The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-06
In LAB0R'S FIELD.
Wants and Needs Of the Country's
Wage Farmers.

A number of labor ORGANIZATIONS In the
county will send delegates to the meeting
called by the Central TRACES Assembly
for this morning in the Union Square
Assembly Rooms at No. $40 Third street.
Che objecI of the call is Co ascertain If
the labor bodies are favorable to q parade
on Labor Day this year, and, II so. to
make the necessary arrangements for the
same. The Jersey City Association will
have a full delegation at the meeting
this morning. Typographical Union No.
"a will be fully represented too Presi-
dent H. A. Strickland, Secretary James
]. Bowling and Edwin Dickson are the
delegates.
The Coach Drivers and the Surface
Railroad Association will be there. The
painters and cigarmakers declare that
their organizations will be represented.
A large number of delegates are expected
from the local assemblies of the Knights
of Labor
Attheir meeting on Tuesday night the
printers of Typographical Union No "a
instructed Secretary James J. Bowling
to ask Hudscn's representatives in Con
Rress to support the bill OF Mr.. Bynum,
OF Indiana, which proposes to protect the
labels of labor organizations.
Seyenty-three members were present
at the quarterly meeting of Painters
Union No. 50 last Monday night, in Coop
ers Hall. Trade was reported good and
the union in a prosperous condition. To-
morrow night the painters will meet in
their new quarters in Mcpherson Hall !,
opposite the Court House.
Thomas flanagan, who has been record
ing secretary Of Painters Union No. So
for nearly five years, was elected Master
Workman at the last meeting. The other
officers are:--William Jameson, worthy
foreman; Benjamin ]. Ellenberg, record
ing secretary; Charles McCree, financial
secretary; Henry Bossack. treasurer;
trustees, Charles Covers, Peter Miller,
Nicholas p. Shepherd.
"A joint meeting of representatives from
the painters unions of Jersey City, Ho-
boken. Union Hill. New York and Brook
lyn will be held at Clarendon Hall. New
York, tomorrow night A General Ex-
ecutive Board and walking delegates are
to be elected.
Jersey City Trainers Union has a
| special committee to assist in organizing
| the plumbers.
Henry Lloyd, vice president of the
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
| Joiners, has come on here In the interest
of the Boston brethren, who have been
on strike for the eight hour day for ten
weeks and are in need Of financial assist
ance.
The remnant of the United Order of
Carpenters and Joiners in New York,
| comprising five lodges, has joined the
| knights of Labor.
| Cigarmakers are asked to stay away
from Binghamton, n. Y, where three
thousand Of the trade are striking for
better wages. They have been averaging
less than dollar day.
| Philadelphia cigarmakers are getting
ready for Il big strike.
| The National Textile Workers are in ses-
| sion In Philadelphia. The object sought
| by the convention is federation OF the
| affiliated trades
Raal Estata Oaalar Jabn IT Tottan
| offers four-roomed apartments to the
striking cloakmakers for dollar a month
rent until the strike is settled.
The unions are contributing literally to
| the starving cloakmakers, but SO far the
| help is not sufficient for their needs.