The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-31

first prize.
rhe triple cooperative alliance be
tween the Farmers Union, the Wom-
ems Equal Suffrage League and the
| Virginia Federations OF Labor. entered
into at Richmond recently was and
is the biggest thing that has happen.
ed in Virginia for years.
While there is only one union col
lar factory in the United States, EN-
ploying but twenty-three girls. there
are scores of non-union collar fac
tories employing in the neighbor.
hood of 10000 girls who are forced
often to work overtime in order to
supply the demand for non-union
made collars.
/ There are now more than half a
million trade-unionists in the state OF
/ New York, according to the latest re
turns CT the state department of
labor. Union membership in that state
has nearly doubled within the last
decade. and the average wage of The
members of labor unions in New
York state is $3.50 per day.
/ Illinois and New Jersey have en-
acted worhmen's compensation laws,
drawn with a view to overcoming
the objections which caused the New
York law to be declared unconstitu-
tional Both are nominally optional
but all employers and workmen are
subject to their provisions unless they
give notice to the contrary.
4 census of unions affiliated with
( the Chicago Building Trades Council,
taken TO ascertain just how many
union members the central body rep
/ resents, shows that the organizations
| in the council have something over
/ 10000 members. The painters head
/ the list with 10000 members.
\ National Alachnists' Home, whore
disabled aged and infirm members
of the International Association of
/ MacEinists can find comfortable
/ home and he properly Jared for, IS
advocated by the union machinists
/ of Springfield, Mo, vip have appoint
ed committee OF nine for the ad
yancement of this humane measure,
one of the finest labor temples on
/ the Pacific coast S now undew way
in TpoEane Wash. j. viii have =
irontnge of 30 feet by depth Of
l42 feet and will cost 100000. It
f, VII have a large auditorium, eleven
NEE; ng halls. with capacity rang
ing from 100 to 1909: twelve office
suites, a gym" for members of the
llbCr organizations ali a swimming
tank 80 by 100 feet.
Labor unions in Los Angeles, Cal
| gained G,S14 in membership during
the past year, and the growth al
| the present time is greater than ever
before. At the present rate II is be-
lieved the next year will see an add-
tional membership OF 10000. The
growth OF the unions has resulted in
| increased wages, reduction in the
hours of labor and improved sur
/ roundings for the workers.
The labor department OF the board
of trade of Great Britain has issued
a statistical report on the activities
OF the trade unions in respect to
their financial operations. The grand
total OF membership entitled to ben
efts was 2,35S,0i0. The amount of
ordinary employed benefits paid in
1905 by 1859 unions was over $4,000
0G0 Travelling benefits amounted to
S%l zoo, while emigration fares and
removals reached $4,000.
A recent scheme contemplates the
formation OF an auxiliary organiZa-
ton TO the International Association
Of Machinists. to be composed OF
helpers and other workmen, in ma
chine shops who are not at this
time eligible TO membership, such as
general workmen, specialists If this
latter is accepted, provision is made
for drawing up laws to govern the
auxiliary organization and launching
it in business-like style.
The efficiency system" of Ameri-
ca finds its counterpart in the Unit
ed Kingdom under the euphon!ous
tile Of satisfactory level" There is
now a dispute at Bacup, in which is |
involved the question of standard OF |
quantity in a given time 1t is charg- |
ed that the mill owners have exer.
cised more than the legitimate pres
sure in arriving at their satisfactory
level per individual production. Sym
pathy in general is with the opera
tiyes in the controversy.
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