The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-29
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY,.
A Rather Protracted Session
Held Yesterday,
APPOINTED
And Other Matters OF Interest At.
tended to-several RoyeOtts Con.
neutrality-suspicious. for La,
Dor Day, August 81,

The regular session OF the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly yesterday
afternoon was rather pr~Otracted, and
many topics Of interest were discussed.
The President announced the appoint
ment OF a Legislative committee for
Ohio county, composed OF the following
named members: W. L, GiHsey, Jos,
A, Parrish, James H, yanpelt, Geo. F,
McGlumphrey, ]. B, Larue, l, H. Nc.
Cue and Stephen Ripley.
As the general Committee OF Arrange
ments for the Labor Day celebration
and picnic to be held Saturday, Angus.
81, the following we're named; John
Cochran, Q. Wassmann, N, ], Murphy,
W, L, kinsey, Jere Mead, Edward
Kuntz, Osborne Gray, !. X. McCue,
Theodore Wagner, W, 7, Mitchell, &c.
Vance, ]. II, Phillips, r. Robertson,
John Minkemyer, John ATthurs, James
Vanpelt, James Parrish, r, Bauers, p,
Butler and John Shittler.
A petition from B. F. Caldwell, the
timer, asking that steps be taken to set.
tie the difficulty between himself and
his former workmen, growing out OF his
disCharglng his union men and employ.
ing non.union timers, was referred 10
the Executive Committee OF the Build.
Ing Trades Council for settlement,
After some discussion 1t was decided
to take measures TO enforce the boycott
against the Wheeling Mining and Man.
u%facturing Company's coal mines, and
Daugherty's mines. The former mines
are not operated now, and the company
Is selling Daugherty's coal.
The grievance OF the Hold Carriers
Union against Alex Kemple, the plas.
terer, was referred to the Arbitration
Committee. The hod carriers not long
ago adopted q resolution that they would
work for the plasterers as they do for
masons-nine hours a day on five days
and eight hours on Saturday. Kemple
refused to agree to this-henCe the
trouble.
The committee which had in charge
the trouble between the Brewers Union
and the SchmulbaCh Brewing Company
reported that the trouble had been ami.
Cably settled, and the men stated that
the agreement to take them back in their
old places and at their old wages had
been faithfully kept. The officials Of
the company having expressed a willing
ness to have all the men in the brewery
organized in the Union, 1t was decided
that the Committee on Organization
should take all the men in this week. A
number OF delegates made remarks to
the effect that-the workingmen would
see II the Union was formed that the
brewery would be the gamer by It.
The Coopers' Union reported that ].
W. Mcconnell had recently had a
cooper shop built by nor>uuIon labor,
and he was put on the boycott list,
The committee having the S, S. Mar.
vim boycott in charge made q report
which 1t was afterwards stated was en-.
tirely satisfactory. Arrangements were
made to have q committee visit the
grocers' organizations at Bellaire, Bridge.
port and Martins Ferry, and urge them
TO assist in makingthe boycott elIectual.
A proposition was received from the
Park Association for the use OF the
Park for the Labor Day picnic, and It
was accepted Conditionally.