Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-27

ployment of American citizens on
United States vessels was recorded
last year. In u months ended June
80 the agencies of Is Atlantic gulf ard
Pacific ports employed S4.782 officers
and men, of whom 81 per cent were
citizens.
The complete. amalgsmation of all
the textile unions of America 10 the
end that there be one international
union in the textile industry" was de-
clared to be the aim and object of the
Federated Textile Unions in Il resolu-
ton adopted at the organization con-
vention held recently in New York.
In Norway the peak or wages was
reached in November, 1920. and during
approximately the year following de-
clines ranging from 3 per cent in shoe
making to 2 per cent in textiles took
place. The total increase over 1914 in
mems wages at the end of 1921 ranged
from 90 per cent for photographers to
.412 per cent for brewers.
The mems clothing industry of Bes-
ton is among the trades IN that city
showing a production increase between
April / and July /. according to 8 sur
vey made by the Boston Chamber OF
Commerce. In clothing plants whose
number of normal work hours is $4,000,
the work hours in July numbered Ga
101. as compared with 60.104 In April,
q gain of 1897 hours.
One of the longest private mining
railroads in Mexico is the chihuahua
and Oriente. finished and placed in OPP
Grafton recently by the Erupcion Min
ing company and the Ahumada Lead
company. 1t is 30 miles long. and con-
1850 r,;nor ~, lShihrohsa NTH fho Ma
tional Railways of Mexico, affording a
direct shipping outlet for their ores.
Operations of the two companies are
being enlarged.
Labor troubles in the Badische Ami
lin and Sodafabrik Works is the cause
of idleness among workers who are de-
manding a discontinuance of niece and
bonus work. They ask for free insur-
ance. large pensions and more author
ity for their shop councils. The man
agement has announced that it is IN
able to discontinue piece work.
For highway construction during the
current year the bureau of public
roads Of the department of agriculture
estimates that there will be available
in the states approximately SS0O,0O0,-
900, which includes the federal, as well
as local funds. The states having
available the largest amounts include
California with over $4,000. 900. Penn
s~ylvania with more than So, 100000,
Illinois and New York with more than
SAT 600 900 each, and Texas with al
most $4,000 700.
The eight-hour day is practically uni
versal in the cotton industry in Italy
today. and. in fact. Is generally OBJ
served in all industries throughout the
northern land industriall section Of
the country. There is no law limiting
working hours to eight, and IL an EN- :
ployer and his workers agree on a
longer work day there is no serious
objection by the members of the union
in other shops in the vicinity, slightly
increased rate usually begin paid for
each overtime.
The Cooperative Glove association
of Chicago, founded by workers OF the
Glovemakers' union 1S months ago. is
increasing its capital by 5000, raising
its output by 80 per cent and adopting
q sales policy by which it will sell its
product direct to union labor through
out the country on a mail order basis.
The Swedish textile industry is ex-
periencing serious difficulties, and re
Gently 20 mills, employing about 1000
workers, were forced to adopt a SEIZED
ule of three working days a week. In
creased imports of ready-made cloth
ing and wool and cotton piece goods
during the last few months caused
this reduction in hours. The domestic
demand is very small and so mills
cannot manufacture for stock.