Show industrial AND ECONOMIC the outstanding resin feature re of the year 1 in the industrial world we was the threat cut enad d strike ol of the members ot at the four few great railway line line d which was prevented only by the pa pas Id age go by congress gross of 1 the adamson mossi bill the demands of the four brother hooda bonds representing the engineers firemen conductors anil and trainmen t were made mad upon him the railroads early in tile the year and after du III IS center conferences A hot between the representatives ts or of at the tha brothed hoods and ad the committee momi ltee of general managers depre representing setting prie illy clory railroad I 1 in A the united states a strike vote was nos taken among R the members embers of the brotherhoods brothe on july 26 it WAS waa announced that the vote rate had been overwhelmingly to ID favor of a strike wil unless the demands of th the a pon men were granted by the railroads the federal boord board of mediation atlow im mediately off offered oil it its 1 services I 1 in an of et fill foit I 1 to prevent a strike but on august 12 11 the board wilet announced weld that it led had ais been unable t to bring about on agree ment and on th the following day prel frost dent wilton wilson summoned the general managers committee and the brother hoods representatives to the white house for a n bonfe conference rence this confar ence produced no an result the he railroad managers offering to submit the n whole controversy y to arbitration but the brotherhood ref refusing sug to agree to arbitration of their eight hour ban day demands demand august 29 preal prea dent wilson with a promise from tile the brotherhood leadens that they the could rescind reacted their sack strike evil order already is in sued ad if a law were passed providing tor for th the a placing I 1 noute of 1 their heir wage mage scales on an a cihat h hour li basis 1 I went cut before congress and asked the of thue three bill which aich he be deemed feces er sury sary t to met the situation 0 one im of th these to bills 1 prIa cd that eight hours bear shall be deemed the measure our or stood stand ard of a days flay s link tor for the limpose pin pose of reckoning eckl lg the Pt i an for fee sarv I 1 ices of all employees operating trains ill in interstate traffic C other ther bills proposed by the prel president dent provida pr ovidiu f for I 1 r the bory hion fa of toll rail labor disputes to a board of at me mediation to be appointed by tile the president before a could be tie ch dared and operation of tile the railways in case of military acres site i tile the bit bill 1 em bodling the to piol olsion slon tor for the eight hour basis for wages maims known da 3 tile the adamson bill mas ft as rushed lied through the house houie september I 1 and was passed alij 1 the senate september 2 the older for a strike which vas to he have A gone into effect S september apt aber 4 was wa e then road rescinded tied the deblon of con gross greis ended slimily afterwards and ot of tin tile olber miller mr measures proposed by tile the president was post polled until the next session strikes met were I 1 lu bogre pio gresa 1 in a num lai her ber ot of industries a during the early part ot or the year rod and some same were marked by scenes eres ot of via ore april 24 striking employees alphrie rs ot of the tt estin ghouse corn cam paul to led by a masked mashed woman rioted 1 in east cast pittsburgh I 1 atal strike riots occurred at the carnegie steel works notice 1 in braddock raddock li pa may 2 A big strike was started by the chicago garment workers may fl 9 express droom in struck may 18 16 and ad ro considerable irice the arike Is ex p press can magma wag being opera operated tid under po pa uis lice protection pro lection jury july 13 lot troops were mere sent to I 1 a bulle balle 11 1 to quell riots riot of cement works stil stickers kers A stice ti le of street railway men topped stopped all surface cars are in the tor bor of 1 f via 13 croox W fluid A it R rich h una unx to ad N new e w lorl august 5 b but u the he ima strike ended too das later er t e barlly r september 0 a strike of all ly nian 0 on the subway bwy elated suit and surface rac I 1 la new lorti 1 k A nas called r serious riot ranta marked the street car talka to in NOW new york particularly on oa october 5 november ado II 11 I 1 targe large party ot of I 1 W W members from so scuttle it engaged I 1 in a battle with a sherlf Ta pa pow so at eve edep ett wash la seven meo men were ar killia kaled it during the fighting november bor 22 judge judae nook book of the united states dil court at kansas city mo held tile the adriam eight hour bear law unconstitutional I 1 and ad A an agreement re was reached rached between the t R ales re of if U tha and ad of the th rail call rouda roads for no nn appeal to tile the united U tilted states supreme court 1 tu A lio I 1 effort do to obtain a food final deri decision lim on tile the validity W vt dlo of the 1 law w its as soon as possible he year was one of great prosperity 1 in all 11 manufacturing and ad agricultural I 1 nil u v tries foreign trade ot of the und dot to ted it s stated total as 1 shown by reports of the department of commerce reached a total of 7 in the year end ing november Noi No ember I 1 an of over 1915 bcd ad f 2 MOW WO over 1911 OT the to total wheat yield of the united states in was only bushels its as compared with b still in 1915 and at the same time there was almost a proportionate fall ing oft off in nil other grain cropf white the crops crop a decreased 1 in q quantity illy they also increased en enor r to in price the into value of 19 staple is crops as based on the november 1 1 estimate of the department of 0 ture lure was as aa compared with the estimated ellona ted value 1 I on an vember r 1 ri 1915 5 of tile the 1 bame I crops ll 11 of i that w year car of il 55 p 1 the aggregate c to value 1 I at all I 1 carai or brodit pr produced odit including live a stock too ic we was estimated bt at S IZ 0 OUO |