The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-12-11 00:00:00

SATURDAY DECEMBER ii, 1886

(Cheers.) While they were struggling for a better
list of prices, they might as well abolish the abom-
inable system of trucking at the same time. He
thought the abolition of the truck system was
equally as important to them as getting the 4s list,
for it bad hung over the chair, trade like an iron
hand of oppression. If they were of the same mind
as be was t iey would iaot return to their work until
it was thoroughly eradicated out of the chain trade,
(C leers.) It was, iede2d, painful to depict the
misery which had been entailed upon them in the
past by this cruel system, and urged upon them to
i-e as one man to suppress it so far as Old Hill and
district was cone leled. (Cries of "We will.") In
conclusion, he p .in'e 1 out that the magistrates were
with them in trying to abolish the system. Mr.
Bassano, J.P., had only the other day spoken in
strong terms against it,
The following resolution was then unanimously
passed :—"That no master be allowed to have his
men until he assures us that he will have nothing
at all to do with trucking directly or indirectly."
A letter was read from Mr. B. Hingley, M.P., in
reply to a cl.ainraaker who had written to him ask-
ing him to try to introduce a bill for the shortening
of the hours of labour in the small-chain trade, It
referred them to a speech which he (Mr. Hingley)
had made in July last upon the subject, which was
enclos-d in the letter. He stated that the opinion
which he expressed in the speech referred to was
formed before the present agitation commenced,
and he also took the first opportunity offered him
to press Mr. Broadhurst to reintroduce his bill, with
certain amendments and modifications, to regulate
workshops in the small-chain trade. He believed
there -vas an understanding that he would do so,
and that they would consult as to the clauses in a
new bill, He would do what he could to assist
them in passing the bill in the next session of
Parliament. He was glad that public opinion had
been arowed to the deplorable state of affairs.
The Chairman remarked that he had received £2
2s from Mr. Lloyd, c f the firm of Lloyd and Jones.
(Cheers.) In putting the re4o:ution to continue the
strike he pointed out that the spring orders would
soon be received at the warehouses, and if they
would but maintain the same courage for a few
weeks longer as they had up to the present they
wou!d most assuredly win (Ceeers.)
The resolution was carried unanimously.

PROPOSED TRA'AWA.Y IN THE OLD HILL
DISTRICT-

On Wednesday night a meeting of ratepayers,
convened by the Rowley Local Board, was held in
Trinity Schools, Old H 11, for the purpose of con-
sidering the proposal of laying tramways in various
parts of the parish.—The Chairman of the Local
Board at their last meeting, whether they should
oppose or approve an application about to be made
for a provisional order to lay down tramways in the
parish, and it was decided to lay the matter before
the ratepayers. It was proposed to construct a
tramway from the junction of the Stourbridge and
Dudley Iramw Lys from Queen's Cross,
Dudley, down the Dudley and Halesowen Road, to
Old Hill Station, with a branch at the Four Ways,
Cradley Heath, going down tnrough Cradley Heath,
Lomey Town, to Cr idley Station. In c melusion,
he referred to a similar proposal made in 1883, when
it wa4 argued that the Local Board should have
promot_cl the making of the tramway on the ground
that it would use up the stone in the parish; but he
di I not thidk that in the present instance such an
argument should be made in its favour. Mr. J
Smith spoke of the advantages of tramways, and
went on to remark thah they had not promoted tie
scheme of laying down tramways to cause any dissen-
tious upon the subject, but because they had been
led to believe that it was ,the general desircof the
district that the tramways should be extended to
Old Hill and Cradley Heath. ( Cheers. ) The
promotion of the tramways had been under the con-
sideration of the Corporation of Dudley, but tech-
nical difficulties stood in the way ; but he and his
clients were communicated with on the matter with
a view of takilg up as a Ovate enterprise, He
would wish them to clearly understand that they
did not care at all for the opposition of the Great
Western Railway Company if they had the sanctioa
of the Board of Trade and the Local Board. Messrs.
Green, Cave, and Coley spoke strongly in favour of
of the scheme, and a motion in favout of the tram.
ways was carried ur animously.

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