The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-11
THH TRADES ASSEMBLY,
Held an Interesting Meeting
Yesterday Afternoon,
THE EIGHT HOUR MEETING
For Thanksgiving Day will be Adj
dressed by Mcclure and Go@psFs.
An Agreement with the Gro
GERS Protective Association,

AAho1t every uelekete W bue Sulo
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly was
in his seat when the body was called to
order by President Parrish, yesterday
afternoon, A gentlemap who has been
o member and q regular attendant aimee
the inception Of the Assembly, stated
last night that the meetings lately are
showing much greater strength not only
in the matter Of attendance, but in the
interest taken by those who do at
tend, Comprehensive discussions are
much more common than formerly, and
a general air oiintelligence onlabor sub.
iectsiaud the aims Of labor organizations
is beginning 70 show itseltiamong the
delegates. n
The arst business at yesterdays meet,
ing was the consideration Of the strike
Of the girls at the Nail City Lantern
factory. The matter was referred to the
Committee on Organization with in-
structions TO investigate the case, dis.
covered whether the girls are organized,
and under what style Of "a head, etc,
This strike attracts particular attention
in the Assembly because the same firm
Is charged with operating non'union
factory Of LaxeatYille, and the glass
workers feel like helping the girls in
their fight.
A communication was received from
the coopeFs, urging that the Brewers
Union insist on the use In the bFeweries
OF kegs made by union workmen. The
communication stated that fifty coopers
might be employed In this city II that
rule were enforced, No definite action
was taken on the petition.
A communication was received from
the American Federation Of Labor, ask.
ing that the Ohio Valley Trades and La.
Dor Assembly send q delegate to the
convention 10 he held In Boston In o
few weeks. The matter was laid on the
table, 1t being the sense Of the Assembly
that II would not be well to make any
utilization with the Federation, because
the Federation refused 10 recognize the
knight OF I,sboF, and there are several
strong knights Of Labor Assemblies rep-
resented 10 the Trades Assembly.
Doubt was expressed II the Assembly
delegate, II ielected, would be admitted
to the Federation meeting, II 1t, we're
known that lie represented an organiza.
ton which recognized the Knights Of
Labor.
The Committee on Speakers for the
Thanksgiving Day eight hour meeting
reported that 1t had secured ?, j. Nc
CURE, Secretary OF the American Fed.
Grafton, and Samuel Gompers, President
OF tho Federation, ioF that occasion,
Their report was very satisfactory 10 the
Assembly, and the committee was In.
structtd to pressure the largest room OBJ.
tainable Ia the city for the meeting.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to confer with tue GrOceis'
Prott ctivo Association reported that It
bad had a very pleasant meeting with
the GroCtrs' committee, and that they
bad arrived W . SatlSiqrIplP canclpaIon.
They presented IN agret Alent drawn up
Jointly, whereby the grooers agree not
TO sell any but union made goods where
they arc procurable, and on the other
hand the Assembly agrees to assist the
Grocers' Association in the early closing
movement and other reasonable propo.
sitions. The agreement was signed
officially by the Grocers' Association
when presented, aud was ordered signed
by the Assembly. 1t contains clauses
which place the two organizations in
position to DO Of mach benefit to each
other.
Fhe Committee on Organization re-
ported that II has several new organiRa-
lions in view, among them being Fed.
eral Union under the Federation Of La.
Dor. Thisisaboutthe same in sty lie as the
Mixed Assemblies Of the Knights OF La.
Dor, and Is intended to take In trades
and classes OF labor which are NOT nu.
merically strong enough to form district
organizations,