The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-01-30
Meeting Of Golfers Of Wyoming Valley

Meeting Of Golfers Of Wyoming Valley
Following are the minutes of q meeting
of majority of the Golfers Of the Wyom
ing valley, held at Wolzieffrs Hall, Wilkes.
barre, January 9th, 1879, for the purpose
Of discussing the reduction Of wages pro.
posed to the miners and laborers of this
valley:
The meeting was called to order by w.
E. Howell, and the following officers were
chosen temporarily:
Llewellyn Morgan, Chairman. William
Walker, .NIce-C Chairman, and W. l.. Howell,
Secretary.
The delegates were enrolled As follows in
branches;
No. |, l.. 4 W Coal Co., James Woods,
Enoch Ashon, Nicholas Rose; No. ,, L. L W.
John keegan, Lewis J. Thomas; No. 3, l..
w. Llewellyn Morgan, No. 4, w. Z. Howell,
John Mc(;roarty; Nos, Thomas Boyle, James
Peters; Franklin Mine, l.. v K. k. Company,
John Mulroy, Phillip Gilroy; No. :, Ashley.
Wilkesbarre Company, John FaIhurst, j. b.
Wallis, Mishael McNulty; Sugar Notch. Rob
ert Ramsey, Thomas Durkin, and Thomas
Bennett; Warrior Run, John Callahan; New
port, William James: No. III. l.. L w Co.,
Owen b. Jones; No IL, john Howe; No I3,
William Walker; No. Is, John Beatty; No Is,
Joseph Hughes; Nanticocke, James Fisher
and Thomas Buckland; Grand Tunnel, Martin
| Brennan; Kingston. Daniel J. Thomas; Pros
pect Shaft, Thomas 4. Lewis, Richard Brig
ham.
The delegates were called to report. No.
! rejected the proposed reduction and in
favor Of organizing branch of the NJ. n.
NJ, Il he. NJ,
3 the same; No rejected the proposed
reduction; No. rejecting the proposition
of the operators; Franklin could work on
reduction, but would abide by the decision
of this meeting; No. Z, Ashley, had no
definite instructions, but would abide by
the decision Of this meeting; Sugar Notch
would not accept the reduction; Warrior
Run reported the same a. Sugar Notch;
Newport was to abide by the decision Of
this meeting, Nos. IL, l2, l3, 10 and 16
would abide Oy the decision Of tue meeting,
but were opposed to reduction, il being un-
called for; Nanticoke would abide by the
decision of the sneeting. and we're In favor
Of doing the utmost to organize the whole
valley and become a unit in the NJ. N. As
sociatiou; Grand Tunnel, they were op-
posed to the reduction, Kingston, the dele
gate stated that he represented SIX colleries
and two Of them we're working without re
duction, but were ready to abide by the
decision of of his meeting; Prospect Shaft
reported they had concluded to organize q
branch Of the NJ. n. A.
At this time Mr.. Siney and Mr.. O'Hal-
lOran and two delegates, Tone from Hyde
Park, NJ. j. Walsh, and one from Dickson,
Frank Day. made their appearance, and
Mr. Walsh reported that Hyde Park had
accepted the reduction, under protest, y
with determination to proceed to crgan-
ize a union for future emergency.
Mr.. Day stated that he was sent to this
meeting to learn the feeling in regard to
organizing in union for protection and his
constituents were ready to abide by the de-
cision arrived at by this meeting IN the
question.
Mr.. O'Halloran made few remarks, and
advised the man wisely to weigh matters
well and do as they thought best for them
selves under the circumstances.
Mr.. Siney was called upon to address
the meeting, which he did in his usual elo-
quence, briefly, and to the point, and re-
| ferred to the condition of the coal and iron
trade, also advising the delegates to do
their utmost to build up An organization for
protection He explained the objects of
the NJ N. A. in all its bearings.
When on motion Of Mr. J. b. Wallis the
meeting adjourned for dinner, and to meet
again at two o clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At two o'clock the roll Of officers was
called and all were present; the roll for
delegates was called and all found to be
present with few exceptions.
Minutes Of the morning meeting read and
approved.
The question of the proposed reduction
was taken up. when it was moved and
seconded the proposition of the operators
be rejected.
An amendment Of Mr.. keegan to post.
pone the question of reduction to another
time was lost.
The original motion was put and carried
unanimously.
On motion of Mr. John McGroarty, the
delegate are respectfully requested to pro
ceed to organize their respective branches
of the NJ. N. A. Carried.
On motion of j. B. Wallis, that wheI
any Of the operators notify any Of thu
branches to resume work that a meeting o
the delegates of the various colleries b
called discuss the matter before any collier]
resume work Carried.
On motion, any district or branch re
ceiving any proposition from their opera
tor, other than the present will notify tn
, Secretary of Luzerne County Executive
Board, SO that he can notify the severs
} districts OF the same to convene q meetin
} Immediately. Carried.
Mr.. O'Halloran, Chairman of the Exc
3 cutive Board, stated that Mr. Siney as ex
d ecutive officer Of the Miners National As
D sociation, was empowered by the coDstltu
. tisn to appoint one or more organizer
= Mr. Siney, wishing this body to act in con
|. cert with himself, and preferring the cor
q stituents to have their choice, thinking
{ would be more satisfactory to all concerr
y ed, was acted upon, A. follows:
|, On motion Of Mr.. Walsh to refer th
e question to the several districts.
!, An amendment by Mr.. Wallis, that th
' choice of organizer is left with Mr.. Sine!
v the executive officer of the association
when it rightly belonged, was carried.
d The meeting pdjoarned in harmony.
d WV Z. HOWELL,
/. Secretary Pro Tenn.