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Notes of Trade, Labor and Industry an involuntary bankrupt. The concern is a "he plant of the Pennsylvania Car Wheel large manufacturing establishment in the mpany, Allegheny, will resume in full city of Dayton. The company was adjudged giving employment to 700 men. an involuntary bankrupt. Harry E. Talbott E. Corey, president of the United and William B. Ernshaw, of Dayton, were Steel Corporation, sailed for Europe appointed temporary co-receivers to take the steamship La Savoie yesterday, for care of the property until the creditors can months' recreation. elect a trustee. The firm of E. S. Hooley & Co., which susThe National Association of Brokers in during the depression in the stock Refined Sugars, which includes 24brokerage some months ago, has been reinconcerns doing business in the leading cities to membership in the New York of the United States, has held its first anExchange. nual meeting in New York. R. H. Lamconsolidation of all the wholesale groborne, of New York, was elected president. houses of central West Virginia was Among the directors chosen were H. E. at Clarksburg yesterday. New Havemeyer, Chicago; Harry Loy, Dayton, capitalists are back of the deal, which O., and Ariel Meinrath, Chicago. Retiring olves over $2,000,000. President Minford reported excellent progotification of a cut in wages ranging ress during the first year of the organization's existence. 25 to 40 per cent. has been given to the steel workers of the Illinois Steel The foreclosure proceedings of the New mpany's plant at South Chicago. Only York Security and Trust Company and men are involved, but their wages for Charles M. Schwab against the United eight-hour day range from $8 to $15. States Shipbuilding Company and Receiver Smith were adjourned yesterday until Jan. he Eastern Shipbuilding Company of London, Conn., yesterday announced 20, the adjournment being taken in complithe launching of the steamship Dakota ance with the stipulation entered into by all interests in the shipbuilding litigation that the Great Northern Railway's Pacific trade will take place Saturday, all suits should be held in abeyance pending 6. The Dakota is a sister ship to the the decision of Judge Kirkpatrick, of the Federal Court of New Jersey, on the monnesota, which was launched last spring. tions for the consolidation of all the acthe striking girl stogie rollers from Wiltions pending before him. Bros'. factory at Meyersdale, Pa., led demonstration at Elk Lick mine, one of Judge Gager, in the Superior Court at Somerset Coal Company, which resultHartford, Conn., yesterday, ordered the in the six men working there going on discharge of State Receiver Tuttle, of the Windham County National Bank at DanielThe girls belong to the Federation son. Counsel for Mrs. Ella Russell, widow Labor. They had a band and were acof ex-Congressman Russell, who petitioned npanied by several hundred miners, women and children. for the receivership, stated to the court that the old board of receivers had been the annual convention of the United deposed, the bank's capital had been reWorkers of the Pittsburg district, stored and $17,000 worth of paper, which has been in session at Pittsburg for had been put up for speculative purposes, days, the delegates to the national had been taken up by the makers. The avention, which meets in Indianapolis bank, it is announced, will reopen to-day. Monday, were instructed to demand 'At the convention of the International advance in the pick mining rate of ten a ton. This will increase the rate to Union of Hodcarriers and Building Laborers at Trenton, N. J., yesterday, Samuel and will equalize the pick and machine Gompers, president of the American Fedprices. eration of Labor, made an address. He Ianufacturers of rail-rolling plants from spoke of the industrial depression and, York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virwhile he held out hopeful views for the Maryland and Georgia met in Pitts situation, he advised that all union men yesterday to discuss means for should prepare themselves for a depression engthening prices and securing a better by the exercise of frugality. He also adcondition. The manufacturers are vised that the national and State per capita outside of the United States Steel tax of the American Federation of Labor rporation. It is said the organization of be increased because of the great expense for the maintenance of prices may be involved in the spreading of unionism. The outcome of the meeting. convention defeated the proposition for the Manufacturers of steel bars in session at establishment of the international mortuary ttsburg reaffirmed prices. The manufacfund. It was decided that the national are said to be well pleased over the headquarters of the federation be mainprovement which the industry has shown tained in Chicago. the last ten days. At the meeting The United Mine Workers of District No. developed that new orders placed last 6, in session at Columbus, O,, unanimously with the largest steel producers were adopted a resolution favoring the study of than during any similar period economic and political questions, in order last July and this week thus far is to prepare to take possession of the juowing a decided improvement over the diciary, legislative and executive powers of week. government, in order to take away the 'he Pennsylvania coke trade seems to powers of the employers to use governstarted upward with a rush after its mental powers to advance their own ends. period of depression. During the week A resolution was adopted declaring that additional ovens have been fired, and engineers must belong to the miners' union. production increased 20,000 tons. EstiThe strike of the Chicago livery drivers on production show December to began anew yesterday. After a truce of fifthe lightest output of any month of teen days following the Iroquois fire, the past year, the total being 427,928 tons. 1,600 drivers of carriages and hearses were production for 1903 was over a million ordered out again. However, to avoid the a half tons less than for 1902, and nearly distressing interference with the burial of less than for 1901. the dead witnessed at the beginning of the strike, a modification of the strike order petition was filed by three creditors in United States District Court at Cincinwas made, and before the day was over yesterday to declare the Stillwell, hearses manned by union drivers were at & Smith-Valle Company, of Dayton, the disposal of every liveryman in the city.
