The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-03
IN THE WORLD
OF INDUSTRY
REVIEW OF THE WEEK WITH
MECHANICS AND ARTISANS IN
EVERY LAND.

In San Jose it is $3.50
Since 1870 to the present time the
state of New York has placed PIP
labor laws on its statute books.
On October Is, at Detroit, Mich,
/ the International Association OF Car
Workers will hold its annual con
vention.
Since the establishment of the
burial benefit the International Typo.
graphical Union has paid $50 burial
benefits, amounting to $562,S75.
The new scale of the Denver, Col,
Typographical Union, calls for $3.50
per week for day work and $3.50
for night work.
\ metal trade federation is to be
formed in Sacramento. Cal Dele
gates from every iron trade union in
that city will be seated.
Members of the National Window
Glass Workers succeeded in secur-
ing wage advances during the past
year amounting to 50 per cent.
In eight years, the gam in wages
for members of the Alaska fisher
mems association has been about
80 per cent Resides that better con
ditions prevail
The growth Of the Minneapolis
Mimi, Carpenters union has been
phenomenal in the last nine months
and PSI new members have been
admitted in that period. There are
now in good standing 1896 mem
bers.
Canadian BARRIERS are in favor of
the passing of ap rovincial act com.
pelling every apprentice of three
years experience to pass an exam.
ination as to his workmanship and
knowledge of sanitation
At the recent meeting of the Min
nesota State BARRIERS Protective As.
sociation, held at st. Paul, a move.
ment was advocated for the estab.
lishment of an official journal for
the BARRIERS of Minnesota.
The United Brotherhood Of Car
penters and Joiners of America dur.
ing the month Of July, paid 149
death claims, aggregating s19.20920.
These claims run from S25 to $iOO
according to length of membership
Of deceased members.
1t is stated that more than .O0O
laborers have returned to the United
States through Seattle during the
past fortnight. each one bringing
from $3.50 to $4,000 earned in rail.
road construction work in Alaska
during the past year or two.
James B. Wilson. secretary of the
international Association of Machin.
lists, stated recently that the average
wages paid in normal times to the
1000 members of his union are
only 5000 a year. Non-union machin-
lists receive from $3.50 to $3.50 a
day.
The Farmers Union is making
considerable growth in Colorado Its
members are demanding the union
label on many things, and the st.
Louis and Chicago jobbing houses
have been compelled to furnish union
goods in all parts of the state.
AS result of the loss of their
time earned towards pensions from
the company in the recent strike on
the Grand Trunk Railroad. the men,
bers of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen and Conductors on the
line have started a pension fund OF
their own.
Organized labor in san Joaquin
county. Cal, has determined to go
into politics. a mass meeting with
a view to forming union labor
party in Stockton was held Jointly
by the central labor council and
building trades council OF Stockton.
According to the report OF the
commissioner of labor for the state
OF New York 1880 accidents OF
industry occurred in the factories
mines, quarries and tunnels alone
In that state lasct year 2j2 Of these
we're fatal, 3.739 resulted in serious
or permanent injury, and l2,H@9
ealsed temporary loss to the wage
vdrners.
a grievance committee has been
appointed by the cloak, suit and
skirt manufacturers protective asso-
citation and the cloak makers union
of New York City. into whose hands
will hereafter be placed all con
troversies. Il is expected in this
way that disputes may be settled
without resort 70 strike or boycott
The long strike Of Illinois coal
miners settled recently. It is esttmat