Show BO I 1 I 1 I 1 pittsburg pa all the great inde pendent steel compan companies leg have been producing iron to their utmost capaci ty but have been compelled to go into the open market for additional sup plies and of the 1000 1 tons placed tinder contract in september about tons was steel making iron tons be ng standard bessemer the united states steel corporation according to preliminary figures pro deuced 1142 tons of pig iron last month and it may be noted here that fc the steel ingot production of the cor horation po ration is estimated at 1310 1 tons during the same time ng nr a large con of steel scrap ay as the corporation has not purchased any outside pig metal manila P I 1 thirty six leaders of the striking cigar makers were ar rested here charged with criminal conspiracy this action is the result of the unionized unionised cigar makers striking for higher wages after the new tariff law went into effect several serious riots have taken place the complaint on which the leaders were ar ested includes a reci reel atlon at of the alleged blood pact that was signed by the strikers this was wag an oath 11 were required to take seating stating that if they betrayed the cause their brothers had the right to kill them without re to the authorities Cl evelond 0 the reports of the of fibers to the 0 F of ei convention showed that the organization had ex penen perien ced wonderful grawath dur ing the past year secretary thomas books demonstrated the be fact that there was an increase of local unions in the federation making a total of with a member ship of over 40 the income was 3 3 and expenses 2 2693 with a balance oi of nearly 1200 1 om band hand the federation is also in close touch with about 2000 2 local unions in ohio ex clu elusive sive of the railway organizations pittsburg pa interest in finished steel products continues ten tw be center ed in heavy section contracts for which have just been placed call ing for tons including tons add dional for the st paul rait rall road which it is understood toad bas has placed contracts in all foe few taws tons the new contracts mcl ida ide 0 DOD ton for another western line cs riling for 5 tons of bessemer and nad IS 00 tons of open hearth raps rails the at lantic alantic coast line haa has ordered ta OW tons additional of apex a hearth rails brussels belgium according Accor dlag to the last industrial census at of belgium taken in october there were em cloyed in industry trad trade anil and cam cum merce 2 0 women and TOO men of the women 70 boff were we bome botne work ars viz employed a in lace and tulle making 8 in other textile trades 8 in tailoring etc ete 3 5 in glove gloie making 2 50 in straw plax plaiting ting 3 in various industries new york tue tile new york state branch of the amalgamated assoria tion of meat gutters cutters and Bute butchers liers has a mem bersh p of IT 0 against a last year a gaia gain of 14 in greater new york alone the member ship ot of the organization was in creased by tl the treasury con bains the neat balance ot of 28 berlin germany in germany th percentage of unemployment for june is returned as 28 2 8 which is slightly better than june 1908 though tutee that of june 1907 the lowest per of unemployment is ig that shown by the miners union ito ol 01 members which was 0 1 per cent washington the automobile chaut fears have organized a chauffeurs chauff ers pro ter tive association the new organ bation has sick benefits and its policy will be to expel from its ranks any chauffeur convicted of joyriding joy riding the action ot of the chauffeurs is in line with a movement already launched in sev eral other cities in the east pittsburg pa during the year end ed september 1 I 1909 the united mine aline workers were rere involved in between thirty and forty strikes two thirds of which they won persons involved ranged from WO to the cost of strikes during the year la Is estimated at more than copenhagen denmark there are now 51 central or national unions in the federation of danish trades un ions with 1214 1 local branches besides ten local societies the total member ship is estimated to be about washington in the canton of switzerland in the dangerous trades apprentices mist be adequate ly insured against accident by the master the hague holland s statesmen ire discussing the suppression of in dus bustnes tries carried on in the workers miserable homes portland ore the molders union Is engaged in a movement to obtain legislation that will abolish the manu facture of stoves in the state penitent biary laramie wyo A state federa federation fotion comprising in its membership about miners was organized recently in wyoming new york the membership of the retail C clerks international grew from 5 to 50 between 1898 and 1909 wichita kan A new union of blacksmiths was formed hee here recently recen tir kansas city mo alo this city is just completing a labor temple indianapolis ind an article in mhd bricklayer and mason the official maga zin zine ot of the and masons international union nillon show shows the wages rec efred by bricklayers ind masons in fit five of the c ties of Gr germany ermany in 1908 and as far baeb back as it that in 1908 the highest ragis of toe the five cities 1 tl a a day was pa d lu ill hamburg while the next was U 1161 61 in berlin dext came with 1 31 and then Dires dresden deD with d dally daily wage of elas and with a daily wa of 1 ill however he the wages in bersa and hamburg were tied for first place being rf i cent milts in ila dresden uie the wages wih were o SS cents a day das in ernberg iMi 53 cents aarif in at ceils there was no advance in falls in brover asoy aver 1907 at berlin or hamburg but an advance at df two rents a day at dresden devent cents at Kl ernberg and flee five cents ae at iburg burg pathe pa the lUil iron and gleel company has an gounod important extent ionin an open hearth steel plant ot six 0 w be a lindt at utown making TO WO to 25 95 toas tons of oil steel ingots ana there will lle a blooming bloo mm and continuous mill the cola panY now tag has a Bes saHeB teel plant malk maeng liag about 40 tona of steel cingota the plant will inc reKie tuu tre steer capacity odthe tha company 1 about loat 40 perr per cent reent W tbt 1 obb steel annus annu iffy affY A X I 1 blast f janaire win w 0 be ad alried fed to she the iia zelton group at youngstown te is inake about MO tons of pig dig iran and open heart steal this will gae tile company abut T DOM tons wt of pl pis iron north and donth manchester Manche stoA ens zag the empal arci and work rork connect connected kd with the theil engineering trad vade in this district biava arrived at an ank agreement abich ellze wll se cure three years effage disputes tbs employers at a conier ence to withdraw a demand for or a reduction c car wages le if the emde emons accept tr present wages for the next five years at a subsequent the agreed to aar accept ept a three years agree meat merit on the sarnie terms it i tue the mena representatives w oum ul gf its acceptance cep tance on the doicu chicago raff road art will tin im te to forma branch of the rail railway try department of tb tha Ameri american cair of laber labor T V 1 Richard richardson som of 0 serret arv rv treasurer ot ol the general organization has sent out mt tae cab cat for i i cen contention of representatives of ten different crafts employed employ ed by the railroads rail reads cea cert bering in st paul and a act to be held at ste at elsil beg aiming no nc vember t homestead Homei tead pa ground was bro ben ken for the construction eons ruction of four ne v open hearth for the Carnegie steel s works to cost irately 1500 WO the purpose ot of thus increasing iner easing the capacity is to sup ply steel for a sew new plate kaii which I 1 is also to be erected this fall for roll ing smaller sized plates and also to supply steel feel for the enlarged stel car wheel plant orange N J there wai wae great re joicine among the striking ol 01 the hat factories here ind in newark I 1 ahen athen it was announced that the strikers of the E V connett factories were to go back to w R ork and that the we union labo erRas tobe to be retained about men and all of wham whom have bee on strike since january ta last are affected bi b the order kansas city mo tue tiie convention of ti tie e international pers an ani I 1 union which met here recently ratified an agreement with the international printing Pre pressmen stamen and assistants union that no com comb b na tion pressmen and sh be recognized in the un ons ia in the future london eng enga A recapitulate on oe of the benefits of all kinds paid by the amalgamated society of british en ginders during the 58 years u in which benefits of any kind have been paid shows that a total of 10 has been expended in the wort work london ang the proposal to amalgamate all the engineering trade unions in great britain Is rapidly gaining ground among the me members in be rs of the amalgamated society of engineers and kindred organizations boston at the convention of the wood wire and metal lathers as recently it was decided to increase the per capita tax from 25 cents to 30 cents a month concord N H the city council has voted for the weekly pay law for city laborers extra pay tor for overtime work rork and preference given to ameri can cithens citizens minneapolis minn another new union has been admitted to the list of minneapolis locals and gives promise of becoming one of the largest and strongest it is the twin city cement workers union minneapolis minn members 0 ol 01 f the al nue apolis carpenters union have started a movement to obtain a site and erect a building of their own S iaron pa the mercer works of the american sheet and tin plate company have resumed operation at af ter two years idleness dallas tex the iron holders molders union has been reorganized |