Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-10
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Business Disposed OF at Yesterday After
nOon's Session.

Business Disposed OF at Yesterday After
nOon's Session.
The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly met yesterday afternoon in
regular semi-monthly session at the
Trades Assembly Hall on Market street,
and it WAS probably the largest meeting
ever held by the Assembly-at least one
Of the largest-svery chair in the large
ball being occupied. The business before
meeting was OF rather an important ma
ture and al present took deep interest in
il. President Wood WAS in the chair
when the meeting opered, but on
account of sickness he wss com.
PEELED TO retire after time and
Ex-Pfesidenl Wsseman took the chair.
Secretary Salisbury was in his chair, as
usual. Twelve new delegates were il
itiated, among whom were the delegates
from the Warehouseman's Uoion and
those from the Axle Workers Union.
Toe first matter brought to the stten-
tion of the Assembly was the trouble be-
tween Simon Baer's Sons and the Ware
housemsn's union in reference to the dis
charge Of an employe named ]. II. Hall,
the facts OF which were presented yerteT-
day. The delegates from the local union
stated that Hall was the third man TO be
discharged since the union was organized,
and they protested against his dis
charge, a. it was upjustifsble. At
ter discussion of the matter
which brought ont the statement that
Hall had been discharged for gettink drunk
some three weeks ago and several very
peculiar circumstsucea in connection with
the cause, the Assembly referred the
matter to the Committee on Arbitration
for their acli0n.
The Axle Union delegates reported that
the President Of the Union. A. +. Cos.
horn, who was an employe Of the Standard
works, had been discharged, and they be-
lieved it to be entirely on sccount of the
fact that he was President of the Union,
ard therefore asked the Assembly's sup
port. Tnis matter stirred up another
lively discussion. and il was q. last refer
red to the Arbitration Committee for in
vestigstion.
An official notification WAS received from
the Z,nesville, Odio, Trades Council stat
ing that the boycott had been Withdrawn
rom Tiger S ripe tobacco, and the Assem-
bly, took suitable action. A letter was re-
ceivsd from the Secretary of the tobicco
company stating that twenty. pound box
of Tiger Stripe bad been sent for distribu.
ton amOrg the delegates The tobacco
failed to arrive, however, and the boys had
to depend on ecrsp.
The Grocers' agreement was presented
and rat fed and the delegates were in
struc.ed to live up to the terms of the
agreement and urge upon the local unions
10 do the same. 1t wss reported that the
Grocers' Association hsd also formally rat.
fled the compact, and all gtocsrs had been
instructed 10 observe the same.
The Arbitration Committee, 10 which
mad been referred the complaint Of the Shoe
Clerks Unisp thst Mr.. J. II. Locke had
refused to sigu the early closing movement,
reported that they waited upon the gentle
man and that ne bad readily sceeied TO
the request, and that nov all shoe stores
had signed the agreement and were all
closing at the time s2reed up)p.
The delegates from the Hod Carriers
Union stated TO the Assembly that the
L oiou, at recent meeting, had decided
to demand & 25 Per day for nine hours
work on snd after the first day Of May,
and that their employers would be noti-
fed this week. They have been receiving
81 90 per day for the same number Of
hours
Information was received to the effect
that a rum0r was abroad that the Assem-
bly, had declared boycott on Red Letter
tobscco, and a resolution was adopted
that no boycott had ever been plsced on
the tobaccos, and that Augustus Pollack.
one Of tine proptietors las always ben
a warm and earnest friend Of the laboripg
classes. A general aud quits extended
discussion followed on the adyissbility OF
organizing the tobseeo workers so that DO
mistakes might occur, followed, but 10
sctios was taken. After some i1rihsf
matters were disposed Of the Assembly aa-
journed.