themselves to keep up the pay of the
suspended members. If the poBtal
Named for Lincoln
Made in Lincoln
clerks were to go on strike, and they
have ample .warrant for such action,
wouldn't it jar the postmaster gen
eral out of his dream of greatness?
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
WILL MAUPIN'S WEEKLY
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WHAT'S THE ANSWER?
Calgary, Alberta, is a rapidly grow
ing city of 40,000 population. Three
years ago the municipality decided
to build a street railway system.
This has been in operation a little
more than a year. Last month the
net profits were .85,766.61. This
brings the city's profit for the year
1910 up to the handsome sum of $57,
C93.97. Chicago Public.
If t he net profits of a municipality
owned street railway in a city of 40,-
000 inhabitants is $57,593.97 in one
year, what is the value of a street
railway franchise in a city of 43,000?
Will Maupin's Weekly will print the
answer of any expert on franchise
values.
IN THE INTERESTS OF FAIRNESS
The firm of Hart , Shaffner &
Marx, Chicago, was the most roundly
abused clothing firm , during the re
cent garment workers' strike. Yet
this firm is the only one that was
not a member of the manufacturing
combine, which made its members
put up a bond not to negotiate in any
way with the garment workers. Hart,
Shaffner & Marx willingly met the
arbitration committee time and time
again; no other firm in the city
would. It was Hart, Shaffner & Marx
that ended the strike by signing a
peace compact whereby 10,000 gar
ment workers were put back to work
in the firm's buildings. Every "scab"
garment worker had to walk the
plank when the strikers went bacrc,
and the firm advanced a week's
wages to every returning worker who
was in need, and there were thou
sands of them. This paper has never
advertised Hart, Shaffner & Marx
clothing by name, and its editor has
never worn a Hart, Shaffner & Marx
suit of clothes. But fair play de
mands that this firm be given due
credit for . its fairness in the nego
tiations following the garment work
ers' strike in Chicago, and its re
ception to the returning workers
The firm of Hart, Shaffner & Marx
is welcome to any advertising it may
be able to get out of this brief no
tice.
THE POSTAL CLERKS.
Railway postal clerks, running m
and out of Lincoln are not saying
much these days out loud. But
they are evidently keeping up a devil
of a thinking. So far they have not
gone on strike for shorter hours anu
better pay, but this is because they
have not had proper union training
Thirteen postal clerks running out
of Sioux Falls , refused , to take their
trips under the conditions - imposed
by Postmaster : Hitchcock; and as a
result they have been suspended for
insubordination. Their less nervy
comrades are, however, assessing
Lincoln Typographical union will
meet Sunday afternoon. Save for tile
matter of the annual ball only routine
business is slated for the meeting.
The ball committee is expected to re
port progress and tell the rest of ttie
bunch what to do to make the social'
function a success.
The allied printing trades are be
hind a measure looking to the enact
ment of a law requiring the label on
all state printing. Of course such a
bill will meet with determined op
position, and if enacted will have to
run the gauntlet of the courts. But
if such a law were in effect and had
been for several years, the state
would not only have saved a lot of
money, but a thousand and more bi
ennial reports of different depart
ments would not now be moulding in
the state house basement because the
state officials were ashamed; to send
such specimens of printing out.. ? Nor
would the state have been compelled
to pay $1.35 a page for a total of 105
blank pages in a book totalling less
than 4.50 pages. If the label lar is
passed and enf orced Nebraska ' will
get far better printing than ever be
fore, and get it ait a fairer, prices
The sympathy of . the r craft will J go
our. to n:. h. TnomD8on. wnn naji' iusi
been bereaved by the death of his
aged ..mother. Mrs. Thompson dieu
last week, and was buried in the
cemetery at the old family home in
luwa.
THE BRICKLAYERS.
The bricklayers are trying to get
a full expression from the member-
snip as to tne proposed Denenciai
uer to oecome a oeueuciary me mem
ber must make proper application ana
aDlde by the rules. Members of tne
Lincoln local are asked to make their
sible date.
PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL.
A call has been issued for a meet
ing at the Labor Temple Sunday aft
ernoon of presidents of . all local
unions in Lincoln and Havelock, the
purpose being to organize a "prest
dents' council." With such a coun-,
cil in active service it will be easier -to
secure, thorough co-operation at all
times. The idea is an excellent one.
RAILROAD MEN. rr;
"The men who do the work of the
railroads, both outside and t ; 'in" the
shops, are doing all they should .do
now. They are the fastest and most
efficient of their kind in the world.
If there be any waste, , then, in the,
railroads of the country it is not in
the men. I have no criticism1 to make
of ' Mr. Brandeis' , recommendations
for effecting further economies in the
running of the railroads except in
so far as they relate' to labor." John
Mitchell. ;