New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-27
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
IorpNryMFN HOrsE.CARPENTERS.

JOURNEYMEN HOUsE-CARPENrERS.
public meeting of the Journeymen House-C arpenters
OF the CITY of NewYork took place last evening IN Their
Association Room Merritt Hall, No. ls5 Spring-st, for
the purpose free discussion of the means for the bet
ter promotion of the trade. The attendance was mod
crate.
Mr. MAsrKRsos presided The minutes OF the ias meet
ing were read and adopted.
Sir N,sTFRsos said he had q conversation with long
shoreman who told him that. during the past year the
attendance on their Association was 50 small that they
feared they would have to give up the ship lhey nave
now az coo in their fund and get new members every
night the reason being that find II to their advantage
to join They always there al the appointed ne anu
that /, one strong reason OF their success -.
4 repor. was handed in by a Committee, nominating
officers for the government OF the organization. -,
II was moved aud carried that the Delegates should
receive their credentials to the Trades mon
Mr. TAYLOR then proceeded to speak to the proposed
question His purpose was TO explain 10 strangers tue
OF ect of the organization. When the rise IN provisions
made an increase necessary meetings were held
and II souton to demand one shilling per DAY
more than last summers rates. This advance was con-
coded by employers only IN some cases anu 'lien
the necessity for an organization became maui
fest Many quoted former attempts OF the KIND, their
temporary success but subsequent failure However IL
resolved TO try again anu not give up the snip az
tbouch MANY active in former organizations held
loo. dsr; The present experiment has been success
rul; the number Of members has increased by some
five or six every night OF meeting ana inns i now 'ne
most fourshing organization that ever existed ts
friends hope still further prosperity Tor H. Ihose VINO
come in expecting great yantsges at once will be
disappointed because there yet small means; but
these will then the bosses who now tyranze
will learn that the workmen are the true masters:
When the organization is complete 1t IS hoped
that the workmen will be able to secure some
Of the prof, of their labor national organization could
effect this 1t may be said that capital is needed but the
capital many bosses has come out of the labor OF the
workmen No capital is in fact needed but one were
LET each Carpenter deposit &c. and there would be the
largest capital ever commenced on
Mr. TAILOR made excuse for the non-aitendance OF
Mr. Hammond who expected to speak, on the ground
of lis illness.
The CHAIR invited any present to speak either Tor
or against the principle of the Association.
Mr. WALFoRD of the Plasterers Society, made lew
remarks He regretted that he had not during his work
for many months carpenter who had any favor
able idea Of Trades Society Ii had been SO with the
pasterer but they are beginning awake. An attempt
at Cooperative organization had been bafed by bosses
who ,owed mistrus among the men-iistrus being their
only weapon No one trade be nearly so powerful
alone as in coriuction with other trades Mr.. "aford
gave several instances of successful cooperation IN Lon
DON even where il could not be legaized here where
il can success should be still greater Mr. Waiords re-
marks were much appauded The meeting then ad'
icurned.