The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-21
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MANN BROTHERS..
Hatters aud Furnishers

never have passed the House OF Repre-
sentatives in its present form. He is in
dignant at the authors laying claim to all
the honors of pushing the bill to its
present stage.
The Socialists talk of forming a State
organization in this state.
Deputy German of the Bureau of Labor
and Industries of this State, is actively
engaged in gathering statistical matter
for the bureau. He visited the Building
Trades Council on Friday night and left
a large quantity of blanks for the dele
gates to take to their different organiza-
tions. The object of the blanks is ITO OBJ
tain information respecting the active
trade life OF workmen and how long they
are able to follow their various occapa :
tions.''
The Trenton potters will occupy $50
seats in the Madison Square Theatre,
New York, tomorrow night, and witness
special invitation of the management of
that theatre.
The painters of this city think Of elect
ing walking delegate to look after their
interest.
The stairbuilders OF this city are ne
gotiating with other unions to form an
international body.
The Coach Drivers Union have pur-
chased magnificent gold headed UNI
brella for the most popular undertaken iu
the county. 1t will be presented to the
winner at their annual ball
Carpenters Local No. 642, Brotherhood
of Carpenters and J0iners, met on Mon
day night and elected the following Off
cers;-President, j. w. Mcleod: vice
president, Eugene Alcorn; corresponding
secretary. John Boye: financial secretary,
James McCabe, treasurer, James Raw
Inns conductor, George Bove; warden,
Henry Bercroft
Fr.nk Moonev nf pafnfare, Trr;on No
1863. is very i'll with diphtheria, which
prevented him from attending the Build :
ing Trades Council meeting on Friday
night. He is one of the most energetic
members of the council and his absence
was felt.
The silk workers of this State ar about
to incorporate their local unions.
There is not single public place in this
city TO compete with the saloons for the
patronage of the working mems leisure
hours. What benefit Worldngman's
Club, fitted with library, reading, lecture
and amusement rooms. would be to the
ioboring classes in this city. and the cost
of maintenance would be very light on
the members. There was law passed by
the last Legislature making it legal for
the Common Council of any city to appro-
pirate a sum not exceeding 1000 to aid or
establish public libraries and free reading
rooms Ihlsis something for the readers
of these columns to ponder over Will
somebody acts
Delegates from the different carpenters
unions of this county viii meet today to
take steps towards forming q district or
ganizati0n. The growth of the organiza-
tion has made this necessity and more
concentrated action will be attained in q
district council.
Carpenters Local No. ASS held a big
meeting on Monday night. Five new
members were added to the roll, making
total Of nine new members for the past
month.
The elections for new officers in the diff
ferent organizations will be held on the
last meeting nights OF this month.
How many factories and buildings
where twenty or more persons are en-
ployed ia this city are provided with the
necessary external wrought iron fire es-
capes as the law directss A good many
of them are not.
A good story comes from the coke re-
gions of Pennsylvania. IL appears that
when a shut down is ordered the single
men are all laid Off and the married men
are Eept at work. All the single men
employed by one company held d meeting
last week ana decided by resolution to
marry before the new scale Is presented
Several engagements are already au~
nounced as result OF the resolution.
What the effect will be remains 10 be
seen.