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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1910
Page
12
William E. Soule reviews stock market behavior over the past week noting extreme dullness by Friday and lingering uncertainty about near term direction. He traces price highs in 1909 and 1906, describes declines from January to February, and suggests the average may fall below February levels amid tepid spring activity.
A critique of postwar boom notes Bank of England rate at 4 percent with potential hikes. Bank clearings and railroad earnings hit records, yet true trade vigor is questioned. Pennsylvania Railroad raises wages by over 7 million dollars while dividend prospects fade due to higher operating costs. New York Central boosts dividends amid wage disputes. Steel Corp runs at full capacity. end-of-quarter orders could signal bearish trends if they fall.
A calendar note lists ex-dividend and payable items including Boston Suburban Electric preferred, Lackawanna Western, Detroit Edison, American Locomotive preferred, First National Bank of Boston payments, dividends payable at Swift & Co. with a 134 percent figure.
The Boylston Street Land Company levies a 53 cent per share assessment on stock of record at the close of business April 4 1910. The assessment payable April 14 funds taxes, interest and related expenses.
East Boston and Brookline painters unions planned a wage scale demand today aligning with Boston increases. The East Boston meeting at Carpenters Hall set a 44 hour week with rates of 20 dollars for painters 22.2 dollars for decorators and 51 cent for ship work. Day strike headquarters were established and members were urged to report at the hall. Brookline union reported the 116 members expect the new scale to be accepted without trouble.
Dennis D. Driscoll reports to the Central Labor Union on the committee's investigation of manual and industrial training in Boston public schools. He notes the issue will be discussed at a special meeting April 24 with invited speakers from the school committee and State Board of Education.
A Boston speaker surveys 52 public schools offering manual training from cardboard work to blacksmithing. He lauds Franklin Park open air school for TB children and urges labor influence on school policy, advocating evening sessions for trades and broader higher education access.
Dr. Travid D Scannell a leader in the saner Fourth of July movement will speak at a Boston Central Labor Union meeting Sunday afternoon April 17 He will urge the delegates to endorse the movement.
Reginald M. Woods of Arlington Keights formerly with Boston United Housesmiths and Bridge and Structural Tron Workers Union 7 died after a Broad street job injury. His funeral was to be held this afternoon at St Thomas Episcopal Church Somerville with union officials announcing a memorial service.
Patrick J. McCarthy of Boston was informed by the Knights of Labor in Washington that he was selected by the general executive board to succeed the late Simon Burns of Pittsburg as general master workman.
Mr McCarthy, long time secretary treasurer of District Assembly 30 KK of L, now general master workman of the Knights of Labor, calls on locals to unite and recruit. He cites labor dissensions and strikes, asking members to bring in at least one new member this year and promote knightly principles.
Boston Lodge 97 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen held its largest meeting in over a year to mark the New Haven railroad system wage scale and working agreement going into effect. They noted freight yard workers have not yet received the raise, with the general adjustment board leaving conductor and trainman wage decisions to general officers.
The strike roster lists 58 members with 16 urged to return under new terms. Workers will seek a $20 minimum for house and general painters and $22.20 for decorators for a 44 hour week, as directed by the wage scale committee.
International officers of the Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers will address members at a mass meeting tonight in Caledonian Hall 45 Eliot Street. William J. Dougherty of Buffalo NY first international vice president and Edward J. Ryan of the city on the national executive board will speak. Three general organizers will be sent to aid local officers in unionizing the craft with General Organizer Dougherty arriving from the Middle West.
37ay State Lodge 102 Brotherhood of Railroad men completed plans for its 14th annual ball to be held at Paine Memorial Hall on Friday night. George Jt chairs the committee with P. J. Cronin secretary treasurer Edward J. Trainor James Watson Harry Nye Cornelius Sullivan William Welch John J. Massey Chais Gosman and David Barry among organizers. President John Mass read a note from John J Gallagher fourth international vice president encouraging organizing in the middle West.
District executive committees of street railway unions from Old Colony and Boston and Northern systems meet at 72 Washington Street to receive reports and begin discussing the 1910 agreement. Existing agreements expire Oct 1. Rezin Orr of Detroit will attend as general international representative.
Michael A. Murphy and all officers of the Boston Central Labor Union were unanimously renominated. The delegate body voted to parade Labor Day and invited the Building Trades Department to join in the celebration. A 15 member committee was chosen to coordinate with a Central Labor Union committee to make arrangements.
Michael O Meara, district secretary treasurer of Knights of Labor District 30 Original, has long guided Boston longshoremen and freight handlers. The article traces District 30 splits in 1903 and the formation of an Incorporated faction, listing O Meara’s East Boston roots and sustained leadership.
The Central Labor Union committee for the Labor Day parade includes President Michael A. Murphy and several union leaders from drivers, builders, moulders, carpenters, painters, printing trades and brewery workers. The group will meet Tuesday night to organize. A resolution urged union affiliation with city improvement associations and emphasized union conditions on all city funded work.
Park Department Employees Assembly W716 K of L hosted a reception for P J McCarthy as he rises to leadership of the National Order of Knights of Labor succeeding the late Simon Burns of Pittsburg. Delegates chosen for the April 16 quarterly convention include McCarthy Patrick McKenzie Timothy Sullivan Michael Hartigan John Haley Michael Martin and James Broderick.
Timothy Healey names as speaker at Stationary Firemen's Union talk next week. Bakers' Union T to sign wage scale. A general delivery system planned citywide. Barber's Hall hosts mass meeting April 16. Sheet Metal Workers New England convention set for Stamford April 24. International leaders endorse local wage scales and overtime. Electrical Workers Hall hosts tenth annual meeting with directors named. Tuberculosis lectures shape Thursday meeting. Coal Teamsters set Daniel Mahoney testimonial April 14 in South Boston. Richard Glockling visits from Toronto to Boston. Moulders and allied trades hold mass meeting at Minot Hall. Joint council formed by freight handlers for wage petitions. Boston Brewery Workers' Union elects business agent. Rumford Falls strike settlement arranged. Boilermakers' Lodge 2 to meet with visiting official Stetzer. Boston Musicians' Protective Union seeks delegates to Cincinnati. AFL officials consult with Massachusetts branch. Carpenters Union 88 to discuss emake and fortification. New Waltham Central Labor Union organizes at Carpenters' Hall. Cambridge Central Labor Union to observe Labor Day with field day. Expressman's Union 307 speakers at meeting with Teamsters and international director.
Representatives of conductors and trainmen spoke at Bunker Hill and Puritan lodges about progress in adjusting wage increases and shorter work day requests. L E Sheppard and G H Simes attended with the adjustment board, which will meet General Superintendent C E Lee to resolve misunderstandings and readjust working conditions. The board will hold daily meetings until the schedule is settled.
The Loweshcoremen's Trade Council empowered James J. Mullen to call a committee of waterfront assemblies to investigate and act on grievances immediately. The council, meeting monthly, aims to stop delays and attend to issues at once.
The Building Trades Department of Boston declares all city jobs will be treated the same as private contractor work. Future city projects may be struck if union conditions fail after standard conciliatory steps, with other city jobs potentially involved to enforce settlement.
Henry Abrahams secretary of the Boston Central Labor Union and a member of the new commission to investigate the high cost of living is in Washington. He says he is immersed in figures and will attend Congress hearing on the issue today.
Shipping news lists sun rise and set times, length of day, high water and rise of tide. It records arrivals including Collier Hector at Newport News and numerous steamers and tugs with origins in Manila, Cebu, Br a nds, and U. S. ports, naming vessels such as City of Gloucester, Ransom & Fuller, and others bound for New York, Philadelphia, and Portland.
A fleet of 11 trawlers delivered 92 000 pounds of fish at T wharf including haddock cod hake pollock and cask. The Eva Mildred led with 7000 pounds of cask. Shore boats expected as good weather continues. Several vessels arrived late including Ida M. Silva and Rita A. Viator.
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