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Show !! Cabor notes.' 1 At the expiration of present contracts the Bricklayers' union at Flndlay, O., will make a demand for 60 cents an hour on all kinds of work. This Is quite a Jump, as the present scale Is only 36 cents an hour, but if the building boom continues as active next season it is likely that the men will secure at least a liberal concession. con-cession. . . Beginning on January 1st. what is practically prac-tically a raise of 10 per cent was made in the wages of all conductors and motor-men motor-men In the employ of the Schenectady (N. Y.) Railway company. The Increase was unsolicited and Is a result of the pros' perlty of the company, which Is one of the most recently founded of similar organizations or-ganizations In the State. The Order of Railway Telegraphers Is preparing to make an effort to secure an understanding again with the Santa Fe system. After the strike In 1900 General Manager Mudre said he would have no dealings with the telegraphers' organisation organisa-tion as long as the officers then in charge were retained. Since then President Dolphin of the telegraphers has been superseded. su-perseded. The 8000 railway freight handlers of Chicago, 111., whose strike last summer Interfered with the Industries of that city for three davs. are preparing to demand more pay. The railway clerks' organization organiza-tion is making similar preparations. Negotiations Ne-gotiations between the clerks and freight handlers are In progress. It Is said that the two organizations will take concerted action. |