St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-15
union is STRENGTH.
Outline of the B. B. Of Brake
men Since Its Forma-
ton
For Social, Moral and INTEL
lectual Advancement Of
Men,
As Well as the Protection Of
the Widow and Father
less.
The Most Powerful Enemy to
the Liquor Evil in Amer
lea.

! email progress as an organization the
Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen now
! i'll convention in st. Paul takes the lead.
The history of the brotherhood, so many
members Of which are now within the
! city's walls and the guests of its citi-
! Zens, is an interesting one. The initial
! proceeding was the organization at
| Albany, n. Y, in 1882, of what was then
known as the Capital City association.
| The members of the association were of
all classes from the railroads of the state,
| most of them brakemen and sWitchmen.
/ The object was the protection of the
members by mutual beneyolence. Some
! time in the following June eight brake
men held meeting IN cabOOSe, and
proceeded to organize branch of the
Capital City Aid association. There
had previously leen no organization of
railroad brakemen. and it was from
having seen tie benefits TO be derived
from such an ASSOCIATION that they be-
come determined to organize on
their own account. A mlSunder-
Standing soon arose with the
head branch OF the association
at ALBANY, and the OneOnta branch
an.zed itself into the Oneonta Lodge
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakmen
rrachil a perfect organization late in
1858. Shortly afterwards the brakemen
al Phillipsburg, n. j., made appllca-
ton for admission. and at a meeting
held at OneOnta. Sept. %. 1888, the
grand lodge was organized with the fol-
lowing officers: George Hudson, grand
master; &. j. WOodS0n, vice grand mas
ter; {. c. 0SterhOut. grand secretary
and treasurer. The aims and objects of
the brotherhood are set forth as fol-
lows:
TO unite the railroad brakemen; to pro-
mole their general welfare aid advance their
iHierest~-socihl moral and Intellectual: to
protect their families by the exercise of
systematic benevulence. very needful in
& ling so hazardous as ours, this fraternity
ia> neen organized.
Persuaded that il is for the interests both
Of rur members and their employers that a
od understanding should AT all times exist
eiween the two. ii will be the constant en-
8. -v2r of this o.@arIZaion 10 establish
IL. Jial confidence. and create and maintain
harmonious relations.
-.ich are the aims and such the purposes of
abe Brotherhood IF .ailrOud Brakemen.
lie OneOnta lodge was named Eu-
-eue Y. DelS Lodge No. /. in honor of
Eugene Dels, grand secretary and treas
Urer Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
/ irempn. In April, 1884, the brakemen
of Philippsburg. n. j.. organized with
twenty members under the title OF Pro-
lection Lodge No. ,. 10y L. c. OSterhOut
and John Hanrahan. of OneOnta, n. Y.
Liter the Capital City Lodge No. ? was
ur-aniZed, and the Capital City Aid as
sOciatiOE went out of existence. The
grand lodge at OneOnta made ar
IN H.
ate LODGES, the intention was
advertised and applications for
omission poured in from all over the
country. At a meeting of the Grand
i,uzp held shortly afterwards it was
decided to appoint a travelling Organi-
ger. and VI. {. OSterhOut, then grand
secretary and treasurer, was the ultl-
tu45e choice OF the members for that
lrs lion. On his tour he organized i'll
Cacago W. VI. Hobbs Lodge No. 4. OF
t.akcmen on the Chicago, Rock Island
q Pacific road. IN SlaIer. Mo-. he sue
cvSsfully launched Saline Lodge No. D.
In Aurora, ILL.,, L. J. Potter Lodge No.
VS. set going, and in rapid succession
lodges were organized at the following
places: Altoona, Wis: SanbOrn, To-;
Mason City, To-; Marquette, Mich;
kack Island. H.: 0ttumwa, To-; DeS
4
lex: Parsons, Nan; Fort Scott, kan.;
Selalia. Mo; BrOokfield, Mo-; Iren-
ton. Mo.
On a Subsequent tour, in the interval
hptween which and the last there had
.ren a sort of fracas between officers of
tht. Grand lodge. the result being the
appointment of Eugene McCarty wee
Grand master. and w. }. Barnett grand
master, OSteThuut was again success
fui in organizing the following lodges:
Youngstown, o., Battle Creek, Mich,
Elkhart. Ind, Gal shurg, ILL.,, Boards
town. ILL.,. Burlington. To-, Peoria,
ILL.,. Creston, To-, North Platte, Neb.,
Denver. Col; Salida. Col: Suuh Pueblo,
oil: and on the read East, Andrews,
tni.; Centralia, H.: Gallon, o.; Bing-
hampton. \. Y: West Albany. n. y;
NtoGesba, Kan. St. James, Mimi.
The first annual convention of the
brotherhood opened at Oneonta. n Y,
j ondav, Oct. Ii, 1854. at which thirty
two delegates were present, represent
M thirty-nine l0dzes and about 500
members. W. ! Barnett. Eugene Nc
Cauly and U.C. OsterhOut were retained
ia their respective positions, and l.. G.
Foster Jr, delegate fr0m Lodge No. 81
al Youngstown. o.. was elected to the
position of grand organizer and in
StructOr, which Officr was created at
t.iiS convention The offices of the
grand lodge were removed from One
0nta to Chicago. Ill. and the amount of
benefit was increased from $500 to 500.
The second annual convention OF the
brotherhood was held at Burlington, To-.
0ctHber 1885. The grand lodge offices
" ere removed from Chicago, to Gales
burg. ILL.,. and the executive power was
IL, Il F,T
lowing boaUi of grand trustees: ID. L.
Cease, Phiilipsturg, Y. !. secretary: ID.
j. MeCarty, 0neOnta. \. T.; Mars
Nobbs, Grand Island. Neb.; 7, J. Shea
han. Denver. Col.
The amount of benefit was increased
fTem $3.50 to $500.
The third year in the history of the
brotherhood was marked by a continu-
alton OF tie success and prosperity that
characterized the previous two years,
aud when the grand lodge assembled in
third annual convention at San Antonio.
i eX., it was shown that the brotherhood
numbered PA lodges and S.0O0members:
S5S.00O had been paid out in benefit and
0iher claims during the year and a
handsome surplus OF $1,000 in the treas
Bry.
And thus from the resolution and
labor of handful of men, who. in their
Widest dreams had never pictured so
tremendous a result OF their determine
ton to organize. The brotherhood of
to-day is without doubt one of the most
powerful enemies of the liquor evil to
r,. "a und in America. One of the first
pr nciples of the order is that no man
who drinks is eligible for admission.
A CELi. HKITY
Who Attends All the Conventions
Ofthe Brotherhood.
A familiar figure at all the conven-