF cards be.
ween the members Of both unions.
Pitssburg, Kan.-All the miners in
he north end Of the Pittsburg coal
leld, about 5000 in number, quit work.
70 strike had been called, but the men
lecided to suspend work until de-
ision is reached in the checb-of dis.
'Gte. A break Iii the ranks Of the op,
rators occurred when two companies.
he Sheridan Coal Company ana tho
icCormick Coal Company, announced
hey would grant the miners demands.
Warrington. The National Letter