Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-25
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Business Transacted at Yesterdays ses-
aiOn.


sion.
The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor As
sembly met in regular semi-monthly ses-
sion, at Trades Assembly Hall, yesterday
afternoon, President Parrish and Secretary
Salisbury, being in their places, with a
large attendance Of delegates. The fret
important business taken up was tie
strike of the Nail City Lantern factory
girls. Three delegates from the girls
union were present, and the cause of the
strike and the present condition Of affairs
was brought before the body. The giEls still
refused TO 20 in at 81 go per week, saying
they would prefer to leave the work al
together. The delegates stated that q
numbsr of new girls had been secured to
take some Of their PLACES, but through mis-
representation on the part Of the foreman.
The Assembly decided the course of the
girls a just one and adopted resolution
declaring the course of the girls legal and
Just and extending to them every help in
the power of the Assembly in their efforts
to gain the strike. The resolution also
declares the lantern factory, as now ope-
rated, an unfair concern.
The agreement between the Assembly
and the GIocers' Association was the next
matter that came up, snd it is 10 very
unsettled condition. 1t will be remem-
bered that some time since the GroceIs'
Association sent committee to the AS
sembly asking that it appoint committee
to meet with the Grocers' committee in
reference to making some mutual agree
ment. This was done and at the
last meeting of the Assembly the
two committees reported that they
had formulated an agreement to the ef-
feet that the Grocers' Association
would pledge themselves to handle no
nor. n.union made goods which came in con-
tact with union ma1e goods, in considera-
tion OF the fact that the Trades Assembly
would aid them in their early closir z
movement by urging upon all the working
men.in the Jurisdiction of the Assembly to
purchase goods from only those who OBJ
served the early closing hours. This the
Assembly found satisfactory.
il was Teparied yesterday, however,
that the Grocers Association st their last
meeting, refused to acquieece in the
agreement unless the articles the AS
fenbly wanted boycotted, were specified.
OF course the Trades Assembly took the
stand that what is straight goods to-day
may be crooked to morrow, or rice Uefsd,
and such an agreement, if made, is to last
for all tine. Thus it would be no advsnt-
age to the Assembly at all. II was stated
that many of the grOcers rad bsen in
favor of the agreement as fret presented,
bat those against it learning that the mat
ter was to come up, packed the meeting
and defeated the agreement. No action
was taken by the Assembly except to con
tinue the committee.
The Committee on Hall for the eight
hour meeting to be held on Thanksgiving
evening, reported that they had secured
the use of the Bicycle Clubs hall, now be-
ing used By Ben Hogan; that Mr.. Hogan
had taken it upon himself to grant them
the use Of the hall, for which kindness a
vote of thanks was rendered the gen.
tleman. A general discussion on the
eight hour movement and its proba-
able success followed, and there was no
opposition to it expressed by any Of the
trades. The building trades will take
the lead, and il was stated that advices
had been received to the effect that the
Builders Lesgue is preparing to fight the
movement. At Thursday evening" g
meeting Samuel Gompers, President OF
the Federation of Labor, and p. j. Nc
3uire, Secretary of the Carpenters Brother
hood, will make addresses on the subiect.