Carpenter . ., July 15.—The strike ofthe coal miners in the Irwin-Greensburgdistrict, in progress for the past sixteenmonths, has been officially declared is the conclusion of one of the mostbitterly fought industrial battles in thehistory of labor. The men have madegreat sacrifices and shown extreme loyaltyto a principle. It is unfortunate that aclean-cut victory could not have come tothe miners, but, without doubt, the condi-tions in the Irwin fields will be materiallybettered as a result of the contest. Another Big Meeting. Grand Rapids, Mich., July 8.—SecretaryFrank Morrison of th
Carpenter . ., July 15.—The strike ofthe coal miners in the Irwin-Greensburgdistrict, in progress for the past sixteenmonths, has been officially declared is the conclusion of one of the mostbitterly fought industrial battles in thehistory of labor. The men have madegreat sacrifices and shown extreme loyaltyto a principle. It is unfortunate that aclean-cut victory could not have come tothe miners, but, without doubt, the condi-tions in the Irwin fields will be materiallybettered as a result of the contest. Another Big Meeting. Grand Rapids, Mich., July 8.—SecretaryFrank Morrison of the American Federa-tion of Labor addressed a large mass meet-ing in this city on July 4: The meetingwas under the auspices of the striking car-penters. National Strike Imminent. London, July 22.—A partial report ofthe strike ballot returns from the. North-umberland miners already indicates a solidsentiment in favor of tendering notice andasking the General Miners Federation toorder a national strike. 43. Waukegan, 111.—This is to notify all mi-grating brother carpenters that work Isvery scarce here at present and many ofour members idle. This vicinity should begiven a Tvide berth until trade conditionshave improved and until further notice. ? ? ? Wagoner, Okla.—There is a decidedslump in building operations here at thistime; carpenter trade especially is verydull and nothing doing. Traveling broth-ers are advised to stay away. Those com-ing here heedless of this warning will sure-ly get stranded. ?*? ?? ^ Fargo, N. D.—Things in general arerather quiet in this city, carpenter trade isdull and the building outlook gloomy atpresent, with no improvement in sight forthe next few months. Traveling carpen-ters will act wisely by avoiding this placeuntil further notice. ^ ^ ^ Syracuse, N. Y.—Work is very slack inthis city at present. We have a greatmany of our men idle, with poor prospectfor securing employment soon, and to ag-gravate the situation, many floaters arecomi
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