The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-16
IN THE WORLD
Or INDUSTRY
REVIEW or THE WEEK WITH
MECHANICS AND ARTISANS IN
EVERY LAND.

The United Mine WORKER threat
On TO tie mp every mine 90 Nova
Scotia unless their union is recog-
nizod
Recently the pay Of stone masons
in Minneapolis AID ST. Pau. Mimi,
was increased from 80 - - cents
an hour.
II is reported that the union label
section OF the H. r. of L.. not yet
year old. has a membership OF
SOC 600
The youns women and girls cm
ploycd In the tobacco fIctorios of
Toronto can, have decided to Of
ganilc a union.
There are 100000 coal miners in
North America OF this nlmbcr only
2GOOOo belong to the jnipd Mine
Workers.
The Assistant Commissioner of la
hor of the State Board of Washing
ton IS woman who was recently
promoted to TINT position.
Tine average wages per hour cf
the V.rHur classes IN Belgium are
iiuIc moro Cham half those of the
same c'asso, iu England
rho school tcach, of the state
Of Colorado with membership of
1000, have decided O.. apply for adj
mission to the American Federation
of Labor
The new Fort Worth. Texas, labor
temple w'l oc the headquarters of
an the local labor unions, having
an afrr gate membership &C 5000
Marble settlers n Washington, D.
G., recently secured an increase of
ic cent, ID day and their helpers
are Uow getting from s. to $3.50
per day.
Another attempt is being made 20
unionize the hausemaids Of Boston
Mass, and vicinity. and it is said
the mo, cmcnt ie meeting With sue
cess. The preent San Francisco
Building Trades Council was organ.
lied IN 1896, with six unions and
membership OF less than 1000. The
present membership Is above the CO..
600 mark
There are killed annually in the
coal mines OF the United States three
times as many mon per thousand
as there are in the coal mines of
most European countries.
The increased wage scale and the
ten-hour work day went into effect
recently on the Boston Il Maine rail.
road system. for the conductors and
trainmcu, according to schedule.
The State Federation Of Labor Of
rcNas has decided by a large ma.
iority vote that hereafter all Off.
GERS of the Federation are to be
elected by secret ballot, and in that
way eliminate politics from thai
body.
There are now % labor unions in
Los Angeles, Cal, all housed in the
scyen-story Labor Temple recently
dedicated. In 1887 there were only
two labor organizations in that city,
the Typographical and Carpenters.
Announcement of an amicable ad-
iustmeut OF the wage question be.
tween the Baltimore 4 Ohio Rail.
road company and its locomotive
fremen was made in Baltimore Md,
recently The men receive an aver
age increase of II TO per cent.
\ committee of the Boston. Mass.
Lumber Teamsters and Handlers
Union recently met the employers
In an effort 10 come TO terms on
the 1910 wage agreement. The men
desire an increase Of 81 a week in
wages and decrease in working
hours from ten to nine.
The garment workers Of Texas are
cndeayormg 20 have the Texas state
Federation of Labor indorse propo.
siti,n to have the legislature pass a
law requiring all prison made gar
W"ltS intended Tor the general mar
kot labeled as being made by con
yict labor
Recently the union coopors OF
Nashville, Tenn, presented a new
scale which provided for an increase
of one cent a barrel The employers
refused to grant the increase and
the members OF the union refused
C. work, The average cooper only
makes from s. 10 $40 per week when
working full time.
The Canadian Pacific railroad will
advance the wages of all commercial
telegraph operators between Port Ar.
thur and Winnepeg. from 10 to Is
per cent Tho increase is to be
based on the volume of business
transacted This matter is under con,
Sideratirn With thp committee of ,b.