Sacramento.-William E. Eddy:

The organized workers in this vicinity are holding their own. Our union label league is doing good work. Unions of retail clerks and carriage, wagon and automobile workers are under way.

San Bruno.-J. F. Beckner:

Condition of organized labor is good. There are no unorganized at this place. Employment is fairly steady.

San Mateo.-J. B. Falvey:
All organized labor is busy.

COLORADO

Denver.-S. P. Oplinger:

Building trades employment is not very steady, though contracts for several large buildings have been let. The condition of organized labor is very good in comparison with that of the unorganized. A constant agitation is maintained for the union label. Pueblo. Ed. Anderson:

Continued agitation by the local label council is having its effect, and all stores keep a supply of label goods. There are several unions being organized.

GEORGIA

Bainbridge.-H. A. Brooks:

Wage increases have been secured in two instances through strikes. All metal workers are organized. Trade unionists and their friends are demanding the union label.

Savannah.-Robt. Fechner:

Many members of labor unions are out of work, but no attempt has been made to reduce wages or lower conditions. On the other hand, unorganized labor is being freely exploited.

IDAHO

Wallace.-A. C. McDonald:

Employment is steady in the organized crafts. We are always busy in the interest of the union label.

ILLINOIS

Belleville-Alois Towers:

Condition of organized labor is good when compared with that of the unorganized. We are requesting the use of union labor and fair material on a new public building. As a result of our activity all stores handle a line of label goods.

Centralia.-J. J. Bell:

The condition of organized labor is good; much better than that of unorganized. Employment is steady. Good work is being done for the union label.

Chicago.-Jos. W. Morton:

The condition of organized labor is good; slow, but steady increase in membership. Employment has been dull during the past three months but shows slight improvement with good prospects. Agreements in the malting industry were renewed with 10 per cent increase. State institutions are granting concessions to unions. Effective work is being done for union labels.

Decatur.-D. C. Simpson:

Condition of organized labor is good. We are working hard to interest the non-unionists and are

meeting with success. The carpenters report large gains. The prospects for a union of laundry workers are bright. Good work is being done for the union label.

East St. Louis.-J. J. Smith:

Condition of organized labor is good. Unions of stationary firemen and carriage, wagon, and automobile workers are under way.

Harrisburg. Carl N. Wright:

Organized labor is far in advance of unorganized, receiving better wages and shorter hours. A union label agitation is being conducted in the locals. A union of bakers is under way.

Herrin.-Hugh Willis:

Conditions are good, with all crafts working in harmony with the trades council. The co-operative store movement recently started looks like a go, as all unions have pledged their support. There is a persistent demand for the union label.

Hillsboro.-James A. Manley:

The trades council has secured an agreement for the cement workers' union on paving work. A co-operative movement is under way. Unions of retail clerks and delivery boys are being organized.

La Salle.-James P. Trench:

The condition of organized labor is good. Employment is steady. There is no comparison between the condition of organized and the unorganized We are demanding the union label.

Murphysboro.-C. H. Andre:

Organized labor enjoys better wages and shorter hours than the unorganized. We are forming a women's label league. The Murphysboro Paving Brick Company is now union.

Streator.-Thomas Kelly:

Condition of organized labor is good compared with that of the unorganized. The local unions of this city are boosting the label by having a co-operative store of their own.

West Frankfort.-C. W. Rodenbush:

The condition of organized labor is good. Employment at the mines is uncertain; building trades work is extra good. The Supreme Court has declared the wash house aw constitutional. Operative plasterers and cement finishers have organized. Unions of waters, stage employes, and moving picture machine operators are under way.

INDIANA

Anderson.-L. W. Belton:

The condition of organized labor is fair; of the unorganized, very poor. Employment is steady in building trades; in other crafts uncertain. Our continued demand for the union label is bringing results. Cement workers and patternmakers are organizing.

Logansport.-Dora Smith:

Union labor is pretty generally employed at present, excepting railroad men. Unorganized labor is in a sorry plight. A disastrous fire destroyed the Trades and Labor Assembly hall, including all charters and documents of the unions. The union label is fairly well patronized.

Peru. David W. Morris:

The condition of organized labor is good, with a nine-hour day, while the unorganized work ten and twelve hours per day. Employment is fairly steady. A union of railroad carmen is under way.

South Bend.-Edward Gardner:

Our central body is planning a labor forward movement to interest the unorganized. Employment is steady and improving. The demand for union labels is on the increase. The building trades are submitting a building code to the city. A union of harnessmakers is being organized.

KENTUCKY

Bellete - Chris. Cline:

General conditions of the organized are good, but employment is rather uncertain. Prospects are encouraging. Several lines of union goods have been added by local stores. A union of electrical workers is being organized.

Paducah,—J. S. Hopwood:

Our movement is moving along nicely and the locals are working in harmony. Employment is rather dull but the prospects for a successful year are bright The various locals, together with the woman's label league, are continually urging the union label

LOUISIANA

Noson - Thomas Graham

The condition of organized labor is normal; that of the unorganized is poor. Committees are workmg to advance the cause of the union label.

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readjustment of the prices of the spinners in the mill here, which is proving satisfactory to both parties. Good work is being done for the union label. A local of woolen weavers in Maynard, Massachusetts, has been formed.

Taunton.-Arthur J. Sample:

Conditions of organized labor are far better than the unorganized. A local of boot and shoe repairers has been formed. Several committees are doing good work for the union label. At the last state election city employes were granted Saturday afternoons off with pay. Several unions are being organized.

Carpenters gained an increase without strike. After a two weeks' strike, the painters and decorators secured an increase. We are conducting a successful label agreement. Engineers employed in schoolhouses are discussing organization.

International Falls Henry Tohms:

Condition of organized labor is fairly good; that of the unorganized is bad The latter have had wages cut 10 per cent The saw mills in this vicinity are shut down but paper mills are running steadily. We are demanding the labels of all craits. Teamsters are discussing organization.

Vivepairs—Jean E Spielman:

The consition of organized labor is good. The milk wagon drivers anson is reporting gains. The condition of organized labor a better than that of the unorganized The state m wage law has been declared investititel fet an appeal will be made to the Supreme Court. C workers, glarers, and miding laborers have been organred

rent workers. Every one is boosting the union bel with good success. Meatcutters have made plication for a charter, and we are attempting to ganize the street-car men.

MONTANA

! Great Falls. F. D. O'Brien:

Wages and working conditions of organized labor re much better than those of the unorganized. The ectrical workers have secured an agreement with ie Montana Power Company. They have secured union shop in this state without a strike. We are oing everything possible for the union label. Unions f chauffeurs and garment workers are under way.

Roundup. W. H. Morgan:

All locals are enjoying prosperity. The man with he union card has the preference. There are few on-unionists in this place. We are conducting a igorous agitation for the union labels.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Laconia. Thomas F. Ford: Employment is steady up to date. The organized workers are better paid for less hours than the inorganized. We are continually urging the union abel.

North Walpole.Robert Howard:

The condition of organized labor is very good in the paper mills as a result of the strike in 1910. Employnent at Bellows Falls is very good. Unionists are aking a great interest in the union label.

NEW JERSEY

Elizabeth. John Keyes:

Organized labor maintains its standard of wages, but because of no standard for the unorganized these workers have to take what is offered them. We are continually urging the union label. Workers in several crafts are discussing organization.

NEW YORK

Albany. John J. Dillon:

The condition of organized labor is good. There is a steady demand for men with a union card. A gencral movement has been started, which will be the means of more strongly advertising the union label. Buffalo. W. F. Cattell:

Conditions of organized labor are fair; of unorganized, very bad. A union of railway signalmen has been formed in the past month.

Gloversville._Chauncey Thayer:

Organized labor is in good condition and employment is steady. The stage employes have won their strike and now every theater and picture house in the city is union. The glove workers' strike is still on, and the work of organization among the glove workers is meeting with success.

Hudson. Alburtis Nooney:

The condition of organized labor is good with all at work. We are continually urging a demand for the union label. A union of electrical workers is being urged, and the plumbers and steamfitters are also scussing organization.

Jamestown. M. M. Gifford:

Building trades in this city are well organized and -mployment is steady. The label committee of the central body is doing good work.

Middletown. John Manning:

Organized labor enjoys much better conditions than the unorganized. The American Federation of Labor locals and the railroad brotherhoods are getting together on local questions.

Norwich. W. E. Miner:

Condition of organized labor is good; that of the unorganized is poor. As a result of conferences, printers secured a raise of $1 per week. We are maintaining a strong agitation for the union label. One union was organized last month and another is under way.

Syracuse. Edward F. Carroll:

Nearly all organized shops are working on full time and employment is normal. Organized workers are about 50 per cent better off than non-union. A general unrest seems to have taken hold of the unorganized, and we look for a good increase in union membership in the future. The demand for union labels is increasing.

OHIO

Akron. D. W. Held:

The unorganized are getting together as a result of good work by A. F. of L. organizers.

Alliance. W. B. Hassett:

Condition of organized labor is much better than that of the unorganized. The theater in this city, which has opposed organized labor for the past four years, has signed an agreement with the stage employes. We are continually urging the union label.

Cleveland. Michael Goldsmith:

The condition of organized labor is fine. Employment is fair. We have started a labor forward movement in this city, and the ladies' garment workers' union is conducting a special vigorous organizing campaign. Everything possible is being done in the interests of the union label. Several new unions are under way.

East Liverpool. J. P. Duffy:

The condition of organized labor is good; that of the unorganized unsatisfactory. A special effort is being made to organize public school teachers. An increased demand for the union label is noted.

Hamilton. Charles E. Vaughn:

Condition of organized labor is good. At their last meeting the clerks initiated forty new members. We are doing everything possible for the union label. Massillon. Joseph Bertels:

The condition of organized labor is good. Employment is fair. The recently organized laundry workers have secured an agreement which calls for advance in all departments.

Springfield.__C. W. Rich:

Our movement has made steady advances since my last report. All locals have increased their membership The motion picture operators established a 100 per cent organization and their new scale provides for material wage increases and reduction of hours. The trades and labor assembly, in a contest with the Springfield Gas Company, has obtained a lower rate for natural gas for the citizens. This city is the first in the state where the labor unions have purchased a home for themselves, which is now occupied by them. The enterprise is a paying one; more particularly from the standpoint of interest

it has aroused in the labor movement. The building trades council is extremely active. It is believed that next spring joint working agreements will be made by many, if not all, of the building trades.

PENNSYLVANIA

Allentown. David Williams:

Employment in building trade is good; in the metal trades, slack. Wages and working conditions in organized trades are much better than in the unorganized. One state senator and two members of the legislature, who voted against labor bills at the last session, were defeated in this county through the efforts of organized labor at the last election. A union of textile workers is under way.

Kittanning. Thomas J. Munford:

The condition of organized labor is good; that of the unorganized is very bad. The trades council is trying to have the Farmers' Grange of the county affiliate. Retail clerks are gaining in members, and for the first time in the life of their organization have placed their union cards in stores. There is a good supply of union label goods on sale here and a fair demand for them.

Oil City. R. J. Nugent:

A women's label league is being formed at this place. The central body is continually urging the union label. Unions of retail clerks and meatcutters are under way.

Philadelphia. William J. Boyle:

As a result of the short and concerted strike a number of building trades unions have obtained concessions. Unions of riggers and derrickmen were organized the past month. Several new unions are under way.

Philadelphia.-J. M. Richie:

Organized labor is in better condition at present than for years past, and with the renewed effort by the Labor Forward Committee, conditions will be improved. Organized labor is enjoying better conditions than the unorganized. At the A. F. of L. convention, held here, there was a monster night parade of organized workers which will greatly benefit organized labor in the future. There is a greater agitation for the union label than ever before. There are several unions under way.

Sharon. David Niven:

The condition of organized labor is superior in every way to the unorganized, as we have agreements as to hours and wages and can control conditions. Employment in building trades is steady. Iron and steel industry is improving. The erection of a labor temple is being considered by the United Labor League.

Wilkes-Barre. ___Charles Lavin:

The central labor union is doing good work for the union label. During the past month, a central body has been formed at Nanticoke. Retail clerks and plumbers at the same place are discussing organization.

Wilkes-Barre. John J. Yonhon:

Organized workers are working reasonable hours for fair wages, while the unorganized are in very poor condition. Especially is this true of the women workers. Work is still slack in the factories but the nines are running well. Moving picture machine trutors are steadily improving their working Itions. John J. Casey, of the plumbers' union,

was re-elected to Congress. The label committee of the Central Labor Union is active in the interest of the union labels. Considerable improvement is being made in the matter of city laws pertaining to health regulations.

RHODE ISLAND

Providence. Thomas F. McMahon:

Our organizations are all holding their membe ship, and with the exception of the machinists are prospering in spite of adverse conditions The board of arbitration appointed to settle the difficulties between the carmen and the street car company has decided in favor of the uni The settlement of the strike of the mule spinners E the Pawtucket Valley, while bringing with it increases in wages, is yet a moral victory that has taught the company a lesson, and will have the effect of putting more courage into the workers. The unorganized workers, particularly the jewelry workers are in very poor condition. Shop conditions and wages are kept at the lowest possible point and employment is very uncertain. Employment s fairly steady in the textile industry and is picking up in the metal tradęs. The union labels are advo cated at every union meeting. One union has bee re-organized, and the formation of two new locals under way.

TENNESSEE

Knoxville.-George F. Parker:

Organized labor is in very much better condition than the unorganized workers, who are working long hours under poor conditions for very low wage Employment has not been very steady. Two union men have been elected to the Tennessee legislatureone to the lower house and one to the Senate. Several important measures of interest to Labor wi be taken up at the coming session of the legislature The patronage of the union labels is urged at every union meeting. Organizations of retail clerks teamsters, garment workers, and a building trades council are under way.

TEXAS

Brownwood-C. A. Perkins:

Union wage scales are considerably in advance of non-union, and the influence of the unions is shown by the fact that union hours prevail even among the unorganized workers. Employment is fairly steady except in the building crafts. There is an excellent demand for union label products. A central labor union will be installed immediately.

Dallas.-L. A. Glauburg:

Organized labor is in very much better condition than the unorganized, but there is much unemploy ment, even among union men. The Dallas label league is doing excellent work for the labels. Unions of laundry workers and horseshoers are under way. Palestine.-E. M. Ware:

Organized labor has very good conditions and rates of pay, while the unorganized have very poor conditions and low wages. Employment is dull in the building trades. The constitutional amendment providing for the initiative and referendum was defeated. The railway clerks have reorganized.