Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-22
IRON WORKERS.
s,gh of Their Great Organization by
our Regular Correspondent.

\ ..H' f.rrsyUnUG ~ TIE RtyiNt'F.
, $685.. April y. This is prc-cmi-
/ s. Tie a.e OF organized effort. Men Of
sy, ,-ote,sions. clls>es and condi-
Il ra. inc themselves into unions, So
j ~ .,>ociationS. with objects and
! o,e, as various rs the desires OF men.
.e governments, ecclesiastical and
y other associations Of men have ex-
t-nw very early ages, it is only in
4 a. ,.ye.y recent tines that OrEan'Za-
/ ha..u. for their objects the interests
kI0r. have been formed. WheCher or
J., Is lue to the increasing intelligence
j. working class is not for the writer to
], Is Tact, however, that labor organ
,fas are most numerous, where the
8. intelligence is found in the work
% is concerning the most important
Ii~.-iran trade organizations that this
o. IS written. According to your in
/ nnslhave been looking up tn history
\ Amal-amatedA>sOciation Of Iron and
Workers of the United States, with
lowing results.
Ia whose Mind the Idea
rwnalgamatiOn Of different unions OF
mugkers originated can not now be
Il +, certain. however, that its birth
: was the city of Columbus, Ohio.
~, 10 their amalgamation there exist
BON the workers in iron, a number Of
d isatiOns, the principal OF which were:
nited sons Of Vulcan, the Associated
plcrhOod of Iron anil Steel Heaters,
k-s and Roughers, and the Iron and
Roll Hands Union. Each OF these
! za'ionS hal branches at Columbus.
Z in l>7&, they formed a local union,
which -rew the general aHlalgama-
Il AuOnc the members of this local
y UuatlOn at Columbus, Ohio, the sub
~ general amalg0mali9n was much
4led, and from there the agitation
! throughout the several unions.
4inent among the gentlemen who
\ / 1 the proposed union may be men,
4 edward George, Aaron Thomas,
4 !. Plant, President OF the Iron
f.rr. Roll Hands Union. VIM. Martin,
f'aFy Of the same society, \. L. Brad
Wan. i. Davis. and several others
I names have escaped me. The Iron
pee Roll Hands Union met in conven-
p o.umbuS IN the month Of June,
which meeting the subject OF
I"' a"a.SamatiOn Of the iron workers
\ Was brOached, and, after consider
4 t>ru>~ion the idea was heartily en-
p NJ this convention James Glover
I pointed a delegate 70 the convention
4 I nIted Sons OF Vulcan AZ Youngs-
y ohio, with instructions to present
Z That convention the subject VI a gen
'nalSamatlOn. The delegate perform
Z duty assigned him, but the idea was
n Well Received by the VuIcans,
= proposition was rejected by them.
N "r same Columbus convention OF the
q Il. ii, T., Mr.. David Plant was ap-
Il VI delegate TO the convention Of the
q l,"d brotherhood OF Iron and Steel
q =, Rollers and Roughers at COying-
~. considerable correspondence had
~ "a VIII t4llS SpClety IN the
i. .n". and Mr. Plant found the wav
tN'e'' Tor him than had Mr.. Glover.
,ehtel the proposition 10 the con-
4 u. and although il met with some
e. ..'2n IN the discussion which ensued,
Il .,oPtei almost unanimously. The
4 ''Ne OF 1874, in which the different
Il suffered considerably. doubtless
Il I" create a sentiment in favor of a
"A aha stronger union.
Il olSh the heaters aud rollers regret.
Il ne \ulcans would not Join them,
"A lied 70 amalgamate them at all
II Inc officers Of the grand lodge of
n r"C Organizations were instructed te
thicate with each other and arrange
s. ioiht meeting of committees from
IS '.u.,i'ana3polis, ~ Ind, was finally agreed
a : Tue place Of meeting. and the COM
,Sne together in that city early in
|+ ,I'Ln yI'n Of August 1878. The commit
.E vac part OF the A. B. Of |. & S. H.H.
.< s'yS "1S as follows: Richard Sullivan,
@I, III. Vim. Morris, Indianapo-
4 Isalah Whitehead, Pittsburg, Pa,
iIef' i.ef' indianapolis, Ind. The com
81 ron ron the |. &. X. II. U. was as fol-
's''d A. Plant, Columbus, o., VIM.